KU Football Open Practice Articles

QB Battle Plus Position Changes

Ryan Wood's Notebook today mentions that Justin Thornton was working strictly as a wide receiver and Bradley Dedeaux was working with the d-line. Both moves do make some sense, but I am a little surprised about Thornton, considering our need for depth in the secondary. He does have a good frame for wideout though, so I'm anxious to see the results of this experiment during the spring game.

In another LJW article, the competition at QB is discussed. I found this quote on Todd Reesing to be interesting:

"Reesing, meanwhile, is just 5-11 and 190 pounds and doesn’t have the running ability Meier has. Reesing’s best moments in 2006, though, came when he was flushed out of the pocket and was forced to improvise. Instead of tucking and running, Reesing kept his head up and found receivers for big gains multiple times."

I guess I would agree that Reesing continues to look for a receiver, but I think he's a pretty good runner. I would describe him as having a few open field moves where as Meier is more straight up speed. I also see Reesing making guys in the backfield miss him, whereas Meier needs a few steps to get going.