Arizona can win with Matt Scott.
by uofafanatic on Oct 20, 2010 6:32 PM PDT
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PrintAll right, that's it. My inner Wildcat nut-job is coming out.
Wildcat faithful, time to stop the hand wringing. Stop it immediately. Ok, so conference-leading QB Nick Foles is gone. Maybe for two weeks, maybe for two months. Yeah, the final four game stretch (@ Stanford, USC, @ Oregon, ASU) looks a lot scarier now. Who cares? Nick Foles will return when he can. All indicators, from the day he showed up in Tucson, have been that Foles is a classy, dedicated, hard-working young man. So lets trust him to do what he needs to do in order to be game ready as soon as possible. Until there is some real news about a return date, let us focus on what is important.
Arizona can win without him. Yeah, I said it. Arizona is a much better team than the nation realizes. Look at the depth at every skill position. The amazing WRs and DBs that can barely get any game time. Arizona has finally reached the point of the rebuilding process where they can and will plug in a guy and move on.
Matt Scott is no Nick Foles. So what? He doesn't need to be. Embrace his different QB style 'Cat fans! Based on his performance this past Saturday against the Cougs, he obviously has improved his accuracy, delivery, footwork, and decision-making skills. And that makes those speedy feet of his that much more dangerous.
Go ahead, Huskies, blitz him. Leave one of Arizona's much-better-than-advertised receivers open, I dare you. Or maybe you want to cover the receivers tight, and let him run all over you? Oh wait, you're going to have to run a zone defense against the Wildcats, aren't you? Good luck with that. I have a feeling Juron Criner and 'Bug' Wright will make you pay dearly for that.
Washington Head Coach Steve Sarkisian certainly won't be taking the Arizona game lightly. He is an intelligent coach, who will see the game for what it really is. A trap. If the Huskies defense comes into that game cocky, they will be annihilated in front of the 10,000-plus strong Zona Zoo.
The Huskies offense had better come to Tucson prepared, as well. They will be facing the best defense they've seen since Nebraska came calling. A defense thats biggest issue appears to be that they have too many good players. I'll go on record, yet again, in calling Washington QB Jake Locker a highly over-hyped player. He isn't Tim Tebow. He isn't the best QB in the Pac-10. And he isn't capable of single-handedly winning a game, nobody is.
This Saturday, Locker will be facing a defense that is desperate, rabid to prove a point. The Arizona defense can and will win games if they have to. Some have even begun to question how good the Arizona defense really is. The usual result of playing in the hyper-competitive Pac-10. Lose one game? You must have been over-rated. Lose your Pac-10 leading QB? The nation assumes you will crumble.
Stop being nice Wildcat fans. Stop taking it on the chin. Stop saying 'We'll see'. Stand up for your team! This is one Arizona fan that fervently hopes the Wildcats make a deafening statement this Saturday. One that says the Wildcats aren't going anywhere, anytime soon.
The Wildcats are here to stay, ladies and gentlemen. Get used to it.
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You've got me hyped
I’ve been feeling pretty uncertain after losing Nick Foles, but you make a lot of good points and your fire has me feeling hyped again for this game instead of dreading it (which isn’t a great way to feel about a homecoming game). Matt Scott has greatly improved his accuracy. Last year each time he stepped on the field I’d cringe because he couldn’t throw a pass for more than 10 yards. When he tried it was so far off all you could guess is he needed some strong prescription glasses. Now he can throw the ball and is a true dual threat QB, if our opponents don’t respect that I believe we can really capitalize on it.
Have you all lost your minds?
Am I blind, deaf, and dumb or did we just beat arguably the worst team in College football last Saturday? And now proclamations of Matt Scott’s seamless transition in to the starting role as Arizona’s BMOC???
This is absurdity as its finest. Ludicrous I tell you. Did anyone notice that in his attempt to play pocker passer Saturday, he almost literally became a rock? He just stood there and got sacked five times…. I thought this guy could run? What’s he doing in there? Move. I understand he was checking down receivers and making all his reads, but that’s all he did. Call me crazy, but can he not do both? Be a pocket passer that feels the pressure and reacts to it appropriately in the natural flow of the game – sort of like that one Colt guy?
I’m not even close to being sold on Matt yet. Especially when all he did was manage to win. NEWS FLASH: We don’t win tough games with managers. Lead that football team to victory in the face of defeat like your predecessor. Try that for starters.
by California Cat on Oct 20, 2010 11:22 PM PDT reply actions
Thank you.
Matt Scott doesn’t see the field well, and he can’t make decisions. So many times he just stands there, paralyzed, waiting for the sack because he can’t figure out what he should do.
When he does finally make decisions, he makes far too many bad ones because he just doesn’t see the field well and he processes things far too slowly. He decides to try for a run at the last second for a three yard gain when there are wide open receivers down field. He decides to throw into double coverage when he’s got a wide open running lane for a first down.
That was Matt Scott last year, and he didn’t look any better in that regard on Saturday. I don’t care how fast he is. His performance on the field suggests Matt Scott is not a very good quarterback. There is no reason to think differently right now.
Look, nobody is saying Matt Scott is the greatest player on the roster. Simply that he is much better than he is perceived to be, and that there is no need to dampen the high expectations we all have for this season. Let’s go over it again.
-Scott brings his speed to the table, and forces the opposing defenses to prepare for that.
-The RB corps can and will step up in support of him.
-The WR corps will make Scott’s job a lot easier.
-The defense can and will win games if the offense is having a bad day. ‘Sunshine’ would be the first to tell you that. Yup, I’m gonna say it. “Defense wins championships.”
As for Scott standing in the pocket too long, never you mind. Frank Scelfo is a QB guru. He has already made dramatic improvements to Scott’s game. It’s a safe bet he’ll be working with Matt on how long to wait before taking off for a first down.
Now, go get your red shirt, a Sonoran dog, and prep your voice for some screaming. Ignore the negative commentary that is surely coming in the next few days. Washington is coming to Tucson, and it’s time to support your Wildcats!
Patrick Evans (uofafanatic)
i am of a wait and see position
Scott has to prove it on the field. While he didn’t do any damage last week, they were playing “argueably” the worst team in the conference. I didn’t see anything that gave me that warm cozy feeling that all is well. Now that he’s “the man” and has a week to prep with the coaches and the 1st team, we’ll see. I’m just not gonna get my expectations too high until I see some actual production and execution.
I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused....
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