POLL: Lamar has three strong potential quarterbacks. Who will take the snap?

[BRI Staff]

Poll Question: Who will start the most games at the QB position for the Cardinals this year?

 

 

 

ARTICLE:

Jeremy Johnson will get snaps with the No. 1 offense when the Lamar University football team opens practice at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, coach Ray Woodard said.

 

Kelly graduate Doug Prewitt will be the No. 1 quarterback ahead of Andre Bevil and Johnson, but all three will share snaps with the starting unit.

 

“You can’t put a guy, a so-called No. 1, with the third unit all the time and expect him to perform to the level of the guy with the first line protecting him the whole time,” Woodard said Tuesday. “We’re going to have to give them all a fair shot.”

 

Johnson, a Silsbee graduate, transferred to Lamar after one redshirt season at West Virginia. He left high school as one of the nation’s top dual-threat quarterbacks.

 

Prewitt started the last three games last season after Bevil (West Orange-Stark) injured his hand and wrist during a game. Lamar won two games Prewitt started, and he entered the spring as the No. 1 quarterback.

 

“We’ve got a really good problem,” Woodard said. “We’ve got three really good quarterbacks.”

 

Don’t look for the quarterbacks to rotate with the first-team offense until closer to the first preseason scrimmage Aug. 13.

 

“Early on, it will be getting reps to learn,” Woodard said. “But as we get into scrimmage situations, we’ll have to make sure we (give them equal first-team snaps).”

 

Woodard said no quarterback took command of the position in the spring. If anything, Johnson played his way up the depth chart.

 

“I thought we started spring ball the kind of the way we ended up with Doug one and Andre two,” Woodard said. “I think with Jeremy coming in here, we’ve kind of got a log-jam of quarterbacks. I don’t think any of them took off or was head and shoulders above the other two after spring ball, so we’re pretty much picking up where we left off. We kept the depth chart where it was after the spring.”

 

 

LINK: In the Cards Blog

[TBonesLU]

Kelly graduate Doug Prewitt will be the No. 1 quarterback ahead of Andre Bevil and Johnson, but all three will share snaps with the starting unit.

 

Forgive me if I am the only one that does not fully understand this, but is he stating that Prewitt is the number one in practice or he is the number one QB?

[coachacola]

Looks like Doug Prewitt is #1 on the depth chart. Johnson has to prove that he should be the #1 quarterback and it looks like Woodard is giving him that chance.

[sleepy]

That is how I would interpret it coachacola. Seems fair to me.

[Guest LU4LIFE]

That't the way I took it too and rightfully so, Doug was the #1 QB at the end of last season so he should still be #1 until some proves they are the better man for the job.

[TBonesLU]

Looks like Doug Prewitt is #1 on the depth chart. Johnson has to prove that he should be the #1 quarterback and it looks like Woodard is giving him that chance.

 

Thanks. That helps. Just by reading it, he seemed to favor those two. Anyone else under the impression that his talking about the three guys and the lackthereof regarding Bevil might be a hint?

 

He mentioned that Prewitt was the #1 as of now based on last year. The only thing he said for sure was that Johnson worked his way up. His only mention of Bevil was a statement saying that we have 3 quarterbacks.

 

The way I understand this:

 

1. Prewitt (his spot to lose or Johnson's spot to win; Prewitt doesn't have to have negatives but only seem less athletic than Johnson to lose the #1 spot)

2. Johnson (equal with Prewitt, but due to his lack of experience, he must prove he has, in fact, more to offer than Prewitt...not an easy task if they don't allow him to run in practice)

 

 

 

3. Bevil (due to the lack of his name being mentioned, we can safely assume he would have to be a completely different quarterback than last year to win this spot back...or show some of what he had in the McNeese game)

[Guest NorthoftheBorder]

Looks like Doug Prewitt is #1 on the depth chart. Johnson has to prove that he should be the #1 quarterback and it looks like Woodard is giving him that chance.

 

Thanks. That helps. Just by reading it, he seemed to favor those two. Anyone else under the impression that his talking about the three guys and the lackthereof regarding Bevil might be a hint?

 

He mentioned that Prewitt was the #1 as of now based on last year. The only thing he said for sure was that Johnson worked his way up. His only mention of Bevil was a statement saying that we have 3 quarterbacks.

 

The way I understand this:

 

1. Prewitt (his spot to lose or Johnson's spot to win; Prewitt doesn't have to have negatives but only seem less athletic than Johnson to lose the #1 spot)

2. Johnson (equal with Prewitt, but due to his lack of experience, he must prove he has, in fact, more to offer than Prewitt...not an easy task if they don't allow him to run in practice)

 

 

 

3. Bevil (due to the lack of his name being mentioned, we can safely assume he would have to be a completely different quarterback than last year to win this spot back...or show some of what he had in the McNeese game)

 

Good assessment about all three QB's with one caveat. Great QB's who win championships are not only athletically talented, but they have that intangible of somehow getting it done, making the plays at the right time. It something that can only be measured in game experiences. That is the guy we are looking for.

[TBonesLU]

Looks like Doug Prewitt is #1 on the depth chart. Johnson has to prove that he should be the #1 quarterback and it looks like Woodard is giving him that chance.

 

Thanks. That helps. Just by reading it, he seemed to favor those two. Anyone else under the impression that his talking about the three guys and the lackthereof regarding Bevil might be a hint?

 

He mentioned that Prewitt was the #1 as of now based on last year. The only thing he said for sure was that Johnson worked his way up. His only mention of Bevil was a statement saying that we have 3 quarterbacks.

 

The way I understand this:

 

1. Prewitt (his spot to lose or Johnson's spot to win; Prewitt doesn't have to have negatives but only seem less athletic than Johnson to lose the #1 spot)

2. Johnson (equal with Prewitt, but due to his lack of experience, he must prove he has, in fact, more to offer than Prewitt...not an easy task if they don't allow him to run in practice)

 

 

 

3. Bevil (due to the lack of his name being mentioned, we can safely assume he would have to be a completely different quarterback than last year to win this spot back...or show some of what he had in the McNeese game)

 

Good assessment about all three QB's with one caveat. Great QB's who win championships are not only athletically talented, but they have that intangible of somehow getting it done, making the plays at the right time. It something that can only be measured in game experiences. That is the guy we are looking for.

 

I don't disagree with that at all. However, because no one in the area has seen Johnson play except for in high school, Woodard will have to rely on intuition and gut feeling by looking at Prewitt's numbers and ability to what he can see in Johnson during practice, and more notably, scrimmages.

[TBonesLU]

Here is Johnson's evaluation on ESPNU.com when he was drafted in 2010 (this is not a reply to anyone's post, just thought it could be posted for anyone who wants to read it):

 

http://insider.espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/player/_/id/69493/jeremy-johnson

[AggiesAreWe]

I still say that by the 3rd game, Jeremy Johnson will be the starting quarterback.

 

 

FYI: a piece of advice(I only say this because of past experience), I would be careful about posting news articles from other media sources in their entirety due to copyright laws.

 

Posting just the link or partial articles followed by links are fine, but not the entire article. I know this quite well because of some situations that our site has come across before.

 

Just thought I would be helpful.

[Guest bigred360]

We feel he is more quick and shifty than he his top end fast. Speed is good, but not great. If Johnson strictly wants to play QB, he has to be in the spread to maximize his strengths. We think his feet, hips and ability to run and change directions is good enough to be considered a legit prospect at multiple positions. Good overall player that has some football smarts and competitiveness.

 

The dude just ran a 4.35 forty in April of this year. Even if the sports performance coaches are bad at timing players and they are off by a tenth, he is still at 4.45. That is fast at any university in the country.

 

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/lama/genrel/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/7-28-11.pdf

 

I was always told you go with the player that as the most up-side. Because with the more experience the better the player will be.

 

IMO, I have nothing against Prewitt. I think he is a good QB and will always be a good QB. He'll be a sophomore this season.

 

The thing is Johnson can be a great QB in the spread offense. He is probably the most athletic guy on the team. He is a red-shirt freshman who will learn the system here. He is a true dual threat QB.

 

Plus, he is the tallest of the three talked about.

 

IMO, by the end of training camp JJ will prove he is the best QB on the team, has the arm and legs to win games and he too has the intangibles you look for in a player

[AggiesAreWe]

Question, when did '6"2-'6"3 become too short to be a quarterback prospect?

 

I have to wonder if this is the right profile from ESPNU.

 

 

BTW TBones, I wasn't really speaking about your post but the first post of thread which has an article from the Beaumont Enterprise.

[BigRedTrack]

Johnson looked raw in the spring scrimmages with flashes of talent. Hope he has matured into a quarterback over the summer.

[Guest CardAmbassador]

I'm not sold that Johnson has the intangibles yet. He has two very good tangibles in his speed and athleticism though. But I haven't seen him lead a brand new DI college football team to victory in the fourth quarter like I know Prewitt has done.

 

I'm going to be happy with either of them likely. But I need to know Johnson can lead like Prewitt can, because that was one of Prewitt's strong points. I think he lead the team to victory. He gave them that sense of hope.

 

BTW, spoke to Prewitt a few days ago and he is pumped up for practice to start he can hardly wait, he has been staying conditioned during the summer and throws the football around with a few of the receivers (Hayes, Jackson, Ford, etc.) when they can get together.

 

I like that Prewitt is going into fall as the number one. I think somebody else is going to have to bust their tail to take the spot from him. We have a very good problem right now.

 

 

And 6'2" is not ideal height, 6'5" is ideal height for a QB at the FBS AQ and Pro level. Doesn't mean much though because there have been several 6'0 do just fine.

[BigRedTrack]

I'm not sold that Johnson has the intangibles yet. He has two very good tangibles in his speed and athleticism though. But I haven't seen him lead a brand new DI college football team to victory in the fourth quarter like I know Prewitt has done.

 

I'm going to be happy with either of them likely. But I need to know Johnson can lead like Prewitt can, because that was one of Prewitt's strong points. I think he lead the team to victory. He gave them that sense of hope.

 

BTW, spoke to Prewitt a few days ago and he is pumped up for practice to start he can hardly wait, he has been staying conditioned during the summer and throws the football around with a few of the receivers (Hayes, Jackson, Ford, etc.) when they can get together.

 

I like that Prewitt is going into fall as the number one. I think somebody else is going to have to bust their tail to take the spot from him. We have a very good problem right now.

 

 

And 6'2" is not ideal height, 6'5" is ideal height for a QB at the FBS AQ and Pro level. Doesn't mean much though because there have been several 6'0 do just fine.

 

Agree with you CA. I'd take Doug Flutie any day as my college QB.

[Guest bigred360]

Thing is Prewitt isn't 6'0, he is listed 5'11. I guess Troy Aikman was short as he is only 6'4. 6'2 is the same height as Tony Romo.

 

You haven't seen him (Johnson) lead a college team to victory because he hasn't had the opportunity yet.

 

This is from the spring game.

 

Johnson got his white team into the end zone early in the second quarter to make the score 14-7. The Silsbee product, who finished 9-of-10 for 159 yards, threw the first of two scoring strikes to Josh Powdrill from eight yards out to cap a six-play, 81-yard drive.

 

The only way to be better than 9-10 is 10-10. Isn't that asking a little much for a freshman?

 

Sorry can't give Prewitt's stats as they aren't listed

 

http://www.lamarcardinals.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030311aaa.html

 

Finally, I just want the best man to lead the offense. We all have opinions but they will sort themselves out come the date of the Texas College (win).

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I agree with you. I'm just saying I'm going to need to see it first before I can say he has it. A fourth quarter drive in a real game against an opposing team is different than a spring scrimmage. But don't get me wrong, I'm rooting for JJ because if he is successful here then that means alot of good things for Cardinal football.

 

eh 6'4 ~ 6'5".

 

Man I can't wait till that Texas College game, I don't care who the QB is I'm expecting at least a 40 point win and probably a shut out too.

 

LETS GO CARDS!!!!

[AggiesAreWe]

FYI

 

Average height of an NFL starting QB: '6"3

 

 

I would think the average height of a starting QB on the FBS and FCS level is shorter than '6"3.;)

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FYI

 

Average height of an NFL starting QB: '6"3

 

 

I would think the average height of a starting QB on the FBS and FCS level is shorter than '6"3.;)

 

Not surprised, I just said "ideal" height. OC's like that size in particular because at that point you can easily see over the offensive line. Usually you see O linemen at around the 6'5 mark.

[Guest bigred360]

Great point you bring up CA as Gilligam is 6'2, Campbell is 6'5 and this possible transfer in 6'8. That could effect the "window" for the QB's on the team with tall lineman.

 

Of course it can be done as someone brought up Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie. Then there is Drew Brees for the Saints at a listed 6'0.

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I just saw this retweeted on BRI's twitter account.

 

 

Jeremy Johnson:

 

Gettin sick and two a days tommorrow...defense still dont have a chance.

 

 

 

Looks like hes still going to run all over the defense. Can't wait!

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From BRI twitter retweet.

 

Doug Prewitt:

 

Camp starts today. No distractions #hardwork

 

 

 

Sounds like both our QB's are going into camp with a competitive attitude, can't wait to watch this. It's going to be fun!

[Guest CardinalClaw]

Sounds like we are going to have one hell of a competition on our hands.

[Guest LU4LIFE]

Sounds like we are going to have one hell of a competition on our hands.

 

You can say that again, and that's only going to make the team better.

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Sounds like we are going to have one hell of a competition on our hands.

 

You can say that again, and that's only going to make the team better.

 

Sure is.

 

I changed the name of this thread because the Beaumont Enterprise renamed this article. I thought that was odd.

 

I also added a QB poll at the top. I know we had one before but I can't find it so I made another one.

 

The poll question is "Who do you think" so we all understand it's just a guessing game for fun.

 

Vote away.