Like your thinking. He will be a great QB and lay the ground work for the next few years.12-1
Davey Obrian award winner
3rd in Heisman voting.
(he's only a JR, I have to leave a little room for improvement)
1. Hopefully stay healthy all year
2. Lead team to at least 8 wins as a starter
3. Throw 15 or moreTD passes
4. Come up with at least one game winning drive in the 4th quarter to win a game
5. Post an overall winning record in games decided by 7 points or less
15 TDs seems like a pretty light number, considering there are 12 regular season games.
That would seem to approach Christensen-esque territory.
Stanzi threw 17 TD's in 2009.
Stanzi threw 17 TD's in 2009.
Unless Coker et al have 30+ TDs next year, Vandenberg will have more TD's than Stanzi's 17 in '09.
I think we all will be saying "Ricky Who" after next season. I'm disappointed he didn't get more work in mop up duty last year, but I think he is as ready to be "prime time" as a first year QB can be. He has all the throws that require zip and is very accurate...that isn't up for discussion. If he can show touch to get the ball over the LB's and in front of the two deep, he's going to be tough to stop.
The other thing that he has going for him is that our offensive line will be excellent next year...and deep. If everyone stays healthy through Spring and Fall camp, our offense should average well over 30 a game. It all starts up front and Vandy will make up pay.
Stanzi threw 17 TD's in 2009.
I would like to see a 2-1 TD/INT ratio along with 32:30/game TOP and zero lost fumbles on his part. If he can do that much to manage the game, the offense will be tough to stop. If he can do more, and by that I mean really be a star playmaker and not just a game manager (and if he has the receivers to allow for that), we might win 10 games again next year.