Mince words and split hairs all you want, Mertz is a good QB and will continue to be. Teams will have to recognize that or he’ll eat them up. Dude WILL move the ball.
I think he's okay against AWFUL teams, but I expect him to get his ass kicked against UGA, Texas, etc. He has serious physical limitations. He ain't eating up any defense with a pulse.
You meant to say our OL? Given time Mertz will eat. Put him behind UGA’s line and he’s every bit as good as South Park Carson, IMO
Given time, Mertz will throw at or near the LOS. It is what he does. He has done this since his days at Wisconsin. Defenses have proven since last season they simply do not respect him as a passer. The scary part is, he actually pushes the ball downfield at UF far more than he did at Wisconsin and he hardly does it at all here.
He's a mediocre QB getting terrible coaching. He has a good head and feel for the game but, his arm talent is average to a little less than average.
Wife asked me during game “shouldn’t we be tackling the runner lower? Why do we tackle up high? He carries our players 5 yards before they get him down?”
Hmmm... seems like my 5th grade coach taught us about center of mass and tackling below it. Maybe 6th grade.
agree
Has anyone seen Billy lose his **** on the sideline like Mullen used to with Grantham? Has Billy ever gotten in a player's or coach's face?
“What the hell’s going on out here? Everbody’s grabbing, nobody’s tackling out here! Grab grab grab”
Is your wife in need of a part-time job to earn some extra $? Clearly, we have a need on D to learn effective tackling techniques. We tackle like they tackle a calf at the rodeo.
Maybe they could furlough the “game changer coordinator” to make room for a “asks appropriate questions about tackling techniques coordinator”.
