And why?
Garbers is cleared for practice/play. We don't know anything else about his arm strength, his reactions/reads, etc. Hopefully the coaches do by Friday. So yeah, evaluation during practice seems to be the only logical way to go.oskidunker said:
Garbers if he has looked better than Modster in practice.
BearGreg said:
And why?
Whoever is the best during practice this week.....BearGreg said:
And why?
KoreAmBear said:
I like Modster with our "new" offense under center. Good for him, good for Brown, good for the tight end blocking schemes. If Garbers is in, we are right back to RPO multiple packages. Let's just continue to do what's working for now yes?
Our RPO seemed to be easy to defend esp on the mesh point. The QB never kept it on the mesh. We usually have designed QB runs or Garbers would run when plays would break down.HungryCalBear said:KoreAmBear said:
I like Modster with our "new" offense under center. Good for him, good for Brown, good for the tight end blocking schemes. If Garbers is in, we are right back to RPO multiple packages. Let's just continue to do what's working for now yes?
I agree with this. Our RPO never seem to execute consistently even with Garbers on his good days. I'd move forward building on what started last week, with Modster and the "new" offense system.
KoreAmBear said:
I like Modster with our "new" offense under center. Good for him, good for Brown, good for the tight end blocking schemes. If Garbers is in, we are right back to RPO multiple packages. Let's just continue to do what's working for now yes?
KoreAmBear said:
I like Modster with our "new" offense under center. Good for him, good for Brown, good for the tight end blocking schemes. If Garbers is in, we are right back to RPO multiple packages. Let's just continue to do what's working for now yes?
Completely agree with this AND Modster has shown an ability to throw a deep ball more often than not.KoreAmBear said:
I like Modster with our "new" offense under center. Good for him, good for Brown, good for the tight end blocking schemes. If Garbers is in, we are right back to RPO multiple packages. Let's just continue to do what's working for now yes?
Username checks outKlindergoff said:
Cal should alternate QBs mid-drive. Therefore, the Bears should start Chavon Garbster.
BearGreg said:
And why?
MathTeacherMike said:
Is this a trick question?
Should we start the quarterback that just threw 4 touchdown passes, led the offense to its highest point total this season against a team that was favored by 7.5 points - or - start the quarterback coming off an injured shoulder who hasn't played in 6 weeks and, with the exception one one game, been extremely ineffective over the last year?
Honestly, it doesn't really matter because we are not facing the Wazoo defense, so I'm not confident any of our quarterbacks will look particularly good.
I agree that it is better to bring CG in to replace an ineffective Modster = no QB controversy.Hail2Calif said:KoreAmBear said:
I like Modster with our "new" offense under center. Good for him, good for Brown, good for the tight end blocking schemes. If Garbers is in, we are right back to RPO multiple packages. Let's just continue to do what's working for now yes?
I agree. The O has been practicing this way for 5-6 weeks now and it seemed to come together on Saturday (albeit against WSU). If one of the most notable tweaks was a substantial reduction/elimination of the RPO element - is Garbers really going to run with no restriction (coaching/physical/mental) after his last play was a run?
Timing on the deeper balls seems to be improving as well (a lot of people have noted DM missed a wide-open receiver for a TD when under pressure - but he hit Crawford and Duncan early on big pass plays and had another potential big gainer hitting Clark in stride but for a drop).
It's a tough call. Neither has a huge body of work (or one could say each of their total body of work is not impressive) yet both of their most recent "full game starts" were by far their best individual performances.
If it were me, short of CLEAR separation by Garbers in practice, I'd start Modster on a fairly short leash.
If CG comes in for an ineffective DM, his entrance will generate a lot of goodwill and boost energy.
If we have to replace a rusty CG with DM, it creates the oh so enjoyable QB controversy
Yes and no. I also don't want the coaches to think they can't try somebody else for 2-3 series and then even switch back. This probably wouldn't be a good every-game strategy, but I don't think it hurts now and then.HungryCalBear said:
Whoever it is I hope coaches commit to one QB for a while and not keeping him on a leash. Don't want a repeat of last year constant swapping.
72CalBear said:
Today Wilcox "hinted" it might be in fact Chase. He grinned and said he would announce Saturday?
BearsBowl said:
I believe Garbers will start.
My belief in founded in two observations. First, given Wilcox caution, if Garbers is "healthy", then he is good to go on Saturday. Second, Garbers showed in the Mississippi game he can make all the throws all over the field when given the freedom to make those throws- particularly over the middle. In the OSU game and the WSU games ALL Modster's passes were completed down the sideline.
Garbers beat the Toejams last year with his running.....I think he comes through both running and passing this year.
p.s. If memory servees me right, most of Modster's passes vs. us two years ago were fly patterns, flags or outs.