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twinsfan -> RE: Gopher Football (11/13/2010 2:31:44 PM)
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Here is an expert's recent ranking of the current Big 10 quarterbacks:
1. Robinson: Tate Forcier has shown Shoelace maybe isn't as irreplaceable as many thought. However, Robinson deserves bonus points because of the pressure put on him by the team's inferior defense. Stanzi and Pryor can't relate to that extraordinary burden.
2. Pryor: Hasn't necessarily had the spectacular season some were projecting coming off his Rose Bowl success, but he's been solid. He will be first team if he outplays Stanzi and Robinson.
3. Stanzi: After serious interception problems last year, he's only thrown three in 230 attempts. He's not as flashy and highly publicized as Robinson and Pryor, but he's been consistent and made very few mistakes.
4. Persa: Based on what he's done for the Wildcats, you can make the argument he's as deserving as anyone for first team.
5. Cousins: He's a tremendous leader, but really hurt himself with the bizarre three-interception game at Iowa.
6. Tolzien: He doesn't have much of a "wow" factor, but in his 22 starts, the Badgers are 18-4.
7. Chappell: How far could he have taken a better team? We'll never know.
8. Scheelhaase: He's a big part of the Illini's turnaround, but his passing needs a lot of work.
9. Weber: He has 18 touchdown passes to nine interceptions for a 1-9 team.
10. Penn State: Rob Bolden is the future, but Matt McGloin has surprised a lot of people.
11. Purdue: Gets an incomplete grade based on injuries.
Is Weber the all-time leading passer in Big Ten history yet? Shouldn't a career leader rank somewhere in the 1 or 2 slot for current QBs? Especially when he's a senior? Wouldn't you think? But no....this expert sees him as the 9th best current QB in the Big Ten. Something doesn't add up. He had a nice run at the end of the game. He should do that more often. Some of those passes down the stretch were pure stupid. I'm happy for him. We won. He had a lot to do with it. But really, at least 2 of those passes on the last drive should have been intercepted. In fact, I'm shocked, knowing what we've come to know about the Gophers, that the pass from the 6 yard line into the endzone wasn't intercepted. It would have been a typical Gopher ending.
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