Marshall named starter vs UNC

[TampaBayJacket]

... but both QBs will play. This seems fair. Put TQM on a short leash though.
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...ckets-qb-taquon-marshall-start-north-carolina

 

[wreckem1990]

This would be fantastic if the article said Marshall named starter...... AT A back this week. I'm sorry but this is just stupid. Oliver has done nothing but perform when given the chance and Marshall is the only QB under CPJ to have a record under 500. Bad luck, bad calls, injuries whatever the reason it's time for a change at QB. This is some upward sports bullshit

 

[wreckem1990]

This had better be the "leash"

 

[wreckem1990]

I'd be curious since there are literally stats for everything how often a QB has run for north of 200 yards and multiple TDs only to be benched the following week.

 

[andrew]

I'd be curious since there are literally stats for everything how often a QB has run for north of 200 yards and multiple TDs only to be benched the following week.

Professional stat organizations can definitely do that, but I doubt it can easily be done with publicly available data.

I'm guessing the answer is zero though, excluding injuries and benchings for off-field issues.

 

[jdubjacket]

So, VT got "the good Georgia Tech" as CPJ put it, and now he's pulling the QB that made us good? Yeah, that makes sense.

 

[05GTCorndog]

I'd be curious since there are literally stats for everything how often a QB has run for north of 200 yards and multiple TDs only to be benched the following week.

Make sure to do the same analysis for QBs that have a 0% completion rate.

 

[jacket67]

So, VT got "the good Georgia Tech" as CPJ put it, and now he's pulling the QB that made us good? Yeah, that makes sense.

Louisville got the good GT, too.

 

[johncu]

I'd be curious since there are literally stats for everything how often a QB has run for north of 200 yards and multiple TDs only to be benched the following week.

Marshall has rushed for 200+ yards multiple times and was the 3rd leading rusher in the ACC last year. It's easy to look good when the OL is blowing holes in the defense every play.

I don't care who starts. I want to see both guys because both bring something different to the table and can take some pressure off of each other. Carrying the ball 30-40 times every game isn't sustainable for a QB anyway.

 

[GEETEELEE]

So, VT got "the good Georgia Tech" as CPJ put it, and now he's pulling the QB that made us good? Yeah, that makes sense.

Not to take anything away from TO, but behind the line that played Thursday I could have been "that QB".

 

[wreckem1990]

Not to take anything away from TO, but behind the line that played Thursday I could have been "that QB".

Yeah the 3rd and 8 play on our first drive where TO gets out of a certain sack and breaks ankles on his way to a critical first down would have been easily duplicated by you.

 

[wreckem1990]

Make sure to do the same analysis for QBs that have a 0% completion rate.

1 ATTEMPTED PASS Marshall is a mid 40's completion guy and not one D we play is afraid of his inaccurate noodle arm.

 

[wreckem1990]

Louisville got the good GT, too.

The argument after that game was they don't see our offense we are only good for those type of games now against teams we don't see on the regular. Then TO plowed VT and Foster.

Lets also forget that Marshall failed to engineer a game winning drive against USF 108th ranked total D but Oliver was nothing but TDs that game.

Reality is Marshall is the only starter under CPJ with a sub 500 record. He also won't be here next year yet we keep trotting out the A back at QB.

 

[coit]

I'd be curious since there are literally stats for everything how often a QB has run for north of 200 yards and multiple TDs only to be benched the following week.

Professional stat organizations can definitely do that, but I doubt it can easily be done with publicly available data.

I'm guessing the answer is zero though, excluding injuries and benchings for off-field issues.

This is going to sound crazy, but I've recently heard about a team that benched the QB that led through the playoffs and won a Super Bowl.

 

[bonham]

Louisville got the good GT, too.

Yeah, but Louisville sucks. Just like this move to make TQ the starter. Come on, Paul

 

[jdubjacket]

Louisville got the good GT, too.

Really? Louisville is a dumpster fire.

 

[jacket67]

Carrying the ball 30-40 times every game isn't sustainable for a QB anyway.

2 QBs, and keep punching.

 

[gtphd]

So, VT got "the good Georgia Tech" as CPJ put it, and now he's pulling the QB that made us good? Yeah, that makes sense.

It's his job, not yours on the line.

 

[18in32]

Everyone we beat sucks, by definition bc we beat them.

 

[smokey_wasp]

I'm good with both playing. We'll see. It's not like Marshall hasn't had some good games. Isn't peoples' main complaint about him that he can't throw? We don't have evidence Oliver can, either.