Rasmussen Gets Busy
4/18/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Because of a pair of gimpy shoulders, Montana State freshman quarterback Jordan Rasmussen will shoulder more of the burden that anyone could have foreseen in Bobcat camp this spring.
"Jordan's it," MSU offensive coordinator Don Bailey said of his team's one remaining healthy signal caller. That development occurred Monday, when starter Jack Rolovich injured his left (non-throwing) shoulder diving for a first down. Last week, Cory Carpenter injured the same shoulder attempting a tackle after throwing an interception.
"It's a negative because you want your best players on the field," said Bailey, in his seventh spring coordinating the Bobcat offense. "But it's good for the young guy to get all the reps. He'll get to see it all, the different fronts and the blitz packages. This will be a great learning experience for him."
Rasmussen's education began at Tuesday's practice, a session Bailey called productive. "He did well," Bailey said. "He did a good job managing the offensive, checking in and out of plays. He needs to improve his accuracy and there are a few mechanical deals he's working on, but that stuff comes in time. For the most part he did pretty well."
Bailey said the most important point of emphasis as Rasmussen moves forward this spring, other than avoiding turnovers, is to "make the easy throws. I can live with (a mistake) in complicated situations, but where the expectation is that it's an easy throw he has to make the play."
The physical element tends to lage behind the mental with young quarterbacks, Bailey said. "It's all attached. Confidence is a big deal, too. When you can step up there and not be thinking in terms of kinda, sorta, but have confidence in where you're going, that's a big step. Mentally, Jordan is beginning to grasp it."
"Jordan's it," MSU offensive coordinator Don Bailey said of his team's one remaining healthy signal caller. That development occurred Monday, when starter Jack Rolovich injured his left (non-throwing) shoulder diving for a first down. Last week, Cory Carpenter injured the same shoulder attempting a tackle after throwing an interception.
"It's a negative because you want your best players on the field," said Bailey, in his seventh spring coordinating the Bobcat offense. "But it's good for the young guy to get all the reps. He'll get to see it all, the different fronts and the blitz packages. This will be a great learning experience for him."
Rasmussen's education began at Tuesday's practice, a session Bailey called productive. "He did well," Bailey said. "He did a good job managing the offensive, checking in and out of plays. He needs to improve his accuracy and there are a few mechanical deals he's working on, but that stuff comes in time. For the most part he did pretty well."
Bailey said the most important point of emphasis as Rasmussen moves forward this spring, other than avoiding turnovers, is to "make the easy throws. I can live with (a mistake) in complicated situations, but where the expectation is that it's an easy throw he has to make the play."
The physical element tends to lage behind the mental with young quarterbacks, Bailey said. "It's all attached. Confidence is a big deal, too. When you can step up there and not be thinking in terms of kinda, sorta, but have confidence in where you're going, that's a big step. Mentally, Jordan is beginning to grasp it."
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