Assuming that Jalen is QB1 going into this season, how do you help him?

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How much help should a second year starting RS JR need?

1 thing would help him a ton is the o-line not being a turn-style like much of last year.

The other thing will be an consistently effective run game. I am pretty certain we'll have that this year.

WRs that can consistently get open.

Awesome, another shite on Jalen thread thinly disguised as something else.

Jalrn Milroe is a known quantity. Unless Deboer or someone else on the staff is as good with quarterbacks as Lane Kiffin, then there is no helping him.

Ty Simpson hanging around is an extraordinary off season win.

Better route concepts

Under BOB and Rees we had a lot of slow developing intermediate and deep routes that were basically relying on the receiver to just out athlete the DB and get open. There was little to no "scheming" guys open on a consistent basis.

It won't be quite as elementary as that under Deboer, reads will be required, but his offense at Washington resembled a Kiffin offense more than a Rees offense. Penix is incredibly accurate, but he had a lot of quick throws and easy reads because of the scheme as well.

Also the guys may love Jalen but not at the cost of winning games. They'll see Ty everyday in practice. If he's outperforming Jalen then he'll play and there will be minimal tears shed

A return to a lot of the concepts we used with Sims, Coker, and freshman Hurts under Kiffin. Lots of motion, jet sweeps, WR screens, etc., run the damn ball, and take deep shots when you have a clear advantage. It'd solve a lot of his issues with getting the ball out on time and give him plenty of easy completions to, hopefully, keep the drive moving.

Move him to rb.

You can't assume that per se, but lets do it anyway Because of that we have to back up, and coach Deboer has to do this.

He has to tell Jalen, the NFL is going to bring all out defense on you like Auburn and Mich. did, if you want to just be a great college QB then you have already accomplished that, but if your goal is to be a top NFL draft pick, you have to improve according to x, y and z (get some scouts to grade him)

Then remind him of Jalen who lost his job even though he had hardly lost any games as a starter. He got better because he git benched, and he got even better at OU when he transferred by listening to Linken Riley and learning new things. I am going to be the coach who helps gets you to the next level, but you have to listen and improve. Both our goals is to win, and see you as a top 10 NFL pick. So, lets work together.

He HAS to be told he is not a good enough QB at reading defenses and that is why he takes so many sacks. That ability comes from studying film. Just ask Peyton Manning or any great QB.