QB Battle

Who Wins the QB Battle

  • Casey Thompson

    Votes: 30 48.4%

  • Hudson Card

    Votes: 32 51.6%
  • Total voters
    62
  • Poll closed .
Casey is very good, maybe even exceptional, at the intangibles a winning QB brings to the team.

However you want to describe it: feel for the game, leadership, making something happen, inspiring, chemistry with his WRs and TEs--especially Worthy, situational awareness -- this includes the oft-overlooked clock management aspect of a QB. Some QBs just have IT. Casey has IT.




Not this "IT":
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Casey vs Hudson is similar to Sam vs Shane. In both instances there’s good qualities in the “backup” but the guy who gets the nod seems to create more when things don’t go as planned.
 
zuckercanyon said:
Casey vs Hudson is similar to Sam vs Shane. In both instances there’s good qualities in the “backup” but the guy who gets the nod seems to create more when things don’t go as planned.
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Yea, not really.
Shane was recruited for an entirely different offensive scheme.
Sam was the QB/RB that Herman needed for his scheme.
Shane wasn't physically built for that.
If Herman keeps Sterlin Gilbert as OC I bet Shane starts over Sam.
 
moondog_LFZ said:
Yea, not really.
Shane was recruited for an entirely different offensive scheme.
Sam was the QB/RB that Herman needed for his scheme.
Shane wasn't physically built for that.
If Herman keeps Sterlin Gilbert as OC I bet Shane starts over Sam.
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Good points, Moon. I'm not going by scheme, just the ability to evade. It's early for Hudson but my comparison is that, similar to Shane, he's more frequently tackled/sacked if the throwing lane/pass protection isn't there. So, regardless of offensive scheme, if the receivers are covered and the rush is on, Sam (and now Casey) seem to be better at getting out of there....
 
zuckercanyon said:
Good points, Moon. I'm not going by scheme, just the ability to evade. It's early for Hudson but my comparison is that, similar to Shane, he's more frequently tackled/sacked if the throwing lane/pass protection isn't there. So, regardless of offensive scheme, if the receivers are covered and the rush is on, Sam (and now Casey) seem to be better at getting out of there....
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Understood.
But Sam was sacked quite a bit actually.
He had a tendency to hold onto the ball to long.
I think Shane was just as capable of evading a pass rush and finding open green space.
But Same could break tackles and run over people.
I think Card's decision making process needs to improve.
Yet, even Sark pointed out an instance in the TCU game where rather then step up into the pocket and take off, Casey took a sack.
I tend to wonder, as another poster pointed out, what would Card look like now had he remained the starter and had the extra experience under his belt.
I don't think our win/loss record would look any different.
Fortunately, that's not my decision to make.
Sark is the QB whisperer and I trust his decision.
If Casey pulls off anything close to the Alamo Bowl today then we beat the land thieves.
 
zuckercanyon said:
Good points, Moon. I'm not going by scheme, just the ability to evade. It's early for Hudson but my comparison is that, similar to Shane, he's more frequently tackled/sacked if the throwing lane/pass protection isn't there. So, regardless of offensive scheme, if the receivers are covered and the rush is on, Sam (and now Casey) seem to be better at getting out of there....
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Yes but i opine that Card wil eventually will develope pocket awareness and be more adept to escaping. He is not as quick as Thompson but he is a very mobile when he needs to be.
 
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