Seitu Smith
Coming into last season, it was a decent assumption that one of Columbia's best and deepest positions was quarterback.
After all, the Lions had two starters with career winning records as starters returning for 2023. One of them, Joe Green '24 was a former Ivy Rookie of the Year. The other, Caden Bell '24, was riding a a three-game winning streak going into the new season.
Naturally, both Green and Bell had a lousy 2023.
Bell had just a 42% completion rate and 4.46 yards per pass attempt.
Green's completion rate was a decent 56%, but his YPA was also a paltry 4.67.
Columbia's QB's combined for just six TD passes.
When looking for reasons for CU's 3-7 2023. everything starts and ends with the QB position.
New Offensive Coordinator Seitu Smith is also taking on the duties of QB coach, and one can see the pluses and minuses connected to that double duty.
On the positive side, there should be no loss of communication or fuzzing of the bigger offensive picture for the QB's when the same guy is in charge of the playbook and the signal callers.
On the negative side, it feels like a heavy lift for the same man to take over a brand new offense and a stable of QB's at the same time.
While QB's seemed like the deepest position last year, WR's sure looks like the most talented and diverse group this season.
With Bryson Canty, Marcus Libman, Titus Evans, and Edan Stagg all back the new QB starter will have some nice targets to choose from. But new WR's coach AJ Gallagher has some big shoes to fill in replacing the popular Jerry Taylor in that role.
The overall point of this post is that preseason perceptions can often be very wrong. But they can also be correct in a vacuum. That is, the Lions may indeed have a very talented and deep WR corps but if the QB play doesn't improve it won't matter.
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QB play was hurt by the loss of Canty to be sure. And the pass protection wans’t very good either. As far as this year, tell me how the OL will perform and I’ll tell you how the pass game will go.
The Offense is going to explode and the Defense will be dominant.
THE FACT THAT SO MANY GUYS CAME BACK FOR A REDSHIRT YEAR IS A GREAT SIGN OF ENTHUSIASM FOR THE NW STAFF.
MEANT NEW STAFF
Agreed.
Seitu Smith was a tremendous player during his collegiate days. The Columbia Offense is going to be very exciting and highly successful under his leadership.
Columbia adds some more firepower to the offense by switching speedy junior defensive back Ethan Hebb and. first year db Miron Magee to wide receiver. Look for the Lions to have a wide open offense with big play potential.
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Anyone have some insight into how camp is going so far?
No real details but have heard things are going well.
Don't you like last year's offense where the Bubble Screen was the featured norm? How about control the clock and hang it on the defense? It's a whole new day for CU football! Open it up, sit back, and watch it move down the field thru the air!
How is the QB competition shaping up so far? And who other than Chapman is going to start on the OL? PS,looks like John Martin is really heavy again—the new roster shows him at 335.
Team is looking good. Ivy Championship on the horizon
whoa let's not get ahead of ourselves yet
You heard it here first. Ivy Championship. That’s right.
10-0. No doubt.
Time to unleash the Lions.
The 10-0 post a weak attempt at sarcasm that only the poster finds funny.
Freshman QB’s HS tapes—kid has a big arm and is mobile in the pocket
Dad, I asked you not post like this!
so how did camp go?
Camp went well. Team is lock and load.
How about Buffalo over Lafayette! Check star RB stats! Gives us hope and provides a plan. How about moving season starting date up in the Ivies? ADs on the case like Cracker Jack Smith on the T Rump case!
So other than Chapman at center who is likely to start on the OL, especially left tackle?
Where is Jake? We miss Jake
Lock and load, baby!
Uh same guy that started at LT last 2 games of the year??? 4 returning starters from end of last season. Add in #73 and there are your starting 5
Not sure about 10-0, but we will be much improved from last year. I believe in Coach Poppe. The boys love him & are going to battle hard for him!! We all need to have patience!!
Hello!!! Is anyone there???
Ivies start soooo late.. Rest of the country? Isn't anyone upset with having to wait so long? ADs get paid to? How about our AD waking up and getting the schedule advanced, getting rid of Engles, in other words , doing a job that you get paid for.
Engles gunning for another 4-10 Ivy campaign. Poppe likely to have more wins in conference than Lucky Jim.
Engles doing his best but what other school would tolerate it?
Engles has profited by the fact that so many other Ivies have lost players through graduation and/or the transfer pool. I think Engles is looking at 7-7 with his roster and a few good incoming players.
Let’s not focus on Engles. Our attention should be on the great season the team is going to have.
No way Engles goes 7-7 in conference. Best he can hope for is 5-9, but 4-10 or even 3-11 more likely. The rest of the league ain’t standing still.
Poppe to run rings around Engles.
Poppe will take us to the Championship
Engles booked Mercyhurst and a host of other D III teams! Wow ! How and why does he get away with this year after year and still be UNDER .500?
Does anyone know if there is a home scrimmage this weekend and if so what time and against whom?
Prediction: Engles will be sacked halfway through the season (after yet another campaign of massive underachievement) with as little communication about the change from the AD as there has been to date (from the same quarters) about why Engles has lasted this long. Is it the old Sherwin codicil that’s to blame?
Mercyhurst D1 now.
Home intersquad scrimmage tomorrow starting around 11:30 am - all welcome to attend
Strong safety Jordan Colbert 22C who pg'd at URI made the Miami Dolphins Practice Squad, just as Dante Miller made the NY Giants Practice Squad
Re the “Sherwin codicil” the will must have been admitted to probate and should be available to any interested party.
So why don't you lazy clowns go find it instead of tarnishing Mr Sherwin?
Or just ask BK.
Why not move the start of the football season back to October, give Engles a lifetime contract, bring back the bubble Screen and bring back, M. Diane Murphy! Talk about tragedy!
And while we’re at it, we could bring Mango back on staff.
Yikes!
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