re: Why Does Crowton Need a Dual Type QB?

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But I wanted to hear other opinions on why so many believe Crowton needs a Dual Threat QB and why that is better?

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I don't believe that. I believe that you have to fit your offense to your personel. Not your personel to your offense. And, yes guys, I know that is basic.

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Notice how much more effective JR was when he started running with the ball his junior year.

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So tell me what type of Qb do u all want. JR was criticized for staying in the pocket and not scrambling,,,,JJ on the other hand is criticized for scrambling and not staying in the pocket. Meanwhile, every excuse under the sun is made for Lee throwing 7 pick 6's, 15 ints, and everything else that comes with it. Just give me a qb that manages the game, does not commit mistakes and leads us to a championship.

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But I wanted to hear other opinions on why so many believe Crowton needs a Dual Threat QB and why that is better?

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A "Dual Threat" QB is always better if he's able to pass like a pro-style QB and run like a RB. When you take a guy like Tebow or Vick or Perriloux (on a good night) who can do both, it simply opens up more options. But very, very few guys can do both that well. So it is all about a sliding scale: how much passing ability versus how much running ability? And all of it is filtered by whether or not the QB makes good decisions. A mediocre pocket passer with a good head on his shoulders (like Jay Barker) can be worth several super-talented dual threat guys who can't keep their head on straight (like RP). A phenomenal pocket passer with mediocre running ability (like JR) can be better than a phenomenal running QB with just mediocre passing skills. It's different for every QB and every offense. But the bottom line is that there are passing skills and running skills; the more a QB has of either one, the better. So guys who have lots of both (i.e., "dual threat" guys) are usually better than guys who only have a lot of one or the other.

That's not much different that, say, hands and speed for a WR. Each is valuable, so a guy with lots of both is usally better than a guy that only has lots of one.

i think the phrase "dual-threat quarterback" is kind of overused. QBs who are great runners, but bad passers get called dual threat all the time when they should actually be called uno threat. i think matt flynn was a true dual threat QB because he was mostly a drop back passer, but you always had to respect the run when he was healthy or he just might break off a big one; and break some ankles in the process.

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So tell me what type of Qb do u all want. JR was criticized for staying in the pocket and not scrambling,,,,JJ on the other hand is criticized for scrambling and not staying in the pocket. Meanwhile, every excuse under the sun is made for Lee throwing 7 pick 6's, 15 ints, and everything else that comes with it. Just give me a qb that manages the game, does not commit mistakes and leads us to a championship.

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I told you. When JR went through his progression and saw no one was open he took off running. Thats when he was at his best. Jeff needs to stay in pocket a little while longer and let things progress, but that will come with experience. He's been way better than I expected so far.

Dual-threat QBs may be losing their luster in coming years.

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Of the 58 quarterbacks to whom Rivals.com assigned a position ranking that year just 17 have started a full season in Division I-A. Many of the dual-threat QBs moved to other positions.

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We had a pro style qb in Lee and we see how that worked out.

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JL and JJ are both pro style quarterbacks. However JL is slow as molasses and JJ is very mobile for a pro style quarterback.

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tojo

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Jarrett,

Shouldn't you be studying the playbook and not playing on a messageboard?

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It won him a Heisman, but allowed for 4 team losses.

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tebow played defense that year?

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This past yr UF, went back to spreading the offense around. Tebows numbers suffered, but UF wins another BCS.

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Florida did spread it around more than in 2007, and he certainly did not put up the scoring numbers he did in '07, but Tebow was most decidedly a dual-threat QB in 2008. In a far truer sense of the word than any Rivals/Scout/whoever recruiting classification.