TRUE and it isn’t even close

Nov 25, 2024
6:42:22pm

runningryan Pretend Athletic Director

A great O line gives a QB time to make decisions and go through his progressions. It also establishes a run game which opens up play action.

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T of F…. A great OL can make an average QB look great… A great QB can not

kotacoug

6:27pm

F, T

Mike Honcho

6:29pm

But a great OL can give an average QB time to make reads and time for WRs to get

kotacoug

6:30pm

The question wasn’t if a good OL helps an average QB, it was if it makes the average QB look “great”

Mike Honcho

6:31pm

I’d argue the biggest reason QBs can’t make reads is they don’t have

kotacoug

6:33pm

Great QBs usually know where they’re going with the ball before the snap and only have 2 options during the actual play

Mike Honcho

6:52pm

I think a great QB also has to have very good skill players. Being able to

kotacoug

7:07pm

W of T, F.

momowagon

6:31pm

Ask Mahomes after the Superbowl against Tampa Bay

6:37pm

Good point… but ARogers is a generational talent at QB but with the Jets he sux

kotacoug

6:51pm

He's also old and nowhere near his prime.

foofcoug

6:57pm

He still has arm talent and is able to make reads. But does. Have limited

kotacoug

7:09pm

And if he had that escapability still he'd be able to compensate for a lesser OL

foofcoug

7:14pm

So maybe for BYU we need to recruit athlete QBs as an emphasis over arm talent.

kotacoug

8:00pm

I think a great QB makes average OL's look good, often

RenoCoug

6:40pm

TRUE and it isn’t even close

runningryan

6:42pm

Having watched Redskins/Commanders football for 20 years I have seen 5 great QBs all look

runningryan

6:49pm

Not sure I agree. QBs like Brady, Manning, Montana, Young, Marino, Rodgers,

Odysseus

7:08pm

Those are some big names. You make a compelling argument. Though are

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