jwinslow;1565474; said:The Todd Boeckman who started the 2007 season was missing in Nov 07, Jan 08 & Sep 08. The guy who stood tall and delivered the ball in the face of an untouched pass rusher was not around when Wisky, Ill, LSU, Ohio & USC came after him.
Todd certainly accomplished more in a rebuilding year, both individually and as a team, than most expected. But his regression was undeniable.
I guess we can agree to disagree on that. I tend to blame predictable play calling for some of his interceptions. The long ball was working well in September and October, but lead to interceptions in November because defenses knew it was coming. In some cases, the receivers looked as if they were conceeding the pick. I notice that scUm is not on your list, btw.
As for last year, he did struggle coming out of the box. If he hadn't gotten the hook, who knows? It is academic now, but because Pryor played very well last year, the expectation was that he would play better this year. Some of it may be from poor play calling in the first couple of games. Some of it may be because defenses have had more time to prepare for him. Personally, I think the expectation that he has to be "special" or play a perfect game is bunk. Even with erratic play, the USC game was never out of reach. All he has to do is try to limit turnovers and we can hang with anyone.
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