For QB play, I’m going to concentrate on our time within the ACC since 2004, specializing in fellow members vs. the nation. Full disclaimer: The QB place is an important place in soccer. I’ve debated w/ @DMoney relentlessly relating to our propensity to recruit 3* QB prospects, and/or fringe 4* guys. The information exhibits the elite groups r led by blue chip QBs whether or not from the HS or Switch Portal ranges.
Since 2000:
-16/25* Nat’l Champions had been led by 4*+ composite rated QBs
-22/25 Nationwide Champions had been led by QBs that had been drafted
-11/25 Nat’l Championship groups had been led by 1st Rd QBs
*Composite rankings solely return to 2003, so wasn’t capable of find information for Dorsey, Heupel, & Krenzl, however all 3 had been drafted.
Clearly having a high tier QB makes an enormous distinction for a program, even when stated QB is simply an environment friendly recreation supervisor that’s surrounded by playmakers on each side of the ball.
That brings us to our beloved workforce, The []_[]. As soon as upon a time we had been generally known as QBU w the likes of Kelly, Kosar, Vinny, Walsh, Gino..****, even Scott Covington obtained drafted. Nevertheless, @SCarolina Ibis introduced up a really attention-grabbing factoid: Since 2000, The Univ of Miami has had 2 QBs drafted (Dorsey, & Kaaya), none of which had been within the first 3-rounds.
That, in itself, is an indictment on this system or state of it, which is why it’s going to be a real breath of recent air to see Ward drafted within the 1st (even when he was a 1-yr rental). NEVERTHELESS, even with the futile manufacturing on the QB place, the ? stays, is that the explanation we haven’t obtained at the very least oneACC title?
Let’s study the proof:
1. ACC Championships by faculty since ‘04:
•Clemson – 9
•FSU – 5
•VT – 4
•GT – 1
•WF – 1
•Pitt – 1
2. ACC Championship Recreation Appearances since ‘05
•Clemson – 10
•FSU – 6
•VT – 6
•GT – 4
•WF – 2
•BC – 2
•UNC – 2
•Pitt – 2
•SMU – 1
•UL – 1
•ND – 1*
•UVA – 1
•Duke – 1
•Miami – 1
*ND was a full time member in the course of the COVID season 2020
3. QBs for ACC Championship Groups:
‘04-present there’s been 15 totally different QBs that’s led their groups to the ACC crown:
•Randall (‘04 – VT)
•Weatherford (‘05 – FSU)
•Skinner (‘06 -WF)
•Glennon (‘07 – VT)
•Taylor (‘08 & ‘10 – VT)
•Nesbitt (‘09 – GT)
•Boyd (‘11 – Clemson)
•Manuel (‘12 – FSU)
•Winston (‘13 & ‘14 – FSU)
•Watson (‘15 & ‘16 – Clemson)
•Bryant (‘17 – Clemson)
•Lawrence (‘18, ‘19, & ‘20 – Clemson)
•Pickett (‘21 – Pitt)
•Klubnik (‘22 & ‘24 – Clemson)
•Rodemaker (‘23 – FSU)*
*Took over for the injured Jordan Travis
Out of those 15 QBs:
-6 went undrafted
-2 went within the sixth Rd
-1 went within the fifth Rd
-5 went within the 1st Rd
-1 is TBD
4. Within the toddler phases of ACC growth, 5 of the primary 6 ACC Champions featured UDFA QBs. Sarcastically, from 2004-2009, this additionally coincides w/ our biggest focus of elite expertise drafted to the NFL. Let’s deep dive:
The 6 ACC Champions from ‘04-09 had been:
-VT (29 draft picks: 34% had been in high 3-Rds)
-FSU (29 draft picks: 52% had been in high 3-Rds)
-WF (13 draft picks: 23% had been in high 3-Rds)
-GT (16 draft picks: 44% had been in high 3-Rds)
In comparison with:
-Miami (27 draft picks: 63% had been in high 3-Rds)
Nevertheless, these r simply numbers, proper? Actually the QBs that gained these titles should’ve put up compelling stats, even when they weren’t drafted, appropriate? Let’s study:
-In ‘04 Randall had the next stats:
2,775 whole yrds (55.6%) 24 TDs 9 ints
-In ‘05 Weatherford had the next stats:
3,208 yrds (58.8%) 18 TDs 18 ints
-In ‘06 Skinner had the next stats:
2,051 yrds (65.8%) 9 TDs 5 ints
-In ‘07 Glennon had the next stats:
1796 yrds (60.9%) 12 TDs 5 ints
-In ‘08 Taylor had the next stats:
1774 whole yrds (57.2%) 9 TDs 7 ints
-In ‘09 Nesbitt had the next stats:
2738 whole yrds (46.3%) 28 TDs 5 ints
Comparatively
-In ‘04 Brock Berlin had the next stats :
2,680 yrds (56%) 22 TDS 6 ints
-In ‘05 Kyle Wright had the next stats:
2,403 yrds (58.6%) 19 TDs 10 ints
-In ‘06 Wright obtained injured, so we ran w/ each him & Freeman:
2,527 mixed (57.7%) 16 TDs 15 ints
-In ‘07 Kyle Wright had the next stats:
1,747 yrds (58.5%) 12 TDs 14 ints
-In ‘08 we cut up between Marve & Harris:
2,488 yrds (57.6%) 26 TDs 20 ints
-In ‘09 Jacory Harris had the next stats:
3,352 yrds (59.6%) 25 TDs 17 ints
Now clearly 2006-2008 had been abysmal, however check out the successful QBs of the ACC in 2004, 2005, & 2009; now, evaluate their seasons w/ our QBs stats in stated seasons. Additionally, recall right now we had the best focus of Prime 3-Rd picks in comparison with these applications.
5. OK, let’s neglect successful the **** factor; let’s discuss merely taking part in within the ACCCG. Has it actually been on account of QB-play that we’ve not been capable of safe greater than 1 ACCCG look? Properly, let’s deep dive once more:
The Coastal had 15 totally different QBs play within the CG:
•Vick (‘05 – VT)
•Ball (‘06 – GT)
•Glennon (‘07 – VT)
•Taylor (‘07 & ‘10 – VT)
•Nesbitt (‘09 – GT)
•Thomas (‘11 – VT)
•Washington (‘12 – GT)
•Boone (‘13 – Duke)
•Thomas (‘14 – GT)
•Williams (‘15 – UNC)
•Evans (‘16 – VT)
•Rosier (‘17 – Good Guys)
•Pickett (‘18 & ‘21)
•Perkins (‘19)
•Maye (‘22)
From this tremendous listing of the who’s who of ACC QBs, what if I had been to inform u that solely 3 had been drafted to play QB (Taylor, Pickett, & Maye)
*Logan Thomas was drafted as a TE
10 of those opposing QBs had been UDFAs. Enable me to randomly decide a yr…let’s go 2013. In 2013, Duke was led by Anthony Boone. Actually u bear in mind him, appropriate? Properly if u didn’t, neither did I. Mr Boone had the next stats:
2,474 whole yrds (64%) 18 TDs 13 ints
Our QB this season was Stephen Morris; his stats had been as follows:
3,028 yrds (57.6%) 21 TDS 12 ints
The truth is, Morris had the next QBR than Boone this season.
Pay attention, I’m effectively conscious of our QB woes. I’m effectively conscious of how pedestrian, at greatest, we’ve been at this place of want; however guess what buddies, SO WAS THE ENTIRE ACC COASTAL DIVISION. The very best QB play since 2011 has come from the previous Atlantic Division. I’m not saying w/ our QB state of affairs we must always’ve been competing for a crown each season. Frankly, there’s many seasons the place we had arguably the worst room within the league.
That’s nonetheless not a justification for less than taking part in for one ACC title in 21 yrs, & having 0 crowns. Different applications, different groups from w/in our personal former division who didn’t have the identical quantity of collective expertise on their roster not solely performed for the ACC, but in addition gained it w/ pedestrian QB play.
Once more, this information is to not show that the QB place isn’t essential, b/c it completely is; however, somewhat it’s to indicate us followers that this has been one other fantasy to gloss over the larger problem, mismanagement of expertise. If different coaches can overcome an absence of NFL caliber gamers on their roster + inept QB play, then we must always’ve, as effectively, at the very least one or thrice since 2004.