Quarterback Depth Chart

[EifertPower]

I'm curious as to why we haven't seen more of Hendrix this year. He's a not little freshman anymore and he's had ample time to learn the offense and he is a legitimate threat to run the ball at QB.

This is what really baffles me. Let's rewind toward the end of the 2011 season where it was clear that Tommy Rees was not producing and hurting the team, particularly with his turnovers. Hendrix kept gaining ground on him and was sprinkled in a for some players in the various games. In fact, in the Stanford game, things got so bad for Tommy that he actually got pulled from the game in favor of Hendrix. Hendrix gave the team a spark and life and made some great plays and then a some bad decisions as well. We all thought at the point Hendrix had overtaken Rees on the depth chart. Kelly insists that Rees is our QB and starts him for the bowl game against Florida State and Rees puts together a dismal performance and we lose to Florida State.

Over the course of the next summer, Golson emerges and beats everyone out at QB.

So what i don't understand is that now that Golson is out of the mix, why Hendrix isn't being given any chances.

 

[jspags10pg]

He played a few plays against Temple and didn't look very good at all. I think he could have a decent place in the offense (kind of like Blake Bell had last year for Oklahoma) but he isn't better than Rees in my opinion.

 

[Irish Insanity]

He plays like he's a freshman. Just sayin

 

[IrishFan4L]

U can't base his play on 5-6 snaps @ the end of a ball game but as far as you saying you don't think he's as good as Tommy in your opinion I respect your opinion. I just think that Hendrix could make up more with his legs then then what he would do wrong throwing the ball.

 

[irishfan]

I'd like to see him used inside the 10. Our RZ offense is so **** poor.

 

[IrishFaninTX]

Since 2011, what has he shown that hints he deserves a chance to start? We don't see practices, only Kelly can gather information from practices and the one time we saw him in the game this season, he looked horrible. Tommy didn't have a great game yesterday but he made some key plays when he needed to (TJ's TD pass was a thing of beauty as well as all of the Corey Robinson catches) and he had no turnovers. Granted, there were a couple early in the game that could have been picked. I'm glad to see Kelly having more confidence in him throwing the ball down the field. Is he going to hit them all? No but he is hitting a lot more than he used to and just enough to keep the defense honest. But I would like for Kelly (or Tommy) to stop throwing the ball 30 yards on 3rd and 1.

 

[IrishFan4L]

I'm not content with our qb play just getting by yes he made some good plays yesterday but it wasn't nothing special. The competition hasn't been good & he's just doing enough to win. Yes I agree a win is a win but we shouldn't be playing not to lose, with the talent we have we should've kicked there ***.

 

[PANDFAN]

how many threads of this **** exist already??? tommy sucks blah blah ....we wouldn't be 3-1 without him..he has been soooooo far from the problem...why can't people get this out of their minds....the guy has thrown the most yards vs fbs schools, 12th in total passing yards, 17th in td's thrown and he hasn't been a turnover machine..the guy gets **** on for not throwing the deep ball and then all of a sudden we start doing that it's "why don;t we do more intermediate routes"? how about get a damn running game so he doesn't have to do it himself

 

[enrico514]

Would like to see Hendrix in short yardage situations instead of TR passing on 3rd and short.

 

[ickythump1225]

The same people calling for Hendrix this year were the ones last year pleading for Tommy Rees.

 

[aubeirish]

how many threads of this **** exist already??? tommy sucks blah blah ....we wouldn't be 3-1 without him..he has been soooooo far from the problem...why can't people get this out of their minds....the guy has thrown the most yards vs fbs schools, 12th in total passing yards, 17th in td's thrown and he hasn't been a turnover machine..the guy gets **** on for not throwing the deep ball and then all of a sudden we start doing that it's "why don;t we do more intermediate routes"? how about get a damn running game so he doesn't have to do it himself

^^This. Tommy has been stellar so far. Our play calling is just so predictable. Hard for anybody to do well when the opponent knows exactly what will happen. Boy, Tommy would be so fun to watch play if he could get a Mike Leach playbook. He reads the entire field and makes the right call most of the time. He would rack some serious number in a similar set. It's too late for that though. I think we need to increase the tempo and get a little more creative with our personnel.

 

[IrishFan4L]

The same people calling for Hendrix this year were the ones last year pleading for Tommy Rees.

Who the hell was calling for Tommy last year all I remember is people booing him when he got in! Our offense isn't the same when we have a qb that can run, it would be a completely different offense with Hendrix or Zaire our offense is built for those type of QBs not ones with steel boots on there feet.

 

[ickythump1225]

Who the hell was calling for Tommy last year all I remember is people booing him when he got in! Our offense isn't the same when we have a qb that can run, it would be a completely different offense with Hendrix or Zaire our offense is built for those type of QBs not ones with steel boots on there feet.

You clearly didn't frequent the game threads last year if you don't think anyone called for Tommy at any point last year.

 

[Kak7304]

Would like to see Hendrix in short yardage situations instead of TR passing on 3rd and short.

I thought one of our biggest complaints was telegraphing plays because of personnel groupings?

 

[FearTheBeard]

Tommy is the man

 

[enrico514]

I thought one of our biggest complaints was telegraphing plays because of personnel groupings?

Telegraphing... you must mean TR with an empty backfield on 3rd and short!

 

[IrishFan4L]

You clearly didn't frequent the game threads last year if you don't think anyone called for Tommy at any point last year.

Your absolutely right I didn't monitor these threads I apologize for taking your quote out of context, but there is no way in hell we would have went undefeated last year with Tommy. I honestly think Hendrix or Zaire could do close to the things Golson did last year. The only playing time any of those 2 had was in the blue & gold game & at the time I thought Zaire "I apologize if I'm spelling his name wrong" played just as good as any. I think sometimes they don't want to give anybody else a chance in fear of controversy, not just this year but next when Golson returns.

 

[GoIrish41]

QB play didn't make us go undefeated last year, the defense did. Rees is playing well this year -- much better than I expected him to. He isn't the reason why this team is underperforming.

 

[IrishFan4L]

QB play didn't make us go undefeated last year, the defense did. Rees is playing well this year -- much better than I expected him to. He isn't the reason why this team is underperforming.

I didn't mean that's why we went undefeated but if Tommy had been back there last year there is no way they go undefeated there would have been a ton more pics & 3 & outs.

 

[irishandy]

QB play didn't make us go undefeated last year, the defense did. Rees is playing well this year -- much better than I expected him to. He isn't the reason why this team is underperforming.

You could not have said this better, without our defense last year we wouldn't have gone 12-0. The type of QB that Golson is, is the type of QB that turns the wheels for our offense, and this year Rees doesn't have the 1-2 running punch of Theo & Cierre and our TE is blocking instead of a go-to guy.

 

[woolybug25]

I vote that the next person that creates a "Tommy sucks" thread be permanently banned.

 

[IrishFan4L]

You could not have said this better, without our defense last year we wouldn't have gone 12-0. The type of QB that Golson is, is the type of QB that turns the wheels for our offense, and this year Rees doesn't have the 1-2 running punch of Theo & Cierre and our TE is blocking instead of a go-to guy.

Have you never seen an offense lose you a game if Tommy would have played all 12 games last year you would've seen it plenty.

 

[irishandy]

Have you never seen an offense lose you a game if Tommy would have played all 12 games last year you would've seen it plenty.

Where's the love for Tommy? You make it sound like we would've gone 6-6 last year if Tommy was our starter last year.

 

[kmoose]

it would be a completely different offense with Hendrix or Zaire our offense is built for those type of QBs not ones with steel boots on there feet.

you're right. It would be a completely different offense, and a completely different team, for that matter. I'm guessing it would be a 2-2 team, at best; but probably more like a 1-3 team.

 

[IrishFan4L]

Where's the love for Tommy? You make it sound like we would've gone 6-6 last year if Tommy was our starter last year.

I don't think 6-6 but you can't argue another 8-5 season would have been most likely.

 

[kmoose]

I think sometimes they don't want to give anybody else a chance in fear of controversy, not just this year but next when Golson returns.

Give the man a prize!! It's true, the coaches would rather take a chance on losing a game(and risk their job in the process)by starting one particular guy, than to have some kind of division (outside of the program) on who should be the starting QB.

 

[Buster Bluth]

I don't think 6-6 but you can't argue another 8-5 season would have been most likely.

Considering that he did the heavy lifting in the close games (Purdue, Stanford, BYU), I'm not sure what games he would have lost.

 

[irishandy]

Considering that he did the heavy lifting in the close games (Purdue, Stanford, BYU), I'm not sure what games he would have lost.

Agreed, Tommy was a great relief QB last year and with 6 turnovers against Michigan I expected to score more than 13 points.

 

[IrishFan4L]

you're right. It would be a completely different offense, and a completely different team, for that matter. I'm guessing it would be a 2-2 team, at best; but probably more like a 1-3 team.

I'm sorry but Hendrix or Zaire are not that far behind Tommy you act like he's a top QB in college football. He's a 8-5 qb at best who might squeak out a extra win bc we have more athletes around him. Tommy damn near couldn't put up enough points to beat Temple, Purdue, or Michigan State the other 2 have just as good as shot as he did at winning if not our QB recruiting needs to pick it up!

 

[GoIrish41]

I'm sorry but Hendrix or Zaire are not that far behind Tommy you act like he's a top QB in college football. He's a 8-5 qb at best who might squeak out a extra win bc we have more athletes around him. Tommy damn near couldn't put up enough points to beat Temple, Purdue, or Michigan State the other 2 have just as good as shot as he did at winning if not our QB recruiting needs to pick it up!

We won those games, and that is the only stat that means anything.