{"id":8705,"date":"2016-07-18T22:34:57","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T02:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8705"},"modified":"2016-07-18T22:34:57","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T02:34:57","slug":"a-tale-of-two-quarterbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8705","title":{"rendered":"A Tale of Two Quarterbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JMU-STFPresenting two separate four game stretches for two different quarterbacks.<\/p>\n

Quarterback A<\/strong><\/p>\n

73 completions in 148 attempts for 978 yards, with 7 TDs, and 5 INTs<\/p>\n

64 rushes for 341 yards and 2 TDs<\/p>\n

That works out to a 49% completion rate with 6.6 yards per attempt passing,\u00a0and 5.3 yards per carry rushing.<\/p>\n

Quartrack B<\/strong><\/p>\n

62 completions in 100 attempts for 732 yards, with 6 TDs, and 1 INT<\/p>\n

65 rushes for 219 yards and 3 TDs<\/p>\n

That works out to a 62% completion rate with 7.3 yards per attempt passing, and 3.4 yards per carry rushing.<\/p>\n

You obviously can’t say which player is better based on this small sample size. A few things stand out though.\u00a0Quarterback B has a much better completion percentage and far fewer interceptions. Quarterback A has a much better yards per carry rushing the ball.<\/p>\n

Quarterback A is Vad Lee in his first four games as a starter for JMU. Quarterback B is Bryan Schor in his first four games as a starter at JMU. And before you start picking this apart, I understand Lee’s first game was against Maryland, an FBS team. He also got to beat up on two out of conference patsies in St. Francis and Lehigh. Schor played 3 conference games and a playoff game. This isn’t supposed to be a perfect comparison. I just thought it was interesting.<\/p>\n

My point is not that Schor is equal to or better than Lee. Vad pretty much took off after those first four games and played some of the best football by a quarterback in the history of the JMU program. My point is that the book wasn’t closed on Lee after his first four starts, and it shouldn’t be closed on Schor either.<\/p>\n

The common refrain of most JMU fans this offseason is that the Dukes need better quarterback play. It’s crazy that\u00a0QB play concerns most fans more than a defense that surrendered 46 touchdowns last year does, but it’s also probably true. JMU does need better play at QB than it got in the final four games last year. Schor\u00a0was by no means bad, but he didn’t command the offense effectively enough to overcome for the defense’s deficiencies. And if you watched the games, it was clear that he struggled with some of the reads in the option. Go back and watch the first half against Lehigh in 2014 though and tell me how great Vad looked. It wasn’t pretty.<\/p>\n

We’re all excited that Connor Mitch transferred to JMU from the SEC. He’s got plenty of raw talent and potential to succeed with the Dukes. But so does Schor. He might not win the starting job, but he might. He didn’t light the world on fire in relief of Vad last season. But he did pretty well. And it was only four games. There’s no reason he can’t improve drastically. Vad certainly did.<\/p>\n