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[GP1]

Quick stat comparison:

DW13 326-522(62%), 3387 yards, 25 TD 16 INT

KP16 225-402(56%), 2438 yards, 14 TD 10 INT

We had a quick tempo, fast paced offense.

You can't seriously be trying to contend this. It speaks for itself. I'm pulling for KP16 to be the field general that DW13 was. If he could develop to that kind of a leader, we win 8 games this year. Period. The question is: Is Pohl the man. You say he is. I say he is, for now. However if he's reached is glass ceiling, we can do better. Simple as that. And don't mistake this criticism is simply based on the Spring Game, it isn't. It's based on the last 5 games of the year. Sure we won, but we're foolish to not comment on holes we see that we would like to improve.

I'm not contending it, but I will defend Pohl. There is a big difference between a fifth year senior and a sophomore. I think the one thing we have seen with Bowden is good player development. It's hard to say how good KP could have been last year had he not been hurt. For sure, he would have been better, so based upon that alone, I expect him to be better this season. Combine that with good coaching and player development, I expect a really good season from him.

I don't believe for one second he is going to take a step back. If the Zips have a slow start to the year, as most MAC teams do, there will be the usual questions of..."Has he regressed?" Fair enough, but the comparison has to be between his MAC performance from one year to the next.

[Dave in Green]

The DW13/KP16 quick stats do not speak for themselves. They require interpolation:

1. The Zips running game was more effective last season, so there was a more balanced pass-run offense contributing to fewer passes thrown and fewer overall passing yards..

2. Looking at yards per pass completion, KP16 outperformed DW13, 10.8 to 10.4.

3. On ratio of touchdown passes to interceptions, KP16 trailed DW13 only slightly, 1.40 to 1.56 -- roughly the difference of a single interception for the whole season.

4. KP16's pass completion percentage was negatively impacted by his ankle injury, which forced him to throw the ball out of bounds many times because he couldn't evade pass rushes and buy time to find an open receiver.

When all circumstances are factored in, KP16 wasn't nearly as far off DW13 as a quick glance at the raw numbers might indicate.

[Zipmeister]

The DW13/KP16 quick stats do not speak for themselves. They require interpolation:

1. The Zips running game was more effective last season, so there was a more balanced pass-run offense contributing to fewer passes thrown and fewer overall passing yards..

2. Looking at yards per pass completion, KP16 outperformed DW13, 10.8 to 10.4.

3. On ratio of touchdown passes to interceptions, KP16 trailed DW13 only slightly, 1.40 to 1.56 -- roughly the difference of a single interception for the whole season.

4. KP16's pass completion percentage was negatively impacted by his ankle injury, which forced him to throw the ball out of bounds many times because he couldn't evade pass rushes and buy time to find an open receiver.

When all circumstances are factored in, KP16 wasn't nearly as far off DW13 as a quick glance at the raw numbers might indicate.

You state that the quick stats require interpolation, and then provide ZERO interpolation. Is there anyone on this board who can interpolate the quick stats?

[Zipgrad01]

The DW13/KP16 quick stats do not speak for themselves. They require interpolation:

1. The Zips running game was more effective last season, so there was a more balanced pass-run offense contributing to fewer passes thrown and fewer overall passing yards..

2. Looking at yards per pass completion, KP16 outperformed DW13, 10.8 to 10.4.

3. On ratio of touchdown passes to interceptions, KP16 trailed DW13 only slightly, 1.40 to 1.56 -- roughly the difference of a single interception for the whole season.

4. KP16's pass completion percentage was negatively impacted by his ankle injury, which forced him to throw the ball out of bounds many times because he couldn't evade pass rushes and buy time to find an open receiver.

When all circumstances are factored in, KP16 wasn't nearly as far off DW13 as a quick glance at the raw numbers might indicate.

Pohl also faced a more daunting schedule.