“ But not next year and he is not clutch in big games. Yes he has been clutch in Q4. But has not played well in big games it’s an opinion shared by many.”
Skibro, I can’t argue about the Clemson and Michigan games, he didn’t play well, although I will say that he played better than most say he did against Clemson (at least 5 huge drops that would’ve changed the complexion of the game and his stat line). He was also pretty good against Georgia and good in the 4th. So all in all, imo, he layed an egg in a monsoon, which is understandable to some degree, but he was pretty good against Georgia and would’ve appeared better against Clemson w/o some key drops. Also, in all those “big games”, there was zero semblance of a running game. So it was basically, “book, save us on 3rd and eight against a defense that doesn’t respect the run at all and has their ears pinned back & is really talented”. That’s BS, IMO.
Look, I’ve never proclaimed him to be great, but I have said that he’s played great at times. I’ve always looked at him as a top 15-20 qb in the country. I know some here wholeheartedly disagree w/ that, that’s fine, I’m gonna keep calling it the way I see it about book and any ND player, for that matter. I don’t have a problem w/ posters citing player’s faults either. I just don’t think some of the bashing is accurate. Early on, he was a turnover machine. That’s proven untrue. The overwhelming narrative is that he can’t throw the deep ball accurately yet he was at the top or near the top on completion % (around 50%) for balls thrown over 30 yards w/ a minimum of 50 deep ball attempts last season. I believe some minors flaws are blown out of proportion because we watch every single play under a microscope. Had all his bashers here watched all the elite qbs under the same microscope, they’d see similar mistakes/flaws. He’s better than some here say, I’ll stand by that.
