Jag-at-War
Well-Known Member
Great analysis on Skelton. He is indeed limited in the passing game to the detriment of the offense. SU has an abundance of offensive weapons as Lampley (3rd String QB) clearly demonstrated. Skelton is a "run first" QB and SU has never won with that type of QB. This is one of the many reasons that Odums has never been a fan favorite. With consistency, Lampley could lead us to the championship. But of course now we need UAPB to lose twice and we must run the table. As well, I hope Valley can correct it QB dilemma and have a successful season. I'm pulling for ya.There are a couple of seasons worth of film on Skelton for SU alums to come to this conclusion.
As previously stated, Valley knows the feeling of a coach that is too stubborn to change from an athlete playing QB and it costs them whatever few fans were willing to stomach supporting them after the JSU choke job (ZERO points against Grambling and ASU. Not one point).
I've said this on podcasts regarding Skelton and I'll stick with it. Your typical Skelton stat line is something like 12-30 for 150 yards and 1-2 TDs to go along with 50-100 yards rushings and 1-2 TDs. There is a ceiling that you will have with a QB like Skelton where as a QB like Lampley went 20-33 for 238 yards and 2 TDs opens up the field (he also had 3 INTs which hurt them badly but he also got them back in the game (Side note: UAPB experienced the same thing letting Patrick walk for Perry who went 22/37 for 223 yards along with 58 yards rushing (a true DT QB)). Again going back to Valley, every team after Alcorn knew that our QB wasnt capable of consistently throwing the ball 20-25 yards down the field so they just packed the box covered the underneath routes. That is what's gonna happen to SU as well going forward if Skelton is the QB. I would be inclined to pick teams like JSU or PV over SU IF Skelton were the QB but would trust them more if Lampley were the QB