Max Hall has had two years to develop in game experience. He's probably made progress. Unfortunately, however, it seems that he really hasn't grown all that much over his tenure as a starting QB. When considering this, remember that Max has been afforded some great talent for support. Overall, he probably has a more talented offense this year than last.
Yet, he still gets flustered. He freezes up. He doesn't see the entire field.
I am a relatively ardent defender of Max Hall. All things considered, I think he is one of the best quarterbacks in BYU history. However, I echo the sentiments of this quote as the most disappointing aspect of his career...the failure to make a huge senior jump. Even without the senior jump, Hall is one of the best in school history...but with a jump, Hall would be an elite qb in BYU history. He still has time, but I do question that he will make much improvement.
At the start of this year, I felt Hall would perform in such a way that he would be the best MWC quarterback of all time - passing Alex Smith. That seems hard to fathom now.
There is a part of me that really questions why I am disappointed with a quarterback who is 26-6 as a starter. I don't care what kind of talent he has, that is a remarkable record...and I find it hard to compare records with previous BYU quarterbacks because the current MWC is much more difficult than any of the WAC conference configurations back in the day. Bottom line...Shiede / Nielsen / Wilson / McMahon / Young / Bosco / Detmer did NOT have to face the level of competition this BYU team faces in TCU and Utah each year.
If Hall can make a significant jump...and we have a very strong finish to this season...I think he qualifies to be grouped among the elites (McMahon / Detmer / Young)...otherwise, he is the next tier down (better than Sarkisian / Wilson / Beck, etc).Statistics: Posted by pjmuli — Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:42 am
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