Tucker Rovig...

[wbtfg]

...executed and led the troops today. Not once did it look like he was unsure of himself. Really happy for the kid.

He played exactly how we needed him to play

[rivercat]

Maybe the Cat coaches learned a thing or two about Rovig today. With TA on the sidelines they were forced to rely on him and he delivered. They didn’t ask too much of him but what they did ask he got done.

+1

[Buckaroo Bonzi]

Confidence Builder ~ Happy for Tucker

[RobertoGato]

Maybe the Cat coaches learned a thing or two about Rovig today. With TA on the sidelines they were forced to rely on him and he delivered. They didn’t ask too much of him but what they did ask he got done.

To be fair, with TA on the sideline, they relied on 60 rushing attempts.

[KittieKop]

Maybe the Cat coaches learned a thing or two about Rovig today. With TA on the sidelines they were forced to rely on him and he delivered. They didn’t ask too much of him but what they did ask he got done.

To be fair, with TA on the sideline, they relied on 60 rushing attempts.

And Sneed had 195 yds passing. So what? Would you have been happy if Rovig would have passed for 200 yards and had the same result? Stats are for losers. The score is what counts, and a Rovig led offense hung 48 on UM. Be happy for one second and let this Rovig fixation rest for one day. Kid did what he needed to do and what was asked of him. He's, what, 6-2 as a starter and 1-0 against his instate rival. That's all that counts.

[bobcat99]

Maybe the Cat coaches learned a thing or two about Rovig today. With TA on the sidelines they were forced to rely on him and he delivered. They didn’t ask too much of him but what they did ask he got done.

To be fair, with TA on the sideline, they relied on 60 rushing attempts.

And Sneed had 195 yds passing. So what? Would you have been happy if Rovig would have passed for 200 yards and had the same result? Stats are for losers. The score is what counts, and a Rovig led offense hung 48 on UM. Be happy for one second and let this Rovig fixation rest for one day. Kid did what he needed to do and what was asked of him. He's, what, 6-2 as a starter and 1-0 against his instate rival. That's all that counts.

QB wins are not a stat.

I thought Rovig did fine, but c'mon, we didn't win because of him.

Most importantly, he didn't do something to lose the game. That's the majority of what we ask from him.

[RobertoGato]

Maybe the Cat coaches learned a thing or two about Rovig today. With TA on the sidelines they were forced to rely on him and he delivered. They didn’t ask too much of him but what they did ask he got done.

To be fair, with TA on the sideline, they relied on 60 rushing attempts.

And Sneed had 195 yds passing. So what? Would you have been happy if Rovig would have passed for 200 yards and had the same result? Stats are for losers. The score is what counts, and a Rovig led offense hung 48 on UM. Be happy for one second and let this Rovig fixation rest for one day. Kid did what he needed to do and what was asked of him. He's, what, 6-2 as a starter and 1-0 against his instate rival. That's all that counts.

Kop... calm down. You are the one who needs to stop fixating. Did you not see my first post in this thread? I said nothing negative about Rovig and don't intend to.

Am I not allowed to say that the Cats relied on the running game today? Because they did. They didn't need to ask a lot of Rovig and he mostly delivered. It's all great.

[VimSince03]

He's getting a lot better.

Played confident today. Played well.

The play fakes were crisp today 99!

[FTG_1984]

I have been super critical of Tucker this year. But damn, that kid has shown some guts. He has the ability to shake off a bad play and execute the next one, which is essential for improving. He played very well the last few weeks.

I'm in the same boat as seataccat and I was nothing but impressed with Rovig's play today. Granted, I think he's trained us all to not expect much. But he really made some great decisions & throws in the biggest game of the year, especially in the 1st quarter when everyone was still on edge & the offense was yet to be in any rhythm. That's not an easy thing to do & he no doubt earned my respect for the first time today & will have my respect going forward. Great job Mr Rovig!

[Cat4LifeHouseDivided]

Maybe the Cat coaches learned a thing or two about Rovig today. With TA on the sidelines they were forced to rely on him and he delivered. They didn’t ask too much of him but what they did ask he got done.

To be fair, with TA on the sideline, they relied on 60 rushing attempts.

And Sneed had 195 yds passing. So what? Would you have been happy if Rovig would have passed for 200 yards and had the same result? Stats are for losers. The score is what counts, and a Rovig led offense hung 48 on UM. Be happy for one second and let this Rovig fixation rest for one day. Kid did what he needed to do and what was asked of him. He's, what, 6-2 as a starter and 1-0 against his instate rival. That's all that counts.

QB wins are not a stat.

I thought Rovig did fine, but c'mon, we didn't win because of him.

Most importantly, he didn't do something to lose the game. That's the majority of what we ask from him.

He made some big throws when he needed. He went through progressions. He was good whether the haters want to admit it. He is improving every game.

[bobcat99]

Maybe the Cat coaches learned a thing or two about Rovig today. With TA on the sidelines they were forced to rely on him and he delivered. They didn’t ask too much of him but what they did ask he got done.

To be fair, with TA on the sideline, they relied on 60 rushing attempts.

And Sneed had 195 yds passing. So what? Would you have been happy if Rovig would have passed for 200 yards and had the same result? Stats are for losers. The score is what counts, and a Rovig led offense hung 48 on UM. Be happy for one second and let this Rovig fixation rest for one day. Kid did what he needed to do and what was asked of him. He's, what, 6-2 as a starter and 1-0 against his instate rival. That's all that counts.

QB wins are not a stat.

I thought Rovig did fine, but c'mon, we didn't win because of him.

Most importantly, he didn't do something to lose the game. That's the majority of what we ask from him.

He made some big throws when he needed. He went through progressions. He was good whether the haters want to admit it. He is improving every game.

I didn't say he wasn't good! And I don't see anybody "hating" either.

[Cat4LifeHouseDivided]

Maybe the Cat coaches learned a thing or two about Rovig today. With TA on the sidelines they were forced to rely on him and he delivered. They didn’t ask too much of him but what they did ask he got done.

To be fair, with TA on the sideline, they relied on 60 rushing attempts.

And Sneed had 195 yds passing. So what? Would you have been happy if Rovig would have passed for 200 yards and had the same result? Stats are for losers. The score is what counts, and a Rovig led offense hung 48 on UM. Be happy for one second and let this Rovig fixation rest for one day. Kid did what he needed to do and what was asked of him. He's, what, 6-2 as a starter and 1-0 against his instate rival. That's all that counts.

QB wins are not a stat.

I thought Rovig did fine, but c'mon, we didn't win because of him.

Most importantly, he didn't do something to lose the game. That's the majority of what we ask from him.

He made some big throws when he needed. He went through progressions. He was good whether the haters want to admit it. He is improving every game.

I didn't say he wasn't good! And I don't see anybody "hating" either.

You said fine...and then went on to say he wasnt the reason for winning. Yes the running game dominated today but Rovigs play early on stretched the griz a bit.

A whole lot of people have been hating all year is what O was getting at.

[Blixtonz]

This was his best game to date. At one point I saw him actually go through a read progression before finding a wide open #10 for a first down. Blew my mind.

I was standing right behind you! Awesome step forward for Rovig and the team.

[kwcat]

He showed improvement today. Way to go kid!

[seataccat]

Maybe the Cat coaches learned a thing or two about Rovig today. With TA on the sidelines they were forced to rely on him and he delivered. They didn’t ask too much of him but what they did ask he got done.

To be fair, with TA on the sideline, they relied on 60 rushing attempts.

And Sneed had 195 yds passing. So what? Would you have been happy if Rovig would have passed for 200 yards and had the same result? Stats are for losers. The score is what counts, and a Rovig led offense hung 48 on UM. Be happy for one second and let this Rovig fixation rest for one day. Kid did what he needed to do and what was asked of him. He's, what, 6-2 as a starter and 1-0 against his instate rival. That's all that counts.

QB wins are not a stat.

I thought Rovig did fine, but c'mon, we didn't win because of him.

Most importantly, he didn't do something to lose the game. That's the majority of what we ask from him.

He made some big throws when he needed. He went through progressions. He was good whether the haters want to admit it. He is improving every game.

I didn't say he wasn't good! And I don't see anybody "hating" either.

You said fine...and then went on to say he wasnt the reason for winning. Yes the running game dominated today but Rovigs play early on stretched the griz a bit.

A whole lot of people have been hating all year is what O was getting at.

This is what I think as well. Tucker was so timid in the pocket in the early games, his feel for the pressure around him was very poor and it kept him from scrambling effectively. He had no feel for when to throw a dart and when to put some air under it.
Those are all extremely hard things to overcome but Tucker has vastly improved his poise. He missed an easy touchdown on the second possession but didn't dwell on it. Yes, the running game was dominant but Tucker has developed enough to pose a down field threat to open up that run game. Admittedly I was convinced he would not and I am gladly eating crow.
Tucker gets my Gavondonas game ball for Cat/griz this year.

[bobcat99]

Maybe the Cat coaches learned a thing or two about Rovig today. With TA on the sidelines they were forced to rely on him and he delivered. They didn’t ask too much of him but what they did ask he got done.

To be fair, with TA on the sideline, they relied on 60 rushing attempts.

And Sneed had 195 yds passing. So what? Would you have been happy if Rovig would have passed for 200 yards and had the same result? Stats are for losers. The score is what counts, and a Rovig led offense hung 48 on UM. Be happy for one second and let this Rovig fixation rest for one day. Kid did what he needed to do and what was asked of him. He's, what, 6-2 as a starter and 1-0 against his instate rival. That's all that counts.

QB wins are not a stat.

I thought Rovig did fine, but c'mon, we didn't win because of him.

Most importantly, he didn't do something to lose the game. That's the majority of what we ask from him.

He made some big throws when he needed. He went through progressions. He was good whether the haters want to admit it. He is improving every game.

I didn't say he wasn't good! And I don't see anybody "hating" either.

You said fine...and then went on to say he wasnt the reason for winning. Yes the running game dominated today but Rovigs play early on stretched the griz a bit.

A whole lot of people have been hating all year is what O was getting at.

Nothing I said was inaccurate.

Rovig was pretty bad earlier in the year. He's improved, a lot. I still don't think I would call him a good QB, but right now he's performing like an average QB, and tbh, that's all we need to beat most teams. Going from below average to average is a big step, you can see the difference it's made for the offense.

[rivercat]

Maybe the Cat coaches learned a thing or two about Rovig today. With TA on the sidelines they were forced to rely on him and he delivered. They didn’t ask too much of him but what they did ask he got done.

To be fair, with TA on the sideline, they relied on 60 rushing attempts.

And Sneed had 195 yds passing. So what? Would you have been happy if Rovig would have passed for 200 yards and had the same result? Stats are for losers. The score is what counts, and a Rovig led offense hung 48 on UM. Be happy for one second and let this Rovig fixation rest for one day. Kid did what he needed to do and what was asked of him. He's, what, 6-2 as a starter and 1-0 against his instate rival. That's all that counts.

QB wins are not a stat.

I thought Rovig did fine, but c'mon, we didn't win because of him.

Most importantly, he didn't do something to lose the game. That's the majority of what we ask from him.

He made some big throws when he needed. He went through progressions. He was good whether the haters want to admit it. He is improving every game.

I didn't say he wasn't good! And I don't see anybody "hating" either.

You said fine...and then went on to say he wasnt the reason for winning. Yes the running game dominated today but Rovigs play early on stretched the griz a bit.

A whole lot of people have been hating all year is what O was getting at.

Nothing I said was inaccurate.

Rovig was pretty bad earlier in the year. He's improved, a lot. I still don't think I would call him a good QB, but right now he's performing like an average QB, and tbh, that's all we need to beat most teams. Going from below average to average is a big step, you can see the difference it's made for the offense.

Rovig is the best QB we have and is starting because of it. I know this for certain because a professional coaching staff working 80 hour weeks says it's so. I see no reason to continually scrutinize him because everyone who knows football understands the situation. So I see this as just bitching for the sake of bitching.

[Cataholic]

Maybe the Cat coaches learned a thing or two about Rovig today. With TA on the sidelines they were forced to rely on him and he delivered. They didn’t ask too much of him but what they did ask he got done.

To be fair, with TA on the sideline, they relied on 60 rushing attempts.

And Sneed had 195 yds passing. So what? Would you have been happy if Rovig would have passed for 200 yards and had the same result? Stats are for losers. The score is what counts, and a Rovig led offense hung 48 on UM. Be happy for one second and let this Rovig fixation rest for one day. Kid did what he needed to do and what was asked of him. He's, what, 6-2 as a starter and 1-0 against his instate rival. That's all that counts.

QB wins are not a stat.

I thought Rovig did fine, but c'mon, we didn't win because of him.

Most importantly, he didn't do something to lose the game. That's the majority of what we ask from him.

He made some big throws when he needed. He went through progressions. He was good whether the haters want to admit it. He is improving every game.

I didn't say he wasn't good! And I don't see anybody "hating" either.

You said fine...and then went on to say he wasnt the reason for winning. Yes the running game dominated today but Rovigs play early on stretched the griz a bit.

A whole lot of people have been hating all year is what O was getting at.

Nothing I said was inaccurate.

Rovig was pretty bad earlier in the year. He's improved, a lot. I still don't think I would call him a good QB, but right now he's performing like an average QB, and tbh, that's all we need to beat most teams. Going from below average to average is a big step, you can see the difference it's made for the offense.

Rovig is the best QB we have and is starting because of it. I know this for certain because a professional coaching staff working 80 hour weeks says it's so. I see no reason to continually scrutinize him because everyone who knows football understands the situation. So I see this as just bitching for the sake of bitching.

[bobcat99]

Maybe the Cat coaches learned a thing or two about Rovig today. With TA on the sidelines they were forced to rely on him and he delivered. They didn’t ask too much of him but what they did ask he got done.

To be fair, with TA on the sideline, they relied on 60 rushing attempts.

And Sneed had 195 yds passing. So what? Would you have been happy if Rovig would have passed for 200 yards and had the same result? Stats are for losers. The score is what counts, and a Rovig led offense hung 48 on UM. Be happy for one second and let this Rovig fixation rest for one day. Kid did what he needed to do and what was asked of him. He's, what, 6-2 as a starter and 1-0 against his instate rival. That's all that counts.

QB wins are not a stat.

I thought Rovig did fine, but c'mon, we didn't win because of him.

Most importantly, he didn't do something to lose the game. That's the majority of what we ask from him.

He made some big throws when he needed. He went through progressions. He was good whether the haters want to admit it. He is improving every game.

I didn't say he wasn't good! And I don't see anybody "hating" either.

You said fine...and then went on to say he wasnt the reason for winning. Yes the running game dominated today but Rovigs play early on stretched the griz a bit.

A whole lot of people have been hating all year is what O was getting at.

Nothing I said was inaccurate.

Rovig was pretty bad earlier in the year. He's improved, a lot. I still don't think I would call him a good QB, but right now he's performing like an average QB, and tbh, that's all we need to beat most teams. Going from below average to average is a big step, you can see the difference it's made for the offense.

Rovig is the best QB we have and is starting because of it. I know this for certain because a professional coaching staff working 80 hour weeks says it's so. I see no reason to continually scrutinize him because everyone who knows football understands the situation. So I see this as just bitching for the sake of bitching.

I never said he wasn't the best QB we have.

I'm just, ya know, being realistic. I'm sorry if that offends you so. I've posted good things about him in this thread and others too. Really haven't said anything negative at all, I just said he didn't win the game! I don't think anybody can argue that. He did his job. Did what he was asked to do. I'll take it!

[RobertoGato]

What if we all agreed that Rovig did his job yesterday, took care of the ball, and contributed to a huge win, and left it at that to enjoy the stomping?

The debate will still be there in the off-season.