Troy could throw a great ball, he just had no patience, vision, understanding of the offense when he started (not to mention throwing every ball 100 mph).BrutusMaximus;1582006; said:That is basically it. But I have never seen a natural athlete QB turn into a natural pocker passer. Not ever. Troy would be the closest thing to it, but I personally saw him as a natural passer from the start. at least more so than a runner
Are you saying they want to re-invent how TP plays rather than just develop him around his strengths and weaknesses? I'd say that's probably true.Its like they want to reinvent the wheel, before converting that wheel into a college athlete. Does that make sense? Hard to put what I am thinking into words
Thing is, until the last few games, he really hasn't had anything to hang his hat on. He's a special runner who doesn't want to run (see Purdue bomb and countless others) and is timid when he runs between the hashes. The last few games weren't against very good opponents, but there was more aggression and attitude behind his runs, particularly how he finished the last 5-10 yards.
Troy could throw a great ball every now and then, but would lock onto his first read and then take off scrambling. That's what he did well, sometimes finding a target after relocating, usually just running. As he progressed - and bulked up - he was more effective as a mobile passer than a passing runner, and they designed the offense for that skillset.
They were only baby steps the last few weeks given the competition, but I'd be thrilled to see him contiue to attack the next 3 opponents. He doesn't need to be a great passer, and he never will be, but he needs to take it to the opposition rather than reacting to what they do to him.
I'm hoping we see a no-huddle set against UM if no one else. TP still isn't executing well, but he's a dramatically different player when the tempo is sped up. This is apparent in practices and games.
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