I just want to start by saying I've been very critical with Coach Roper's play calling on gamedays. I have let it be known that I was less than impressed with year 1 of our offense...
With that being said, let me rain him with some high praise. Coach Roper has recruited/had us in the conversation with/lead group for the following QB's this season:
-Dakereon Joyner
-Tyler Slough
-Joe Milton
-Re-al Mitchell
-Jarren Williams
-James Foster just to name a few.
Point is: With the exception of DJ...many of these were 3* QB's that initially were written off by some of us on the board as "Another 3 star". Most of these QB's got a huge rating bump, including Tyler Slough into Rivals 250. This entire list of guys were invited to the Elite 11. My point is: Kurt Roper spotted many of these guys before they blew up on the national radar. He has a great eye for talent.
The only question now is will he develop them? We have only seen 1 season of his offense. With the high-caliber talent/solid evals I've seen to-date; I'm willing to give Coach Roper the benefit of the doubt. I believe with Coach Wolf taking over the OL, Jake maturing, & the skill player talent we have that we can be a dynamic offense this season. Here's to hoping we put up a plethora of points this season because Lord knows, we are going to need it!
With that being said, let me rain him with some high praise. Coach Roper has recruited/had us in the conversation with/lead group for the following QB's this season:
-Dakereon Joyner
-Tyler Slough
-Joe Milton
-Re-al Mitchell
-Jarren Williams
-James Foster just to name a few.
Point is: With the exception of DJ...many of these were 3* QB's that initially were written off by some of us on the board as "Another 3 star". Most of these QB's got a huge rating bump, including Tyler Slough into Rivals 250. This entire list of guys were invited to the Elite 11. My point is: Kurt Roper spotted many of these guys before they blew up on the national radar. He has a great eye for talent.
The only question now is will he develop them? We have only seen 1 season of his offense. With the high-caliber talent/solid evals I've seen to-date; I'm willing to give Coach Roper the benefit of the doubt. I believe with Coach Wolf taking over the OL, Jake maturing, & the skill player talent we have that we can be a dynamic offense this season. Here's to hoping we put up a plethora of points this season because Lord knows, we are going to need it!