Will Rogers

[MaroonFlounder]

Will has a serious issue with defenders easily getting a hand on his passes and deflecting them. Was it 6 deflections today, I counted?

Will is like 5?10 and telegraphs his passes. I love the guy, but would like a QB that is taller, with a stronger arm, and more mobility.

[BeardoMSU]

He lead us to a 9-4 record, including an Egg Bowl win and a bowl win, and a likely top 20 finish in the rankings. I'll always think positively of him.

If we can get someone better next year, definitely do it, but I think that sentence is always true for every position.

Well said.

[smootness]

We're limited with him. Thankfully we can still win 9 games. Have to wonder what we can do with a mobile QB though

I’m no Will Rogers superfan, but I hate comments like this. Sure, there are some things Rogers just doesn’t have that other QBs do, and that’s one of them. But he also brings things to the table that others don’t, and with him, we’ve been darn solid to quite good.

Adding a mobile QB who doesn’t also bring the things Rogers brings to the table doesn’t get you anywhere and likely sends you backward. We would all take a world-beater at QB, but Will Rogers is a good QB and we should absolutely appreciate what he does do well a heck of a lot more than we do.

[Ari Gold]

Will is a great kid.. prob one of the best all around off the field kids to ever play at MSU

But since the student athletes didn’t want to be treated like student athletes anymore , it’s a business now
So if an upgrade is available you take you. You make a business decision. Risk / Reward

Will may very well be our starting QB next year , but times have changed in college sports.

[KOdawg1]

I'd take KJ Jefferson in a heartbeat and wouldn't think twice.

[Maverick91]

Will is a great kid.. prob one of the best all around off the field kids to ever play at MSU

But since the student athletes didn’t want to be treated like student athletes anymore , it’s a business now
So if an upgrade is available you take you. You make a business decision. Risk / Reward

Will may very well be our starting QB next year , but times have changed in college sports.

Extreme, unfortunate facts!

[Jarius]

Arnett was lobbed some softball questions in the postgame presser about Will’s play at the end of the game where the reporters tried to make him out to be some sort of hero. Arnett said that the defense deserves the credit or something similar. If the rumors of Briles to MSU are true then Will has more than likely played his last game here.

[KOdawg1]

I?m no Will Rogers superfan, but I hate comments like this.

Oh well. I hope you'll be okay.

[William Tecumsah Sherman]

Both can be true. Will Rogers is gritty, a great teammate, a smart player, and a great representative of MSU.

Will Rogers has maxed his ability, cannot move in or out of the pocket, has below average arm strength, and limits offensive possibilities.

[KOdawg1]

Both can be true. Will Rogers is gritty, a great teammate, a smart player, and a great representative of MSU.

Will Rogers has maxed his ability, cannot move in or out of the pocket, has below average arm strength, and limits offensive possibilities.

Correct

[tcdog70]

Both can be true. Will Rogers is gritty, a great teammate, a smart player, and a great representative of MSU.

Will Rogers has maxed his ability, cannot move in or out of the pocket, has below average arm strength, and limits offensive possibilities.

what if he has maxed his ability? That ability just lead us to 9 wins and an egg bowl win. Did you not watch Stetson Benett play like shit for the first half? It is easy to be critical of a QB --especially when He throws 50 times a game.. Not every pass will be perfect--not every decision will be the right one. Do- I scream at Will during the game-Hell Yes. If we continue to run an air raid scheme--I an all in with Will--If we change to a scheme that calls for a mobile QB --then we will have to see where that leads Us.. 9 wins will be hard to top--especially when your schedule was as hard as ours. Who else played Ga and Bama and won 9? LSU?

[Really Clark?]

what if he has maxed his ability? That ability just lead us to 9 wins and an egg bowl win. Did you not watch Stetson Benett play like shit for the first half? It is easy to be critical of a QB --especially when He throws 50 times a game.. Not every pass will be perfect--not every decision will be the right one. Do- I scream at Will during the game-Hell Yes. If we continue to run an air raid scheme--I an all in with Will--If we change to a scheme that calls for a mobile QB --then we will have to see where that leads Us.. 9 wins will be hard to top--especially when your schedule was as hard as ours. Who else played Ga and Bama and won 9? LSU?

I disagree completely that Will and the offense won 9 games. This year was a team win if there ever was one. The defense and special teams (besides FG kickers) has to get as much or more credit. Heck we just won our 9th game scoring 13 points on offense. It's was a great team effort that got us 9 wins and if our defense was at the offense level, we are fighting for a bowl game.

[gtowndawg]

I disagree completely that Will and the offense won 9 games. This year was a team win if there ever was one. The defense and special teams (besides FG kickers) has to get as much or more credit. Heck we just won our 9th game scoring 13 points on offense. It's was a great team effort that got us 9 wins and if our defense was at the offense level, we are fighting for a bowl game.

To be fair we won yesterday because of the FG kicker. Easy kick I know but you still have to kick it under pressure. If he missed our whole perspective today might be very different.

[Commercecomet24]

To be fair we won yesterday because of the FG kicker. Easy kick I know but you still have to kick it under pressure. If he missed our whole perspective today might be very different.

Biscardi had big clutch kicks, yesterday, against auburn and om. He had multiple game winning fgs when he was at Coastal. His problem was always extra points, strange i know.

[Really Clark?]

To be fair we won yesterday because of the FG kicker. Easy kick I know but you still have to kick it under pressure. If he missed our whole perspective today might be very different.

Well I meant over the season but yes he did and good for him. Made 2 big ones yesterday. Those extra point distance ones have given him fits over the years. Proud of the young man to step up.

[Political Hack]

We're limited with him. Thankfully we can still win 9 games. Have to wonder what we can do with a mobile QB though

Win 6 games? He's the QB until someone proves they can execute at a higher level, which is going to be hard to do.

"Welcome to Mississippi State where the backup QB is always better than the starter."

[Goldendawg]

Win 6 games? He's the QB until someone proves they can execute at a higher level, which is going to be hard to do.

"Welcome to Mississippi State where the backup QB is always better than the starter."

Our backups are at this point not as good as our starter, which is part of the issue with a room with two strong 4 stars. Our QB room may indeed be one big miss unless Parson is the real deal.

[msudawglb]

I start with I want the best QB we can have on the field next season.

Will has some glaring weaknesses (mobility and down field vision) but I doubt any of us have ever seen a more accurate passer wearing maroon and white. The throws that Will does make are difficult and accurate. He makes a lot of throws.....a lot. Another QB, like KJ, would definitely be more mobile and throw downfield more. But can he make the accurate throws. Go back and watch some of the throws Will made in the 4th quarter. Pretty damn good.

[TrapGame]

I'd take KJ Jefferson in a heartbeat and wouldn't think twice.

If we land Briles you'll probably get that wish. And probably that stud TE they have too. He's got a year left, IIRC. It would be huge to have experienced players from this offense helping teach it.

[Matt3467]

Arnett was lobbed some softball questions in the postgame presser about Will’s play at the end of the game where the reporters tried to make him out to be some sort of hero. Arnett said that the defense deserves the credit or something similar. If the rumors of Briles to MSU are true then Will has more than likely played his last game here.

No one seems to believe them on the Arkansas message board FWIW.