[personal] [Husker] this Joe likes Joe

[Skylar Dodds]

First off, let me re-iterate. I really like Ganz because of his attitude and
work ethic.  I think he's a great guy and a capable QB.

> 1) Of course Ganz missed some easy passes, but so did Keller in every
> game, even with the benefit of plenty of playing time. Would Ganz
> have missed those easy shots if he had had Keller's game experience?
> No one can say, but I doubt it.

Keller didn't ever throw the ball 10 feet over his running backs head on a
screen pass (Ganz did twice).  There was probably 3-4 other passes that
could have been intercepted on top of the 4 that were.  Ganz's completion
rate was 50% (it was not because of the number of passes as his rate was
around 50% all game), Keller's worst game was 56%.  There were also 3 or 4
open receivers on the 15-20 yard out (one of the hardest throws to make to
be fair) and Keller hits those all day long and Ganz came up short quite a
few times.

> 2) In my view, the two are not really comparable because while Keller
> does indeed have a stronger arm, Gant's much more mobile. Remember,
> the so-called WCO originated to take advantage of the skills of a
> mobile short-range qb.

True, and I like Ganz scrambling for the TD on the opening drive.  Although,
no doubt Keller would have hit the wide open tight end the play before.
Ganz only used his feet probably 3 times all game, I was a little
disappointed in some of those plays where he didn't take off and run some
more.

I was a little disappointed Callahan didn't try to move the pocket a little
more too and really use Ganz's mobility.  Then again, we're getting used to
coaches not using the skillsets available to them...

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Skylar
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