re: Fromm/ Eason

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One guy, one time, from Washington was overrated. 

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When you only produce two highly rated recruits in recent history, one being overrated is 50%. It's not like we're talking about Texas, Florida or Georgia where an athlete being a bust isn't a big deal.

I haven't seen either guy show they can be the reason we win. Both guys have shown they can do an adequate job or potentially be the reason we lose.

Fromm hasn't played well enough to have taken the job, but Eason also hasn't played well enough last year to earn a lot of deference.

We have a QB controversy when Eason gets back unless Fromm has some crazy great game between now and then.

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super hot potatoe thrown off the bavk foot underthrow.

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If you are throwing the ball with a lot of zip off your back foot, it will more likely be overthrown, not underthrown. Throwing off your back foot gives the ball an upward trajectory when you are throwing the ball hard.

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He has had a few retard mistakes where he hit tue receiver in stride, for example, Riley Ridley V. Tennesse

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I don't believe Fromm could have made that throw. He doesn't have the arm. You can argue that Fromm would have made some shorter throws, but not that throw.

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the jump ball to a wide open iMac at Mizzou.

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That was a harder throw than it looked. IMac was open, but with defenders in between Eason had to place the ball just right to drop it in to Mackenzie while he was under a lot of pressure. Under the circumstances, it was an excellent throw.

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I think Fromm is head and shoulders above Eason.

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In some ways, yes. In others....no.

My thoughts on the QB situation

Jacob Eason is a better QB and will make millions and tens of dollars in the NFL. However, his style of play is a bit of a gunslinger... think (as everyone does) Stafford or Favre. You will live or die by his arm on that particular day.

Fromm seems like more of a game manager. Not as an insult, but I think once he is fully settled, he will make very very little mistakes and our fate will be in the hands of our Defense and Running game - a la how Alabama runs their program.

For me and my money... I think I would go with Fromm and try to run an efficient somewhat boring offense that moves down the field methodically

Really in the end... this is a great problem to have

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Back foot throwing is something you coach out of a kid by HS. At college level, if a kid is doing it, he is afraid of being hit/uncomfortable with his pocket. It's a terrible habit. He had it last year and showed signs of it this year in the few throws he made.

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Agree. This is significant aspect of coaching assessment; in other words how coachable a particular player is. How well Eason is able to translate these coaching lessons into corrections on the field will largely determine his success and how much playing time he gets on our team.

Our OL is obviously still not one of the better OL compared to championship level teams like Alabama, Clemson, etc. So any QB in our offense needs keen pock awareness, nimble movement in and outside the pocket, quick decision making ability and good passing technique under less than ideal protection situations. Frankly, Fromm seems more of a natural in those regards.

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When you only produce two highly rated recruits in recent history, one being overrated is 50%. It's not like we're talking about Texas, Florida or Georgia where an athlete being a bust isn't a big deal.

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I have been seeing people talk about Washington state as being devoid of high school football talent, and it got me to wondering where they are ranked as a state. I looked at Athlon and they had Washington ranked at #21 out of 50. That's actually not too bad. Not great, by any measure, but not as bad as many on this board apparently believe. The rankings I have linked to below are from 2008-2012, so they are somewhat outdated, however it gives us an idea.

Washington Football

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Back foot throwing is something you coach out of a kid by HS. At college level, if a kid is doing it, he is afraid of being hit/uncomfortable with his pocket. It's a terrible habit. He had it last year and showed signs of it this year in the few throws he made.

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No doubt it is a terrible habit, but Fromm has thrown several balls off his back foot, too, so I am guessing it is a matter of being uncomfortable in the pocket. That can come from a lack of confidence in their OLine or maybe just nervous about the reputation of SEC defenses.

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There are a few humans that can throw accurately off their back foot. Eason is not one of them.

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Eason is not accurate whether he is throwing off his front or back foot. That is something he can possibly improve on SOMEWHAT, but he will probably never be among the completion percentage leaders. His forte is going to be stretching the field.

Some call Fromm a game manager....and to be clear, that is not a bad thing. High completion ratings and being able to keep the defenses honest and moving the ball down the field with few mistakes is a valuable thing.

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any QB in our offense needs keen pock awareness, nimble movement in and outside the pocket, quick decision making ability and good passing technique under less than ideal protection situations. Frankly, Fromm seems more of a natural in those regards.

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Fromm rarely if ever played under center in HS and ran
a spread (passing) offense.Perhaps one of the easiest
offenses to learn and operate.It does help with check downs and recognition but it doesn't prepare you at all to run a pro style offense at the next level.