Duck24 wrote:cmmadness wrote:Phenom wrote:Lockie's decent. He would be one of our worst starters in recent history if he would play. If there's a comparison...I would say Roper. Game managers, which isn't a bad thing. 9-10 win seasons max.
Lockie is very much a work in progress. I respectfully disagree with the Justin Roper comparison though. Lockie has a decent arm
and was often accurate in his throws last night. He's far more mobile than Roper was, and he's less likely to get blown over
by a stiff breeze and end of on the injured list.
The drop off from Mariota to Lockie is almost frightening, but Lockie has a far greater upside than Roper, and the kid is still just
a Sophomore. Having said that, I agree-----9 wins would be a good outcome if Marcus were to go down.
The drop off from Marcus to 99% of the QB's starting at D1 schools is frightening if you really want to get down to it. Outside of a Hundley, Winston and maybe Petty, how many QB's would you say are even in the same league as Marcus?
That's a fact. Marcus is a once in a generation QB, although I think that Dennis Dixon could have put up similar numbers if he'd been coached by Chip, Helf and Frost for the same duration. There are very few QB's in the country that are even in the same conversation as Mariota, so of course there'll be a drop in talent at the position when he leaves. Sidenote: He hasn't guaranteed that he'll leave next year either.
Lockie will be a redshirt junior next year and "should" have a complete grasp of the offense. He'll lose a couple, maybe three, offensive lineman, but the Ducks will once again be loaded at the skill positions. The offense will still be scary good.
Moseley and Andy Mcnamara were discussing this on the weekly review at GoDucks.com last week. They said that even if we do lose Marcus next year, the roster is still loaded at nearly every other position.
We may take a step back for one season while the new QB gets settled into the role and the current freshman and redshirt freshman mature, but the Ducks are loaded nearly across the board. They're built for the long term, so as much as it will hurt for guys like Mariota, Grasu, Fisher and Ifo to graduate, we'll be fine.
Even former Washington Husky Brock Huard said the Ducks are set-up to be a top-15 team for many years after his visit to the new facilities.
No worries, guys.