The Starter at QB for 2014 Hawai'i Opener
He looks to be a deceptively fast runner, with a decent arm, whose delivery needs work. But his anticipation, demeanor and mentality seemed solid and steady, pretty impressive for a RFr. QB, as he never really seemed to get too up or down, and managed the offense well. Everything I've seen would lead me to believe that Miles will be the starter.
Lindquist looked shaky under center, granted he took very few snaps and 0 pass attempts. I've heard Lindquist has a cannon for an arm, but I have no idea if true or not.
The wildcard is Troy Williams, who has not taken a gameday snap as a Husky due to redshirting last season, yet I've heard a few random people predict he'll be the starter. No idea what they're going off of there.
Does anyone have any insight or information you can glean on this? Curious as to why/where the Williams predictions are coming from.
Fuck I wish I was in Hawai'i right now.
Mahalo.
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I brought this up after Sark got fired. Lindquist will be happy that he gets a 2nd shot.
If Cyler Miles starts it will be interesting.
If Jeff Lindquist starts it will be interesting.
If Troy Williams starts it will be interesting.
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I thought Troy Williams looked pretty good in the spring "game" last year, although I don't remember if he hit the crossbar or not. I'll have to check with Damone to confirm.
There's a lot to being a good QB than just throwing a good ball, so no one really knows whether or not Williams will beat out Miles. -
I would guess that Troy Williams is the urban legend candidate that no one has seen so he's great. Now, he may be great, but who knows? MIles looked decent and with real coaching who knows? I suspect Peterman will coach them all up
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The way I imagine it going is that Peterman is going to have to find the guy that Sark screwed up least. Like choosing the best sprinter among Chinese women who have had their feet bound.
Lindquist spent too much time standing near Sark holding the clipboard. He's out.
Miles looked better as a senior in High School than he did last year. He's out.
Williams told Sark to go fuck himself over the twatter after the USC hiring. My money is on Troy Williams. -
How was his spiral?Dardanus said:I thought Troy Williams looked pretty good in the spring "game" last year, although I don't remember if he hit the crossbar or not. I'll have to check with Damone to confirm.
There's a lot to being a good QB than just throwing a good ball, so no one really knows whether or not Williams will beat out Miles. -
Like this?greenblood said:
How was his spiral?Dardanus said:I thought Troy Williams looked pretty good in the spring "game" last year, although I don't remember if he hit the crossbar or not. I'll have to check with Damone to confirm.
There's a lot to being a good QB than just throwing a good ball, so no one really knows whether or not Williams will beat out Miles.
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With the exception of Miles, we haven't seen either of the other QBs in a game situation other than the Spring Game.
What we know about Miles is that he's gained valuable experience this year, won a road game at Oregon State (and as a FYI, Keith Price's record in games he started as a road/neutral record as a starting QB was 5-13), and definitely looks like he should be an upgrade over Keith Price.
I was not impressed with Lindquist at all in the Spring Game. Didn't look like he had any touch on his throws, lacked some accuracy, and quite frankly didn't look like he had good command on the field. I would be surprised if he's in the discussion to start after the Spring.
The wildcard is Troy Williams. He looks like he has a stronger arm than Miles. He looks to me as if he has a bit of that "it" swagger that you want out of your QB ... at least it looks like he might have more of it than Miles does. I was very impressed with what I saw from him out of the Spring Game.
Miles is the default candidate to me. I personally think that Miles will be an upgrade over Price. If Williams beats out Miles, then that tells me that we're going to get a sizable upgrade. I'm not concerned about the turnover at QB. -
I've also heard that Lindquist is as dumb as a
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You don't want to be in Hawaii now. Trust me. August is really the better time to go.Joe Stephanson said:Had we not gone through a coaching change, I think it would be a foregone conclusion that Miles would be the starter.
He looks to be a deceptively fast runner, with a decent arm, whose delivery needs work. But his anticipation, demeanor and mentality seemed solid and steady, pretty impressive for a RFr. QB, as he never really seemed to get too up or down, and managed the offense well. Everything I've seen would lead me to believe that Miles will be the starter.
Lindquist looked shaky under center, granted he took very few snaps and 0 pass attempts. I've heard Lindquist has a cannon for an arm, but I have no idea if true or not.
The wildcard is Troy Williams, who has not taken a gameday snap as a Husky due to redshirting last season, yet I've heard a few random people predict he'll be the starter. No idea what they're going off of there.
Does anyone have any insight or information you can glean on this? Curious as to why/where the Williams predictions are coming from.
Fuck I wish I was in Hawai'i right now.
Mahalo. -
Disagree.Tequilla said:With the exception of Miles, we haven't seen either of the other QBs in a game situation other than the Spring Game.
What we know about Miles is that he's gained valuable experience this year, won a road game at Oregon State (and as a FYI, Keith Price's record in games he started as a road/neutral record as a starting QB was 5-13), and definitely looks like he should be an upgrade over Keith Price.
I was not impressed with Lindquist at all in the Spring Game. Didn't look like he had any touch on his throws, lacked some accuracy, and quite frankly didn't look like he had good command on the field. I would be surprised if he's in the discussion to start after the Spring.
The wildcard is Troy Williams. He looks like he has a stronger arm than Miles. He looks to me as if he has a bit of that "it" swagger that you want out of your QB ... at least it looks like he might have more of it than Miles does. I was very impressed with what I saw from him out of the Spring Game.
Miles is the default candidate to me. I personally think that Miles will be an upgrade over Price. If Williams beats out Miles, then that tells me that we're going to get a sizable upgrade. I'm not concerned about the turnover at QB.
I think Miles' ability to run gives him a higher upside than Keif, but from what he's show so far he's got a long ways to go to match Price's value. I feel much better about our coaching than I did before, so I think it's very possible he gets there, but expecting him to be an upgrade is a bit much, IMO.
