All 130 qbs ranked...Clifford 88th
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Who cares, whoever wrote it is an idiot. He must have two blind people, a circus show freak and a one armed midget ranked higher.
You know what? I'm sick and tired of you beating-around-the-bush!
Just say what you really feel and mean it!
And my guess is that the 87 other QBs ranked ahead of him aren’t either. This ranking and 75 cents will get me a soda out of the vending machine at work.
Based on his play last year, sure. Based on his play sophomore year, no way. I dont think Clifford will ever be great, but I think he will play very well this year, I really do. Kid has dealt with a ton of mismanagement, 3 different coaches, accuracy issues, injuries to his running backs.
Clifford is going to prove a lot of doubters wrong this year. He regressed last year as did the rest of PSU because we hadn't gotten the offense all together in a meeting until like half way through the season while installing a new offense while playing most of the year with the 4th and 5th string RBs who were true freshmen. He also lost his security blanket in Freiermuth early. The COVID prep lead to the OL not being ready early in the year causing Clifford to get happy feet as he was hit way too much. Then there were a gazillion false positives throughout the season causing many key players to be unavailable to practice for each week. You can say other teams had these issues too but it was definitely much more pronounced at Penn St that was taking extreme precaution and had ridiculous issues with the COVID testing and some very bad luck in a shortened season on injuries decimating certain positions.
Guess what? The offense is stronger and more experienced at nearly every position since that timeframe AND these guys are actually able to prepare like normal again. I expect Clifford and the entire offense to improve their performance drastically.
Guess what? The offense is stronger and more experienced at nearly every position since that timeframe AND these guys are actually able to prepare like normal again. I expect Clifford and the entire offense to improve their performance drastically.
Kind of irrelevant since Ta'Quan Roberson is going to beat out Clifford for the starting QB job.
I get why he left but I'd sure feel better if he was around still for backup. Roberson just has zero experience. Our biggest risk to the season is keeping Clifford healthy IMO.
I hope in the attempt to keep Clifford healthy, they rely on running backs to carry the ball rather than the QB.
I don't think there are 86 better QBs in CFB than Sean Clifford. Despite what we saw last year I'm not buying his 87 ranking.
Lol, that says a lot. Thanks for looking so we didn’t have to.
The two higher ratings that standout to me are Daniels (Georgia) and Stroud. Not saying Stroud is going to be just an average QB - especially with his supporting cast - but #20 is an awfully high rating for a kid that really only played in a handful of CF games in 2020. I'm betting he'll be a very good to outstanding QB but let's wait and see him play a bit first. i guess the same can be said for Alabama's Bryce Young (#22). I guess both get the nod because of the people around them
And Daniels (#23) really played well in the 2nd half of 2020 and had Georgia rolling. IMHO. he's one of the top 5 QBs in the country in 2021
And Daniels (#23) really played well in the 2nd half of 2020 and had Georgia rolling. IMHO. he's one of the top 5 QBs in the country in 2021
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I didn't look at the article but I would say if it's based on last year's statistics it may be pretty correct
19 TDs total
9 INT
1,883 pass yards
335 rush yards
60.6% completion
I understand that it was painful to watch at times, but the statistics are fine; not as good as 2019, but fine.
Yes the Number are not that bad, but a couple of the 9 int were just brutal and game changing along with a couple fumbles. Here is to Clifford lighting up this year though.
It ought to be, absolutely. Hackenberg did improve somewhat in 2015 from 2014. McSorley not quite as prolific in his final year compared to the 2 previous years. I think, for what it's worth, he improves slightly this season and we grab that 7-6 winning season. That's about it.
The difference between first half and second half were TOs. Had he not turned the ball over the way he did in the first five games, PSU wins 3(?) of them.
As I have said before, I think he was forcing things in the first half because all of his weapons (KJ, Journey, Noah, and after OSU, functionally Pat) were gone and he tried to play hero ball. Once he realized he didn't have to do that, PSU was fine and started winning.
