Was talking to OC Darrin Hicks yesterday and he said something that has kind of stuck with me. I asked him how he would respond to the criticism of the offense being too conservative and not moving the ball vertically down the field. "I'd say that's a fair criticism," he responded. This got me to thinking....
I think too much football fans, as a whole, value low interception numbers. If you look at all of the all-time great quarterbacks, look at their interception numbers. They're higher than you might think. In fact, I encourage you right now to go season-by-season with Peyton Manning's numbers. In the 15 full seasons he's played, in eight of them he's thrown 14+ interceptions.
Obviously you don't want to be giving the ball away but I think I have a valid point when it comes to RMU and quarterbacking in general. It's okay to turn the ball over. Not every drive can be a methodical 14 play, 80 yard drive. Sometimes you need to attack. I'm hoping in the near future we see the RMU offense take some chances down the field. The risk/reward is well worth it. With teams ready to key on Rameses Owens stretchin the defense out is a good idea.
I heard Phil Simms once say that Bill Parcells told him if he didn't throw two interceptions a game he would be mad. I say go ahead, Luke Brumbaugh, time to air it out.
I think too much football fans, as a whole, value low interception numbers. If you look at all of the all-time great quarterbacks, look at their interception numbers. They're higher than you might think. In fact, I encourage you right now to go season-by-season with Peyton Manning's numbers. In the 15 full seasons he's played, in eight of them he's thrown 14+ interceptions.
Obviously you don't want to be giving the ball away but I think I have a valid point when it comes to RMU and quarterbacking in general. It's okay to turn the ball over. Not every drive can be a methodical 14 play, 80 yard drive. Sometimes you need to attack. I'm hoping in the near future we see the RMU offense take some chances down the field. The risk/reward is well worth it. With teams ready to key on Rameses Owens stretchin the defense out is a good idea.
I heard Phil Simms once say that Bill Parcells told him if he didn't throw two interceptions a game he would be mad. I say go ahead, Luke Brumbaugh, time to air it out.