FM#LIFE

[michigancat]

If Sams can't play QB, I want him to get the eff out of here because of the sheer disrespect our assholes coaches are showing him. I don't care where he goes, our bad person coaches and our bad person fans don't deserve him if they're OK with him jumping after air-mailed Jake Waters passes in the flat.

[kso_FAN]

These threads don't really get old.

[kim carnes]

If Sams can't play QB, I want him to get the eff out of here because of the sheer disrespect our assholes coaches are showing him. I don't care where he goes, our bad person coaches and our bad person fans don't deserve him if they're OK with him jumping after air-mailed Jake Waters passes in the flat.

Yep.

[wabash909]

I can't even believe we're having this conversation.  It's so idiotic it's almost incomprehensible.

[Panjandrum]

If Sams can't play QB, I want him to get the eff out of here because of the sheer disrespect our assholes coaches are showing him. I don't care where he goes, our bad person coaches and our bad person fans don't deserve him if they're OK with him jumping after air-mailed Jake Waters passes in the flat.

LHC Bill Snyder responds to my angry message board posts with beautiful penmanship on 1994 stationary.

I want Sams to be the guy.  Because I am powerless, I would prefer to have some Sams over no Sams.

[jtksu]

Sams moving to WR would certainly boast his chances of playing at the next level.   

[WillieWatanabe]

assholes. assholes. assholes.


assholes.

[420seriouscat69]

Taking snaps at RB down there.

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[BackPayne]

Taking snaps at RB down there.

What...the...eff?

[troubledscribe]

Move him to RB.

Sams = DT 2.0

[cas4ksu]

We have to remember that we are returning a potential All-American WR next season. There is no way that Sams is going to see the majority of snaps at QB unless an absolute miracle happens in regard to his throwing ability.

I don't see any reason that we wouldn't use the same rotation next season, with the exception of when Waters is playing QB have Sams on the field in some capacity. Whether if it is as a WR or RB.

[steve dave]

We need to remember we have an all big 12 QB

[8manpick]

We need to remember we have an all big 12 QB

Potential all-American IYAM

[cas4ksu]

Apparently, Fitz is proposing a move for Sams to CB.

[420seriouscat69]

Apparently, Fitz is proposing a move for Sams to CB.

Yup!

Tim Fitzgerald, commentary
GoPowercat.com Publisher

Talk about it in Wabash Station
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Something entirely predictable happened when Kansas State came to Arizona to play a football game this Saturday. The topic of two quarterbacks was a headline.
The remarkable thing for the Wildcats was the subject was not their quarterbacks. K-State's opponent in Saturday's Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, the Michigan Wolverines, is experiencing its own quarterback drama this week and surely K-State's Jake Waters and Daniel Sams were glad to briefly take a back seat for once.

 
Associated Press
 
As the season has progressed, sophomore quarterback Daniel Sams is seeing the field less and less for Kansas State.
Michigan starter Devin Gardner will miss the game with a severe case of turf toe, which means freshman Shane Morris will step under center for the Wolverines. Morris threw just nine passes all season for Michigan.

"He's been great," Michigan coach Brady Hoke said of his freshman's bowl preparations. "He's been grounded. He's been excited. I think that's a nice combination. He's gone through practice at a high level and done a nice job."

Gardner's expected absence was the big quarterback story in the days leading up to game, but K-State's quarterback situation, the two-headed monster of Waters & Sams, that moved from intense controversy among the fan base to acceptance by season's end, reared its ugly head, even if so slightly, again in Arizona.

Waters, the junior known as the throwing quarterback, has taken control of the job for the Wildcats, meaning Sams, known as the runner, has been relegated to just a few snaps a game. As Sams showed by his forlorn reaction following K-State's 31-10 victory at Kansas to end the regular season, he's not particularly pleased with his diminished role in Coach LHC Bill Snyder's offense.

For Sams, an undeniably special athlete, it isn't as much about not playing quarterback, it's about not playing, and he made his feelings known again on Thursday when the teams held their pre-bowl media day.

"It's been tough. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't. But it's something I try to keep to myself. I don't want my teammates to see that," Sams said. "They obviously know I want to play and they know I'm sitting on the sidelines, but they know I just keep it to myself. The last thing I want is to pull my team apart.

"I was in tears after the KU game, and Coach Snyder just came up to me and he apologized. He said he'll get it worked out. I believe that. Coach Snyder's been on my side since I've been here. With all the mistakes and struggles my freshman year, he's been by my side and he's never given up. I do the same with him. When he says he's going to make it work, I believe him."

The question becomes obvious: How?

Waters is a steady hand, a deadeye passer when in sync and his ability to run the ball has vastly improved throughout the season. While he's not able to create near the electricity running the ball that Sams can -- and, honestly, few players in college football can -- he's also not likely to create, in coaches' lingo, nearly as many negative plays.

Sams expects to see an increased role in Saturday night's game at Sun Devil Stadium. He should, but he also may be setting himself up for heartbreak. Finding ways to etch out times for him to get on the field has proven challenging.

"To a certain degree it is (tough), yes. It's the nature of where we are at this particular point in time," Snyder said.

 
Steve Adelson
 
Quarterbacks Jake Waters and Daniel Sams have been an effective combination for K-State for most of the Big 12 schedule.
Eventually, though, Snyder must find a place for Sams on the field, even if not at quarterback.

Two years ago the player approached the coach about a position change and was rebuffed. Snyder knew Sams would compete for the job once Collin Klein departed, but then Waters showed up fresh off winning a junior college national championship at Iowa Western and so thoroughly immersed himself in learning Snyder's complex offense that he's started all 12 games for the Wildcats this season.

Sams is now ready to broach the topic of a position change again.

"I would. Just to be on the field. But that's something I haven't discussed with any of the coaches. Our focus is on Michigan at this point," Sams said.

Sams' fate may once again lie in the hands of another. This time, though, his fate could belong to freshman quarterback Jesse Ertz, who is sitting out this season as a redshirt, as well as, incoming freshman Aaron Sharp. If the two offer Snyder a post-Waters future at the position, not to mention a capable backup for next season, then moving Sams to another position would be possible.

Snyder said Friday that it's a scenario worth reviewing after this season is in the past.

"What happens after we conclude this season is something that will be assessed and evaluated during the next month or so," Snyder said. "We'll move on from there.

"Daniel is a very athletic young guy. The reason he's playing is because he deserves to play. He's done well. He's made improvement during the course of the year. It's significant to have him on the field. I think it's important. That certainly would be a major topic of conversation for us."

Allowing Sams to split time between another position and serving as Waters' full-service No. 2 doesn't seem realistic, however. The sophomore from Slidell, La., hasn't acquired the nuisances of the position practicing full-time as a quarterback, let alone splitting his focus with another duty.

The problem facing Snyder is blunt, and should not be perceived as a threat, just a harsh reality. He either plays Daniel Sams somewhere, or it seems entirely possible that Sams will transfer from Kansas State, a decision his love for his teammates and the school would make painful.

Moving Sams to a new spot in 2014 certainly would not preclude him from being used as K-State's "Wildcat" formation quarterback, offering him a stripped down package of plays to learn in case a gameplan calls for such formations. The obvious choices for Sams would be to serve as a running back or receiver, two positions that may greatly benefit from his athleticism over the next two seasons.

 
 
Sams took two snaps as a running back at Waters' side early this season at Oklahoma State, but Coach LHC Bill Snyder has not shown the formation since.
Sams, though, should strongly consider an entirely other option. He is blessed with the athletic ability to play in the NFL, but while it won't be as a quarterback, he seems to lack the physical running style to make it as a running back and the combination of average height and unproven receiver skills may limit him on the outside, too.

No, Sams belongs on the other side of the ball. He is Terence Newman reborn. Hyper athletic, confident, even brash, Sams has the size, speed and mental makeup of a cornerback. He also possesses a safety's knowledge of opposing offenses from being a former quarterback.

Like Newman, K-State's legendary cornerback who is winding down a long NFL career, nothing would prevent Sams from taking snaps on the offensive side of the ball, too. Newman saw some time at receiver, but Sams could still serve as the team's Wildcat formation quarterback.

There's one thing upon which K-State fans, and likely Snyder himself, can agree. Daniel Sams needs to play, and if there's one spot on the roster where the coaches seem to be conducting a perpetual talent search, it's cornerback.

No matter if it's quarterback, receiver, running back or even on the defensive side of the ball, Sams would like to talk to his coach once this season concludes. Something needs to change.

"I plan to talk with Coach Snyder, just let him know that I just want to be on the field. It doesn't matter if Jake's at quarterback. I just want to be on the field," Sams said.

It's safe to say that Daniel Sams is not the only one who wants Daniel Sams on the field for the Kansas State Wildcats.

[troubledscribe]

Sams at cb is a rough ridin' waste.  Lets throw one of the most explosive offensive players in the nation on defense.

[HerrSonntag]

I've never met this guy Fitz, but i'm beginning to believe he's an bad person   

[Gooch]

Apparently, Fitz is proposing a move for Sams to CB.

Fitz is a well documented dumbass.

[EllRobersonisInnocent]

That article makes me rough ridin' irate and want to punch that rough ridin' idiot in his fat rough ridin' face. God damnit.

[wabash909]

Everybody relax, there's no way that article is real.

This line was a dead giveaway.

Waters is a steady hand, a deadeye passer...

[KanSt43]

Read Fitz' twitter mentions. LOL. Some guy disagreed with his article and Momma #LIFE favorited and retweeted them all.

[Stevesie60]

If Snyder moves our Honorable Mention All-Conference QB to a different position, then he should never be considered for the Hall of Fame.

[husserl]

The sophomore from Slidell, La., hasn't acquired the nuisances of the position practicing full-time as a quarterback, let alone splitting his focus with another duty.

[MadCat]

Nuances

[CNS]

The sophomore from Slidell, La., hasn't acquired the nuisances of the position practicing full-time as a quarterback, let alone splitting his focus with another duty.

I don't even.  What do you want from our soph QB?  I mean is top ten ESPN rating in the nation not enough?  Should he have made first team all conf rather than honerable mention?  Waters didn't do either, btw.

Does waters just have the "nuisances" down?