Demond
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It's possible he gets better but I'm not willing to risk another season of it without someone pushing him in spring. He can't have the keys right now based on the bumper hanging off this season
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he threw into double coverage on both his picks unnecessarily yesterday. He missed open receivers for no reason yesterday. He sucked vs Michigan and Wisconsin.
his coach is obsessed with making his qb something he is not. Both are true. -
which is why I think he is salvageable. Just not with Fisch
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Demond gets rattled in big games. That's something that can't be coached. Either a QB has "it" or they don't. Add to that Sark 2.0 and we're back to being stuck in the mud of mediocrity for the foreseeable future. Fun times!
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Against talented defenses, or well coached defenses …
UW can't run any quick stuff, because Demond can't see/read anything with a 3-step drop.
UW can't run any intermediate stuff consistently because his 5-step drop turns into an 8-step drop.
UW can't run any deep stuff consistently because his 7-step drop turns into a 10-step drop.
Any advantage that a receiver gains while running these routes is mitigated by the fact that our QB's inability to deliver the ball on time gives the defense an extra second or two to recover.
Every time you see a camera angle from either endzone that shows a play developing, he has guys that are open … when they are supposed to be open … but he rarely delivers the ball on time, so he just flat misses them.
I think he is often given simple routes/reads that should be easy rhythm completions, and he'll throw a bad ball, without any rhyme or reason. There were several of those against Oregon (especially early in the game), but it's been a pattern all season.
He's elusive, but not fast/quick. He often escapes the pocket with his elusiveness, but then gets caught by guys from behind, or who close on him, when it appears as though he should outrun them for much more yardage. (He's also terrible at the "read" part of any read-option/RPO stuff). Because of that, I don't see him as a true "dual threat" QB.
It's easy to fault the OL, but they are serviceable for the most part; however, it's tough to sustain blocks when the ball is never coming out of the QB's hand on time.
If UW is satisfied with 8-4, Demond is the guy. If UW wants to be better than that, they need to find a new quarterback.
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Come on, you're an 8-4 squad. That's your sweet spot. By his senior year you might make it to 9 wins.
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Cignetti would win 11 a year with DWJ.
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Demond would look a hell of a lot better in a better offense. That's it. It's that simple.
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I've noticed that as well about his option reads. It seems like he makes the wrong read 81% of the time
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Of course it can be coached. DeBoer had the whole team believing that "We're Built for This." You don't by a semi-miracle win 22 games in a row by accident.
