QB battle so far.

[fishwater99]

1 Fitz
2a Tiano
2b Staley
4 Williams

 

[57stratdawg]

Basically. Tiano is making some noise.

Isnt there a scrimmage this weekend? Someone better cover that for us, if so.

 

[FreeDawg]

I've heard Damien Williams looks awful. Like, doesn't even resemble a D1 QB terrible. Just gives some perspective to how amazing it was we pulled out the Arky game in OT and 90% of the OM game with him at QB a few years back.

 

[coach66]

Taino appears to be much better than I thought he was going to be. He

Supposedly is very accurate and can make all the throws.

 

[ShrubDog]

But can he run the QB draw up the middle power

 

[kired]

Has he ever resembled a D1 prospect? I've been an advocate for him changing positions since we got Fitz and staley on campus.

 

[PBRME]

When they first announced him redshirting that's what I thought they were doing. Giving him a year to adapt.

 

[Shmuley]

How hard is it to master 4 plays?

 

[patdog]

I'm not sure there's another position for him either. He's a good Bulldog and he'll always be remembered for what he did in the Arkansas game a few years back and for keeping us in the Egg Bowl so Dak only had to play 1 quarter instead of 4.

 

[coach66]

I bet he can, do we do that?

Nm

 

[fishwater99]

Has he ever resembled a D1 prospect? I've been an advocate for him changing positions since we got Fitz and staley on campus.

Williams might need to go to JSU is he wants to play college ball again.

 

[rem101]

Dak says Tiano is the man - his pick to take over.

 

[57stratdawg]

Only on 3rd and 3 into the teeth of the best DL we'll face all year.

 

[patdog]

I suspect Williams made his decision a couple of years ago that he's going to get a degree from MSU and be a backup QB on the football team.

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

He did when he led us to OT victory at Arky and held his own 3/4 of Egg Bowl victory 3 years ago

 

[121Josey]

I've heard Damien Williams looks awful. Like, doesn't even resemble a D1 QB terrible. Just gives some perspective to how amazing it was we pulled out the Arky game in OT and 90% of the OM game with him at QB a few years back.

If I remember correctly, somebody asked Merlin about DW's redshirt in a presser. Merlin said that he's not taking any QB reps and Tiano was running the scout team. It told me all I needed to know.

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

I remember being surprisingly wowed by Tiano's High School highlights. He had 2 runs where he scored TDs and just pushed the pile and ran through tacklers. And he had 1 pass play that was a designed throwback pass, he rolled to the right all the way outside the numbers, stopped and threw a frozen rope tight spiral pass all the way to the numbers on the left side about 20 yards down field---the WR caught it broke a tackle and scored.

 

[fishwater99]

Can he beat out Fitz?

 

[maroonmania]

I suspect Williams made his decision a couple of years ago that he's going to get a degree from MSU and be a backup QB on the football team.

While I don't believe Williams was ever truly in line to be our QB of the future it is still a little odd that he has seemingly regressed rather than progressed over the past 3 years. He actually looked his best as a true FR in 2013, then looked worse in the Fall of 2014, and now apparently is looking even worse after a RS year this Spring. Very weird to say the least.

 

[rem101]

I don't know - it's just what Dak told a scout at the senior bowl.

 

[preacher_dawg]

It's nice to have 3 QBs that I feel are talented enough to have a shot to be competive in the SEC.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

I suspect Williams made his decision a couple of years ago that he's going to get a degree from MSU and be a backup QB on the football team.

I would take that.

 

[Go Budaw]

If I remember correctly, somebody asked Merlin about DW's redshirt in a presser. Merlin said that he's not taking any QB reps and Tiano was running the scout team. It told me all I needed to know.

That's probably because he had a pectoral injury from the PCB beatdown that he was still suffering from all last season. He didn't redshirt for ***** and giggles. He was legitimately injured and my understanding is he couldn't even throw a football more than 20 yards or so.

 

[Go Budaw]

I suspect Williams made his decision a couple of years ago that he's going to get a degree from MSU and be a backup QB on the football team.

That is probably true, and honestly I hope he sticks it out. I still fully expect the loser of the Fitz / Staley battle to possibly either change positions or transfer after this season, and we will need a 3rd QB in 2017 if that happens. We could do a lot worse than a guy like Williams who has SEC game experience.