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Can we bring the Wood?
- Thread starter SteelCity Buff
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AKfan
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Wood was higher rated than Dillon.
Wood has better physical tools than Dillon, much better physical tools than Webb. His issue at Texas and in the past here was the mental/emotional parts of the game. If he is getting those taken care of then we could have a find on our hands. It also wouldn't be close to the first time that a guy has looked bad for his first two or three years in college then had it kick in and become a much better QB.
We should remember that same thing with Dillon. When he was recruited it was known that Dillon was a guy with a high upside but that he would likely require some development. Add this to the shoulder injury and the coaching situation and it isn't a surprise that he hasn't stepped up yet. The important thing to remember is that just because he hasn't stepped up yet doesn't mean it isnt going to happen in the next year.
Of course the above involves a certain amount of kool-aid thinking. Wood could go into panic mode and start launching passes everywhere but where we want them when under game pressure and Dillon never becomes what we thought he could be. Being somewhat of an optimist I would like to think that at least one of them is going to be alright for us given a reasonable chance (which I don't think they had or would have had with the last staff.)
We should remember that same thing with Dillon. When he was recruited it was known that Dillon was a guy with a high upside but that he would likely require some development. Add this to the shoulder injury and the coaching situation and it isn't a surprise that he hasn't stepped up yet. The important thing to remember is that just because he hasn't stepped up yet doesn't mean it isnt going to happen in the next year.
Of course the above involves a certain amount of kool-aid thinking. Wood could go into panic mode and start launching passes everywhere but where we want them when under game pressure and Dillon never becomes what we thought he could be. Being somewhat of an optimist I would like to think that at least one of them is going to be alright for us given a reasonable chance (which I don't think they had or would have had with the last staff.)
My question is what the hell were the coaches doing with Dillon last year. I'm not sure how he can be as unprepared as it sounds like he is. It sounds like he is going backwards fundamentally. Mac has said several times now that his footwork is leading to poor throws and poor decisions. It seems like footwork would have been the one thing he could work on last year with the surgery. He ought to be a footwork ****ing master.
So Frustrating.
So Frustrating.
You tell me what the staff was doing last year and we will both know. To me last season it seemed like lots of players, at multiple positions, actually regressed as the season went on.
I can see Dillon being limited in some areas as he was coming off the shoulder injury but it seemed like all the QBs were not getting what they needed to be successful.