He has some interesting comments about last weeks game. The entire article is too long to post so check out the link at the bottom if interested. I included the QB section for the comparison of McElroy and Sims.
By glen55
Quarterback
Last week I thought Blake Sims' performance against a tough D on the road was encouraging. There was pretty much nothing encouraging about his play yesterday. I still think Sims can play quarterback in this league, but I am worried about his confidence, both about whether he can keep it and about what might happen if he doesn't.
Sims managed not to turn it over yesterday, but he has luck to thank for that, as he threw what should've been two easy picks, and a couple more balls were probably pick-able by great plays that fortunately didn't happen. Even his running was off: he was nailed for a deep sack running backward from the line at one point, his first really ugly sack of the season, and time and again his scrambles came up a little short of the first, often on third down. And then there was the sneak. . . .
Blake's two biggest plays of the game were off scrambles, though. Both of Bama's TDs came when Sims found open guys after being flushed from the pocket. Those plays showed that, even when playing poorly, the guy can keep his head about him.
For the second straight week, Alabama didn't really try to stretch the defense with downfield throws, which was likely a contributor to the running game's failures. Does Sims have a lingering shoulder injury after all? There's sure a huge difference between his pre-injury stats and his post-injury stats.
Finally, let's take some perspective. It wasn't Greg McElroy mid-season 2009 bad. Over a 4-game stretch against teams who averaged 5.5 losses on the season and who each lost at least 4 games - Kentucky, Ole Miss, South Carolina and UT - McElroy completed 58-109 for a putrid 507 yards, with 2 TDs and 2 picks over the 4 games. That's 4.6 yards per attempt, which really stinks. Even yesterday, Sims was 11-21 for 161 yards, a respectable 7.7 yards per attempt, and threw for a couple of touchdowns.
Sims hasn't hit those depths. And if you'll recall, that 2009 team didn't turn out so bad.
http://www.rollbamaroll.com/2014/10/13/6967023/arkansas-from-the-couch
By glen55
Quarterback
Last week I thought Blake Sims' performance against a tough D on the road was encouraging. There was pretty much nothing encouraging about his play yesterday. I still think Sims can play quarterback in this league, but I am worried about his confidence, both about whether he can keep it and about what might happen if he doesn't.
Sims managed not to turn it over yesterday, but he has luck to thank for that, as he threw what should've been two easy picks, and a couple more balls were probably pick-able by great plays that fortunately didn't happen. Even his running was off: he was nailed for a deep sack running backward from the line at one point, his first really ugly sack of the season, and time and again his scrambles came up a little short of the first, often on third down. And then there was the sneak. . . .
Blake's two biggest plays of the game were off scrambles, though. Both of Bama's TDs came when Sims found open guys after being flushed from the pocket. Those plays showed that, even when playing poorly, the guy can keep his head about him.
For the second straight week, Alabama didn't really try to stretch the defense with downfield throws, which was likely a contributor to the running game's failures. Does Sims have a lingering shoulder injury after all? There's sure a huge difference between his pre-injury stats and his post-injury stats.
Finally, let's take some perspective. It wasn't Greg McElroy mid-season 2009 bad. Over a 4-game stretch against teams who averaged 5.5 losses on the season and who each lost at least 4 games - Kentucky, Ole Miss, South Carolina and UT - McElroy completed 58-109 for a putrid 507 yards, with 2 TDs and 2 picks over the 4 games. That's 4.6 yards per attempt, which really stinks. Even yesterday, Sims was 11-21 for 161 yards, a respectable 7.7 yards per attempt, and threw for a couple of touchdowns.
Sims hasn't hit those depths. And if you'll recall, that 2009 team didn't turn out so bad.
http://www.rollbamaroll.com/2014/10/13/6967023/arkansas-from-the-couch
