I can see your point if you think Sims can continue the UNC performance for 60 minutes without reverting to turnovers and some slow or questionable decisions.
On the other hand Yates seems to be a calming force early in the game and more likely will give Pitt the first opportunities to make a big mistake. Meanwhile we shorten the game somewhat and wear down Pitt some. When Sims comes in he will be ready and fresh and fast and might again be a real difference maker. I like starting Yates simply because he is a more predictable QB until we get into the flow of the game and a fresh Sims coming in later with fresh legs is a real deal. I do think Sims should come in for the red zone plays regardless. At this point in time who knows?
Yates definitely provides a more predictable guy. He’s like another coach out there with a lot of talent.
I just think the Sims we saw against UNC is more of who he is than the guy who started NIU.
It’d be easy to use his performance last year to make assumptions (and I wouldn’t fault anyone for doing so), I’m just choosing to believe he’s made the jump the coaches told us about leading up to the season and game 1 was an aberration.
My thought is if we can come out and put up some points early, we can put pressure on Pitt to score and let our edge rushers get hot again.
I think we can win with either guy, our offense is just so much more explosive with Sims. I also think that just like Yates earned the starting job with his performance against NIU and beyond, Sims did the same Saturday.