I think everyone is just seeing the offense move the ball better with Sams only running draws than it does with Waters throwing the ball to Lockett and occasionally throwing picks and scrambling for short gains and losses. Just think about how well the offense would move the ball if Sams were to start throwing passes.
Based on the OOC or the Texas game?
Look, I try to be fair in my analysis based on watching (and rewatching the games). And based on Sams just running the ball, K-State got to 3rd and 6, 3rd and 13, and 3rd and 10 on 3 straight drives that he led. I don't disagree that he didn't get a complete shot because he didn't throw the ball, but to say "moves the ball better with Sams only running draws" has no evidence from what we saw in Austin.
My analysis of the QB spot at K-State has only come from what I've seen, and I have made no assumptions that Sams can't read defenses or doesn't know the offense. But based on what hes not allowed to do, its clear the offensive coaching staff does not trust him to run some parts of the offense, and that's the only reason why I've pretty much conceded the spot to Waters.
Finally, in my analysis of every offensive play from 3 of our 4 games, Austin was by far Waters' best game, and I don't think its fair to conclude that he only had success in garbage time. His fumble was completely and utterly inexcusable, but that really wasn't a decision; as far as decision making goes I think he graded very, very well versus Texas. Frankly, this "stares down his receivers" talking point has very little evidence from my observations. If anything, he has made mistakes in presnap reads occasionally, but the reason he was throwing to Lockett so much IMHO vs Texas is because his presnap reads told him that Lockett would be open and he only made one mistake on a throw to Lockett in 19 attempts (the miscommunicated back shoulder throw).
