The Lions' Pride

Speaking of PJ having fun, did anyone else see him slap one of the coaches (BOB?) on the butt?

I thought pj looked promising but his accuracy was not good. However mcglIns accuracy was awful and bolden threw three picks.

My feeling about Bolden is that he needs to transfer out and start over.

I laughed when they said that, but he did look a lot bigger than he has looked in pictures in the past. Tight end big? hell no, but a lot bigger.

Saw that! I thought it was great. It's nice to see the interaction all the coaches were having with all the players. Lots of learning/teaching going on.

As far as the QB race goes, it's between MM and PJ, that's very clear. PJ has the better mechanics/tangibles but lacks the experience MM has. It will be an interesting battle come summer camp.

It's just painfully obvious to me that Jones is the best option at QB.
Jones avoided several sacks with his feet, showed a ROCKET for an arm, and his decision making isn't really any worse than McGloin. Even from a naked eye perspective, it's easy to see that Jones has by far the most ability of the QBs, the most energy, and the most mobility.
Now are there some areas he needs to brush up on? Absolutely. That interception should've never happened if he just recognizes the deep 3rd coverage from the CB, and either throws it where no one can get it, somewhere else, or holds on to it. But he made plays that the other guys simply can't make. His throw to Allen Robinson for 40 yards after buying time with his feet was great; and his rollout to his left and bomb intended for Kuntz was beautiful. Honestly, I don't care if it was incomplete - that was the best throw we've seen from a Penn State quarterback in a while.
At the end of the day, Jones showed the most ability and upside, along with energy and passion. To me it's not even a question. With all of McGloin's experience he's still late on deep outs (which led to his interception), and is prone to mistakes when throwing under pressure in the pocket (Malcolm Willis' near interception on an overthrow from McGloin).

Think about if you were Urban Meyer or an Ohio State coach... would you rather worry about McGloin under center, or Paul Jones?

Agreed. Fairly impressed by the "1st Team" OL today, all things considered. Now the backups were very spotty, and played well below average as cohesive units. Cadogan got beaten like a drum by CJ Olaniyan all day.

Starters looked solid though, should be fun to watch them continually develop.

Agreed, plus the two extra years of eligibility. Matt's "experience" doesn't mean much, really. We know what we have with him, and it ain't much. Very little downside going with Jones, given our other options. We'll see.

Sean reported that in the PC thread.

My thoughts exactly about the first string OL. They were making running room too. Saw Donovan Smith and Jesse James during the autograph sessions, OMG they are huge!

I think there performance continues to drive coaches up a wall. Each had some moments and then each had a dumb moment. Bolden and jones moments are usually brighter than MM's....but their bad moments are sometimes worse too.

I went in looking for improvement on all. I really felt bolden looked better moving into the pocket a few times. Was more accurate on short throws...and seemed to talk more at the line pre snap. Also did an audible on first play i believe. But then had some bad throws.

Jones has it all....just needs PT imo. He has a good feel for pocket and if it were a real game..he gains yards on the ground on some of those plays rather than having to try and make a throw.

MM is what he is. Did ok on quick step backs to an open receiver. But struggled when coverage was there. He probably has a slight edge but i rather go with jones.