Badgers Football 2019

[MrTPlush]

Mentioning how young they are made me think and go back to check how many sacks from last year are from players returning...4.5 Sacks. 1 from Loudermilk, 1 for Henningsen, and 2.5 from Zack Braun. Yikes. Tackles for losses is a similar story. I get to some degree the positions these individuals played helped that pad stats in these categories...but one can't ignore replacing Edwards/Van Ginkel is going to be a lofty task. Zack Braun is a big deal for the defense just because he is the one productive holdover from last year.

 

I guess the one positive is all that young talent got to play a ton last year so their experience is a little better than typical. Obviously you would like a bit more experience on the defense, but the offense is very experienced. 4 upperclassmen at WR, line is very experienced overall, Ferguson is a great TE, and obviously Taylor at RB. Outside of knocking potential QB problems the only other real concern might be RB depth I guess?

[LouisEly]

The tackling by last year's secondary was the worst I could ever remember out of a Badger defense. Frankly, the tackling from the defensive backs looked to be at the same woeful level as most NFL teams. Hopefully that won't be a yearly occurrence in the "NFL defense" that Leonhard had brought to Madison.

Well, considering that all but five of them were freshmen and all but two of them underclassmen, yeah, that's about what I'd expect.

[wildcat83]

Excited to see some football that counts, and now a weather delay. Sounds like we will see some football within the hour.

[wildcat83]

Looked like Cephus was in on the 3rd play of the game.

 

And now comes up with the first catch of the game... involved early. Apparently he was accurate with his claims of being in great shape. He didn’t have a ton of days of practice, but apparently game ready.

 

I don’t view South Florida as a cupcake, and that was a very impressive opening drive.

[yourout]

Coan seems to have mastered the over throw.

Has missed cephas twice.

[stoutdude04]

Coan should probably hit wide open guys for TDs.

[PinaMadness]

Coan seems to have mastered the over throw.

Has missed cephas twice.

He joins a long list of Badgers quarterbacks.

[stoutdude04]

Super early, I know. Already tired of Coan.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Coan looks Hornibrook-level bad. So sick of this crap ... having a playoff-level team, but can't find a competent QB.

[pacopete4]

Coan looks Hornibrook-level bad. So sick of this crap ... having a playoff-level team, but can't find a competent QB.

 

Well, they have one of the better QB recruits in the nation riding the pines because they couldn’t get him “ready” enough to play. Frustrating to say the least.

[PinaMadness]

Fat guy touchdown!

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Coan looks Hornibrook-level bad. So sick of this crap ... having a playoff-level team, but can't find a competent QB.

 

Well, they have one of the better QB recruits in the nation riding the pines because they couldn’t get him “ready” enough to play. Frustrating to say the least.

 

Could a "not ready" Mertz possibly be worse than what we're seeing from Coan right now? I say sink or swim with the young guy. Not gonna go anywhere with a Junior who can't play.

[PinaMadness]

Coan looks Hornibrook-level bad. So sick of this crap ... having a playoff-level team, but can't find a competent QB.

In other words, he's your run of the mill Badgers quarterback.

[pacopete4]

Coan looks Hornibrook-level bad. So sick of this crap ... having a playoff-level team, but can't find a competent QB.

 

Well, they have one of the better QB recruits in the nation riding the pines because they couldn’t get him “ready” enough to play. Frustrating to say the least.

 

Could a "not ready" Mertz possibly be worse than what we're seeing from Coan right now? I say sink or swim with the young guy. Not gonna go anywhere with a Junior who can't play.

 

I totally agree with you.

[PinaMadness]

Coan looks Hornibrook-level bad. So sick of this crap ... having a playoff-level team, but can't find a competent QB.

I had to check if Florida State is even ranked. Not to my surprise, they're not.

[PinaMadness]

Kerwin Bell gets 100 times more camera time than their actual head coach.

[PeaveyFury]

Kerwin Bell gets 100 times more camera time than their actual head coach.

 

I'm glad someone else mentioned this too. I thought Bell was the HC, until they mentioned Charlie Strong as almost an afterthought.

[stoutdude04]

Coan looks Hornibrook-level bad. So sick of this crap ... having a playoff-level team, but can't find a competent QB.

I had to check if Florida State is even ranked. Not to my surprise, they're not.

 

Did you also notice that Hornibrook is like 3rd string?

[PeaveyFury]

I think we've become a bit spoiled as football fans if we're upset about Coan's performance in that half. I thought he played well, minus the two missed deep balls. Obviously, you hope that deep accuracy comes with more than 1 quarter of football under your belt in the season, but he played accurate, smart football overall that half.

[yourout]

Coan looks Hornibrook-level bad. So sick of this crap ... having a playoff-level team, but can't find a competent QB.

I had to check if Florida State is even ranked. Not to my surprise, they're not.

 

Did you also notice that Hornibrook is like 3rd string?

 

I seriously doubt there was another P5 Conference team that he could start for other than the Badgers.

[yourout]

I think we've become a bit spoiled as football fans if we're upset about Coan's performance in that half. I thought he played well, minus the two missed deep balls. Obviously, you hope that deep accuracy comes with more than 1 quarter of football under your belt in the season, but he played accurate, smart football overall that half.

He was definitely better as the half progressed.

Kind of like Scott tolzien in delivery of the football.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

I think we've become a bit spoiled as football fans if we're upset about Coan's performance in that half. I thought he played well, minus the two missed deep balls. Obviously, you hope that deep accuracy comes with more than 1 quarter of football under your belt in the season, but he played accurate, smart football overall that half.

 

Got better as they got to the second quarter. He started horribly.

[PeaveyFury]

I think we've become a bit spoiled as football fans if we're upset about Coan's performance in that half. I thought he played well, minus the two missed deep balls. Obviously, you hope that deep accuracy comes with more than 1 quarter of football under your belt in the season, but he played accurate, smart football overall that half.

 

Got better as they got to the second quarter. He started horribly.

 

It WAS the first quarter of the first game of the season, after all...

[DuWayne Steurer]

I think we've become a bit spoiled as football fans if we're upset about Coan's performance in that half. I thought he played well, minus the two missed deep balls. Obviously, you hope that deep accuracy comes with more than 1 quarter of football under your belt in the season, but he played accurate, smart football overall that half.

 

Got better as they got to the second quarter. He started horribly.

 

It WAS the first quarter of the first game of the season, after all...

 

 

I will say this... Coan threw almost 100 passes last year in live-game action, and has been preparing to be the starter. I get the "first game" stuff, but you have to be ready to play. It's not like the dude is a wet behind the ears freshman playing against Alabama.

[owbc]

I will say this... Coan threw almost 100 passes last year in live-game action, and has been preparing to be the starter. I get the "first game" stuff, but you have to be ready to play. It's not like the dude is a wet behind the ears freshman playing against Alabama.

 

There's plenty of sloppy play in weeks 1-2 of the NFL, even with a full preseason.

 

South Florida was supposed to compete in this game, instead Wisconsin is making them look like an FCS team.