Five Key Questions after Texas College

How do you answer them?

 

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The score could have been worse as on JJ's long TD run and catch was called back and we ended up punting on that possession.

 

The weather was terrible and it is hard to pass when the wind is blowing 30 MPH.

 

Finally, our coaching staff was classy and let everyone play and didn't attempt to score with 3 minutes left in the game and we were inside Texas College's 20.

i came away with a couple of my own questions answered.

 

1. we are a better team not sure how much but we are better(TEXAS COLLEGE IS A BAD GAUGE)

we had 3 starters not playing also

 

2. special teams is much improved

 

3.we will have a better running game

 

4. quarterback battle could be a distraction

I have a related question? Why is there even a qb controversy? Prewitt won the job last year and clearly outperformed bevil. He completed over 62% of his passes and had a 2-1 td to intercepgion ratio. How could he go from the starter to 3rd string? I saw a quote from coach Woodard after the game. When asked about Bevil he said "he didn't do anything to tell me that he shouldn't continue to start". Those weren't his exact words but you get the idea. My other question to Woodard and everyone else is what did Prewitt do while starting the justifies him to no longer be the starter? The job should be Prewitt's to lose. He is getting a raw deal. It is apparent thY Woodard's ties to Bevil are clouding his judgement. Bevil is not an accurate passer, turns theball over too much and his 3-9 performance last night didnothing to change my mind. Finally, Jeremy Johnson appears to be an excellent scrambler but he made some horrible throws. Last night only solidified what I and many other real fans believe, Presitt should start until he shows that he he isn't worthy of the job (which likely wont happen).

i came away with a couple of my own questions answered.

 

1. we are a better team not sure how much but we are better(TEXAS COLLEGE IS A BAD GAUGE)

we had 3 starters not playing also

 

2. special teams is much improved

 

3.we will have a better running game

 

4. quarterback battle could be a distraction

 

I agree, I know coach Woodard's official line is that it's a good problem to have and it is to an extent, but it's one of those things you would like to see resolved before the first game. This battle might extend into game 3. I would really like to see the battle narrowed but I just don't see it happening without a huge uproar by fans. I'm just ready to have 1 QB honestly.

 

 

 

I can't agree more about this:

 

2. Was moving Jacody Coleman from DE to LB the right decision?

 

...He led the Cardinals with 7 tackles and trust me, Texas College offensive players were well aware where #55 was on the field last night. He had a couple HUGE hits, one early that resulted in a bogus personal foul penalty that I'm still scratching my head about. Coleman didn't lead with his head and the ball was still in play, it was just hard nosed football and a waste of a flag. It didn't matter in the big scheme of things but it's still irritating

 

What a terrible call. That really seemed like they were just protecting the Steers from aggressive hits. I feel bad for the Steers because they were clearly outmatched at every position, but at the same time they're football players, if they didn't want to get hit hard they wouldn't play football.

I have a related question? Why is there even a qb controversy? Prewitt won the job last year and clearly outperformed bevil. He completed over 62% of his passes and had a 2-1 td to intercepgion ratio. How could he go from the starter to 3rd string? I saw a quote from coach Woodard after the game. When asked about Bevil he said "he didn't do anything to tell me that he shouldn't continue to start". Those weren't his exact words but you get the idea. My other question to Woodard and everyone else is what did Prewitt do while starting the justifies him to no longer be the starter? The job should be Prewitt's to lose. He is getting a raw deal. It is apparent thY Woodard's ties to Bevil are clouding his judgement. Bevil is not an accurate passer, turns theball over too much and his 3-9 performance last night didnothing to change my mind. Finally, Jeremy Johnson appears to be an excellent scrambler but he made some horrible throws. Last night only solidified what I and many other real fans believe, Presitt should start until he shows that he he isn't worthy of the job (which likely wont happen).

 

Dude, Coach Woodard had a open competition for the starting QB position this spring and summer. Last year was last year. Yes, it appears by the Head Coach for the Lamar Cardinals that Bevil has beat out Prewitt.

 

Not talking about you but I've read some really stupid comments about this whole Quarterback controversy.

 

The coaches get paid to make these decisions and they have spent a lot more time with each player than anyone on one of the Lamar fan boards! :whistle:

I have a related question? Why is there even a qb controversy? Prewitt won the job last year and clearly outperformed bevil. He completed over 62% of his passes and had a 2-1 td to intercepgion ratio. How could he go from the starter to 3rd string? I saw a quote from coach Woodard after the game. When asked about Bevil he said "he didn't do anything to tell me that he shouldn't continue to start". Those weren't his exact words but you get the idea. My other question to Woodard and everyone else is what did Prewitt do while starting the justifies him to no longer be the starter? The job should be Prewitt's to lose. He is getting a raw deal. It is apparent thY Woodard's ties to Bevil are clouding his judgement. Bevil is not an accurate passer, turns theball over too much and his 3-9 performance last night didnothing to change my mind. Finally, Jeremy Johnson appears to be an excellent scrambler but he made some horrible throws. Last night only solidified what I and many other real fans believe, Presitt should start until he shows that he he isn't worthy of the job (which likely wont happen).

 

From your screen name I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt, you're probably not just a friend of Prewitt but someone you just thinks he is a better QB than Bevil, we agree here. As BR360 said though this is Woodard's job and guess what, he might have a connection to Bevil, but I bet he really wants to continue making 130k plus a year to coach football, if he doesn't choose the best QB then he is shooting himself in the foot, do you think Woodard is that biased? I don't.

 

Another clarification, as much as I like Prewitt he did not win the starting spot from Bevil, Bevil was injured so Prewitt got to start, yes he won against those teams but many times if a player loses a spot to an injury he gets it back. Bevil can pass for big time yards, his problem is he forces the ball. Some people think he has fixed this, if he has, then he is probably a better QB, I don't think he has, but the coaches are with the players all day everyday.

 

This battle is not over I promise, they will do the same thing against Incarnate Word, lets wait till then.

 

Thanks for joining.

Dude, all I can go by is what I see on the field. You can go with the hype/reputation of JJ, you can go with Bevil because if his great game against McNeese or you can go with the one that gas performed the best on the field

..prewitt.

Yea, ok prewitt and I are best friends and I am just making up his 62.5% completion rate and bevil's 54% (33%) last night. Granted last night was almost impossible to judge but bevil missed some wide open throws as did johnson. To address your allegations, I know who he us but i've never met him. As I recall, the worse bevil played the more "hurt" he became. Id you think he really list his job last year, well..whatever. I guess you can believe that and I can't make a definitive argument against it but most everyone could tell what was really going on. Bevil does throw a great deep ball but that is about it. It didn't take long for defenses to realize that. Two deep zone and or blitzes and be il is toast. Now, back to prewitt. I neversaw him play in high school and was surprisedhe was even trying to walk on at LU. Additionally, they had him at receiver. I am not surehow it came about but he was moved to qb and was like 5th string ir something. He then gradually moved up the depth charts and I was really shocked. I honestly thought backuos had to all be hurt for him to move up. Then after watching bevil gradually get worse week after week we were long overdue for a change. I was extremely shocked at how well prewitt played. Every aspect of his game was much better than I expected: goodarm strength, accurate, very good mobility, able to throw on the run and his apparent toughness. I mean, a walk on? Why wouldanyone walk on to play football? Anyway, yes part of me wants him to start because ut is a great story. It goes along with why u am an lu fan, I love pulling for the underdog. But I also want him to play because, based on what u saw last year and based on the statistics, he us the better av. So, again, he should be the starter. If he starts out with a bad couple of games, fine...benchhim

Yea, ok prewitt and I are best friends and I am just making up his 62.5% completion rate and bevil's 54% (33%) last night. Granted last night was almost impossible to judge but bevil missed some wide open throws as did johnson. To address your allegations, I know who he us but i've never met him. As I recall, the worse bevil played the more "hurt" he became. Id you think he really list his job last year, well..whatever. I guess you can believe that and I can't make a definitive argument against it but most everyone could tell what was really going on. Bevil does throw a great deep ball but that is about it. It didn't take long for defenses to realize that. Two deep zone and or blitzes and be il is toast. Now, back to prewitt. I neversaw him play in high school and was surprisedhe was even trying to walk on at LU. Additionally, they had him at receiver. I am not surehow it came about but he was moved to qb and was like 5th string ir something. He then gradually moved up the depth charts and I was really shocked. I honestly thought backuos had to all be hurt for him to move up. Then after watching bevil gradually get worse week after week we were long overdue for a change. I was extremely shocked at how well prewitt played. Every aspect of his game was much better than I expected: goodarm strength, accurate, very good mobility, able to throw on the run and his apparent toughness. I mean, a walk on? Why wouldanyone walk on to play football? Anyway, yes part of me wants him to start because ut is a great story. It goes along with why u am an lu fan, I love pulling for the underdog. But I also want him to play because, based on what u saw last year and based on the statistics, he us the better av. So, again, he should be the starter. If he starts out with a bad couple of games, fine...benchhim

 

Guy, read what I said to begin with: I think that Prewitt is a better QB, he makes better decisions with the ball, he doesn't force the ball. That, for whatever reason is not how the coaches feel. So I was agreeing with you. If you're such a great judge of QB talent go be a QB coach somewhere.

 

When did you start following the team last year? Bevil's completion rate was actually pretty high at the beginning of the season. Bevil not Prewitt holds two Lamar records (Most Completions and Most Passing Yards) Then he got hurt, fine call him a sissy or what ever you want to do, I'm sure it's something you wouldn't say to his face.

 

Point is if the coaches think that Bevil has cured himself of the turnover bug I would actually go the other way and say Bevil is a better QB. And lets not forget about JJ, look at his stats, look at what he did in training camp, if he wasn't a RS freshmen I would bet my life that guy would be our starting QB.

 

You can't point to last nights stats because of the conditions and the team. If you're a Lamar fan then why don't you support the coach of LAMAR'S TEAM. This was game only one game against bad competition (Texas College) and some people are acting like Woodard has just slapped Prewitt in the face.

 

And if you feel so strongly about it why don't you go lecture Woodard about why he is wrong. The guy is a HC of DI university he knows a thing or two about football, it's his life, he can probably give you lesson on the entire game.

 

P.S. Prewitt is on schlarship, receives medical insurance, nutrition, tutoring and top notch recovery facilities. Has Woodard really been that bad to the kid???

Yea, ok prewitt and I are best friends and I am just making up his 62.5% completion rate and bevil's 54% (33%) last night. Granted last night was almost impossible to judge but bevil missed some wide open throws as did johnson. To address your allegations, I know who he us but i've never met him. As I recall, the worse bevil played the more "hurt" he became. Id you think he really list his job last year, well..whatever. I guess you can believe that and I can't make a definitive argument against it but most everyone could tell what was really going on. Bevil does throw a great deep ball but that is about it. It didn't take long for defenses to realize that. Two deep zone and or blitzes and be il is toast. Now, back to prewitt. I neversaw him play in high school and was surprisedhe was even trying to walk on at LU. Additionally, they had him at receiver. I am not surehow it came about but he was moved to qb and was like 5th string ir something. He then gradually moved up the depth charts and I was really shocked. I honestly thought backuos had to all be hurt for him to move up. Then after watching bevil gradually get worse week after week we were long overdue for a change. I was extremely shocked at how well prewitt played. Every aspect of his game was much better than I expected: goodarm strength, accurate, very good mobility, able to throw on the run and his apparent toughness. I mean, a walk on? Why wouldanyone walk on to play football? Anyway, yes part of me wants him to start because ut is a great story. It goes along with why u am an lu fan, I love pulling for the underdog. But I also want him to play because, based on what u saw last year and based on the statistics, he us the better av. So, again, he should be the starter. If he starts out with a bad couple of games, fine...benchhim

 

Guy, read what I said to begin with: I think that Prewitt is a better QB, he makes better decisions with the ball, he doesn't force the ball. That, for whatever reason is not how the coaches feel. So I was agreeing with you. If you're such a great judge of QB talent go be a QB coach somewhere.

 

When did you start following the team last year? Bevil's completion rate was actually pretty high at the beginning of the season. Bevil not Prewitt holds two Lamar records (Most Completions and Most Passing Yards) Then he got hurt, fine call him a sissy or what ever you want to do, I'm sure it's something you wouldn't say to his face.

 

Point is if the coaches think that Bevil has cured himself of the turnover bug I would actually go the other way and say Bevil is a better QB. And lets not forget about JJ, look at his stats, look at what he did in training camp, if he wasn't a RS freshmen I would bet my life that guy would be our starting QB.

 

You can't point to last nights stats because of the conditions and the team. If you're a Lamar fan then why don't you support the coach of LAMAR'S TEAM. This was game only one game against bad competition (Texas College) and some people are acting like Woodard has just slapped Prewitt in the face.

 

And if you feel so strongly about it why don't you go lecture Woodard about why he is wrong. The guy is a HC of DI university he knows a thing or two about football, it's his life, he can probably give you lesson on the entire game.

 

P.S. Prewitt is on schlarship, receives medical insurance, nutrition, tutoring and top notch recovery facilities. Has Woodard really been that bad to the kid???

 

Ok, let me step in here and say something. Just because you are a fan of Lamar does not mean you have to support the Coach. That is a ludicrous statement. I happen to be a huge fan of PNG and for the longest time I would pray that the school board would replace Burnett. Granted he was a great defensive coach, but his head coaching ability was never even close to par. He knew a lot about football, but one of his biggest flaws was not being able to evaluate his talent(or not listening to his position coaches opinions). Now from what I can tell it seems as if Woodard may have the same problem/s. Having a QB controversy is not a bad thing, yes, but only if the talent level of all Qb's involved are of the same caliber. Clearly this is not the case for Lamar and everyone here seems to agree on this. Guys come on, quit bashing another boarder for his opinions. Really, these boards are for information, opinions, and debate.

 

A little side note for you on talent evaluation: Brennan Doty, who Woodard refused to even talk with, is now the 3rd string Qb for Oregon Ducks. All projections have him actually at #2 because they are trying to utilize the athletic ability of their #2 by moving him to WR. The QB coach for the Ducks is on record saying that if Doty keeps progressing at the rate thus far, then he could very well be the starter next year. Great for Doty, but very sad for Lamar.

I agree I love the Longhorns and cannot stand Mack Brown. Debate don't bash. Like I posted earlier weather and lack of oponets talent leave little room to access anything. I want a Qb that throws not runs. We have great relievers where's this line that was so highly touted. That score was misleading! look at the box score this could be a long season. We could throw at will last year now we can't take the same talent and do anything. Woodard has his work cut out for him and I say again BETTER HIM THAN ME!

As I've said before, blind allegiance to a QB he brought with him calls his coaching ability into question. Furthermore, his choice for OC was horrible.

 

Bevil may have done great at the beginning of the season last year, but as defenses realized that all he could do was throw deep, they prepped for that. Look at the difference in his stats as the year progressed. Look at the difference in his McNeese stats as they changed up their defense against him.

 

But hey, let's give Woodward and Bevil blind loyalty. When the newness wears off of the program and people don't want to see poor quality, there will be you, me, and about 100 others in the stands. At least we won't need message board any more. We can just chat in the stands. There won't be a game worth watching.

#5- i agree because the year of offseason and key team editions obviously make this team a better team than last years group.

 

#4- i guess we'll see because if its not itll be a long season. some teams are either diciplined and some arent and theres nothing you can do to change it. some are just snakebit. im hoping the weather and opening game mistakes are all it was.

 

#3- I am. i think if they wanted they couldve ran for as many yards as they wanted. plus the fire of the team had to be down a little once they all realized how inferior that school was.

 

#2- time will tell but having dorsey back for game action last night sure sured up that dline some since the practices. i was able to make a couple of the later practices and was concerned when the offense was gashing the ddefense up the middle. i love coleman at linebacker but time should tell whether it was the right choice or not.

 

#1- Heck no it hasnt but i tell you what some on here im reading are going overboard on their assesments. i think its the coaches wish to have jeremy johnson as the starter. none of us were at all the pracices, film sessions, weight training, etc but coach woodard and his staff has. they made a decision and we as fans should stick by it. heck doug prewitt has a better attitude about the situation than most of our fans. if he keeps busting butt they wont be able to keep him off that field but all the armchair talking going on messageboards isnt going to change a thing. get behind whoever is on the field cause theyre all cardinals that are playing for us.

testiment- i think its pretty clear that johnson is long term QB in beaumont. plus they already had a young prewitt. i think he offered doty if they didnt have johnson. whether they made the right choice is up for debate but we cant fault them for not giving out another qb scholorship with what they already had on campus. forney doesnt count cause there was never intent on letting him play qb. wasnt he moved after the first practice to tight end? hes just a big body they figured could play another position. plus if lamar screweed up how about houston, tcu, baylor, texas a&m, rice, etc screw up because i dont think he was offered by any of them. i hope he blows up in oregon but i dont think lamar did anything wrong. they just went in another direction.

testiment- i think its pretty clear that johnson is long term QB in beaumont. plus they already had a young prewitt. i think he offered doty if they didnt have johnson. whether they made the right choice is up for debate but we cant fault them for not giving out another qb scholorship with what they already had on campus. forney doesnt count cause there was never intent on letting him play qb. wasnt he moved after the first practice to tight end? hes just a big body they figured could play another position. plus if lamar screweed up how about houston, tcu, baylor, texas a&m, rice, etc screw up because i dont think he was offered by any of them. i hope he blows up in oregon but i dont think lamar did anything wrong. they just went in another direction.

 

Yes ScreamingDeane that is right.

Dude, all I can go by is what I see on the field. You can go with the hype/reputation of JJ, you can go with Bevil because if his great game against McNeese or you can go with the one that gas performed the best on the field

..prewitt.

 

No man, I go with the coaches decision because I wouldn't want them telling me how to take care of a cardiac patient. They have forgot more than I know about the game of football. LOL

Wait, because I'm defending coach Woodard from being bashed it's not OK to be a little defensive? We should just bash the coaches who are doing their job? But fans who arm chair coach like they know everything about all the players can't be criticized?

 

Few things: every single program is going to pass up talent in it's own back yards, we had so many other needs on this team. Scholarship wise we needed other players besides QB, we only have 63 scholarships. And as someone else said all the FCS schools in this area every single school besides Oregon passed him up. I'm sorry your favorite HS QB didn't get to play for Lamar, that's not the point of LU athletics, for your favorite HS athlete to get recruited. People keep talking about blind loyalty to Bevil? Really? It sure looks like Johnson is giving every opportunity to beat out Bevil for a QB spot.

 

It was Texas College, it was one game. So a coach is only given 1 season and 1 game before we start throwing him under the bus?

 

He hired a different OC that went to Texas Tech, it was the best he could do on short notice. Lamar isn't paying people in gold, Woodard only makes $130K as HC. Our basketball coach makes more than that.

 

If this was three years into Woodard's tenure I could understand some of the complaints, but most of this is just people giving very little time to a situation. Hind sights 20/20. Look at the way this team was thrown together, the guy has been given very little time to field a competitive team. Compare how we have started up to how South Alabama has done things. If we hang with them next week people should be applauding Woodard because they have far more resources and time invested in their football team.

The coaches said before the Texas College game they were going to run run run. Throw in the bad weather and the fact this was going to be like an exhibition game then no QB was going to throw that much. Maybe Bevil and JJ played most of the first half to see who was going to backup Prewitt this Saturday. They didn't want to show USA anything, and I'm sure the USA coaches will have a hard time evaluating Lamar based on that game. Johnson is a freshman and really hasn't played a real game yet so the coaches are going to give him plenty of chances to succeed before giving up on him.

testiment- i think its pretty clear that johnson is long term QB in beaumont. plus they already had a young prewitt. i think he offered doty if they didnt have johnson. whether they made the right choice is up for debate but we cant fault them for not giving out another qb scholorship with what they already had on campus. forney doesnt count cause there was never intent on letting him play qb. wasnt he moved after the first practice to tight end? hes just a big body they figured could play another position. plus if lamar screweed up how about houston, tcu, baylor, texas a&m, rice, etc screw up because i dont think he was offered by any of them. i hope he blows up in oregon but i dont think lamar did anything wrong. they just went in another direction.

 

First off, he did not have to offer Doty a scholarship. Doty wanted to play for Lamar and was willing to walk on and was told by the coaching staff that they were not interested in him. Secondly, I do think all those other schools missed out on a great opportunity in Doty, but this is a Lamar fan site and I happen to be a fan of Lamar talking about Lamar football.

testiment- i think its pretty clear that johnson is long term QB in beaumont. plus they already had a young prewitt. i think he offered doty if they didnt have johnson. whether they made the right choice is up for debate but we cant fault them for not giving out another qb scholorship with what they already had on campus. forney doesnt count cause there was never intent on letting him play qb. wasnt he moved after the first practice to tight end? hes just a big body they figured could play another position. plus if lamar screweed up how about houston, tcu, baylor, texas a&m, rice, etc screw up because i dont think he was offered by any of them. i hope he blows up in oregon but i dont think lamar did anything wrong. they just went in another direction.

 

First off, he did not have to offer Doty a scholarship. Doty wanted to play for Lamar and was willing to walk on and was told by the coaching staff that they were not interested in him. Secondly, I do think all those other schools missed out on a great opportunity in Doty, but this is a Lamar fan site and I happen to be a fan of Lamar talking about Lamar football.

 

That's great that he wanted to play here, I'm sorry it didn't work out. The coaching staff chose to address different needs, notice that we didn't allow any more walk on QB's. They were probably comfortable with what we have at that position and were trying to address other needs (o line, defensive backs, etc.)

 

Thanks for being a Lamar football fan, at least that means you will continue to be a fan even if certain players don't get on the team. We can't say that about everyone.

testiment- i think its pretty clear that johnson is long term QB in beaumont. plus they already had a young prewitt. i think he offered doty if they didnt have johnson. whether they made the right choice is up for debate but we cant fault them for not giving out another qb scholorship with what they already had on campus. forney doesnt count cause there was never intent on letting him play qb. wasnt he moved after the first practice to tight end? hes just a big body they figured could play another position. plus if lamar screweed up how about houston, tcu, baylor, texas a&m, rice, etc screw up because i dont think he was offered by any of them. i hope he blows up in oregon but i dont think lamar did anything wrong. they just went in another direction.

 

First off, he did not have to offer Doty a scholarship. Doty wanted to play for Lamar and was willing to walk on and was told by the coaching staff that they were not interested in him. Secondly, I do think all those other schools missed out on a great opportunity in Doty, but this is a Lamar fan site and I happen to be a fan of Lamar talking about Lamar football.

 

That's great that he wanted to play here, I'm sorry it didn't work out. The coaching staff chose to address different needs, notice that we didn't allow any more walk on QB's. They were probably comfortable with what we have at that position and were trying to address other needs (o line, defensive backs, etc.)

 

Thanks for being a Lamar football fan, at least that means you will continue to be a fan even if certain players don't get on the team. We can't say that about everyone.

 

Well I am a fan and an alum. I think that gives me the right to question some of the coaching decisions. Look I am not questioning Woodard's knowledge level or love of his job, but I am questioning his ability as a HC. Now I am not oblivious to the simple aspect of "he is starting a program from the ground up". I realize this and wish him the best. But as a former coach, I understand the very importance of reconizing and utilizing your talent. This is an area that alot of coaches have a hard time with. In the little time that he has had to do this, I think this is his biggest weakness thus far and maybe his only. He can overcome this just as many HC's do by having a capable coaching staff in which he listens to. I am not saying he does not, but then again we are still having this conversation.

We will be having conversations like this every year because there will be people questioning the head coach. Maybe not the QB position but another skilled position player.

 

BTW, I have a relative who is a Lamar alumnus and former coach and he thinks Coach Woodard has done a great job so far as this is still a young program.

testiment- i think its pretty clear that johnson is long term QB in beaumont. plus they already had a young prewitt. i think he offered doty if they didnt have johnson. whether they made the right choice is up for debate but we cant fault them for not giving out another qb scholorship with what they already had on campus. forney doesnt count cause there was never intent on letting him play qb. wasnt he moved after the first practice to tight end? hes just a big body they figured could play another position. plus if lamar screweed up how about houston, tcu, baylor, texas a&m, rice, etc screw up because i dont think he was offered by any of them. i hope he blows up in oregon but i dont think lamar did anything wrong. they just went in another direction.

 

First off, he did not have to offer Doty a scholarship. Doty wanted to play for Lamar and was willing to walk on and was told by the coaching staff that they were not interested in him. Secondly, I do think all those other schools missed out on a great opportunity in Doty, but this is a Lamar fan site and I happen to be a fan of Lamar talking about Lamar football.

 

That's great that he wanted to play here, I'm sorry it didn't work out. The coaching staff chose to address different needs, notice that we didn't allow any more walk on QB's. They were probably comfortable with what we have at that position and were trying to address other needs (o line, defensive backs, etc.)

 

Thanks for being a Lamar football fan, at least that means you will continue to be a fan even if certain players don't get on the team. We can't say that about everyone.

 

Well I am a fan and an alum. I think that gives me the right to question some of the coaching decisions. Look I am not questioning Woodard's knowledge level or love of his job, but I am questioning his ability as a HC. Now I am not oblivious to the simple aspect of "he is starting a program from the ground up". I realize this and wish him the best. But as a former coach, I understand the very importance of reconizing and utilizing your talent. This is an area that alot of coaches have a hard time with. In the little time that he has had to do this, I think this is his biggest weakness thus far and maybe his only. He can overcome this just as many HC's do by having a capable coaching staff in which he listens to. I am not saying he does not, but then again we are still having this conversation.

 

I'm not saying people can't question the coaching staff, but you have to give them more time and some credit that they spend more time with these kids than any of us. People are talking about who he hired or why we didn't do A. Well Lamar like all FCS programs is limited by dollars.

 

I'll definitely question the coaching staff if recruiting this next year isn't greatly improved from last year. But we also have to realize this was one game, Woodard can't give everyone equal time or shot in one night. And I always give a coach more than a season and one game before I say we need to toss him.

 

Also I just don't see how we can question coach for passing up a walk on QB when we already had 5 on our roster. I think we have enough weaknesses in other places that it makes sense to address those concerns first before taking another QB.

Coach Woodard as already address the use of the 3 QB's and it was more fair than most people know. Bevil started the game and was told prior to the game that Johnson would come in on the 3rd series and they would split the snaps in the first half.

 

Then starting the 2nd half was Prewitt with the first three series with the number one offense.

 

Finally, obviously he has read this message board and asked that people can support their guy but not to say things personal against any of the other QB. If they wanted to bash someone he is the head coach so bash him. "I'm big enough to handle it."