What are your expectations for Eason and Ahmed?

Gladstone

I think team goals we all expect to -- at a minimum -- win the north and make a NY6. Especially so with how favorable the schedule looks. So dropping team expectations for a second, what about looking individually at Eason and Ahmed?

- Is it reasonable to expect #s for Eason somewhere between Browning 2017-18 and Browning 2016?
- What do you think a fair expectation is for his td/int ratio?
- Will Ahmed get a similar amount of workhorse carries to Gaskin? Is that a good thing?
- Will Eason be given complete carte blanche to change plays at the LOS? (PTSD from Stanford 2017 as Browning repeatedly took the ball out of MMFG's hands, who was steamrolling them, to throw deep OOB passes to Pettis in double coverage...)
- Eason has more attitude/flair/shit talking to him than Browning ever did, will Pete rein that in?

These are two low floor/super high ceiling players we will need to step up in a huge way. How optimistic are you?

GreenRiverGatorz

I expect Eason to push the ball down field and not need 20 plays to score. How many times did we watch last year's offense peter out in the red zone after an 8 minute drive? I expect him to get the ball out decisively and I expect him to make throws we haven't seen in a very long time. I also expect a few picks and other gunslinger mistakes. I can stomach that.

I don't expect much from Ahmed. I still don't think he's capable of being more than a change of pace back. I expect someone to emerge from McGrew/Pleasant/Dick who can actually run between the tackles and assert themselves as an every down back.

I expect the offense to be leagues better than last year's piss stain. If it's not we're in trouble.

Doogles

HUSKYFANATIC

Natty....duh

Pitchfork51

That HH will hate them both by october

Gladstone

HUSKYFANATIC said:

Natty....duh

Individual expectations, not team. Learn to read, tardcake.

creepycoug

Ahmed will be better than Gaskin. Because he's faster. He just needed moar tim to get his carries in there.

UW_Doog_Bot

creepycoug said:

Ahmed will be better than Gaskin. Because he's faster. He just needed moar tim to get his carries in there.

I can see Eason struggling, but it's going to be downfield at least. That's why Ahmed isn't going to struggle. He could be 3/4 the talent Gaskin is and still put up 1200 yds just bc of how much talent is going to be around him on offense.

FireCohen

I don’t think eason’s floor is lower than senior brownsox. So there is more upside in this equation. Problem you don’t have a rb like gaskin to hide ur QB’s deficiencies. Gaskin will be missed more than ppl expect

Peterman

Heisman winner and Heisman runner-up

KrunkJuice

Herbert went for 29/8 last year and many people thought he struggled and was over rated. There is truth in that but after Browning's last 2 years of 19/5 and 16/10 I would do jumping jacks if Eason did that. I fully expect him to. Ahmed I think hits a 1,000 yds but am hesitant. I think McGrew and Pleasant break out.

DerekJohnson

I have a hunch there will be disappointment in Ahmed until the 2020 season.

Ballz

Eason: 30+ passing TD's. 3-5 rushing TD's. Less than 10 interceptions.

Ahmed: 5+ yards per carry

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

KrunkJuice said:

Herbert went for 29/8 last year and many people thought he struggled and was over rated. There is truth in that but after Browning's last 2 years of 19/5 and 16/10 I would do jumping jacks if Eason did that. I fully expect him to. Ahmed I think hits a 1,000 yds but am hesitant. I think McGrew and Pleasant break out.

For Eason, 25 or so TDs & 10 INTs. Probably a couple rushing TDS as well. Some used the term gunslinger and it made me think a little about the last really good QB UW had: Tui. He wasn’t a great passer but gambled some times on his option pitches. Some paid off and some made you cringe. That’s what we’ll get with Eason.

Ahmed, 1000ish yards & 8 TDs. He’ll get the bulk of his yards outside the tackles and I pray one of the other backs can pick up the slack between the tackles.

DerekJohnson

Pleasant will outgain Ahmed

Woof

Best case:
Eason gets around 30 tds and 10 ints
Ahmed figures out how to run between the tackles and goes for 1400 yards

Worst case:
Pete picks Haener to start
Ahmed tries to bounce every run outside

My guess:
Eason goes for about 25 tds and 12 ints, with a fair share of jaw dropping plays to win games and some boneheaded mistakes to lose them. Our passing game overall is vastly improved.
Ahmed runs for about 800 yards, Pleasant becomes this year's Lavon Coleman and runs for 500 yards, and Cam Davis becomes Ahmed circa 2017 with 350 yards and a couple big plays late in the year. Running game is slightly worse, and would be way worse if not for our good Oline.

HUSKYFANATIC

DerekJohnson said:

Pleasant will outgain Ahmed

Thanks Taft

RaceBannon

Peterman is putting in a new play for Ahmed





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GrundleStiltzkin

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BleachedAnusDawg

Ahmed high-ankle sprain week 2, out until November, Dick Newton takes over and runs for 1,000.

Eason 3,700 w/ 37 td's and 12 int's.

1to392831weretaken

Tell me if the offensive line is going to look like they know who they're supposed to be blocking on every play, and I'll answer the question.