Remind me, who got (nearly?) all of the starts in that rotation
Remind me who had to come in when the Cats were
behind and/or needed a quick score?
Isn't that one of the leading parameters for a good QB - being able to lead his team to a comeback win?
Colter got the start and bulk of the snaps early was in large part due to McC's system with regard to the passing gane being difficult for QBs to learn (altho Trevor is better at that than most), but also needing to be on the same page as the receivers (which is why frosh WRs rarely contributed in the system).
McC's Read&React system was overly complex (and not necessarily for opposing defenses) - needing experienced players across the board which is why it was a stupid system for college.
The fact that Fitz decided to go with the equivalent on D again - after having experienced both Colby and McC was simply mind-boggling.
Highly doubt Colter would have led the Cats to wins over Wisky, PSU and the Domers in one season like Trevor did, much less lead a comeback against the UM (ultimately falling short due to Fitz's stubborness).
Much easier for a D to defend a "running QB" as opposed to an experienced passer.
Just look at Army - not a lot of talent, but had the discipline to not over-pursue.
Now we’re comparing Colter to Lamar Jackson, another NFL HOF, instead of Russ Wilson, a likely NFL HOF QB?
Colter could barely throw the ball 30 yards.
Lamar could sneeze the ball that far.
The Ravens didn’t advance this postseason largely because they abandoned their identity. I didn’t watch a ton of their game against the Chiefs but if they had pounded the ball they’d likely have advanced instead of Mahomes.
BTW I love the Derrick Henry signing for Baltimore. The Ravens offense should rush for a billion yards next season. We’ll see if Lamar finally breaks thru.
Colter was never an NFL QB and was barely a collegiate one. He was a really good athlete- loved him as a slot WR and a change of pace Wildcat QB. And he helped us win a lot of games as that change of pace… behind Siemian, who clearly was a NFL QB.
Comparing styles of play is not the same as comparing the QBs.
Russ still throws a very nice deep ball and yet so many of his passes last season were around the LoS.
The Ravens losing b/c they abandoned their identity actually supports my position.
Lamar is still not there when it comes to diagnosing defenses, processing and making the right reads, making it fool hardy to abandon the run as much as the they did.
Notwithstanding that, the Ravens were even more reliant on the run in previous seasons with Lamar with even worse results in the POs.
The O under McC was a possession, ball control O (altho going 3 and out repeatedly was the antithesis of that) - predicated on mostly short/intermediate passes, so the QB didn't necessarily need tons of arm strength.
