Looking at Coker's numbers from Saturday, 17-31 160 yds 3 TDs 1 INT. Definitely not jaw dropping stats. Now go back and look at the 14 INCOMPLETIONS. 6 were dropped with 2 possibly 3 being TDs!! IF, you eliminate the drops, his stats look like this 23-31 285+yards 5 possibly 6 TDs 1 INT. Then Saturday night, everyone would have been kissing his ass, slobbing on his knob, etc. I know he isn't Dan Marino, Tom Brady, or even Dak Prescott. What I do know is this, you can't put ALL of it on him!! Stewart, Black, Sims, Ridley, Mullaney, etc. have got to catch the damn ball when it hits them in the hands. The OL has to "nut up" and provide better protection and not get lazy and stop shuffling their feet. Kiffin has got to call plays that will utilize Coker's strengths and not go for the HOMERUN ball every 3rd or 4th throw!! We can sit here and debate about how well Croyle, JPW, McElroy, McCarron, or Sims threw the deep ball. To be honest, Sims threw the best deep ball and had more completions on the deep ball than any of those listed! Croyle had DJ Hall and Prothro and everyone remembers the bomb to Prothro against UF. How many more "bombs" did he complete? JPW had Julio for a year but his bomb against UGA was only for 30+ yards MAYBE! McElroy had Julio and Maze but he hit the intermediate stuff and they took it to the house. Longest throw was garbage time against the Barn in '08? McCarron had Cooper and he still overthrew him more times than not! Blake hit Amari and DeAndrew with more precise throws. It is what it is!! Take advantage of what you do well. Throwing it deep 3-4 times a game, whether it is completed or not will make a defense loosen up.
