I'm not even going to ballpark how much time we spent on this yesterday, but the results speak for themselves:
Even Juice Williams, somehow, has bona fide numbers that refute my certainty in his incompetence as a passer. (Not to get all Simmons-y here, but my argument against Williams' arm is like Herc's against Marlo in The Wire: "I know he's a drug dealer. I can't prove it or nothing. But I know." Juice Williams, while greatly improved, is not an accurate quarterback. (He is also not, to my knowledge, a drug dealer.) Some things you know, even if they won't hold up in court.)I would never presume to suggest that working with Hinton has affected him as much as it has me, but a shadowy preseason hate-on against a quarterback whose fortunes are wholly unrelated to those of your own team? I could not be prouder. Only thing missing is Benn's spirit otter.
He's absolutely right about Juice, though. The numbers look ... well, not brilliant or anything, but at least competent. But if you watch him play often (as I have, being a grad student at the U of I), you will not believe he's even remotely capable of putting up even such middling numbers. (That he has is as much a tribute to Benn as anything.)
Also, gotta love the Domer comment. Nothing like crazy Notre Dame fans to keep us entertained in the offseason.
Posted by: SpartanDan at June 6, 2009 10:37 PM