Mirer was a square peg in a round hole.

Mirer was a square peg in a round hole.
by domer4 (2019-06-09 10:49:10)
Edited on 2019-06-09 10:52:47

In reply to: No kidding, Mirer was a great college QB. * posted by TWO

I can only imagine the hundreds (thousands) of hours he had to practice the option in his 4 years at ND - he would have been much better served in a passing/west coast or pro style offense.

Even some comments by boardcasters after he "sailed" a ball on a receiver said as much (starting with Bill Walsh on NBC).

Holtz probably figured he would be doing the same with Powlus.

Sadly - the really great ND teams were 1988, 1989 and 1993 - the off years of a pro style (non naturally option) QB.

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We would have won more games in '90 and '91 with anyone but - TCIrish03 2019-06-11 11:11:47
Maybe. His pro career was a strong indication that he - btd 2019-06-10 09:21:10
Wasn't Mirer more athletic than McDougal? - Tex Francisco 2019-06-09 13:22:18
- Probably better at making the option reads v better athelete * - btd 2019-06-10 09:23:01
Rick was a pretty athletic qb - jt 2019-06-09 11:55:30
- Rick perhaps wasn't capable of running a more sophisticated - btd 2019-06-10 08:44:20
  - I think that he (and Powlus as well) could have - jt 2019-06-10 10:08:47
    - Oddly, Ron's passing numbers were better under 96 than 97 * - btd 2019-06-10 13:55:07
      - not odd at all, unfortunately - jt 2019-06-12 12:17:43
I’m glad he went to ND over Michigan - irishrock 2019-06-09 11:50:09