Does Minnesota have the most experienced backfield in the nation?

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Is there another program in the nation that has three quarterbacks returning with game experience like we do in Morgan, Annexstad, and Green?

Is there another program in the nation returning three running backs with the career numbers that Smith, Brooks, and Ibrahim have (plus Williams)?

If not the most experienced backfield, maybe second most experienced?

Tyler Johnson's career numbers must rank well among returning WRs as well.
 

We are loaded on offense. I can't wait.
 

Is there another program in the nation that has three quarterbacks returning with game experience like we do in Morgan, Annexstad, and Green?

Is there another program in the nation returning three running backs with the career numbers that Smith, Brooks, and Ibrahim have (plus Williams)?

If not the most experienced backfield, maybe second most experienced?

Tyler Johnson's career numbers must rank well among returning WRs as well.

Well I’d go with, regarding the QBs, that most teams don’t desire playing 3 quarterbacks unless it’s in mop up time. And to regard Green as having game time as a QB would be a bit misleading when comparing him to other quarterbacks (would be similar, imo, to calling other teams wildcat running backs or wide receivers quarterbacks). So I’d say we have 2 options with real starts under their belt, which is a very nice problem to have
 

With our offensive line coming together nicely. Our weapons should hopefully have a great fall. Looking forward to it!
 

Green is a returning QB about like I'm a returning assistant head coach.

Annexstad has yet to prove he is a gamer, in my opinion. He's great on paper, obviously great in practice. But what I've seen in games, so far, is not impressive. Yes, sure, he was hurt and didn't have as good of OL protection. But so far, until proven otherwise, my choice is Morgan as the actual returning QB. And so with looking at just him, of course it would be silly to claim we have the most experienced returning QB.

Smith and Brooks have been hurt, we don't know if they'll return to form or not. Certainly hope so. Ibrahim is a beast, and would be delighted if he got 70+% of the carries this season, if he can handle that much workload. If he legit can't, I really think that will be just fine too.


I do think we have outstanding WRs. Which really should surprise no one or their grandmother's. Fleck was a WR. In the NFL. He knows WRs. That's his primary, elite expertise. He handpicked his WR coach, and together I'm guessing they handpick the guys they want to recruit. But the thread was about the backfield, so ...
 


Glad Minnesota has that many running backs; unfortunately, recent history tells us that there's a good chance one of them could go down.
 


Five posts in for the tamping to begin...
 




Well I’d go with, regarding the QBs, that most teams don’t desire playing 3 quarterbacks unless it’s in mop up time. And to regard Green as having game time as a QB would be a bit misleading when comparing him to other quarterbacks (would be similar, imo, to calling other teams wildcat running backs or wide receivers quarterbacks). So I’d say we have 2 options with real starts under their belt, which is a very nice problem to have

So what would you call the guy who has played on 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th down, has been under center and shot gun, has run and passed from multiple formations, and run and passed for touchdowns? Just curious.
 

So what would you call the guy who has played on 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th down, has been under center and shot gun, has run and passed from multiple formations, and run and passed for touchdowns? Just curious.

He was 4-5 passing last year
 

Really excited to see our offense next year. Should be the best we've seen since a Mason-coached team.
 

Is there another program in the nation that has three quarterbacks returning with game experience like we do in Morgan, Annexstad, and Green?

Is there another program in the nation returning three running backs with the career numbers that Smith, Brooks, and Ibrahim have (plus Williams)?

If not the most experienced backfield, maybe second most experienced?

Tyler Johnson's career numbers must rank well among returning WRs as well.

No question the most experienced team in America. Or second most experienced. Youngest also. Maybe second youngest. Experienced youth one might say. Does experience equate to skill? Do our running backs get on the Doak list? Are the quarterbacks NFL material? I don't think so. Nor do you swingman.
 




Really excited to see our offense next year. Should be the best we've seen since a Mason-coached team.


OL play and QB play are going to be a big factor in that, which is a blatantly obvious thing to say, for any team.

OL I feel good about.

QB I’m worried that Fleck is going to try to force it to be Annexstad again, and that the results might mirror last season in doing that. I hope not, if indeed he is the starter. Hope he stays healthy and crushes it!
 


Let's be honest, we got Faalele in the backfield as well...so we're stacked at runningback. [emoji41]
 

Let's be honest, we got Faalele in the backfield as well...so we're stacked at runningback. [emoji41]

You know Fleck is going to put him in...my wish would be at the end of the Sconnie game to go for two just after scoring TD to lead by 20.
 

So what would you call the guy who has played on 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th down, has been under center and shot gun, has run and passed from multiple formations, and run and passed for touchdowns? Just curious.

If you want to call him a set position that has been in football for many years, he fits more a running back than QB to me (and you are entitled to call him a QB, that’s totally fine). I just wouldn’t lump him in as a QB as we all saw what happened the one time he did not throw the ball as a gimmick fake out of the usual green line fake run look (his one vertical pass of the year which was intercepted). I would more refer to him as a wildcat specialist and WR/split TE as that’s the only two places he lines up
 

If you want to call him a set position that has been in football for many years, he fits more a running back than QB to me (and you are entitled to call him a QB, that’s totally fine). I just wouldn’t lump him in as a QB as we all saw what happened the one time he did not throw the ball as a gimmick fake out of the usual green line fake run look (his one vertical pass of the year which was intercepted). I would more refer to him as a wildcat specialist and WR/split TE as that’s the only two places he lines up

Correct, the person who takes the snap in a wildcat formation is not a QB just because they take the snap.
 

How many TDs?


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Green had 2 TDs passing (in 5 passing attempts). He also added 8 TDs rushing.

10 total TDs — which is remarkable for a part-time player, especially one playing a position (wildcat QB) that he had never played before. Those numbers don't take into account his rather unique ability to convert short yardage, 3rd and 4th downs. Nor do they speak to his versatility.

Seth is a huge, HUGE asset to this team. You can call him a QB, or just say he's a really good football player if you prefer. Labels don't matter. Production does.
 
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Green had 2 TDs passing (in 5 passing attempts). He also added 8 TDs rushing.

10 total TDs — which is remarkable for a part-time player, especially one playing a position (wildcat QB) that he had never played before. Those numbers don't take into account his rather unique ability to convert short yardage, 3rd and 4th downs. Nor do they speak to his versatility.

Seth is a huge, HUGE asset to this team. You can call him a QB, or just say he's a really good football player if you prefer. Labels don't matter. Production does.

It really changes the crowd's perception of a game when you've got an offense that can do stuff and guys like Green who when he gets out there everyone points it out and gets excited.


So much fun.
 

Honest question: Is Seth Green the most successful wildcat QB ever?
 



At the U of M?
I’m not a wildcat QB expert. Anecdotally, I’ve always welcomed any opposing team setting up in wildcat formation, because I’ve seen it work about twice in 10,000 attempts. Until now.
 

Being a Kansas boy I wonder if Claeys envisioned Green as a bigger, stronger, faster version of Bill Snyder’s dual threat/wildcat QB Michael Bishop.
 


I’m not a wildcat QB expert. Anecdotally, I’ve always welcomed any opposing team setting up in wildcat formation, because I’ve seen it work about twice in 10,000 attempts. Until now.

A lot of teams have dabbled with it and been successful...Urban Meyers teams and teams that Gus Malzahn has been associated with come to mind.
 

It will be interesting to see if opposing teams have more success stopping Green now that they’ve had an entire off-season to study the film. At the very least, opposing defenses have to dedicate practice time for it.


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