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Re: Critchlow shows coaches have no plan!!

2017-10-14T08:38:30-06:00

Just an FYI, the red shirt rule may be changed this summer allowing kids to play in up to four games. I imagine it would allow underclassmen at least to get back a lost year.
Yeah I heard that too. I think it's a good think. Are there any drawbacks to it?

Wait, meaning a non-injury redshirt?

Suppose this rule is instated and Critchlow only plays 3 games. Does that mean that he would then qualify for a redshirt, or am I reading this wrong?

Statistics: Posted by cougarnerd — Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:38 am

Re: Critchlow shows coaches have no plan!!

2017-10-13T13:35:13-06:00

Just an FYI, the red shirt rule may be changed this summer allowing kids to play in up to four games. I imagine it would allow underclassmen at least to get back a lost year.

Yeah I heard that too. I think it's a good think. Are there any drawbacks to it?

Statistics: Posted by byufan4ever — Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:35 pm

Re: Critchlow shows coaches have no plan!!

2017-10-13T12:54:35-06:00

Just an FYI, the red shirt rule may be changed this summer allowing kids to play in up to four games. I imagine it would allow underclassmen at least to get back a lost year.

Statistics: Posted by imuakahuku — Fri Oct 13, 2017 12:54 pm

Re: Critchlow shows coaches have no plan!!

2017-10-12T19:43:49-06:00

My understanding is the Detmer looked as bad as he did because he isn't and hasn't been getting reps. Pull a guy in cold who hasn't run a single snap with the first team, put him in and you'll usually get what Detmer gave ... a great effort with significant mistakes. Detmer probably isn't as good as Critchlow, but burn a red-shirt ... it bothered me too. I will default to the fact that I don't know as much as many of you, and certainly less than the coaches ... but for me it was a head scratcher.
This is actually one of my frustrations with the coaching, BYU had a bye week, and they knew that their concussion prone kid had already suffered a concussion, instead of using the bye week to get the 3rd string QB any reps they decided to take the entire week off of football.
I agree, Hawk. I understand taking an easy week on a bye week to heal up, when injuries and getting banged up are an issue. But when your team has just lost badly and has no team ID, and no offensive ID, and are looking lost on the field ... that doesn't seem to me to be a great time to take a week off. Another head scratcher.
I think that maybe one of the best things to do would have been have no-contact, route-running practice where Critchlow would have been able to practice with reads and throws. No need to risk injury, and the O-line/D-line don't need to be that aggressive, just stand up and push a little bit.

I like that idea.

Statistics: Posted by Jarhead — Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:43 pm

Re: Critchlow shows coaches have no plan!!

2017-10-12T19:41:08-06:00

My understanding is the Detmer looked as bad as he did because he isn't and hasn't been getting reps. Pull a guy in cold who hasn't run a single snap with the first team, put him in and you'll usually get what Detmer gave ... a great effort with significant mistakes. Detmer probably isn't as good as Critchlow, but burn a red-shirt ... it bothered me too. I will default to the fact that I don't know as much as many of you, and certainly less than the coaches ... but for me it was a head scratcher.
This is actually one of my frustrations with the coaching, BYU had a bye week, and they knew that their concussion prone kid had already suffered a concussion, instead of using the bye week to get the 3rd string QB any reps they decided to take the entire week off of football.
I agree, Hawk. I understand taking an easy week on a bye week to heal up, when injuries and getting banged up are an issue. But when your team has just lost badly and has no team ID, and no offensive ID, and are looking lost on the field ... that doesn't seem to me to be a great time to take a week off. Another head scratcher.

I think that maybe one of the best things to do would have been have no-contact, route-running practice where Critchlow would have been able to practice with reads and throws. No need to risk injury, and the O-line/D-line don't need to be that aggressive, just stand up and push a little bit.

Statistics: Posted by cougarnerd — Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:41 pm

Re: Critchlow shows coaches have no plan!!

2017-10-10T14:20:21-06:00

In another demonstration of cluelessness, today for media availability the coaches paraded Joe Critchlow out there as one of the two or three players for the media to pepper.

....the backup quarterback.....when your starter is struggling and injured...but still starting on Saturday...

Statistics: Posted by snoscythe — Tue Oct 10, 2017 2:20 pm

Re: Critchlow shows coaches have no plan!!

2017-10-10T12:30:17-06:00

So Mangum is still the starter?

Yes.

Statistics: Posted by hawkwing — Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:30 pm

Re: Critchlow shows coaches have no plan!!

2017-10-10T12:28:50-06:00

So Mangum is still the starter?

Statistics: Posted by Mars — Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:28 pm

Re: Critchlow shows coaches have no plan!!

2017-10-10T10:10:47-06:00

[edit: On the "Coordinators Corner" radio show Monday, offensive coordinator Ty Detmer addressed the quarterback situation.

"We are pretty set with (Mangum) as the starter, with Joe getting reps behind him,” he said.

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865 ... -woes.html]

Statistics: Posted by mtnradio — Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:10 am

Re: Critchlow shows coaches have no plan!!

2017-10-10T09:13:53-06:00

Dont forget that Mangum is only a junior! He is not going to the NFL. Only if the coaches are totally giving up on both Mangum and Koy Detmer does it make sense to burn Critchlow's redshirt.

Does anyone else feel that they are done with Mangum?

This actually plays into why it was a good move to play Critchlow when they did. Mangum is not playing well because of his ankle issue. He looked great at the beginning of the game and then fell off of a cliff when his physical limitations proved his early effectiveness unsustainable. Mangum will be back next year. Why cannot Critchlow redshirt next year if he wants to? If he's our best option now use him. It's not like he can never redshirt again. And if he plays four straight years great! We should have more QB options down the road right?

Statistics: Posted by ABYUFAN — Tue Oct 10, 2017 9:13 am