Schilz isn't going Anywhere

[BGSUFanatic7]

I think it is a little ridiculous that we have people on here saying that Schilz isn't taking us anywhere. And for those of you who honestly think he that he will be replaced at any point of this season, you will be very disappointed and in for a long year of waiting for something that won't happen.

How can you complain about his performance tonight? 24-36 and probably at least half of those incompletions were drops and another was a good decision on a screen pass to throw it in the turf. I mean seriously, how can you honestly say he played bad? Joplin can't catch a slant to save his life and Burbrink (Had a great game) dropped a crucial pass at midfield in open space. His interception was a fluke and probably should have been caught by Gallon if anything.

How can you expect a QB to win games when he literally has no kicking game to speak of. We get in the red zone and its TD or nothing. That isn't on Schilz, he lead on us on more than a few nice drives today that came up empty due to the fact that the team has zero confidence in the kicking game.

Matt Schilz will be this team's QB for the rest of the season and for all of next season to. Those who think otherwise are just kidding themselves. These losses are not on him and I think all of us SHOULD know that. If we had a decent kicker, we would probably be 3-0 and I think the majority of us would agree with that.

And no I am in no way related to the kid. It is just annoying that so many people are calling for his head when he is the only poised guy out there. The way he managed the Florida game was incredible. There are SEC QB's that go into the Swamp and don't look half is poised as he did. He's is a captain for a reason. Everyone on that team looks up to him and believes in him, he's not going anywhere.

[Globetrotter]

Schilz throws to covered wide receivers who then can't do anything with the ball when they get it. He throws late and doesn't seem to hit guys as they are making cuts or hit them in stride. Its as if its a street ball game and he does not know the routes the players are running. I watched this on my phone so I might be over stating things but it seems to be consistent with his past. Look at his average.

Toledo 24-36 216 yards 6 yrd average
T Owens for Toledo 20-28 303 yards 10.8 average

Idaho 24-35 283 yards 8.1avg
Blackman 30-37 352 9.5 avg

Florida 24-49 204 4.2avg
Driskel 10-16 114 7.1avg

[MarkL]

He's in a system that does not throw deep much. Most of his passes, by design, are quick passes. I agree Fanatic, we've got a good one. He will be hard to replace after next season but I expect Johnson will be ready.

[Flipper]

I think he made a bad throw in the INT...he lead the receiver a touch there which gave the DB a chance to make a play. Then again..you expect your WR to win that battle. He threw short a time or two when there were guys in the same line of sight open further downfield. That incompletion to Gallon on 4th and long near the UT endzone? I thought he should of thrown it over the middle...an INT there costs you seven yards of field position. The ball he threw had zero chance of getting completed anyway.

Other than that...I have no complaints. He did a real nice job on a number of plays of feeling the pressure and moving up in the pocket...he kept is eyes downfield and was pretty accurate (nobody throws a perfect ball everytime) I think the issue with YAC is on the OC. You have to keep the defense honest. You can't just throw short passes underneath 80-90% and expect your WR's to have any room to operate. A decent FBS school back 7 can cover the field if you only make them cover a 10-15 yard box

[Dayons_Den]

I wish we had a pair of tall recieviers to throw back corner fade routes to when we are in the red zone. . . Oh, wait a minute...

No complaints on Schilz- his decision making seems better and he is taking less sacks. Just not sure we are calling plays to make him as succesful as he could be with the weapons around him. Sad when you can recal all the specific deep passes in a guys career- Jorden at Tulsa, Cooper at Idaho, Joplin v Temple...

[jpfalcon09]

He still only looks to one receiver and telegraphs his passes, but I agree the play calling has put him in positions to fail. The way the plays have been called so far, it seems the coaching staff has little trust in the line and/or the receivers.

[BGSUFanatic7]

The system is set up to our strengths. I think the Idaho game is a perfect example. We had our big run plays here and there and we stuck to short completions, but Schilz can throw the ball down the field and thats what we did. Joplin and Gallon both made big plays DOWN the field.

Its like we closed the playbook last night. I don't really recall one pass where we really took a shot at a big play. Wouldn't you like to see a few deep balls that are 50-50 for Gallon? The dude is 6-4, let him go make a play. We didn't see that at all last night. We either settled for quick passes or decided to run.

The offense should play every game with the same game plan as they did against Idaho. If we didn't take a bunch of penalties that game, we looked really really good on offense.

[BGSUFanatic7]

He still only looks to one receiver and telegraphs his passes, but I agree the play calling has put him in positions to fail. The way the plays have been called so far, it seems the coaching staff has little trust in the line and/or the receivers.

I don't really think he telegraphs his passes. He certainly did on his INT against Idaho. But I have see him, on most occasions, going threw his progressions a lot. Almost every check down he throws has been his last option and he has really good anticipation. A lot of his passes are thrown when the wide receiver is not even looking and most of the time, its placed where our guy has at least a shot to make a play.

[h2oville rocket]

I wish we had a pair of tall recieviers to throw back corner fade routes to when we are in the red zone. . . Oh, wait a minute...

Being tall isn't enough. Little guys can stop you if you're tall and can't jump like Jopl...Oh, wait....