Good/great QB's are virtually coaches on the field for the offense anyhow so the transition should not be too difficult.
What position was he hired for? coach, analyst, GA, Recruiting Coordinator, GM?
No, I'm not Allar has one season left and his abilities are what they are. He made his most improvement early this past season and then as the season went imo it started to go back the other way at times. We can blame that on a lack of receivers or whatever we want but the end result was the same. So given our Rec situation how much improvement can we expect this year. Also the guy waiting in the wings is more apt to be more like TM in his abilities than Allar. While Allar is the guy bar none this is the year many will be thinking about the future at the position and it's only natural. I'm glad TM will be in place more for the backup guy than Allar because Allar is totally intrenched as the QB. But if TM can somehow make a big difference for Allar then YEA win win.
Oh, that next guy. I thought you were talking about the next offensive coordinator. Vagueness causes confusion.
QBs aren't perfect. While there is this McSorley love fest, let's not forget that he threw some really bad INTs in the Rose Bowl against USC and also threw a really bad pick to lose the game against Pitt all while having the best RB in the history of Penn State football and several NFL quality WRs.
Your point is noted. However, I am not necessarily convinced that being a GREAT QB who never throws picks in big games is necessarily proof (or even relevant evidence) that a person is qualified to coach.
Agreed.
One of the problems with great players as coaches is that they do not understand how those who are not blessed with fabulous athletic skills like they are can ever succeed, I think. For example, imagine Patrick Mahomes as a qb coach. His job is NOT to make his players into the Second Coming, it is to find the avenue where this qb can succeed, even if his QB's skills are non-Mahomes skills. Also I think he would fail because...he is a dick.
Great point.
All true. I DO think his scrappiness was a feature of him as a person, AND I think to some extent that is teachable in a way that throwing the ball behind your back, or throwing the perfect ball to a tall, jumping receiver, in the end zone, just above the reach or the DB, is not.
I like the hire. It is certainly worth a shot. I don't think McS has any real coaching experience but he seems to be a very good communicator and motivator. He can certainly empathize with what it is like to be a major college QB at PSU. So he has a lot going for him. This is the year. And Allar has all the tools to be the guy.
One of the major complaints about Allar as a sophomore was that he only threw if a WR was wide open. Now the complaint is that he's letting it fly. What do the whiners really want from a QB? You're not getting perfection. That's not attainable.
Correct. If he is actually an analyst, for now, he won't even be directly coaching players.
It was but I'm not convinced that's "teachable". People are who they are--you can't force that.
Yeah, I disagree. Examples of grit and determination can be impressed upon people who suffer from low confidence, or have had a recent run of tough luck, expecially when dealing with 18-22 year olds like CFB players. Scrappiness in sports can be taught, as it is mostly a kind of confidence. OTOH, if the person does not have the physical tools/ability to do the things you want them to do, you are wasting your time. Mahomes is both scrappy AND possessed of the tools. Allar has the tools. He needs confidence. Trace can coach it up.
I agree, that said Trace IMO is a great addition to the staff. It's time to start grooming some Franklin guys to be coaches. To me Loyalty is a really big thing.
