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<blockquote data-quote="bobongo" data-source="post: 624679" data-attributes="member: 3893"><p>We should keep in mind that there's a big difference between what is optimal and what is reality. Optimally, I think just about all of us can agree that it would be best to have a solid offensive line and one QB who has emerged to take the reins. But we don't have that. We have a very thin offensive line which is probably better at run blocking than pass blocking but not too hot at either. We have one QB who is a very good runner and an experienced gamer to boot, but who is lacking in the passing game. We have two other QB's who have little experience but may have a bigger upside potential, especially throwing the football.</p><p></p><p>The coaching staff has to deal with what is reality while striving toward the optimal. To that end, and in preparing for the future instead of looking only at the short term, they have made a decision which is reasonable under the circumstances, which is to prepare for what's ahead. A strong case can be made to play all three QB's in order to give experience to the other two and prepare for that future. We should be doing what is best in the long run rather than what is conventional, and I think that's what we are doing. All three QB's are young. The least any one of them has left here is two more years beyond this one. Just looking one or two games down the road is to ignore the forest for the trees. Yes there are certainly downsides to this approach, which have been well enumerated in this thread. Practice time spread too thin, and issues of continuity, among others. But the upside is that we get experience for these QB's who will all be here next year and the next and we find out how they will perform under live game conditions.</p><p></p><p>This is an experimental year. OL is the most important area on a football team, and we don't have the numbers there. Our OL is at a nadir mostly because we just don't have enough of them. We've already seen injuries to some of our best linemen. We hope to make a bowl game this year but personnel-wise it doesn't add up. We barely have enough OL to make a two-deep roster out of our scholarship linemen, if we had a two-deep. Realistically, I think it makes sense to have done what we have done as pertains to the QB situation. Play calling and general coordination are other issues, but playing three QB's is something that fits our present situation, all things considered.</p><p></p><p>Most of us have expressed a preference for one QB over the other two. I've previously said I think James Graham is the guy I would like to see on the field. Others have expressed a preference for either Oliver or Johnson. But after thinking about the whole overall situation, I do understand why the coaching staff is doing what it's doing. I think it makes sense in the long term. Think of 2021, and 2022. Even if one QB emerges, won't it be a good thing to have an experienced backup or two? This is a rebuilding year, mainly because of the situation on the offensive line. In order to properly prepare for the future, we should have patience in the present.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobongo, post: 624679, member: 3893"] We should keep in mind that there's a big difference between what is optimal and what is reality. Optimally, I think just about all of us can agree that it would be best to have a solid offensive line and one QB who has emerged to take the reins. But we don't have that. We have a very thin offensive line which is probably better at run blocking than pass blocking but not too hot at either. We have one QB who is a very good runner and an experienced gamer to boot, but who is lacking in the passing game. We have two other QB's who have little experience but may have a bigger upside potential, especially throwing the football. The coaching staff has to deal with what is reality while striving toward the optimal. To that end, and in preparing for the future instead of looking only at the short term, they have made a decision which is reasonable under the circumstances, which is to prepare for what's ahead. A strong case can be made to play all three QB's in order to give experience to the other two and prepare for that future. We should be doing what is best in the long run rather than what is conventional, and I think that's what we are doing. All three QB's are young. The least any one of them has left here is two more years beyond this one. Just looking one or two games down the road is to ignore the forest for the trees. Yes there are certainly downsides to this approach, which have been well enumerated in this thread. Practice time spread too thin, and issues of continuity, among others. But the upside is that we get experience for these QB's who will all be here next year and the next and we find out how they will perform under live game conditions. This is an experimental year. OL is the most important area on a football team, and we don't have the numbers there. Our OL is at a nadir mostly because we just don't have enough of them. We've already seen injuries to some of our best linemen. We hope to make a bowl game this year but personnel-wise it doesn't add up. We barely have enough OL to make a two-deep roster out of our scholarship linemen, if we had a two-deep. Realistically, I think it makes sense to have done what we have done as pertains to the QB situation. Play calling and general coordination are other issues, but playing three QB's is something that fits our present situation, all things considered. Most of us have expressed a preference for one QB over the other two. I've previously said I think James Graham is the guy I would like to see on the field. Others have expressed a preference for either Oliver or Johnson. But after thinking about the whole overall situation, I do understand why the coaching staff is doing what it's doing. I think it makes sense in the long term. Think of 2021, and 2022. Even if one QB emerges, won't it be a good thing to have an experienced backup or two? This is a rebuilding year, mainly because of the situation on the offensive line. In order to properly prepare for the future, we should have patience in the present. [/QUOTE]
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