Brock Osweiler Excels After Steven Threet Injury: Will There Be Another Quarterback Controversy For ASU?
by Cory Williams on Nov 26, 2010 5:08 PM MST
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PrintBrock Osweiler turned in the finest performance of his young ASU career on Friday against the UCLA Bruins, playing in relief of injured quarterback Steven Threet. Osweiler completed 27 of 36 passes for 380 yards and 4 touchdown receptions, and showed a high level of confidence and composure under center. Osweiler also ran for a 14-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter to give the Devils a 55-27 lead.
One aspect of the game that Osweiler needs to work on is the execution of swing passes. Often times he threw the ball just out of reach of the receiver, or made it difficult to catch and run. Outside of this minor quibble, Osweiler executed his position to perfection.
Threet was injured in the first quarter after being hit hard by multiple Bruins defenders on a third-and-long. His day was finished with 1/3 passing and only four yards gained.
Osweiler's performance initiates yet another quarterback controversy in Tempe, following in the footsteps of the epic battle between Rudy Carpenter and Sam Keller in 2007. While Threet has performed ably in 2010, Osweiler was dominant against the Bruins defense.
Should Threet be available next week against Arizona, will he play? Osweiler may give the Sun Devils the best chance to defeat the Wildcats and take back the Territorial Cup. Either way, having two good quarterbacks is a good problem for Dennis Erickson and ASU to have. The execution of the situation is what truly matters.
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This is the best I have seen ASU look in quite some time.
Excluding games against Washington State and FCS Schools.
It really gives you hope for the future of this team with all of the talented young players. Now they just need to quit making the dumb penalties.
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team(s), throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
Also, that flag on Burfict was garbage
If anything, throw it at the guy who threw him to the ground.
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team(s), throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
well, i know i just joined and all
but ericson sucks giant c*ck. this team will never succeed with him at the helm. ASU is one of the most penalized teams in the conference and has tons of turnover issues. those are hallmarks of lack of discipline.
its past time for ericson to go. mike leach is out there, gus mahlzan is out there, Lisa Love would be wise to act swiftly regardless of what happens tomorrow down in that filth laden cess pool known as tucson. if by some miracle ASU pulls it off and does get an invite to las vegas, we’d be better served with a new coach in place (leach is available!) to install the new system during those practice sessions. ericson has proven he’s not up to the task.
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