REACTING TO SAM HERDER'S TOP 25 QB'S & DEBATING WHETHER I WOULD WANT CAM MILLER OR TOMMY MELLOTT

hey last topic I wanted to talk about was the top 25 returning FCS quarterbacks in 2024 now this is from Sam herder Sam Sam hder s m h e RDR FCS go follow him he does great work hero Sports is where he posts a lot of his content obviously Twitter is where you can find him Sam hder FCS go follow him go follow him go follow him great FCS reporter he dropped his top 25 quarterbacks in the FCS in 2024 and I'm going to react to it um first off let's look at number one on the list number one he had um Mark granowski obviously Mark granowski I think his record in the FCS um is 37 and3 one of those losses came when he got hurt to Sam Houston so you can honestly say he's only lost two games in his FCS career absolutely ridiculous two-time National Champion back-to-back National Champion I have no beefs with him being number one number two you got cam Miller North Dakota State the most efficient passer in college football I mean he's ridiculously good I think very highly of this guy as a quarterback um man I mean his passing efficiency is ridiculous ridiculous and you know they they they run a very balanced offense at North Dakota State they pass it and they throw it they I mean they run they pass it and they throw it what am I talking about they run it and they throw it they run it very effectively too with that power scheme that they run um but they throw it they I mean they don't throw it a ton so the fact that he's the most efficient passer is like when he's got the ability to pass the ball he's making the most of it and hitting the receivers when they're open I mean I'll say it again I said it earlier in this video if you go back and look at that Montana game um in the semifinals there was a drive where they had to have it at the end of the game they had to have it and what did Cam Miller do after having a not great game from a passing standpoint he did not have a great game there was a lot of pressure on him you could tell he was rattled his offensive line was a little rattled as well they had a lot of false starts like it's hard to play at Montana and he didn't have a great game but when they had to have it in the fourth quarter with the game on the line cam Miller stepped up that's that Championship pedigree say what you want about North Dakota State say what you want about them losing that game when they needed to have it he had it that's all I got to say about cam Miller he's number two number three is Western Carolina's quarterback um Cole Gonzalez um he I don't know too much about him honestly I know he's a really good quarterback last year I know they were a really good outfit last year I think they finished eight and three either eight and three I think they only won seven games though so they might have been seven and four but they were very close to being a playoff team in 2023 they kind of fell off late in the season they started the season off super hot super super hot um he was graded as pff's number 13 FCS quarterback while his passing grade ranked number six um pretty good numbers um his passing efficiency was pretty high at number three these are numbers that Sam uh listed off in here um he threw for 200 2800 yards 28 touchdowns and eight interceptions and he also rushed for 203 yards so he's not rushing too much but really good passer 204 of 310 204 passes 310 passes he completed 204 so I don't have I'm going do my calculator real quick was that 70% 204 I don't think that's 700 7 70% what is that 310 yeah so 65 he can Leed 65% of his passes not bad um I guess he got hurt that's what happened okay I I knew something happened with that Western Carolina Squad I never I knew something happened so he got hurt in 2024 or 2023 which hurt them obviously really good quarterback yeah I I like him at number three on this list I did not know he had got hurt um obviously that's on me for not doing my research about the Western Carolina Squad but he got hurt in 2024 um man I I that even makes this that even makes this Western Carolina Montana game even more exciting because it's like knowing that they have a quarterback who's really good in 2023 coming back to 2024 he's number three on this list like man like that is a game I cannot wait to see Montana Western Carolina it's gonna be a movie that is I think that's going to be a tough test for Montana coming into 2024 for sure you got CJ Montes from forom at number four you got Tommy mot at number five corroborating what I said I think Tommy mot's the best returning quarterback in the Big Sky in 2024 obviously that's my opinion and uh Sam herder would Echo that opinion of Mine He's number five on this list you got chase artopia at Chattanooga um you got Conor Watkins at Villanova uh really good squad really good defensive Squad in 2023 let's see if they'll be able to be that good in 2024 Paxton deant um at Simo at number eight at number nine you got Derek Robertson from Mammoth he's a transfer from Maine um don't know how good Maine was Will mlane from Central Arkansas originally was at un Andi transferred to centr Central Arkansas he's number 10 at number 11 you have the former Texas A&M quarterback Zack kada you uh from Incarnate Word at number 11 you got Kaden Bennett from sack State at number 12 probably the second best quarterback like I said in the Big Sky um you got Dean Den Noble at Lafayette really good team in uh Lafayette I'll talk about Jamar Curtis every time I hear Lafayette because I think he's a freaking dog if you've not watched this guy play football go look him up probably one of the leading reasons why they won the Patriot league in 2023 um I'm really excited to see how he does in 2024 uh Jamar Curtis what Dean denoble uh number 13 from Lafayette you got Pierce Holly from Eastern Illinois um Jake Willcox from Brown and number 15 kooa visperas V visperas from Eastern Washington so that's the quarterback at Eastern Washington that I was talking about earlier um kakoa visperas I had originally said 18 he's at 16 on this list so so far three Big Sky quarterbacks on this list um you got Aiden Bowman Balman from South Dakota at number 17 Jameson Wang from Cordell at 18 Ki Dent from UT Martin at 19 I always mix up UT Martin and UT Chattanooga I always mix them up either way I'm going to move on Clifton McDow at number 20 from M I know this is something that he was not happy about either I can't remember if I saw this on his Instagram or on his Twitter but he was not happy about this at all he was not happy to be put at number 20 on this list what do you guys think do you guys think he should be the number 20th quarterback do you guys think he's higher I honestly think I mean I don't know how Sam is judging these I don't if he said like get fans idea what um I don't I don't think he said like where if he's ranking them based on passing or throw or running the ball but I honestly would probably put him a little higher I mean he did just take Montana to the National Championship I think his throwing ability needs work I think he needs work on his deep ball I think he needs work on being able to throw in the pocket and hit receivers I think that's something he struggles with a little bit but obviously what he was able to do to empower that Montana Squad shines but him at number 20 I don't know I might put him at maybe I don't know though because a lot of these quarterbacks I didn't get to watch a ton in 2023 so I don't know how they are as throwers so I honestly I'm not going to say anything I think Clifton is right at number 20 I would not argue with that I think he might he probably is around the 20th best FCS quarterback what do you guys think do you guys disagree do you guys agree let me know um at number 21 you got Aiden seyan from pen you got Ryan o' Conor from Delaware at number 22 you got miles Hastings from UC Davis at 23 Darius so that's the fourth uh Big Sky quarterback you got Darius Wilson from William and Mary at 24 and the fifth Big Sky quarterback you got Richie Munos from Weber State at number 25 um I I don't know if he started wire a wire for Weber State in 2023 but um I'm pretty sure he's the one who finished the season for them really good quarterback I think he was like a freshman last year too so um hopefully he's able to be better in 2024 with what he was able to do in 2023 I know Weber State has been one of the Staples in the Big Sky for some time and they kind of struggled last year to find their footing so really interested to see how uh Weber State bounces back in how um Richie Munos does in 2024 will they be a sleeper a dark horse in the Big Sky in 2024 who knows I mean I think I think the Big Sky is kind of up in the air in in 2024 besides like the Montana and Montana State I think some of the teams who are going to challenge for the supremacy in the Big Sky are kind of up in the air it could be sack I think it could be NAU potentially I think they played the conference pretty tough in 2023 so I think in 2024 I expect decently good things from them in 2024 um but really it's sack Idaho and then you know Montana and Montana State so we will see we will see what do you guys think about this list um I think Cole Gonzalez is somebody to watch for 2024 knowing that he got hurt in 2023 I think he's somebody who you know could really shine in 2024 they have a decent schedule that you know might put them in front of the masses in 2024 as well so if he shows out that he could be a guy who potentially could win wter Payton award the Walter Pon award I mean it just depends on how he plays and how his team ends up in 2024 but what do you guys think about Sam herder's list these are my reactions to this list obviously a lot of Big Sky guys on there you got um let's see how many uh mvfc guys are on here one two the top top two are Missouri Valley guys and then you got three only three Missouri Valley quarterbacks on here you got the South Dakota guy Aiden Balman who's the other guy but only three mvfc quarterbacks on here um pretty surprising but the two top guys are the guys in the in the subdivision you got cam Miller and Mark granowski so what do you guys think about this list what do you guys think about uh Sam herder's top 25 returning quarterbacks is there there somebody that he missed did he miss your guy from your school on this list you let me know in the comments um I will be sure to read all of them I always read the comments thank you guys so much but um okay the next thing I wanted to ask um I think I saw culture Nanz talking about this on Twitter um it might have been uh he post he might have posted a snippet on his um on his um on Twitter um I can't remember where I saw this from but Tommy mot or Cam Miller who are you taking and I want to ask you guys Tommy mot or Cam Miller who are you taking and obviously I played at Montana uh but no butt about it I would take cam Miller and I respect Tommy I think Tommy's a great athlete I think when he's throwing and running he's one of the most dangerous quarterbacks in the country I think you can put him at number like top five when he's throwing efficiently and he's running the ball we know what he can do with the ball in his hands but I think the missing piece for him is always like what kind of throwing game is he going to have is he going to be on as a thrower where is it going to be a game where he's not really on as a thrower because we don't always see him connecting as a thrower of the football his Run game is always there he's got a super strong lower body he's super fast super quick like he can do all of that it's about the passing game for me CAM Miller the most efficient passer in FCS football last year probably one of the most efficient passers in college football last year like I'm taking that guy pocket passer National Champion National Champion quarterback like knows how to win knows how to run the offense knows what you like great quarterback great quarterback I'm taking cam Miller um I would take the pocket pass I would take cam Miller and his pocket passing ability I'm looking at my notes right here I would take Kim Miller and his ability to throw from the pocket um no matter what that looks like like I respect Tommy like I said I respect Tommy and I know he can do a hell of a lot with what he what he is as a quarterback you can do a hell of a lot with him as a quarterback um in your offense but I appreciate a pocket passer who can hit open receivers consistently um more than I do somebody who can run the football like if you look back at that last drive for cam Miller in North Dakota state in the semi-finals game when they had to have it to take the game to overtime like he had it and this is a game where he's been getting pressured all day he's been under duress all day he's not been super accurate all day and every freaking pass he had to hit on that last Drive of the game to take it overtime he hit it he hit it and that to me was just like man I mean he he really showed me something there he really showed me something during that game and uh I had knew he was a really good quarterback before that game but that game really solidified it for me where it was like man like no like this guy is different there was some throws in that game where it was just like the placement of the ball was just stupid and I'll say the same thing about Tommy if you go back and look at when they played North Dakota State I think it was in the quarters um Tommy was dotting things up in and he was running the ball really successfully so it's like when Tommy is playing like he is against North Dakota State Montana State's a hard team to beat because there's nothing you can do with him you can't he's going to scramble and find a way to get guys hit open receivers outside of the pocket but he's also going to scramble and find ways to make plays with his legs but also if he can stand in the pocket and dial stuff up like he was in that North dakot St North Dakota State game he's dangerous I'll say this I would probably say that Tommy mot is probably the best returning quarterback in the the Big Sky in 2024 probably you got Kaden Bennett um obviously you have the quarterback from Eastern Washington blanking on his name right now um but I'm trying to think of who other quarterbacks like Clifton mcdal left the conference um javanni McCoy left the conference um Idaho State's quarterback I think it was cook I think that guy can play man I think Jordan cook can play obviously they didn't play him a lot you got sasher at um Portland State so you got some quarterbacks in the conference you got some decent ball uh people who can throw the ball in the conference but just with his skill set returning this year I would probably give the ND to Tommy mot I think it's between him and probably Kaden Bennett um or the Eastern Washington guy I haven't watched a lot of a ton of Eastern Washington football to be honest with you but um it's probably between Tommy and Kaden Bennett for me for me personally and I would give the nod to Tommy mot but if I'm picking between Tommy mot and cam Miller I'm taking cam Miller the pocket passer I appreciate a pocket passer over somebody who can um scramble around I respect that ability but I don't think that's the end all be all for what your ability as a quarterback needs I need a quarterback who can stand in the pocket and hit open receivers because I if I'm an offensive coordinator I need to throw the ball like we and that's the thing like I'm not even gonna say that I'm taking cam Miller what do you guys think who would you guys take between cam Miller and Tommy mot let me know in the comments and we will move on