November 30, 201510 yr To those of you who fail to see the talent this young man has I wish for you better judgement. It is disappointing to see this coaching staff treat this young man as they have for several years. I hope they don't do the same to Drew Barker who has demonstrated some ability but far less maturity. I have been a UK football fan for almost 60 years and I was truly hopeful when Stoops was the hire to replace Joker. That hope is gone after I have seen the way he has handled the program. Yes, we have a major league facility and the recruiting has been better but the overall program administration has been a disaster including the inability to game plan and to make in game adjustments. You might want to change your name to bluegoggles. Towles didn't play well this year. It wasn't all on his teammates. Now that he's bowed out gracefully, he's better now than when he was part of the program. That's some quick revisionist history right there. I understand why some of you take it personally. I totally get it.
November 30, 201510 yr Based on your username, you've watched him for years. Please educate us on the abundance of talent. We already have "He's big" and "He's got a strong arm" covered. What else? Not a big deal to me one way or the other. I like Patrick Towles and think he is a great person. He didn't have a great year at Kentucky but he does have the physical tools to be successful. But it takes more than the physical tools. Here is what one website listed as his NFL potential before the season: In terms of size and arm talent, Towles reminds me of a young Sean Mannion, the reigning Pac-12 career passing champion and a 2015 third round selection of the St. Louis Rams. Like the 6-foot-6, 230-pound Mannion, Towles looks the part of an NFL quarterback with prototypical height, broad shoulders and evenly distributed muscle mass. Also like Mannion, Towles' best success comes on bucket throws to the outside, demonstrating the touch, trajectory and ball placement to defeat press coverage on intermediate and deep fade routes and occasional deep posts. Also like Mannion, however, Towles sprays the ball when he doesn't have the leg room to step into throws, raising concerns about arm strength and true accuracy. Both players possess an elongated delivery that give defenders an extra split second warning of where the ball will be headed. One important distinction between Towles and Mannion, however is pure athleticism. Despite Towles' size, he is surprisingly athletic, rushing for 305 yards and six touchdowns a year ago. Some of this production is scheme related as the Wildcats often call read-option plays. Also, Towles is very willing to leave the pocket when he senses it collapsing to get what he can. He's faster and more agile than he looks but must do a better job of keeping his eyes downfield to exhaust passing opportunities rather than simply scrambling. It is scouts' hope that improvement in this area (and several others) will come with more experience. Draft: QB Patrick Towles, Kentucky could surprise NFL scouts - CBSSports.com
November 30, 201510 yr WalterFootball.com: 2016 NFL Draft: Quarterback Rankings And this one still has him listed as the 8th ranked QB for the 2016 NFL draft but says he should stay for his senior year :lol2:
November 30, 201510 yr I don't take it personally; I have watched him for a number of years and some of what you say is correct. Some is not. His happy feet as you refer to his foot movement has caused a lot of comment from the experts and some is justified. What is not is the play calling that consistently put UK in third and long. Let's see. Run on 1st, run on 2nd and then throw. Pretty much over and over again. The let's throw and hit the receiver in the hands and oops it is dropped. Over and over again. Then, on the few occasions it is caught bring it back for offensive holding. Then there is the confidence building press conferences from Coach Stoops and the OC's. Back to basics; when Patrick chose to run he showed good mobility. His passing accuracy was definitely improved but the consistent drops skewered the statistics. Yes sports fans I watched every game AND HE COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER. PATRICK WAS NOT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS UK TEAM; UNFORTUNATELY HE WASN'T THE SOLUTION EITHER.
November 30, 201510 yr Regarding running on first down: UK passed on first down more than any other SEC team.
November 30, 201510 yr Pat has the tools, he'll get a shot. That's all he can expect. I'm hoping it works out great for both him and UK.
November 30, 201510 yr I don't take it personally; I have watched him for a number of years and some of what you say is correct. Some is not. His happy feet as you refer to his foot movement has caused a lot of comment from the experts and some is justified. What is not is the play calling that consistently put UK in third and long. Let's see. Run on 1st, run on 2nd and then throw. Pretty much over and over again. The let's throw and hit the receiver in the hands and oops it is dropped. Over and over again. Then, on the few occasions it is caught bring it back for offensive holding. Then there is the confidence building press conferences from Coach Stoops and the OC's. Back to basics; when Patrick chose to run he showed good mobility. His passing accuracy was definitely improved but the consistent drops skewered the statistics. Yes sports fans I watched every game AND HE COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER. PATRICK WAS NOT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS UK TEAM; UNFORTUNATELY HE WASN'T THE SOLUTION EITHER. If that's directed at me, it's misguided. I've said in this forum many times that I thought he needed to use his legs more.
November 30, 201510 yr Regarding running on first down: UK passed on first down more than any other SEC team. I'd like to see those stats. Silly stats.
November 30, 201510 yr I'd like to see those stats. Silly stats. Looking. It was on Twitter because someone said what Bluebird said about always running on first down. UK was #1 in passes on first down. I think Bama and LSU were last.
November 30, 201510 yr I wish Towles nothing but the best. I don't feel he's an SEC caliber QB, but I hope he's successful wherever he ends up.
November 30, 201510 yr I wish Towles nothing but the best. I don't feel he's an SEC caliber QB' date=' but I hope he's successful wherever he ends up.[/quote'] Do you think Drew is a considerable upgrade and that the UK QB position is now much better than it was a week ago now?
November 30, 201510 yr Regarding running on first down: UK passed on first down more than any other SEC team. Interesting, I think UK ran the ball right at 60% of the time on first down.
November 30, 201510 yr Interesting, I think UK ran the ball right at 60% of the time on first down. I can't find the tweet but I seem to remember them passing in the 40% to 44% range on 1st down so that's in line with your thinking. I think Bama was about 27%.
November 30, 201510 yr Do you think Drew is a considerable upgrade and that the UK QB position is now much better than it was a week ago now? Nobody can say Barker is better than Towles based on what we've seen of him so far. Barker wasn't very good either.
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