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Post by LostAztec on Aug 19, 2024 8:07:45 GMT -8
Wow, this sounds really pathetic to me. He clearly was not the best with his feet, or the most accurate or the strongest arm. He clearly wasn’t making the best decisions either. This sounds like Lewis is not trying to win this year. He’s just trying to secure his future quarterback at the expense of the team. I hope I am wrong about this, but he did not win the job and he does not give the team the best chance to win. It’s a little early for predictions, but why not. My gut tells me SDSU barely wins 17-14 in the opener with the offense looking bad. Questions then popping up why is the third or fourth best quarterback starting over multiple better guys? Don’t get me wrong, he is talented and he’s probably gonna be good in two or three years. But it’s a real disservice to put a young guy that has not earned the job ahead of other guys that have. In this era, if you redshirt a kid, he transfers. Coach Lewis doesn't want to run that risk with his prize recruit. He has no skin invested in Johnson or Duffy. |
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Post by LostAztec on Aug 19, 2024 8:14:01 GMT -8
fingers crossed Johnson does not go into the transfer portal He's as good as gone. He stayed loyal through OC and HC changes. He never really got a shot getting mostly 3rd string reps. He's not the Coaches recruit. Coach Lewis invested in Danny O'Neill and will ride or die with his recruit. I have no doubt he feared Danny would hit the Portal if he was not the starter. That's my cynical modern era take. |
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Post by aztecfred on Aug 19, 2024 8:35:53 GMT -8
Hope he doesn't. Givin the recent QB history at SDSU, you can expect a turn at the helm. Especially when all are freshman or redshirt freshman. The hypothetical question I have, is if someone (redshirt freshman) were to enter transfer portal, can they play somewhere this year?
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Post by sdsustoner on Aug 19, 2024 9:52:38 GMT -8
fingers crossed Johnson does not go into the transfer portal He's as good as gone. He stayed loyal through OC and HC changes. He never really got a shot getting mostly 3rd string reps. He's not the Coaches recruit. Coach Lewis invested in Danny O'Neill and will ride or die with his recruit. I have no doubt he feared Danny would hit the Portal if he was not the starter. That's my cynical modern era take. Mine too. The QB2 got meaningful reps at Kent State. The best hope is JTJ uses those reps to get game film to get better offers out the portal. Of course if O'Neill slips or gets hurt, he's suddenly the guy. |
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Post by jp92grad on Aug 19, 2024 10:25:37 GMT -8
We recruited O’Neil to be our QB, everyone was extremely excited when we landed him and now because he isn’t throwing for 500 yards in our scrimmages we are all upset. Give the kid a chance. Even Lewis said that his offense won’t be up to full speed until almost mid season next year. Rocky said it took about 3 years to install his defense. Be patient and enjoy the process because Lewis won’t be around long. Although we haven't seen any onfield results yet, signs point to Lewis being a really good coach. Hopefully he likes SD and sticks around awhile. If we were able to get into a P4 conference while he is here, then the SDSU job just got a whole lot better and the pool of better jobs just got smaller. However, if a school like Wisconsin came calling then he'd probably be gone regardless. Are you saying Dream job 2.0? |
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Post by Den60 on Aug 19, 2024 11:06:53 GMT -8
I gotta think Lewis knows more than the people on here, but that's just me.
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Post by AzTex on Aug 19, 2024 11:46:48 GMT -8
I gotta think Lewis knows more than the people on here, but that's just me. I'm not going to judge the choice until I see what the results are.
I figure Lewis chose O'Neil for one of two reasons.
1. Lewis wants to stay here long term and is trying to put the best team on the field that he can.
2. Lewis is auditioning for a better job and is trying to put the best team on the field that he can.
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Post by aztec619 on Aug 19, 2024 12:23:53 GMT -8
I differ to most on here as there are some that really know their football x's and o's but don't you think we should wait until we see them in live action against the opponents and not our defense? Maybe our defensive is really good and knows how to read our QB's, therefore have gotten those picks? Josh Hunter might be back there knowing what to do and where to go that he or anyone else back there is making the offense look bad. Gotta give it time.
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Post by johneaztec on Aug 19, 2024 12:58:56 GMT -8
I gotta think Lewis knows more than the people on here, but that's just me. I'm not going to judge he choice until I see what the results are. I figure Lewis chose O'Neil for one of two reasons.
1. Lewis wants to stay here long term and is trying to put the best team on the field that he can. 2. Lewis is auditioning for a better job and is trying to put the best team on the field that he can.
Yes, I'm in the camp of trusting Lewis decision making until proven otherwise. It was a bit of a head scratcher when he announced that Danny was the starter, but then again, I'll trust the guy, for now. |
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Post by zurac315 on Aug 19, 2024 13:00:09 GMT -8
Could it be that Lewis is going with the QB that he believes is picking up his system the quickest?
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Post by Snohomie-Aztec on Aug 19, 2024 13:09:44 GMT -8
Could it be that Lewis is going with the QB that he believes is picking up his system the quickest? Why yes, yes it certainly could be that he is going with that. But that view would not support the prevailing Aztec Mesa narrative, would it? SMH Personally I am thinking that the Coach might just know what he is doing and I am willing to give him more than a total of zero games to see where he takes this thing. |
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Post by Sdsu4life on Aug 19, 2024 13:42:08 GMT -8
I differ to most on here as there are some that really know their football x's and o's but don't you think we should wait until we see them in live action against the opponents and not our defense? Maybe our defensive is really good and knows how to read our QB's, therefore have gotten those picks? Josh Hunter might be back there knowing what to do and where to go that he or anyone else back there is making the offense look bad. Gotta give it time. Don't stroke their ego. The people on here who do know their X's and O's still do not know it at the level of a D1 head football coach lol. Lewis is in the position to make this decision, and he made it. He does not need to share with us the reasons why he went with one guy and not the other. He is more qualified than any of us. |
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Post by junior on Aug 19, 2024 16:17:32 GMT -8
fingers crossed Johnson does not go into the transfer portal He's as good as gone. He stayed loyal through OC and HC changes. He never really got a shot getting mostly 3rd string reps. He's not the Coaches recruit. Coach Lewis invested in Danny O'Neill and will ride or die with his recruit. I have no doubt he feared Danny would hit the Portal if he was not the starter. That's my cynical modern era take. Johnson played BB in high school … maybe someone else - with a different eye for talent - will take a look. |
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Post by dlangford9 on Aug 20, 2024 9:14:26 GMT -8
I’m glad to hear that Coach Lewis only guaranteed O’Neill to start for the first game. Hopefully O’Neill will continue to give his very best effort and keep improving. Additionally, you would think Duffy and Johnson would also continue to put in their very best effort, knowing there might be an opportunity. I agree with Coach Lewis that no one should be guaranteed anything and their jobs need to be earned each week.
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Post by laaztec on Aug 20, 2024 9:54:50 GMT -8
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Post by sdsustoner on Aug 20, 2024 10:31:36 GMT -8
I differ to most on here as there are some that really know their football x's and o's but don't you think we should wait until we see them in live action against the opponents and not our defense? Maybe our defensive is really good and knows how to read our QB's, therefore have gotten those picks? Josh Hunter might be back there knowing what to do and where to go that he or anyone else back there is making the offense look bad. Gotta give it time. Don't stroke their ego. The people on here who do know their X's and O's still do not know it at the level of a D1 head football coach lol. Lewis is in the position to make this decision, and he made it. He does not need to share with us the reasons why he went with one guy and not the other. He is more qualified than any of us. While Lewis is far more qualified than all of us combined to make the QB decision so was the staff who put the best QB on the roster at safety I'm not saying they're the same staffs nor they are going to have the same results. But, we are allowed to question coaching decisions regarding the QB especially with the recent history at the university. |
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Post by dlangford9 on Aug 20, 2024 14:15:20 GMT -8
Don't stroke their ego. The people on here who do know their X's and O's still do not know it at the level of a D1 head football coach lol. Lewis is in the position to make this decision, and he made it. He does not need to share with us the reasons why he went with one guy and not the other. He is more qualified than any of us. While Lewis is far more qualified than all of us combined to make the QB decision so was the staff who put the best QB on the roster at safety I'm not saying they're the same staffs nor going to have the same results. But, we are allowed to question coaching decisions regarding the QB especially with the recent history at the university. This is why I have been so skeptical of the situation. |
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Post by jp92grad on Aug 20, 2024 15:03:08 GMT -8
Don't stroke their ego. The people on here who do know their X's and O's still do not know it at the level of a D1 head football coach lol. Lewis is in the position to make this decision, and he made it. He does not need to share with us the reasons why he went with one guy and not the other. He is more qualified than any of us. While Lewis is far more qualified than all of us combined to make the QB decision so was the staff who put the best QB on the roster at safety I'm not saying they're the same staffs nor going to have the same results. But, we are allowed to question coaching decisions regarding the QB especially with the recent history at the university. I think we can all say that there is a major improvement in the coaching staff, depth at QB, experience at the receiver position, good selection of RB's and a solid looking starting O-Line going into the the season. The only thing in question is how is it all going to work together, this team looks to have the pieces to put together a pretty good team once things come together (if and when is the question!) Go Aztecs! (Fast) |
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Post by Cwag on Aug 20, 2024 15:04:41 GMT -8
While Lewis is far more qualified than all of us combined to make the QB decision so was the staff who put the best QB on the roster at safety I'm not saying they're the same staffs nor going to have the same results. But, we are allowed to question coaching decisions regarding the QB especially with the recent history at the university. This is why I have been so skeptical of the situation. So you are thinking the new staff may make the old staff's mistakes even though they are two completely different staffs? I'm excited to see what the kid can do. |
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Post by zbt69 on Aug 20, 2024 15:15:03 GMT -8
This is why I have been so skeptical of the situation. So you are thinking the new staff may make the old staff's mistakes even though they are two completely different staffs? I'm excited to see what the kid can do. Wow Stoner I'm glad you were never my boss. If you would put me behind the 8 ball without me even starting the job you would have been a terrible boss. Now if you don't see improvement over past performance from the previous staff after 4 or 5 games then you have a right to be critical. |
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