Sports Network: Top 10 FCS QBs
The new Sports Network writer is hitting the ground running, his latest on the top 10 FCS quarterbacks...the lead of which is Jeremy Moses of Stephen F. Austin.
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Jeremy Moses drives around campus at Stephen F. Austin in his black 2007 Toyota Corolla. At Homer Bryce Stadium, though, he has the keys to the fastest engine in the FCS.
As their record-setting quarterback, Moses revs the Lumberjacks' run-and-gun spread offense. In 2008 and 2009, he threw for an almost ridiculous 41 and 40 touchdowns, respectively, and he set NCAA single-game records for pass attempts (85) and completions (57) in a 2008 game against Sam Houston State.
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Dude has not seen Dayton's Steve Valentino play I guess.... You know, the PFL offensive player of the year last season who will be returning for a 5th year in 2010?
I'm thinking that as he was hitting the ground running, he tripped and fell flat on his face....
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DetroitFlyer
Dude has not seen Dayton's Steve Valentino play I guess.... You know, the PFL offensive player of the year last season who will be returning for a 5th year in 2010?
I'm thinking that as he was hitting the ground running, he tripped and fell flat on his face....
I do not think you can take anything away from the 10 QBs listed...
If they are not amongst the passing leaders from a year ago, they are FBS transfers (which any sports writer would flock to), etc....
Valentino is the third-best returning player in total offense, but he surprisingly only had one game of over 300 yards against PFL competition.
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TexasTerror
This list is not bad overall but here are the couple of things that stuck out to me.
1. Aaron Corp is only on here because he was once at USC and has all the hype from the HS recruiting services. He should be in another category for top newcomers.
2. Moses throws way too many picks to be first. When you throw 20 plus interceptions it is hard to be labeled the best at your position.
3. I also think he should have expanded the rankings to the top 20 or 25. He needs to be more detailed on his write-ups and expand the rankings but I did think this was a solid first effort.
4. Here are some names that could have been in the rankings if it has listed the top 20-25.
Andrew Selle, Montana, Sr.
Josh McGregor, Jacksonville, Jr.
Greg Sullivan, Colgate, Sr.
Steve Valentino, Dayton, Sr.
Arvell Nelson, Texas Southern, Sr.
Chris Dieker, Southern Illinois, Sr.
Drew Hubel, Portland State, Sr.
B.J. Coleman, UTC, Jr.
Dustin Taliaferro, Samford, Jr.
T.J. Pryor, Eastern Kentucky, Soph.
Nick Doscher, Wagner, Soph.
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Nick Doscher is a legit QB. He'll be one to watch for sure in the next 3 years.
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TexasTerror
I do not think you can take anything away from the 10 QBs listed...
If they are not amongst the passing leaders from a year ago, they are FBS transfers (which any sports writer would flock to), etc....
Valentino is the third-best returning player in total offense, but he surprisingly only had one game of over 300 yards against PFL competition.
Third best in TOTAL OFFENSE AND 2009, PFL offensive player of the year.... Why must you continue to hammer the PFL with IGNORANT comments like "against PFL competition"? That is getting very old. Grow up some and give up that nonsense!
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Interesting that he picked Corp. As far as we Spider fans know, Corp has not yet won the starting job from Laub. It will be interesting to see how he turns out, as well as if UR has the OL to protect him.
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Three CAA QBs, including one that has yet to play his first snap?
Selle is better than Devlin and Corp. That's just wrong that he's not on there.
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Lehigh Football Nation
Three CAA QBs, including one that has yet to play his first snap?
Selle is better than Devlin and Corp. That's just wrong that he's not on there.
Especially considering the facts that Selle will not be splitting time, like he did with Justin Roper during the regular season last year (Selle has already been named the starter for this coming season), and that Montana is going to a spread passing attack this year, so he will almost certainly throw for a lot more yards this year than last year when the Griz were a very balanced run-pass team.
The only areas statistically in which he didn't match up quite as well last year compared to some of the other mentioned quarterbacks were TDs and total passing yards, and both of those should improve markedly because of the facts I noted above. He is already the second-highest ranked QB returning this year for QB efficiency, and his TD/Interception ratio was also one of the best of the returning QBs in the division (28/6).
He did lose Miracle Marc Mariani to the Tennessee Titans, but the Griz have some good young talent ready to step up.
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DetroitFlyer
Third best in TOTAL OFFENSE AND 2009, PFL offensive player of the year.... Why must you continue to hammer the PFL with IGNORANT comments like "against PFL competition"? That is getting very old. Grow up some and give up that nonsense!
I was just surprised that he only threw for 300 yards in one game...
And my remarks regarding PFL competition have everything to do with the league's standing in the world of FCS. The kid may be good, but how would he do against a schedule of all full-scholarship schools?