Lewerke as Heisman Candidate?
MSU QB Brian Lewerke getting some pre-season hype as a Heisman candidate:
MICHIGAN STATE QB BRIAN LEWERKE, JUNIOR Lewerke will begin his second season as the Spartans’ starting QB in a favorable position to build up Heisman momentum. Not only does Michigan State look set to mount a challenge to Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State in arguably the toughest division in the Power 5 leagues (the Big Ten East), it brings back its top three receivers and four starters on the offensive line from the group that rebounded from a dismal 2016 season to win 10 games last fall. Lewerke’s output as a runner and passer could keep him in the Heisman mix, provided the Spartans make good on their preseason expectations by staying in the playoff hunt.
https://www.si.com/college-football/2018/05/17/heisman-trophy-odds-slee…
I honestly don't see it.
Last year MSU was 8-0 when Lewerke threw 35 or fewer passes. MSU was 1-3 when Lewerke threw 36 or more passes.
A Heisman candidate needs to be able to put his team on his shoulders. Anytime Lewerke had to put MSU on his shoulders, they lost.
Hopefully that makes clear that I am not advocating the position, just sharing some surprising analysis that I stumbled across on the internet.
Sure. Heisman winner? Nope.
Most of us on this site last year said the same things about McSorely the arm punter. He turned out to be pretty damn good. Lewerke will be a year older and if things go right for him, he could be thrown into that discussion. I can see that happening but I don't think it will. MSU is getting way more hype than Dantonio wants. They are not laying in the weeds this year like they were last year.
But I'm feeling like after a few days of great news, we are having a pretty bad day (you, WD, and even our reddit game). So what the hell. Let it all pass and to you an upvote. Cheers to better news and posts tomorrow.
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Why do I have a feeling a whole bunch of Spartans are about to change their perspective on "September Heismans". Hmmmm....
Lewerke is a great example of when an extremely average QB wins a lot of games and no one bothers to actually watch him, they just gloss over numbers and base their judgement on that.
Lewerke would have improved our QB situation. But he is a far cry from being a Heisman candidate.
I mean, this would've improved UM's QB situation last year. Not exactly a high bar to clear.
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Is that you Thujone?
Numbers like 2/14 against Maryland? This is a total joke
He's a solid QB. But he's not a QB who is going to put a team on his back.
Throw for more yards when they faced off? Regardless, one led their team to victory.
For 2017:
McSorley, Barrett (for that system he was very good), Hornibrook, and Nate Stanley were better. That would put Lewerke at 5th. And what about Clayton Thorson?
Debate over.
as fertilizer, after being repeatedly pounded to the ground by Gary, Winovich and crew this year.
Fuck him and fuck Sparty!
Sharty's 10 win season last year and Michigan very easily could've and for surely should've won that game in the Big House. That's just how terrible Michigan's offense was. Will be a different story this year. I'm very positive. It won't be a blow out but Michigan is the better team with better players.
Oh and losing that game will diminish any talk about Lequerk winning a heisman. They'll never give the heisman to an MSU player after all the shit that has recently gone down. They should be lucky their whole athletic program wasn't crucified. In a right and just world, they'd be fucked.
QBs need to be good to win the Heisman.
Lewerke's a solid QB on a power 5 team coming off double-digit wins. Anyone with these credentials is going to generate some sort of Heisman hype, whether it's as a sleeper or a favorite, so who fucking cares?
Now if we can assemble an above average offense we'll demolish MSU and he'll be a non-topic.
Lewerke will be a Hesiman candidate. If Michigan goes 12-1, Shea, BP or Higdon could be a Hesiman candidate. If Ohio State goes 12-1, JK Dobbins will be a Heisman candidate.
If the Queen had balls, she'd be the King.
Hypotheticals are fun. Here's another one -- if Izzo was a better coach, the front page banner of Mgoblog would look different.
Nowadays, she may still be the Queen. Who knows?
36 passes is quite a few passes. Even Baker Mayfield only had two games last year with 36 or more passes, both of them dogfights that could have gone either way.
And of the four, Ohio State was the only game in which Lewerke played poorly. Otherwise:
ND - 31/51, 340 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Northwestern - 39/57, 445 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Penn State - 33/56, 400 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Context is important.
And the INT was after being blindside stripped and knowing you can’t take a sack in 3rd OT down 8. Context.
was that it's a team game, & no 1 player has ever single handedly won or lost a football game.
Besides that, he was only wrong about the context of the interception.
Plus 1 for the Benny Hill imagery.
sometimes it can if your team is really really good. Signed Jason White, Eric Crouch, Chris Weinke and Troy Smith.
His average YPA last year was 6.7. That ranks 83 in the FBS last year.
Notre Dame - 6.67 YPA
Northwestern - 7.8 YPA
Penn State - 7.1 YPA
OSU - 3.6 YPA
The point regarding high usage not leading to wins is that Lewerke needs the team to win the game for him. Baker Mayfield won shootouts -- that is what made him a Hesiman candidate. Lewerke didn't. He kept trundling along with good -- but not great -- numbers in those high usage games.