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Idaho Potato Bowl: Three Stars

MrTitleist

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Chad's blog on players of the game.
 
Nice! I'm glad I beat this post by a few minutes in pointing out Ghaifan's performance so it doesn't seem like I'm just parroting! I love how he just keeps going and disrupts things on almost every play.

Overall, one could have picked a LOT of 3 stars for this game, but I think this selection is fair. While Allen's stats aren't super impressive, he set the tone from the get go, and I think it'd be a mistake to underestimate the kind of a motivational leader he is even on the sidelines.
 
"Wyoming hasn’t seen a QB like Allen in their program’s history and there is a good chance they will never see one like him again."

Not to be too critical, but this sounds like something I would expect from SDPoke or one of the other Chicken Littles on this board. Very negative comment.

Oh, and one name- Josh Wallwork...
 
Wyovanian said:
"Wyoming hasn’t seen a QB like Allen in their program’s history and there is a good chance they will never see one like him again."

Not to be too critical, but this sounds like something I would expect from SDPoke or one of the other Chicken Littles on this board. Very negative comment.

Oh, and one name- Josh Wallwork...
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And another name - Randy Welniak. :whistle:
 
Not to take away from those guys, but Josh being 6'5, 240lbs, canon arm, makes throws like he did yesterday, his escapability, and ability to run do set him on another level.
 
fromolwyoming said:
Not to take away from those guys, but Josh being 6'5, 240lbs, canon arm, makes throws like he did yesterday, his escapability, and ability to run do set him on another level.
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He also has the "IT" factor - leadership, cohesiveness, and motivation for the whole team.
 
WYCowboy said:
fromolwyoming said:
Not to take away from those guys, but Josh being 6'5, 240lbs, canon arm, makes throws like he did yesterday, his escapability, and ability to run do set him on another level.
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He also has the "IT" factor - leadership, cohesiveness, and motivation for the whole team.
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What he doesn't have are the records and numbers.

Regardless of how we parse all that, the suggestion that there will never be another QB like Allen again strikes me as somewhat fatalistic.
 
I have no doubt there will be another "Allen" type QB in our future. Bohl has hit on Carson and Josh in less than 10 years! Quality kids will want to play for him.
 
I'd be completely fine with somebody who can't throw the ball 80 yards, but who has a completion percentage in the 65-70% range instead while still remaining mobile.
 
We've had some great QB'S....Bramlets.....Brett Smith....ACS..... while Josh Allen has the more typical skills for the pros.... it's hard to say he's our best.... I'm confident another Allen will come our way again.....
 
Asmodeanreborn said:
I'd be completely fine with somebody who can't throw the ball 80 yards, but who has a completion percentage in the 65-70% range instead while still remaining mobile.
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In all fairness to Allen, a lot of his passes this year were dropped especially early on. Factor this, with the fact that he had to run for his life and try to make something out nothing and I think he would be close to 65 percent this year easy. When Vigen took the handcuffs off him, josh was nearly unstoppable. When we went into “prevent” offensive mode, he was very average
 
Vt poke said:
Asmodeanreborn said:
I'd be completely fine with somebody who can't throw the ball 80 yards, but who has a completion percentage in the 65-70% range instead while still remaining mobile.
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In all fairness to Allen, a lot of his passes this year were dropped especially early on. Factor this, with the fact that he had to run for his life and try to make something out nothing and I think he would be close to 65 percent this year easy. When Vigen took the handcuffs off him, josh was nearly unstoppable. When we went into “prevent” offensive mode, he was very average
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Also, Josh seemed to throw away many balls this year. The plays aren't always there.
 
Yeah, I'm certainly not entirely blaming Allen for his completion percentage - I'm just saying I'll take somebody with a higher one. A combination of somebody who doesn't throw bullets and our receivers finally having learned to catch even hard-thrown passes would help with that.
 
Wyovanian said:
WYCowboy said:
fromolwyoming said:
Not to take away from those guys, but Josh being 6'5, 240lbs, canon arm, makes throws like he did yesterday, his escapability, and ability to run do set him on another level.
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He also has the "IT" factor - leadership, cohesiveness, and motivation for the whole team.
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What he doesn't have are the records and numbers.

Regardless of how we parse all that, the suggestion that there will never be another QB like Allen again strikes me as somewhat fatalistic.
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Agreed I honestly would put money on it that our next multiple year starter will have better career stats than Josh. May not be as physically gifted
 
J-Rod said:
Ghaifan might be lowkey the best defensive player in the conference.
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Our entire D line is pretty stacked. I think they are the best unit in the MWC. Ghaifan is definitely at another level though. I feel their are quite a few guys on our defense that will play in the league.
 
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