McCulley article…
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Glad to see it was his choice. Its tough to move a 6'5 210 QB with speed but I can understand his logic. Just get on the field and use his talents. At worst if it doesn't work out, there will always be a spot at QB for him to go back to. On the other hand, he could go out and absolutely smash it at WR.
Glad IU confirmed it was McCulley's decision like I heard earlier. This is a group with talent it just hasn't been shown yet in a Hoosier uniform. They need to really show up this season.
Really, really smart move on his part... There's a heck of a lot more WR jobs in pro football than there are QB slots and he has the advantage of having one of the best WR coaches in all of football as his position coach... With his ability to throw the ball too, his potential as a trick play catalyst is open ended... Should be fun to watch him getting better game by game...
It’s the smart move. He was buried on the depth chart with no real hope of getting meaningful snaps in practice, let alone games. And he’s already being recruited over, given the hole in recruiting he has produced. Hope it works out for him.
Go Hoosiers.
I for one am disappointed. Had high hopes he would be the stud QB with amazing mobility that we need so badly. We need a really good QB in the worst way. Hopefully it works out for him at receiver
You know that dude never wears a shirt while just walking around campus. Hell, I wouldn't if I had a body like that.
I immediately thought about trick plays as well. Does our OC have a history of trick plays?
I really like running QBs, especially in college, but each NFL team has 6 WRs and only 2 QBs. He is big for a WR.
And look at the WR contracts being signed right now? Starting at about $20M for the good ones. I truly hope he can use his size and athleticism (and knowledge as a former QB) to crush it for IU!
Yes - Bell does use trick plays. Here’s a good snippet.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...uld-unleash-more-trick-plays-against-indiana/
Well, since he has moved to WR, I don't imagine he will get many snaps at QB.
That article gives best info yet about Bell's offensive boldness. If IU can have an adequate rushing attack some plays surprising the D causing them to be off balance and weaken their confidence will be successful. Sure hoping for a high energy offense after reading the article.
I have often wondered how much it helps a QB turned a WR. Wr to DB?
Reese Taylor… QB —> WR —> DB….I’m sure he’s benefited from learning multiple positions.
McCulley asked to move to WR so forget your spin zone. He also knows the routes and will do very well at WR. McCulley has speed, strength, and moves to excel in that spot at WR. I bet he plays a lot from that position.
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One area posters are missing about McCulley moving to WR is his running ability that looks elite. I can see him on the perimeter tearing it up after catching the ball giving IU major explosive plays. He could very well be a big upgrade for the WR room.
Was he the highest ranking recruit that Indiana had or just the highest rated quarterback? Granted he was thrown in the deep end of the pool without adequate preparation in the Ohio State game and then the rest of the season was forgettable on both sides of the ball.
CTA thought he was going to be a great quarterback. Now he's thinking he's going to be a great wide receiver. I certainly hope he can find a position on the field but something just doesn't pass the smell test here.
I'm still a big fan of Michael Penix. He exhibited signs of greatness before getting hurt, came back and got hurt again and then did it a third time. And now Washington has jumped on him. There is no quit in Michael Penix.
I can tell you McCulley should be a great WR with his hand eye coordination and his running ability plus speed.
and "with his hand eye coordination and his running ability plus speed", plus his great arm, should have had a high ceiling at QB once he learned the position.
a high level receiver helps a lot.
a high level QB, always helps more.
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It was his choice so let the QB go.
I think McCulley made the right choice. He has athletic ability in spades but his accuracy and touch was pretty bad, even for a freshman. He looked so uncomfortable back there. He got by with it in high school because of his athletic ability but he didn’t seem to develop a passing game.
At the BIG level it is the right decision for him. If he still wants to play QB he will need to drop down a level and who knows where his head will be after this season.
The likelyhood is that his conversations with the staff made his role as a QB here clear, and he chose one of the options he was given. I think it is the the right choice and I hope he is happy and productive. If not, he make seek a QB role in the MAC.
you guys must be the world's greatest QB scouts, to be so definitive about a true fr who came in in August, probably was never planned to be used last yr, thus probably didn't get many reps at all in practice till thrown into the fire against major league opponents, when he probably barely knew the offense.
as for the "no touch no accuracy" thing, i didn't see it that way.
seems like pulling the plug awfully early to me.
and if he wasn't playing this yr at QB, then he probably wasn't getting beat up either, so not like any NFL future at WR was being risked greatly by sticking out another yr at QB.
that said, i haven't seen CB other than You Tube, and haven't seen Williams at all.
maybe one or both is an absolute world beater.
if not, seems like a strange move this early on DM.
You ignore the 8-3 in 2019 and 6-2 in 2020, if coach hadn't made big changes in the staff, I would be down too but let's see what IU does this season. 2020 was a different year but coach Allen handled the season better than most coaches did.
2019 was Deboer and 2020 was Wommack. Other than losing both starting units to graduation or what not or having a new HC that cleaned house last year just can’t happen.
This what is in concrete. Wommack and DeBoer were both hired to Bloomington by the HC who has again just upgraded his coaching staff with some experienced pedigree owners. Tom Allen is very talented at building relationships. That'll build chemistry blending in the new hires. He's a true troubleshooter who has proved he's not afraid to find solutions to on field performance. I'm extremely excited for the upcoming season.
There's no quit in Nick Sheridan either. He makes you fire him. And a coach actually paid him money to fire him. Now he's Penix' quarterback coach. That will be interesting...
This is the most Corporate HR response I have ever seen on a sports message board. I almost feel like you are trolling.
To Me, moving from QB to DB is equivalent to watching a baseball catcher move to the Outfield. When you catch You see the entire field and know how to set a Defense in pitching to particular hitters. When you go to the Outfield, you are seeing everything in reverse, but the knowledge you developed catching and seeing the entire field should help you position yourself to play Defense, and maybe get a quicker first step on a ball when You know the type of pitch and the location that is being called.
Not trying to argumentative (seriously) but Sheridan is now the TE's coach at Washington...
He might be giving some morale support to MP from time to time but he's no longer his position coach...
Sheridan did come out of last seasons debacle smelling like a rose...
This is so freaking stupid. By your logic, no head coach should ever get credit for anything.
