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Sep 13, 2014; Durham, NC, USA; Duke Blue Devils quarterback Anthony Boone (7) looks to pass against the Kansas Jayhawks at Wallace Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Dolejs-USA TODAY Sports
Boone was not the most accurate passer, completing just over 56 percent of his passes, but he was a great decision maker, only taking 13 sacks while rushing for 375 yards and five touchdowns. Maximizing what he can do as a mobile quarterback like that only comes from the greatness of Cutcliffe.
Add in his 2,700 passing yards and 19 touchdowns to only eight interceptions, and it becomes clear why Boone was such a valuable asset for Duke. He developed and got better the way only a Cutcliffe quarterback could, and even though his completion percentage dropped his senior year, he was still able to do what was needed to win.
Starting over from that is going to be extremely hard, even for a guy like Cutcliffe. He likes to develop his players. Well, he’s got to take on another project. His work with Boone is done, and it could force Duke to take a step back this year.
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Duke Blue Devils Anthony Boone
Last week: 9-4 (5-3) 2014 Record
Last rank: NR
Speaking of efficient quarterbacks, Duke Blue Devils Head Coach David Cutcliffe is the best at maximizing what a quarterback can do while keeping him as efficient as possible. Anthony Boone developed in that tutelage for four years and took the Duke football program to heights it had never reached before.
Now he is gone, and Cutcliffe has to start over.
Boone was not the most accurate passer, completing just over 56 percent of his passes, but he was a great decision maker, only taking 13 sacks while rushing for 375 yards and five touchdowns. Maximizing what he can do as a mobile quarterback like that only comes from the greatness of Cutcliffe.
Add in his 2,700 passing yards and 19 touchdowns to only eight interceptions, and it becomes clear why Boone was such a valuable asset for Duke. He developed and got better the way only a Cutcliffe quarterback could, and even though his completion percentage dropped his senior year, he was still able to do what was needed to win.
Starting over from that is going to be extremely hard, even for a guy like Cutcliffe. He likes to develop his players. Well, he’s got to take on another project. His work with Boone is done, and it could force Duke to take a step back this year.
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