QB Situation to be Decided by Monday
I’m not quite sure what to make of the QB battle between Cochran, Whitmer, & Boyle. We’re two weeks away, and we don’t have a starter. There’s been talk of using multiple guys during the game (which i HATE). We’re supposed to have a starter named by Monday. There’s really two ways of looking at this entire thing.
Optimistic Husky Fan:
Cochran, Boyle & Whitmer are all looking great during preseason camp. They are all excelling at different things, it’s making it tough on the coaches to pick just one guy. That’s why they plan to use multiple guys throughout each game, because they all do different things so well. Each guy’s skillset will be used differently to match up against the different defenses UConn will face throughout the year, giving us an advantage on offense, and forcing the opposition to prepare for 3 different QB’s. We’re going to really need all 6-7 of those receivers Diaco mentioned will get playing time because our 3 guys are going to be slinging it around all game.
Pessimistic Husky Fan:
Cochran, Whitmer, and Boyle are battling it out for the job, but none of them are setting themselves apart from the group. All 3 have their strengths, but all 3 have their weaknessess. Casey won the final 3 games, Whitmer has the senior leadership, and Boyle has the measureables. All 3 guys can do a decent job, and the offense has to be better than last year, right? But, our running game and O-Line will be what carries this team, while our QB will just have to manage the game and not turn the ball over. I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
Now, I tend to be leaning toward the pessimistic side of things. Many husky fans I’ve spoken to about this seem to feel the same way. Why wouldn’t we be? We haven’t seen a UConn QB lead an exciting offense since Danny O. The fact nobody has been named yet has fans a bit worried. You know the old saying, if you have more than 1 QB, you have none.
I really hope I’m wrong, and the final three games of last season gave me hope, even if they were against weaker defenses. I truly believe we will be much better, and I truly believe whoever is named the starter, the team can win with. I also believe that Diaco & the staff know what they’re doing, and my full faith is in his judgement. Maybe he already knows and has known who will be starting all along, and he just wanted to keep competition up during camp. Bottom line is, the fanbase won’t be comfortable until we have an answer. We’ll find out on Monday.
14 days!
@UConn813
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