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Topic: Stephen Johnson passing struggles
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catmandoo
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posted 04-18-2017 01:03 PM
The good news for Stephen Johnson is that defenders will have to give him more than a love tap to get him down this fall.
But with Kentucky counting its quarterbacks down upon first contact with defenders in last Friday’s spring game, that neutralized the mobility that makes Johnson effective. Instead of relying on his running ability, Johnson had to function like a dropback passer.
That’s the bad news.
Johnson held onto the ball for too long, missed wide-open receivers for potential big gains and tossed an ugly interception just before halftime that helped the White team – a collection of reserves – tie the score at 14 against Johnson’s Blue team, composed of starters.
The Blue eventually won 31-14, but Johnson’s struggles hardly provided much confidence that the Wildcats can be more than a one-dimensional offense with him taking the snaps. It might even open the door for a dropback passer like Drew Barker, once he returns to full health following back surgery, or Gunnar Hoak (16-for-24, 174 yards, 2 TDs, plus a 5-yard rushing score in the scrimmage), who obviously outplayed Johnson (8-for-18, 106 yards, 1 INT) on Friday, to wrestle the job away from the incumbent starter.
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boomdaddy
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posted 04-18-2017 03:14 PM
Stephen Johnson, as inaccurate as he is on the short passes, was the Cat who led the team to 7 wins, last season. Stats are nice. Wins are nicer.
Anytime a team has a running QB as the starter, and especially in UK's case where the dude is skinny, the team is one play away from utilizing the back up QB.
Mobile QBs are fun to watch. I hated the Redskins, because I grew up a Cowboy fan. But, I watched them play when RG3 was playing. He was electric. Then he got hurt. He has not been the same since.
I will be very surprised if Mr Johnson is not the starter at the beginning of the season.
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