ND Postgame Thread

Sims has to make the turn from high school to college. So far he’s played like a high school QB. I’m rooting for him because he has all the tools but he’s gotta become a much better passer. Throwing fastballs every throw won’t cut it. The upside for GT is that Collins will keep bringing in QB’s. Based on what we’ve seen this season I see a huge battle next summer between Sims and Peery. If Peery can make the passes that Sims is missing it’s going to be interesting. We have a lot of weapons on offense and just need a ringmaster. I can see our offense being pretty effective once Key gets some more ammo on the line.
 
1982Jacket said:
OK . . . Sims does not impress me as a QB, even for a freshman. Sorry. His pocket awareness and field generalship are poor, but those can be fixed with coaching and experience, so that does not really concern me. What concerns me is that his best asset is his feet, not his arm. He has a strong enough arm, but he is not a consistently accurate passer, even when he has time. Occasionally he will make a spectacular throw, but more often than not he is off target. Rarely does accuracy get fixed after high school. I really, REALLY hope I'm wrong, but that is what I'm seeing. I already saw four years of Reggie Ball - I don't need another four.
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hAvE yOu SeEn OuR lOs?
 
Golic said we were first in the ACC in sacks going into this game. That isn’t on our offensive line. Sims is an elite talent. Give him time.
 
I think sims Is being put on the fire to much I mean he's outdoing what we had last year and has less practice time so This corona BS gets fixed and spring practice more time to build chemistry just watch.
 
Hope you're all right. Be soooooo happy to come back next year and see that Sims is now a consistently accurate passer and eat my words.
 
Techfan02 said:
I thought he was good/great against teams like auburn and mid tier ACC teams.
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No. He wasn't. Four years . . . 48.6% (!!!) career completion percentage with 55 Ints (against 57 TDs). Forget the eye test (which he failed miserably, and which Sims is failing right now - though not as badly). If you think that looks like a consistently accurate passer, then you and I have two completely different perspectives on college football in the 21st century.

The scary thing is that Ball actually got LESS accurate every year as he went along. Sims still has a lot of time to change the numbers in the opposite direction from Ball . . . and I'm hoping like hell he does.
 
1982Jacket said:
Hope you're all right. Be soooooo happy to come back next year and see that Sims is now a consistently accurate passer and eat my words.
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You could be right too, it's just too soon to know. Tho maybe it's the 2nd part we're arguing over lol
 
The effort was definitely there today as we battled hard. We have made improvements in most aspects of the game.

The offensive line still needs some work and some new players especially the left side. Still a lot better than it was last year though.

I am disappointed in QB play. If Sims doesn't start to improve his ball handling, football IQ, and ball accuracy he will be pressed to keep his job in the future. Graham has a better long ball and is the better athlete and could push this year. Sims does have the better short ball but also makes a lot of bad reads. I wish I could have seen Tuck play more this year to have a better judgement of him but it may say something that the coach's put in Yates before him. Peery coming in could push everyone.

Defensively this was a better effort and I was glad to see some younger players in the game today. Let the best players play.

D-Line is young but gives a lot of effort and has some potential. Impressed with the play of Ivey today for a freshman he did well.

LB & Secondary is where I have been disappointed this year. We are young and thin at LB but it was good to see some other players play there besides Curry. No offense to Curry because he plays hard and is smart but he is not the most athletic option we have. He did make a good play on the onside recovery. Secondary seems to concerned the LB's will miss the play and get out of position to often because of it. Have to learn to trust everyone on the team.

But I am most disappointed in @Techfan02 for stealing my avatar!! Lol...just kidding but that pic is one of my favorite memories as a tech fan.
 
1982Jacket said:
No. He wasn't. Four years . . . 48.6% (!!!) career completion percentage with 55 Ints (against 57 TDs). Forget the eye test (which he failed miserably, and which Sims is failing right now - though not as badly). If you think that looks like a consistently accurate passer, then you and I have two completely different perspectives on college football in the 21st century.
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I'm young never got to see him play I sadly grew up in the Tevin washington ear and BAD vad
 
GT_LUVER said:
The effort was definitely there today as we battled hard. We have made improvements in most aspects of the game.

The offensive line still needs some work and some new players especially the left side. Still a lot better than it was last year though.

I am disappointed in QB play. If Sims doesn't start to improve his ball handling, football IQ, and ball accuracy he will be pressed to keep his job in the future. Graham has a better long ball and is the better athlete and could push this year. Sims does have the better short ball but also makes a lot of bad reads. I wish I could have seen Tuck play more this year to have a better judgement of him but it may say something that the coach's put in Yates before him. Peery coming in could push everyone.

Defensively this was a better effort and I was glad to see some younger players in the game today. Let the best players play.

D-Line is young but gives a lot of effort and has some potential. Impressed with the play of Ivey today for a freshman he did well.

LB & Secondary is where I have been disappointed this year. We are young and thin at LB but it was good to see some other players play there besides Curry. No offense to Curry because he plays hard and is smart but he is not the most athletic option we have. He did make a good play on the onside recovery. Secondary seems to concerned the LB's will miss the play and get out of position to often because of it. Have to learn to trust everyone on the team.

But I am most disappointed in @Techfan02 for stealing my avatar!! Lol...just kidding but that pic is one of my favorite memories as a tech fan.
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Lol you stole mine, but yes I think this team has potential if we can just get some more and have them prepared we really can look good
 
BuzzFeitenSystem said:
Yeah the only time he was given a good 3 sec of line protection today he threw a 25 yard laser
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Nope. He did throw a nice ball to Camp that you remember; but there were other times he had plenty of time, was in open space, and simply missed the receiver by yards. Once was to a wide open TE that even the TV commentators couldn't resist pointing out.
 
Boring game where the outcome was never in doubt. ND dominated the 1st half and was in complete control early in the 3rd after their first td of the 2nd half. Field goal attempt was mind blowing as was the 2 minute offense to end the 1st half. Different week but same outcome. Another loss where we were not competitive.
 
Little Joe as a RS Freshman:
108/188 (57.4%) 1342 yds 7.1 Y/A 7 TD 14 INT
95 rush 248 yds 3 TDs

Sims as a TRUE Freshman with a COVID fall camp:
83/150 (53%) 1196 yds 8 Y/A 8 TD 10 INT
69 rush 245 yds 4 TDs

keep in mind that 96 OL was also worlds better than this iteration.
 
aeromech said:
Nope. He did throw a nice ball to Camp that you remember; but there were other times he had plenty of time, was in open space, and simply missed the receiver by yards. Once was to a wide open TE that even the TV commentators couldn't resist pointing out.
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Glad you posted that. I resisted doing it because I think some others may already be upset or angry about what I posted, and it would just seem like piling on the kid if I pointed that out, which I really don't want to do. He seems like a good guy, and he's a very good athlete, and I really want him to succeed. REALLY want him to succeed. Because if he succeeds, Tech will succeed.
 
77GTFan said:
Sims has done some really good things. But, his ball control and decision making have been pretty bad at times. I don’t see him as a top three or four conference QB. But, he is certainly not a bottom three either. I don’t think he has the upside of a Hamilton or Shawn Jones. He is more in the Ball and Thomas group. Hopefully he can really improve his accuracy on medium to deep throws, stay focused on ball control, and have a better supporting cast.
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I don't think it he compares well to JT5 or Ball at all. First JT5 had a pretty accurate arm and did it working behind a Sewak OL. Second, Reggie Ball and JT5 were very competitive. Whenever JT5 screwed up on the field, you knew he would come out in the next set of downs and make up for it either with his arm or his feet, he was a fighter. Reggie was similar in that one of knocks against him is that he was trying too hard to do it all himself, sometimes it worked and sometimes (like against UGA) it didn't. You never heard a coach say they would make mistakes and it didn't bother them like it was some sort of virtue. You can teach a QB to stop staring down receivers, get rid of the ball quicker, how to read defensive coverages, and ball security; I doubt you can teach them heart.
 
TechAKnee said:
Boring game where the outcome was never in doubt. ND dominated the 1st half and was in complete control early in the 3rd after their first td of the 2nd half. Field goal attempt was mind blowing as was the 2 minute offense to end the 1st half. Different week but same outcome. Another loss where we were not competitive.
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For some perspective . . . PSU is supposed to be good and OSU is beating them by the same score ND beat Tech - and they still have one more quarter to get beaten even worse.
 
knoxjacket said:
Little Joe as a RS Freshman:
108/188 (57.4%) 1342 yds 7.1 Y/A 7 TD 14 INT
95 rush 248 yds 3 TDs

Sims as a TRUE Freshman with a COVID fall camp:
83/150 (53%) 1196 yds 8 Y/A 8 TD 10 INT
69 rush 245 yds 4 TDs

keep in mind that 96 OL was also worlds better than this iteration.
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Fair points.

Hamilton also got a lot better when he had Dez White and Kelly Campbell to throw to.
 
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