Sep. 24—MORGANTOWN — Times change, at least that’s what we are told.
There is a great argument to be made that’s not exactly true in quarterback evaluations, which is an absolute shame—or maybe we eliminate the “e ” and just call it a sham—where it concerns guys like WVU quarterback Garrett Greene.
Is Greene the top QB in college football ? No, and it might also be true that he’ll never see his own name high up on the NFL mock drafts.
That doesn’t exactly mean WVU head coach Neal Brown is making lemonade out of lemons being thrown his way when it comes to Greene’s abilities—probably closer to the opposite.
But let’s not stray far from the point, which is to say the game of football has certainly evolved in recent decades.
It’s faster. Fullbacks are all but extinct. Wide receivers line up as running backs. Tight ends line up as wide receivers.
If a quarterback completes a pass that goes for 12 yards, there is an 80 % likelihood that pass wasn’t thrown beyond the line of scrimmage.
If he completes one for 60 yards, more than likely that ball traveled at least 45 yards through the air.
The game of football is no longer that game we played as kids in the streets, where we were told to run to the Chevy and do a button hook.
That is the era of legends like Joe Montana and Dan Marino, guys who could knock a quarter out of your hand from 30 yards away.
Footwork meant everything, as did release points and pocket presence.
“There are some things he does that are very frustrating to me, ” Brown begins in his very-honest assessment of Greene. “He also does some things that I can’t coach. I can’t coach him to break tackles. I think it’s give and take.
“When we decide to do some things, I know there’s going to be some latitude taken by him. I’ve got to be okay with it.”
In terms of trying to fit Greene into that comparison of a guy…
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Author : The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.
Publish date : 2024-09-25 02:33:00
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