I'm trying hard not to get too excited about a QB who hasn't started a game for us yet, and other than a half at USF in 23, hasn't really played with a game in doubt under live fire, but statements others have made in a couple of interviews this week are making that hard.
Zabien Brown on why they have not had many interceptions this fall:
"But the offense is being real smart by the ball. They know our defense and we're having a lot of good battles out there. It's a chess match, a mental game. They know us and we know them and it's back and forth out there."
Those battles are primarily against just-named Alabama starting quarterback Ty Simpson.
"Ty is a great dude, a guy you want to play hard for," Brown said. "He's a great leader. I'm blessed to have him as my quarterback.
"He is super-smart on the field, so we have to watch them watch us and make sure our disguises are right, moving in and out of coverages.
"Ty is a pro-style quarterback. He reads the entire defense. If we show our coverage too early, lose our disguise, he's making his alerts. Having a guy like that really helps us out."
From AL.com from Brown
“Ty, he’s a leader of men,” cornerback Zabien Brown said. “I’m extremely glad that’s my quarterback, he’s the type of guy, he’s a guy’s guy. Makes me want to play harder for him.”
and Kane Wommack:
" I mean, you know, as a defensive coordinator your job is to kind of be an expert on offenses and what we're doing and how they're attacking us. Ty just does such a great job of his command of the offense right now. He understands what Ryan and what Nick are trying to get done out of the quarterback position and what we're trying to do offensively. He gets us into the right calls. He keeps us out bad calls for the most part and then does a really nice job of taking care of the football, and the dude makes plays. So take care of the football, make good decisions, make plays when it matters, that's to me that's the elements of a quarterback. When I watch him go through progressions he has a great feel for boom, boom, boom and he stays on schedule and that's always going to make you efficient offensively. "
Fingers crossed we see all that translate from practice field to game field!
Zabien Brown on why they have not had many interceptions this fall:
"But the offense is being real smart by the ball. They know our defense and we're having a lot of good battles out there. It's a chess match, a mental game. They know us and we know them and it's back and forth out there."
Those battles are primarily against just-named Alabama starting quarterback Ty Simpson.
"Ty is a great dude, a guy you want to play hard for," Brown said. "He's a great leader. I'm blessed to have him as my quarterback.
"He is super-smart on the field, so we have to watch them watch us and make sure our disguises are right, moving in and out of coverages.
"Ty is a pro-style quarterback. He reads the entire defense. If we show our coverage too early, lose our disguise, he's making his alerts. Having a guy like that really helps us out."
From AL.com from Brown
“Ty, he’s a leader of men,” cornerback Zabien Brown said. “I’m extremely glad that’s my quarterback, he’s the type of guy, he’s a guy’s guy. Makes me want to play harder for him.”
and Kane Wommack:
" I mean, you know, as a defensive coordinator your job is to kind of be an expert on offenses and what we're doing and how they're attacking us. Ty just does such a great job of his command of the offense right now. He understands what Ryan and what Nick are trying to get done out of the quarterback position and what we're trying to do offensively. He gets us into the right calls. He keeps us out bad calls for the most part and then does a really nice job of taking care of the football, and the dude makes plays. So take care of the football, make good decisions, make plays when it matters, that's to me that's the elements of a quarterback. When I watch him go through progressions he has a great feel for boom, boom, boom and he stays on schedule and that's always going to make you efficient offensively. "
Fingers crossed we see all that translate from practice field to game field!
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