My feeling is that Graham's lack of progress on short throws (he throws a pretty deep ball, though) is due to bad footwork/fundamentals. My question, then, is whether we have a good QB coach who is working on that with him. And if we don't, we need to get one fast in the offseason. Not so much for Graham's sake alone, but because QB play is just essential to team success and I want to see the guys who follow in his place like Yates and Gleason succeed.
I've seen enough of Lucas Johnson.
I believe they can play Yates three more games before they burn up his redshirt. I'd give him a couple of series in the next three games as a diagnostic to see where he's at heading into the offseason. No need to throw him into the fire against UgA, but I think playing UVA, VT, and NC State would be a good sampling to see how far along he is and what he needs to work on.
The O-line still isn't great and third and long remains a death sentence for anyone taking a snap, but they're managing to open up cracks just big enough for a top flight back like Mason to work with.
The defense has played inspired ball the past couple of weeks and it's amazing to see how well the D-line is holding up under the circumstances. It's just a shame the O is so far behind the curve right now that it feels like the team has to get a non-offensive touchdown every game for the team to have a chance.
