Anyone else worried that Riley Nelson might be the QB next year?

[SoCalCoug]

Seriously, I don't get the hype for him this year. BYU's never been successful with a running QB. And if people are up in arms about Max Hall's lack of arm strength, why do people believe that won't be a problem with Nelson? I've seen nothing from Nelson to indicate he has the ability to throw the ball. And you can only get by for so long as a quarterback without being able to throw the ball.

Honestly, I'll be much more worried about next year if Heaps doesn't beat out Nelson for the starting job. Heaps, at least, has all the tools to be a great QB. Nelson's a stop-gap.

[TripletDaddy]

I cannot comment because I don't think I have ever seen him throw the ball.

[Indy Coug]

My bigger fear is that if Nelson starts next what it says about our other QBs moreso than what it says about Nelson.

[KillerDog]

I'm terrified if Nelson is our QB next year. It would indicate that we have a major problem in analyzing talent. I expect two or three guys will beat out Riley. I wouldn't be surprised to see Lark, Munns and Heaps all beat him out. If so, he becomes another Covey. Maybe he or Covey will move to defense.

[Indy Coug]

I cannot comment because I don't think I have ever seen him throw the ball.

I can't recall the last time BYU had a QB with zero pass attempts and rushed for over 70 yards in the same game.

[Non Sequitur]

I cannot comment because I don't think I have ever seen him throw the ball.

He threw one pass against Wyoming -- that horrible interception in the end zone that fortunately got called off. That was a truly ugly pass.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Not at all. I will be thrilled if Riley Nelson is your QB next year. It will be similar to BYU fans being thrilled with Terrance Cain being named Utah's starting QB.

[SeattleUte]

I am looking forward to four years of Jake/Kelly Heaps soap opera. It seems a cursed situation. I think Kelly and Bronco and BYU fans have bought themselves a heap of bad energy and karma.

[SoCalCoug]

I cannot comment because I don't think I have ever seen him throw the ball.

I sure did against Wyoming.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

My bigger fear is that if Nelson starts next what it says about our other QBs moreso than what it says about Nelson.

It's a weird combination of events that even allows Nelson into the conversation. Two relatively highly recruited QBs coming back from missions as well as a true freshman who was VERY highly recruited. The problem is that the guys coming back from missions will be rusty with no experience and true freshmen almost never succeed that first year.

It will really come down to Munns or Heaps. I just don't think the coaching staff would be willing to use Nelson as a stop gap, they'd rather have either Munns or Heaps take his lumps during the first half of the season so BYU could be set for the foreseeable future at QB.

[JohnnyLingo]

Seriously, I don't get the hype for him this year. BYU's never been successful with a running QB.

Well, except for that Doman guy. He went 14-2.

And if people are up in arms about Max Hall's lack of arm strength, why do people believe that won't be a problem with Nelson? I've seen nothing from Nelson to indicate he has the ability to throw the ball. And you can only get by for so long as a quarterback without being able to throw the ball.

Honestly, I'll be much more worried about next year if Heaps doesn't beat out Nelson for the starting job. Heaps, at least, has all the tools to be a great QB. Nelson's a stop-gap.

Agreed 100%. Even if Heaps struggles early, I'm all for keeping him in the starting job because of his ceiling.

[cougjunkie]

I have heard straight from a few players mouths how he floats the ball and has zero arm strength. In fact half of the BYU playbook is dumbed down when he enters the game because he can not throw any of the outs or comebacks to the far side of the field.

[TripletDaddy]

He must have thrown the ball in the 4Q. I turned the game off when BYU went up 45-0 or thereabouts. I honestly don't remember seeing him throw the ball before I turned it off.

Come to think of it, didn't he throw the ball once or twice against Utah State?

What kind of discussion is this? BYU fans sitting around trying to remember the last time the QB attempted a pass?

[Surfah]

I hope they give the ball to Heaps. Even if he's running for his life, getting hurt and cries after games like Beck did. If he ends up like Beck because of that I'll be happy.

[DU Ute]

I wonder if Nelson ever regrets leaving Utah State?