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  • I happen to agree. When Heupel went to be the OC, he left most of his duties of QB coach in the wind, at least that's what it looks like because LJ regressed a lot, not just a little, but he went back to having happy feet, inaccurate throws and very bad judgement throws in traffic. Heupel is a great QB coach imho, and should be doing that full time. We need a dedicated OC like Mangino to lead the team. Just my opinion though.

    mazspeed1

  • NashSooner57 said...

    He probably knows Stoops wants to play Bell, Allen or KT next year. LJ has been great for the program but not good enough to win a NC imo.

    so was White and Bradford. In fact I don't think either of them won a bowl game. It's about the entire team.

    allgonzo

  • Andrew Ford is correct. And, I'll add one more reason that Landry Jones is our best hope. He has progressively gotten better. Maybe not as fast as we would have liked, but, when you look at his progression as a leader and decision maker, he has gotten better. So, if only follows that next year he'll be better. He's already pretty good. Would it be smart to start with a pretty good quarterback, who still with worlds of potential, has good work ethic, a humble human being, and, don't forget, a man who progressively gets better. I'd like to see how he turns out if he stays. It's truly worth the gamble.

    yogisooner

  • yogisooner said...

    Andrew Ford is correct. And, I'll add one more reason that Landry Jones is our best hope. He has progressively gotten better. Maybe not as fast as we would have liked, but, when you look at his progression as a leader and decision maker, he has gotten better. So, if only follows that next year he'll be better. He's already pretty good. Would it be smart to start with a pretty good quarterback, who still with worlds of potential, has good work ethic, a humble human being, and, don't forget, a man who progressively gets better. I'd like to see how he turns out if he stays. It's truly worth the gamble.

    I want him back but if we do not improve or stay healthier at the O-line and receiving positions it will not matter what he does. IMO after watching the last few games if he comes back it will be a sacrifice on his part because next year will be spent developing the talent at WR and RB, those areas are not set and it will take more than summer and spring workouts to accomplish.

    oufisherman

  • yogisooner said...

    Andrew Ford is correct. And, I'll add one more reason that Landry Jones is our best hope. He has progressively gotten better. Maybe not as fast as we would have liked, but, when you look at his progression as a leader and decision maker, he has gotten better. So, if only follows that next year he'll be better. He's already pretty good. Would it be smart to start with a pretty good quarterback, who still with worlds of potential, has good work ethic, a humble human being, and, don't forget, a man who progressively gets better. I'd like to see how he turns out if he stays. It's truly worth the gamble.

    In my opinion, Landry regressed this year. He looks a lot more like the QB from two years ago than the quarterback from last year. While the happy feet and overthrowing receivers might be due to the injuries at running back and receiver, a great quarterback would not regress to these bad habits. He might have difficulty finding open receivers, he might have to go to more checkdown routes, he might have to throw the ball away more, and he might even have to scramble or take a sack, but the great quarterback does not let the circumstances alter his mechanics.

    soonerdowns

  • It is no huge secret that there are concerns about heupels ability to call a game.

    kboz61

  • Andrew Ford said...

    So if winning three bowl games is considered under achieving then Bradford and White must have been garbage haha. I see what you're saying though. This year should have been a lot better but these kinda of things happen.

    That being said, it's just my opinion but I think that Landry gives OU their best chance at a title next year. There is nothing that can substitute experience and even though Bell has been running his set of plays, he hasn't proven anything in the passing game.

    The problem with Landry is he has happy feet and it showed early on in the game. I agree with some of these posters on here that he is not a NC qb for us. The coaches haven't really gave Bell a chance to throw the ball. He has thrown it a total of two times(one incomplete and the other int). But when it comes to emotion and energy, Bell has that and will be a great leader for this team. If Landry comes back I can see us winning the conf. but not a NC title with him. We will be better off in 2013 then to win the NC.

    Hotrod33

  • Andrew Ford said...

    So if winning three bowl games is considered under achieving then Bradford and White must have been garbage haha. I see what you're saying though. This year should have been a lot better but these kinda of things happen.

    That being said, it's just my opinion but I think that Landry gives OU their best chance at a title next year. There is nothing that can substitute experience and even though Bell has been running his set of plays, he hasn't proven anything in the passing game.

    Agree 100%. Landry is a passing q.b. on a passing team. He has the most experience and is the best q.b. on the team to give OU a chance to win every game on their schedule. While Blake has a huge upside, OU can't go from one end of the field to the other in the Belldozer package. So far, Blake hasn't shown that he is capable of being a passing q.b. I only remember him passing twice while in the Belldozer package and one was incomplete and the other was intercepted in the end zone.

    JetDoc

  • OUManiac said...

    IF the team were scoring more when we are inside the 10 yard line and he was QB we wouldn't need Bell coming in.

    OUManiac

    totally agree. i meant that anyone who has a competitive nature should be pissed. at least i hope he is.

    GeorgiaCrimson

  • GeorgiaCrimson said...

    he's a starting qb for a team expected to play for the national title every year and he gets taken out of the game every time the offense gets inside the 10 yard line, he better be pissed off.

    Actually he loves the belldozer and he wanted a package like that before anyone. He's a big fan of it.

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    OUinLA

  • I agree with ALL the local and national sportscasters... People wanting LJ to leave and thinking OU will be better and more successfully without him is just ignorance.

    OURover

  • schooner9 said...

    Heupel is a big concern. He called a poor game. I thought the handoff to franks on third and two was a perfect example.

    It was a perfectly called zone read, only Bell misread the play. If Bell keeps he never stops running and you would be posting that you loved that play.

    playmakr

  • I like Landry and think he is a good QB and an even better person.

    However, college football is all about change and I would like to see what the trio of Bell, Allen and Thompson can bring to the table.

    Bell excites me. The guy oozes leadership and the ability to inspire his team mates.

    I won't be upset if Landry stays, but I will be more excited to see what our young QBs can do.

    I also echo the comments on Josh Heupel. Josh is a great position coach, but I am not sure the tandem of Heupel and Norvell is a good one. I also think this offense needs to get back to being way more physical and less finesse. Bell does that for us.

    roygbell

  • OUinLA said...

    Actually he loves the belldozer and he wanted a package like that before anyone. He's a big fan of it.

    i have litte doubt the teammate in him feels that way, but the qb in him wants to be on the field.

    GeorgiaCrimson

  • This was Josh's first year calling the play's. He is a young off. coord. anyway. Every offensive coordinator I've ever spoken to says that experience is invaluable. I think we need to give him some time. He deserves that.

    WestSooner

  • In this SYSTEM you pass the ball as running teams run the ball and to throw the ball you have to have confidence in yourself and trust in those you throw to to be open, run correct routes, catch the freaking ball, O-line to keep the QB eaters off your ass long enough to throw the ball, if you happen to throw a bad pass (which in many fans opinion should NEVER happen) a receiver to become a defender and keep a negative play from happening! We are damn lucky he was not seriously injured in the second half of the season after losing the one player he had great chemistry with! Our last National Championship was won with great team play not by the greatest QB that ever lived and as much as we hold Bradford and White in high regard they did not win one either! A good QB will be great with great players around him but just average if the lineup is ever changing and I do not care who you are even if you are one of those super fly run around mobile QB's you rely on luck to remain healthy the whole season because you are ALWAY's one wrong step or helmet hit away from shortening your career. I guess I just don't get it.

    oufisherman

  • playmakr said...

    It was a perfectly called zone read, only Bell misread the play. If Bell keeps he never stops running and you would be posting that you loved that play.

    I'm pretty sure it was the wildcat version of a jet sweep. Not a zone read play, it was designed for the WR all the way.

    All Day OU

  • Pavesooner said...

    If he wants to leave that is ok We all know what we have when he is here and it has been good but I am excited to see what is next

    Either way we will be OK

    I'm with you bro. I get what your saying and I feel the exact same way. If Landry stays then great, but if he leaves then I'm excited to see what the future has in store.

    All Day OU

  • Pavesooner said...

    If he wants to leave that is ok We all know what we have when he is here and it has been good but I am excited to see what is next

    Either way we will be OK

    Very well said. I feel exactly the same way. Landry Jones seems to be a very good qb who just can't get over the hump and play at "elite" level

    godwal

  • mazspeed1 said...

    I happen to agree. When Heupel went to be the OC, he left most of his duties of QB coach in the wind, at least that's what it looks like because LJ regressed a lot, not just a little, but he went back to having happy feet, inaccurate throws and very bad judgement throws in traffic. Heupel is a great QB coach imho, and should be doing that full time. We need a dedicated OC like Mangino to lead the team. Just my opinion though.

    Well, Speed1 caused me to jerk my head around. Good Analysis of what might have happened to Landry this season.

    Now that I think about it, the sideline shots of Landry while the defense is on the field this season is him standing by himself, with no QB coach in his ear like Josh was last season. It does make some sense now.

    So, one theory is that there is no one during the game coaching up Landry, and his fundamentals have slipped this season vs last season.

    Interesting...

    DawgSooner

  • schooner9 said...

    Heupel is a big concern. He called a poor game. I thought the handoff to franks on third and two was a perfect example.

    Thought that was actually a great call. A play we have never hardly run and they defended it, oh well it happens. It's the other 80% of the play calling that is a head scratcher.

    AustinSooner36

  • roygbell said...
    Bell excites me. The guy oozes leadership and the ability to inspire his team mates.

    There is all kinds of leadership. Bell's demonstrative, like Tebow, but that doesn't necessarily make him a better leader. He might be, yes, but we cannot possibly know at this point. Sam Bradford wasn't particularly demonstrative, but he was a great QB.

    So I couldn't care less whether our starting QB next season pumps his fist after scoring a TD. Fine if he does; fine if it doesn't.

    I do care, though, whether our QB in 2012 can lead the team back when they've fallen behind, I care whether he can complete a pass, and I care whether he can direct a 80-yard drive.

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    “No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky.” ~ E.B. White

    skyvue

  • OUinLA said...

    Actually he loves the belldozer and he wanted a package like that before anyone. He's a big fan of it.

    Has anyone heard him say this? It's one thing when you are on the goal line, but on the 7? At midfield with 3 yards to go? At crunch time with the game on the line?

    What great qb would ever want to come out of the game?

    Is LJ ready for the NFL? I don't think so, and I also believe we are a much better team next year with him. Without him we will simply be rebuilding.

    BamaSooner

  • Andrew Ford said...

    So if winning three bowl games is considered under achieving then Bradford and White must have been garbage haha. I see what you're saying though. This year should have been a lot better but these kinda of things happen.

    That being said, it's just my opinion but I think that Landry gives OU their best chance at a title next year. There is nothing that can substitute experience and even though Bell has been running his set of plays, he hasn't proven anything in the passing game.

    I'm not trashing landry he has been a good qb and most of all a great sooner but I too am ready for the next era at OU to begin..... the reason bell has'nt proven anything in the passing game is he doesnt get many passing reps in practice we all know the starting qb gets 70% of the reps in practice and the back up (which we all know is allen) gets 25% that leaves about 5% for bell and my bet is most if not all of those reps are runs. of course this is just my opinion based on what I have seen from my prospective.

    otrsooner

  • Andrew Ford said...

    So if winning three bowl games is considered under achieving then Bradford and White must have been garbage haha. I see what you're saying though. This year should have been a lot better but these kinda of things happen.

    That being said, it's just my opinion but I think that Landry gives OU their best chance at a title next year. There is nothing that can substitute experience and even though Bell has been running his set of plays, he hasn't proven anything in the passing game.

    Jones is the all time losingest QB in the Stoops era.

    Deep Red

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