vs. Buffalo

[jpfalcon09]

Those pining for another QB will have to wait. Why not give this guy every snap all fall to get reps and truly see what you have?? Dude hasn’t played a game since HS.... it may take a few more games.... ugh .

Fours years with Loeffler now. He played a couple games at BC in '18 unless you mean starts and took almost all the one snaps last year. I would hope Loeffler knows knows by now.

I'm sure he does. It's why he's getting all the reps this year. Had meaningless reps in '18 at BC against Stony Brook. As rogue mentioned he hadn't started a game since high school prior to this year. Throwing in someone like Keller this year isn't going to accomplish anything. This a throwaway year without eligibility coming off the clock, so why not let him get his baptism by fire and get it over with. He showed some improvement despite making poor decisions from time to time.

[guest44]

Does he know? He used another terrible former BC quarterback last year. So far we’ve seen 3 quarterbacks under Loeffler. 2 bad quarterbacks he brought from BC, and Loy a former walk on. Loy was clearly the best of the bunch thus far. Let’s hope his evaluation improves moving forward. Otherwise, he will be blaming Babers a decade after the fact.

[Schadenfreude]

The #2 QB Davis was out. The #3 Keller is clearly not ready. Milton, arguably the future, is injured and out for the season. Those pining for another QB will have to wait. Why not give this guy every snap all fall to get reps and truly see what you have?? Dude hasn’t played a game since HS.... it may take a few more games.... ugh .

It seems to me expectations have gotten a bit too high on McDonald.

Think back to when Loeffler got here. The program was on fire. One NFL-caliber QB had left and a future Big 12 starter was on his way out the door.

So Loeffler worked his Rolodex and found who he could. That's how McDonald got here. He wasn't going to start at Boston College, so he came here to get a chance to start. He's now getting that chance.

Given all that McDonald has been through, how hard he has worked, and how young the other options at QB are right now, it seems reasonable to me to give McDonald starts right now. He understands the offense and he's getting better every game.

The obvious issue is that long-winded throwing motion. Is he ever going to get quick enough releasing the ball so defenders aren't jumping his routes? I don't know. Perhaps Loeffler thinks that throwing motion is too weird to fix. Perhaps it can be fixed. I can live with it for now.

I imagine Loeffler told McDonald he'd get every chance to start. Maybe at some point someone else will push him. But I don't see a need to make a change right this minute, just for the sake of change. Let's see how good he can get.

[guest44]

I think McDonald situation is very similar to Steve Morrison being the Associate Head Coach despite not being in college football since 2012 or something. Loyalty.

[Schadenfreude]

I'll add that I think it would be asking a lot for any backup at Boston College to light up the MAC. This is a good league. Maybe Matt McDonald has that in him. We'll eventually know one way or the other.

[roguewarrior]

McDonald May become very good, or he may not. The reality is the heir(s) apparent are not ready and able yet, to get a look, period. So, let’s see what he’s got!

[TommyG]

I'll add that I think it would be asking a lot for any backup at Boston College to light up the MAC. This is a good league. Maybe Matt McDonald has that in him. We'll eventually know one way or the other.

ACC football isn’t that great overall, but it is a stretch to say the MAC is a “good league”.
Yes QB’s do improve with reps and experience, but you can usually tell if a QB has the vision or dynamic ability to be good pretty early on. Coaching is a huge part of this too, good offensive coaches can really enhance a QB’s strengths with scheme and play calling. Not sure you’re going to see much of that under this coaching staff. Thus I wouldn’t expect a major leap forward at that position.

[roguewarrior]

A bulldozer O-line, a stout D giving the O good field position and dudes knowing their assignments help the QB too.

[guest44]

https://twitter.com/MattPresto/status/1 ... 83266?s=20" target="_blank ...or finding a quarterback with better mechanics than this and looking outside Boston College.

[TommyG]

A bulldozer O-line, a stout D giving the O good field position and dudes knowing their assignments help the QB too.

It is rare for a MAC team to have a bulldozer O-Line or even an average FBS defense. You have to find ways to take advantage of what you have and get production.

[roguewarrior]

A bulldozer O-line, a stout D giving the O good field position and dudes knowing their assignments help the QB too.

It is rare for a MAC team to have a bulldozer O-Line or even an average FBS defense. You have to find ways to take advantage of what you have and get production.

Buffalo and Toledo have bulldozer O lines. Go stand next to them. This is relative to the MAC, not necessarily bull dozing Ohio State over.

[guest44]

Speaking of production. Knavel tweeted BGSU hasn't had a WR score a touchdown since Loeffler became the coach. Sounds like playing football back in time.