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I completely disagree. A great quarterback has to be able to survey the field and anticipate the passing windows. He may know the routes for his players, but against any well coached defense, he won't know the coverages until after the ball is snapped. His inability to anticipate the next couple of seconds is his primary weakness, IMO.

I think you two are both saying the same thing in different ways. TexShoe is wanting him to know it, not sense it. You're wanting him to anticipate it. Same thing IMO.

Right. To "sense" something, to me, means that innate ability to know where the open receivers/defenders are without surveying the field, i.e. if you were to blindfold the guy, he can tell you where the open WRs are and where the pressure is likely to come from.

I want my QB to look at the lineup and quickly process where to go with the ball, e.g. McNamara is matched up against Okafor, or Darius White is single covered with a giant cushion on the outside, etc.

I hate to admit that I agree with you that next year could still be rough. We will live or die by can we control the line of scrimmage and we look thin thin thin there.

Anybody who thought Gilbert would look like a different qb after a 3 month offseason, an OC change, and 15 spring practices was kidding themselves. As much as Greg Davis was bad, an OC change wasn't going to fix Gilbert alone. Gilbert has a lot of work to do over the next 5 months like the rest of the qb's and he shouldn't be considered the frontrunner for the position. Hopefully they all make dramatic improvement because none of them showed consistency moving the team except McCoy who would have never moved the ball against the OU defense the way he threw the ball.

Even through last year, I was in GG's corner... but after seeing him in the spring game I can honestly say I am no longer. He just doesn't have it. I saw 0 improvement from a basics standpoint. Staring down receivers, inaccurate passing, slow release, questionable decision making, and now all of a sudden he's decided he's Vince Young and bails on plays early. I don't think the quarterback woes will go away until we get an offensive line that the QB's feel comfortable behind, but there are many quarterbacks out there who didn't have the benefit of playing at Lake Travis, and know how to play the position confidently without the prime beef up front.

Haha, I was about to point that out. Good point by both posters.

GG needs to tag along with Wood when he goes to workout with his QB trainer guy

I think it would be really beneficial to both parties if GG transfered before next season.

Ditto That!!