AllAboutTheU13
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There’s no question King was a shell of himself this season, even before he got banged up the first few games. The offense was anemic vs Bama/App St/MSU, and King was a big part of that. Should that have caught anyone off guard? It shouldn’t have. There are lots of players that have major drop-offs after knee injuries, especially QBs. It’s never a guarantee they come back to what they were before.
Why did UM commit so quickly to King being healthy for the season? It was literally a few days after his injury in Dec, they were already committing to him being healthy for the start of the 2021 season. The saddest part of this is we had a healthy, experienced QB on the roster, who had just come cold off the bench in the bowl game to bring us back from a 21-7 deficit, leading our offense to 24 points in the second half.
I agree there’s lots of issues with this team, the defense being a big one, but this season could’ve looked very different if NKosi stayed. Completely foolish to commit to King coming back 100% only a few days after his injury, basically running NKosi into the transfer portal.
They should’ve waited it out, told NKosi it wasn’t a guarantee King would be back 100%, let Nkosi run as QB1 in the offseason, and waited until the fall to see how King looked. We don’t beat Bama with NKosi, but we definitely beat App St by more than 2 points, could’ve beaten MSU, probably would’ve beaten UVA and UNC, and could be sitting at 6-1 right now. Not to mention, Perry is a die hard loyal Cane, he deserved a shot. But maybe it’s better it worked out this way, that only would’ve covered up more of Diaz’s issues.
Nkosi’s stats this year
Passing: 62% 1,696 yds, 8.8 ypa, 14 TD, 4 INT
Rushing: 110 yds, 4 TD
27th nationally in passer rating
Why did UM commit so quickly to King being healthy for the season? It was literally a few days after his injury in Dec, they were already committing to him being healthy for the start of the 2021 season. The saddest part of this is we had a healthy, experienced QB on the roster, who had just come cold off the bench in the bowl game to bring us back from a 21-7 deficit, leading our offense to 24 points in the second half.
I agree there’s lots of issues with this team, the defense being a big one, but this season could’ve looked very different if NKosi stayed. Completely foolish to commit to King coming back 100% only a few days after his injury, basically running NKosi into the transfer portal.
They should’ve waited it out, told NKosi it wasn’t a guarantee King would be back 100%, let Nkosi run as QB1 in the offseason, and waited until the fall to see how King looked. We don’t beat Bama with NKosi, but we definitely beat App St by more than 2 points, could’ve beaten MSU, probably would’ve beaten UVA and UNC, and could be sitting at 6-1 right now. Not to mention, Perry is a die hard loyal Cane, he deserved a shot. But maybe it’s better it worked out this way, that only would’ve covered up more of Diaz’s issues.
Nkosi’s stats this year
Passing: 62% 1,696 yds, 8.8 ypa, 14 TD, 4 INT
Rushing: 110 yds, 4 TD
27th nationally in passer rating