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re: Athlon ranks all the 2017 CFB QB's, 1-130
Posted on 3/29/17 at 11:24 am to madmaxvol
Posted on 3/29/17 at 11:24 am to madmaxvol
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So a guy who had already played 2 years of college football had a slightly better season than true freshman seeing his first college football action. Guess they think Eason has a bigger jump for his So. season than Etling has for his Sr year.
Yea, it seems pretty clear to me. Etling played with 2 great 1st round pick RBs, good WRs and a good O-line. And had 3 years of college experience.
Eason was a true freshman behind a miserable o-line with no playmakers at wide receiver.
Etling is pretty close to his peak, Eason hasn't scratched the surface. You can disagree with their decision but the rationale for it makes pretty good sense.
Posted on 3/29/17 at 1:23 pm to SummerOfGeorge
quote:Not really
Yea, it seems pretty clear to me. Etling played with 2 great 1st round pick RBs, good WRs and a good O-line. And had 3 years of college experience.
Eason was a true freshman behind a miserable o-line with no playmakers at wide receiver.
Etling is pretty close to his peak, Eason hasn't scratched the surface. You can disagree with their decision but the rationale for it makes pretty good sense.
Once again, here are the numbers:
Eason in starts
54.7%-----191yds/game------1.25tds/g-----0.666int/g----120.2 rating
Etling in starts
60.39%------202.3yds/game------1td/g------0.4int/g----135.6 rating
So lets say Etling improves slightly, as he should being a senior and having a second year starting.
So 63%-----220yds/game----------1.5tds/game-------0.5ints/game-------140 rating
That is realistic improvement
For Eason to be 40 spots higher, you are telling me it is realistic to expect his numbers to be this:
65%--------275yds/game---------2.5tds/game----.5int/game-------150 rating
That would be quite the freaking leap from how he performed last year.
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