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Aug 4, 2021
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CougGolf
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Informative post. Jake never made an Active roster though. Signed to practice
squad after being cut.
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I've been thinking more about the QB situation...then I realized something
Punk Philosopher
8/4/21 1:25pm
Jake lacked mental toughness and the cerebral command of the position. His
PhilPete
8/4/21 1:32pm
I remember his very first pass vs UW in the season opener in 2010..thats when I
Punk Philosopher
8/4/21 1:47pm
Informative post. Jake never made an Active roster though. Signed to practice
CougGolf
8/4/21 1:33pm
Yeah I'm just thinking of some of the YouTube videos I've seen where he played
Punk Philosopher
8/4/21 1:36pm
Another similar Jake story(but w/ far more NFL success) is Kyle Allen
wickedgame71
8/4/21 1:42pm
Freshmen qbs having success is much more common now(last 10+/- yrs)
wickedgame71
8/4/21 1:34pm
That is interesting. The QB has to be the leader and it sounds like Jake wasn't
Brigham
8/4/21 1:36pm
Which is really exposing a major issue...
Punk Philosopher
8/4/21 1:54pm
A lot goes on behind the scenes. These young men are human.
Mabuhay Coug
8/5/21 12:28am
This is such a fantastic post.
Punk Philosopher
8/5/21 2:08am
Was that Germaine? If so, didn’t realize he was
Johnny Vatos
8/5/21 11:25am
I was thinking it was Mike Affleck. Great guy.
RUNBYU1
8/5/21 3:47pm
No, he was going to replace him
Mabuhay Coug
8/5/21 6:17pm
Mangum lost arm strength after his freshman year
D.T. Survivor
8/4/21 1:50pm
I think we have to consider the whole picture to understand Jake Heaps.
Punk Philosopher
8/4/21 2:22pm
This is more an indictment of how bad our QBs have been
Hotlanta
8/4/21 1:54pm
I think it's an indication that is rather compelling
Punk Philosopher
8/4/21 2:07pm
Wow, this is absolutely horrible logic
Lip Gallagher
8/4/21 2:12pm
Jake had a tale of two seasons his freshman year: the teams he played with a
Corn Pop
8/4/21 2:04pm
I mean, yeah, but do you remember how he performed vs Utah?
Punk Philosopher
8/4/21 2:41pm
In the moment I thought he looked good, too, but those were my blue goggles.
Corn Pop
8/4/21 7:29pm
Heaps was a 7-on-7 star who struggled to read defenses and was immobile. His
Forzaitalia
8/4/21 6:25pm
Riley was affable, an organizer, a hard worker, and maximized his potential
shakarocks
8/4/21 2:12pm
That is entirely possible. I also think it's entirely possible that Riley, with
Punk Philosopher
8/4/21 2:53pm
Going back to the bigger picture....
Punk Philosopher
8/4/21 3:06pm
Riley was definitely more savvy.
shakarocks
8/4/21 4:29pm
This is true. I also don't believe that Riley was doing anything malicious at al
Punk Philosopher
8/4/21 7:41pm
Well that and ultimately performance
shakarocks
8/4/21 10:56pm
This is true.
Punk Philosopher
8/5/21 3:09am
Thats one heck of a asterisk disclosure.
Go_Banana
8/4/21 2:15pm
Indeed it was hahah
Punk Philosopher
8/4/21 2:38pm
You might be overrating how well all those freshmen played
donnerstag
8/4/21 5:48pm
Perhaps. However, I'd be interested in the data for all true freshman QB's ..
Punk Philosopher
8/4/21 8:03pm
He lost confidence. He even sucked on
pappabear246
8/4/21 6:50pm
I don't think this issue was that the team LIKED Riley better, it was that Riley
Thrill
8/5/21 4:09pm
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