Graham is our quarterback

Vespidie

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Not so fast

Play the QB that can Huck it around the yard 40 times a game

Forget the slow transition, rip the Band Aid off show upcoming Recruit who we WANT TO BE and be done with it

This slow transition on Off does nothing but damage GTFB in the eyes of Off Recruits, running that many QB keepers on a Natl stage makes it seem as if we aren't ready to let go of our recent past

Going down in a blaze of glory slinging it all over the yard shows Recruits that we are ready to be a different GT FB program

Losing in a hybrid-CPJ fashion was the worst of all scenarios, if we were gonna lose, we shoulda lost in a different way

The bigger question is were those QB keepers designed, or were they the result of old habits and muscle memory kicking in? Personally I think it was a guy that that resorted to what he has known most of his life, and that was tuck it down and take off when feeling the pressure. Old habits are hard to get rid of, especially when under pressure, but for the sake of our offensive progression we need a guy that's going to stay true to the new plan....whoever that may be.
 
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ciegetanks

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As the season goes on, I expect Johnson and Graham to slowly get more playing time than Oliver. I also expect Yates to play in four games (including the next 2 and then some combination of VT, NC State, and Pitt) to get him some experience ahead of next year.

Point being that we won't know who our real QB is until they start against Miami.
 

originalwombat

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Perhaps, but then why did we hear all offseason that he was the presumptive starter, including from practice reports? If it was all a smokescreen from the coaching staff, it was a damn good one. Hell, we've played a game now but I guarantee you USF has no idea who will play QB against them next week. The "best" QB on paper basically didn't play yesterday, the guy who started and played most of the game didn't play well, and the "third string" guy was the only one who was actually able to complete passes and make things happen.
Did we hear that from anyone reputable? Did a coach ever say it?
 

ncjacket

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Not so fast

Play the QB that can Huck it around the yard 40 times a game

Forget the slow transition, rip the Band Aid off show upcoming Recruit who we WANT TO BE and be done with it

This slow transition on Off does nothing but damage GTFB in the eyes of Off Recruits, running that many QB keepers on a Natl stage makes it seem as if we aren't ready to let go of our recent past

Going down in a blaze of glory slinging it all over the yard shows Recruits that we are ready to be a different GT FB program

Losing in a hybrid-CPJ fashion was the worst of all scenarios, if we were gonna lose, we shoulda lost in a different way
So what you're saying is you wanted to lose 70-0 last night? look it was the first time around with the new offense so basically EVERYBODY was a freshman, against the best defense we will face this year in all probability. Let's see how it goes in the next game before we start talking about a blaze of glory.
 

oldgold68

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I have not seen a single comment by the coaching staff to indicate that LJ was expected to be the starter. That was all fan generated without any basis on his previous game experience or practice observation. People presumed he was the best candidate based on his HS ability to throw. The closest thing I heard to coaches choosing a starting QB was CGC's comments singling TO out for his athletic ability. In retrospect, that was a hint that they were leaning toward him being the starter.
He was the starter with the 1's in the spring game.
 

oldgold68

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Maybe I'm mistaken, but I seem to recall that Tobias Oliver was hurt and couldn't play in the spring game.
He was on the sideline with his arm in a sling, but I don't know if he would have started. Far from an expert, but Graham looked better to me in the Spring game.
 

johncu

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Did we hear that from anyone reputable? Did a coach ever say it?
It depends on your definition of reputable. Obviously the staff never explicitly put that out, but everybody around the program that had the opportunity to see scrimmages and/or practice seemed to think he would be the starter.
 

THWG247

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I say we just start TO the rest of the year and try to secure the number 1 draft pick to use on a top-notch QB
 
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