Excuses.

I feel bad for Heaps. He obviously thought he would come in and continue or surpass the tradition of BYU qbs. And we all thought he could possible do it. It's been humorous to listen to the excuses made for him. Instead of let him shoulder some of the blame like a responsible 19 year old, some fans (and it seems coaches) have pampered him to no end. So here's list some of the excuses we've heard over the last couple years, some more legit than others.... Feel free to add to them.



1. Didn't get enough fall snaps

2. Receivers drop everything

3. He's a Freshman

4. He's a Sophomore

5. He's facing the toughest defense he'll see all year

6. Biggest improvements are seen between week 1 and week 2 (apparently the biggest set-backs are between weeks 2-3 :D )

7. No running game

8. No time to throw

9. WR aren't getting open

10. playcalling sucks

11. TEs suck



:sulk:

12. Snaps are bad.

13. OL isn't blocking.

14. We don't want to injure himself.

15. He has a rookier OC.

16. But look at the flashes he shows.

Even Jesus wasn't perfect???

And yet every other QB to play at BYU has had to deal with the exact same issues.

Basically, all byu has to do is fix ALL of those items and they'll get great QB play out of Heaps. I mean, no QB out there is dealing with the same kind of stuff, right?

17. No Doak award candidate on the team

18. No Biletnikoff candidate on the team

19. PER doesn't reflect true QB skill

20. He was playing on the road (yesterday the exception)

21. No Jr/Sr leadership last year.

22. Very little leadership this year.

23. Very little chemistry on offense, if not mutiny last year.

24. Sr.'s like JJ fumbling on the 4 yard line after a nicely executed drive.

25. treated like a "golden child" since he had a dream and wanted to make it happen.

26. And finally, still in most fans and posters minds "the suckiest suck that ever sucked."



THis game was lost in the first quarter!!! I just re-watched the game on DVR.

21 point swing just on turnovers. I know there are 4 quarters, but we were moving the ball just fine.

Some of you naysayers are going to be dissappointed there is not a qb change. BUt fortunately many of these errors are fixable.

dmcougar wrote:

THis game was lost in the first quarter!!! I just re-watched the game on DVR.

21 point swing just on turnovers. I know there are 4 quarters, but we were moving the ball just fine.

Some of you naysayers are going to be dissappointed there is not a qb change. BUt fortunately many of these errors are fixable.

I agree, but hte problem is that Jake is still in denial about it. His postgame comments irk me. He needs to get his head out of his arse, and acknowledge he can not gives team 7 pts, or 14 pts or 21 pts with his turnovers and expect us to win. Jake has now given the opposition as many scores as he has thrown for. THat is a consistent issue, not just a Utah game issue.

27. "the last 2-4 years ago's recruiting pools for not planning ahead"

28. Heaps got married this summer and isn't concentrating on football. :P

vancouvercougar wrote:
28. Heaps got married this summer and isn't concentrating on football. :P

:lol: probably more true than we know.



Everyone kept saying Heaps might be ordered to not hit anyone on an INT, probably true, but I wonder if the order comes from the mrs.

declocoug wrote:

28. Heaps got married this summer and isn't concentrating on football. :P

:lol: probably more true than we know.



Everyone kept saying Heaps might be ordered to not hit anyone on an INT, probably true, but I wonder if the order comes from the mrs.

Had a conversation about this same topic the other night with a friend of mine. I'm sure it's factored in somehow. We saw a more care free Heaps last season. Don't know if it's the pressure or if married life is somehow causing his apprehensiveness.