tigerswood
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bruh, we've got more than one offseason of tape on Hinton
Isn't his game tape pretty good? I.e. better than Wolford's was before last year?
bruh, we've got more than one offseason of tape on Hinton
bruh, we've got more than one offseason of tape on Hinton
Isn't his game tape pretty good? I.e. better than Wolford's was before last year?
The good thing, in my opinion, is that we'll likely look to throw downfield more due to Hinton having a stronger arm than Wolford, and apparently being more accurate (comparatively) in that regard than on the shorter throws. Teams will have to respect the deep ball to Washington, Dortch, etc., which will open up running lanes for Hinton and the RBs.
I'm completely fine with Hinton being 13-24 (around his career completion %) in a game if it's for 250 yds, with another 100 on the ground.
Probably marginally, but the idea was that Hinton was better suited to run the offense at the time because he could escape pressure and create more easily with his feet. With a really good offensive line, I'd prefer a QB like Wolford who's really accurate and can create with the run when he needs to. I think Hinton will be good for us this year if he can stay healthy, but being worried about his passing accuracy isn't a farfetched concern. With him at QB we will utilize the run a lot more - which isn't necessarily bad since we have him, Carney, Colburn, and Beal - but we have some really top notch receivers that we need to get the ball to regularly.
Yeah the only issue I have with this is that it sounds like our offense from years prior to last year. Last year we finally had a good oline and a QB that could utilize that time to make good RPO decisions, with a lot of those throws coming on crossing routes and slants up the middle (short and intermediate passes, not a strength of Hinton's) and let the receiver create by anticipating when they'd be open before they were open - plus leading them into easy YAC with a good pass in front of them. Running and deep balls sounds way too similar to our offense before it got really good last year, main difference being our running game will be SIGNIFICANTLY stronger than those years.
Hinton's skill will continue to be questioned until he can routinely make high school level passes.
Ehh, I complained often, as did others on here, that we never threw the ball more than 10 yards downfield for what seemed like years, until last year. That was primarily a product of the line being unable to protect a QB to allow any sort of deep route to develop.
Good argument, but let's remember that before we scored at all it was 28-0 Clemson late in the second half and Clemson was substituting liberally. Stats are stats, but not all stats are equal, if you follow me.I'm more worried about Newman getting injured than Hinton. I really don't want to burn Hartman's redshirt.
So Hinton had more rushing yards than Lamar Jackson and threw for as many TDs as Jackson and Hurts and only fewer than Dungey and Finley. He was only behind Jackson, Dungey, and Finley in total yards.
And that was his only start last season.
+1, Ph, with Brenden Clark coming in '19, it's OK if Hartman plays. Red shirt him and have him as a backup in '20.When the O-line was young and inexperienced, Hinton was pretty good at turning "run for your life" into a decent QB run for positive yards. With the mature, experienced O-line, that won't be necessary. QB runs should be a part of the playbook, but by design, not necessity. That is, QB run when the Wake play caller wants the QB run, or the read in the RPO makes that the best option.
The concern is that the heart of the RPO is the ability of the QB to read the D, and, as noted above, to hit the 5-7 yard pass either over the middle or outside with a receiver relatively free in space.
There may also be some concern about Hinton's preferences in the plays and whether that will influence his reading defenses. It seems he may have the QB run as his preferred option. That may not be good for his long term health. With Wolford last season it was pretty clear that QB run was last on the list. He would run when it was obvious that the defense was concentrating on stopping the pass and the RB run out of the RPO.
That's a pretty different critique from "he can't hit high-school level passes." Unless that was sarcasm?PH's jump circle defense of Hinton would make any dukie proud. Hinton has yet to show consistency hitting screens, slants and other routine routes. Until he can get it right, the rpo offense will be compromised. Its not a slam on the kid and its not anyone calling for him to be benched. Not yet at least. This is his 4h year in the program. Time to fine tune his game.