Pat Grace

[Big_Al]

Seeing as how Grace has gone from hero to zero over the last 4 games, I was wondering if anyone knew how severe his concussion from the BYU game really was.

Reading about some of his his inexplicable performance over the last few games has made me wonder whether he's fully recovered. Lots of research has come out over the last several years showing that concussions are much more dangerous and long-lasting than we've long believed. Residual effects from a severe concussion might explain a few things.

Now, I haven't actually watched a game in person nor am I a neurologist so I'm not qualified to have an opinion. I was just wondering out loud.

That said, Grace's concussion wouldn't explain running backs getting a case of the fumbles or poor special teams play. I don't think people should be putting everying (good or bad) on Pat Grace's shoulders.

[clenz]

Re: Pat Grace

Grace seems fine, but I can't say anything for how he is seeing or processing information as he sees it.

[JayJ79]

Re: Pat Grace

Grace has thrown a few ill-advised passes that have gotten picked off.
And he hasn't quite developed the same level of football smarts/presence/instinct that Eric Sanders had/has.

But then again, that's a hell of a standard to be held up to.

Yes, Grace has some room to improve. But I can't put the blame for either of our two losses on him at all.

You can't judge a players performance strictly on message board chatter. We tend to grossly exagerate things quite a bit.

[UNIBear]

Re: Pat Grace

I unfortunately was out of town and couldn't get radio reception to even listen to the game, so was receiving updates via text message - here's my humble opinion:
Grace is certainly not the reason we lost the football game, turnovers are... As others have said, it's only his 4th start, and there are many areas he needs to improve on, but this is a TEAM sport. Win as a team, and lose as a team.
Grace does need to start seeing the field better and more quickly. He does need to learn not to throw the ball into double coverage when he's rushed. He has to protect the ball, whether running or passing.
Hopefully, he will continue to improve and reduce the number of mistakes. Hopefully, the O-line will continue to solidify. Hopefully, the secondary will continue to show improvement and this TEAM will begin to gel and we'll see more W's in the left column.

[Matt Trump]

Re: Pat Grace

Not sure if throwing into triple coverage has been seen as a symptom of post-concussion syndrome.

Grace is making first year quarterback mistakes. The team is making mistakes. They will be corrected and the team will improve.

[JCPanthers]

Re: Pat Grace

We will be fine.....the more game experience Grace gets, the better he will become. What disappointed me the most was the fumbles by the seasoned veteran and senior Corey Lewis.

[run&blade]

Re: Pat Grace

He is a great at running the ball.

[UNIFanSince1983]

Re: Pat Grace

They never showed good replays of the fumbles C Lew had, but there are a lot of times no matter how good you are at holding on the ball sometimes they just hit it right and you can't help it.

[FOTY]

Re: Pat Grace

Lots of research has come out over the last several years showing that concussions are much more dangerous and long-lasting than we've long believed. Residual effects from a severe concussion might explain a few things.

As a person who just got over a stage two or three concussion I can give some insight, although I don't have a clue how bad his was.

I was told, and my experience supports it, that a good concussion will affect you for 6-8 weeks. This will include short term memory lapses and nagging headaches. The doctor also told me that a large number of people experience life in slow motion, although that was not one of my simptoms.

If Pat did incur a bigger concussion than we know, that might actually affect him on the field. However, I just chalk it up to inexperience. It has been a few years since we've had to break in a QB. Give him a couple more games and I have confidence that he will start to show his experience.