I would like to see someone breakdown the differences between Coker/Morris/Bateman. I get the feeling we could win with either of the 3. My assessment is that Coker has biggest ability to stretch the field but doesn't look fluid in his mechanics and overall just looks like a guy who has not played a lot of reps as a starter even going back to high school. Morris looks to be the proverbial game manager field general type but the least mobile in the pocket not much of a threat to run. Bateman in looking back at some of his high school videos could actually be the most athletic of the 3. He and Morris both show their experience from starting so many games in high school. Is it fair to say he is a blend of Coker and Morris?
Early in the season I can see where we might want someone like Morris to manage the team until we find out how solid our defense really is. But as the season progresses we are going to need some play making ability at the position which would lead you more in the direction of Bateman or Coker, imo.
Given that both Morris and Bateman both have multiple years of eligibility remaining I think you go with the one that has the most upside. Otherwise if you go with Coker you might end up playing Barnett a year earlier than you want to, aka next year.
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If I was going to compare it would be like this:
Coker is like Ben roethlisberger and Brett farve. A gunslinger with a powerful arm, but will throw one or two picks per game and will throw 3 to 4 Tds per game. That's fine as long as our defense is legit, but my main concern is if he can let a terrible mistake go like Ben and Brett in which it doesn't affect the next series.
Morris is gmac 2.0. He is not as gifted with loads of talent like our other qbs but he is the most comfortable and consistent out of the bunch. I would expect him to be the type that can get short to intermediate yards but will need help from the receivers to get beyond that.
Bateman is the fastest on his feet out of the three but I would say he is the clipboard holder this year. I feel that it would be safer to rely on either Coker's talent or Morris's consistency as a second option than rely on Bateman.
The reports yesterday are mostly Coker and Morris, but depending on who you ask your going to get a different viewpoint on which did better. For example, I knew 8 people who went and 5 said Coker was better and 3 said Morris. They said that everyone else was a decent gap behind them. Then when I get on this board it's almost unanimous that Morris did better. So really we don't know and won't know until probably September 3rd on Hey Coach