QB Observations Spring 2017

Ive posted here a few times concerning what Ive seen over the course of the spring. My nephew is a current recruit, and we have been present at multiple practices, as well as watched all except two scrimmages.

DURING PRACTICES
Etling - seemed to have a strong command of the offense. He had up and down days. Threw the ball well and moved well outside of the pocket. Took most of the reps in every practice at I saw and 100% of 1st team reps.

Mcmillan - struggled early in the spring, and got better as spring moved on. I did not see him being used a Dual Threat as has been reported. Rep count was quite low.

Scott - little to no practice reps. When i did see him, no Dual Threats plays being run. Same package as DE.

Narcisse - little to no practice reps. Running same offense as DE. A few practices where he nor scott took a single snap.

Rep count is important. Increases reps = increased confidence. They all are capable.

SCRIMMAGES
Etling - played consistent throughout spring. I left impresseed with his decision making on more than one occassion. Stats reported seemed to unfairly paint the wrong picture, and at times were just inaccurate.

Mcmillan - showed flashes. Live arm. Was accurate (for the most part). Had some issues with ball security on rb exchange. Was impressed with his athleticm. Interestingly, i only saw him run zone read twice. Once during practice, then again last night. I saw very little plays that were designed to use his legs. He was in the spread more than Etling, but mostly passing and handing the ball off.

Scott - actually threw TDs in two scrimmages that were never reported in his stats. Actually had a few completions in the last scrimmage that were odly, unreported. Dont think he ever repped more than a series or two.

Narcisse - has struggled to pick up the offense and operate under center. Strong arm. Knees seemed to bother him early in the spring. Dont think he ever repped more than a series or two.

OVERALL
This has not been a competition from the start. Etling has out repped Mcmillan 3:1 through practices and scrimmages. Scott and Narcisse were never seriously in contention. I was at a few practices where the two did not take a single snap. The goal has seemed to be getting etling up to speed (JM to a lesser degree) before any back surgery.

The younger QBs seemed to be heading twds redshirts/holdovers to 2018. I have not seen anything that resembles a QB battle. I have been mostly surprised that i did not see offenses that were truly tailored for DTQBs.

SPRING GAME
Not much to say. The offense was the most scaled back that I saw all spring. Meanwhile, the defense blizted unmercifully. Ive seen Coach O stop at least one scrimmage in response to the offense embarrassing the D. My feel from yesterday? "Offensive Song and Dance". Etling is your QB. Mcmillan is your backup. There is no QB battle.

Until next spring. GEAUX TIGERS