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I mean ... is there any sane Gopher fan who would dare argue otherwise???
I agree that he will be.
I don't think ZA is substantially worse when healthy. Most of what we've seen from ZA has been him playing injured, and before that we saw him with a weaker O-line.
Tanner had a lot of time tonight which is a credit to the improving O-Line.
On the first drive tonight, Schlueter was left tackle, so it was 2 sophomores and 2 freshman with Weyler I believe.
I’d argue that.
Morgan should start the rest of the season, period. I don’t understand everyone saying if Zach isn’t 100% healthy then Morgan should start. Even if Zach is healthy he shouldn’t start. Tanner throws a better deep ball, mobile, and doesn’t stare down recivers. His pocket presence seems to be light years ahead of Zach.
I don't think Zach ever looked this good. What has Morgan been doing on the bench all season? He had a great game (and not this "great game for a young player" crap, that was a legitimate Big Ten quarterback performance).
Morgan looked good in the first half. In the second he...and the team started to tank it. We're lucky the safety bit on play action and Bateman got an open catch near the end of the game.
Rollercoaster is what we get from this team and Morgan. I'll take first half Morgan. That was fun to watch. Second half Morgan...not so much.
The team deserve to eke out one or two more victories and go to an Ugly Bowl (5-7) or to a Tidy Bowl (6-6). It is good for recruiting.
Morgan should start the rest of the season, period.
If I remember correctly, no 5-7 teams made a bowl last year. There was one less bowl last year (and presumably this year) than there was in 2015.
I agree with your points. Morgan threw a great ball on the first touchdown to Johnson. Great touch over linebackers arms and led Johnson perfectly on the slant.Morgan only made two mistakes last night, to my memory:
- the INT. He stared down that receiver from the git-go. Didn't look at anyone else, move anyone off with his eyes, period. Stared him down waiting for him to get open. He didn't see the LB sneaking into the passing lane, and then pounced on the ball as soon as it was thrown. It was a learning moment.
- he fairly badly overthrew one of the slant routes, in the 2nd half. It was during our streak of 3-and-outs, which happened once Brooks went out and we suddenly couldn't run the ball.
Other than that ... yeah, not even close. Here are two major, major things that stand out:
- the long ball. When ZA has thrown up those high, lofty passes ... they've been automatic picks. And so I winced last night when TM threw up high, long balls. ... but they were right on the money! One earlier, and one to win the game on the last TD that hit Bateman in stride. In stride!! That almost never happens in college. It's almost always the guy on TV saying "if he would've thrown it farther, it would've been a TD".
- not taking sacks!! With ZA in Big Ten games, as soon as someone looks like they're coming, ZA just has to fold up and protect himself. Not TM. He spins, he moves, he runs away. There was one that should've been a sack, where TM spun out of it, made the guy look silly, and I believe threw the ball away. That is simply night and day. I think he took one sack ... it was a play-action fake, and as soon as he came out of it, it was a blitzing guy and there was simply no time to do anything. But that's just one ... I can live with that.
Morgan looked good in the first half. In the second he...and the team started to tank it. We're lucky the safety bit on play action and Bateman got an open catch near the end of the game.
Rollercoaster is what we get from this team and Morgan. I'll take first half Morgan. That was fun to watch. Second half Morgan...not so much.
This. Here is the comparison I’ve seen thus far:
Arm strength: Annextad (barely)
Short pass accuracy: Tie
Long pass accuracy: Morgan
Mobility: Morgan
Pocket presence: Morgan
Running ability: Morgan
I actually saw Morgan look to his primary receiver, see he was covered, then throw a completion to a secondary receiver. When has that last occurred in MN? I don’t remember. I like Z. A. , but Morgan is the EASY choice for now.
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