Whitmer has pretty good wheels. He may be used for that ability as well. He's actually got very good tools and throws well. He just never settled in with his decision making. Given that he had a set of duck*ing idiots coaching him, I'm not sure his lack of development was entirely his fault.
If, prior to BD's hire, you had asked one-hundred of us if CW would return, you probably would have received one-hundred loud "
no ways." CW's decision was surprising because most of his time at QB had been marked by the team stinking up the joint(s) while he was being abused by the opposition and excoriated by fans. I figured he'd move on just to preserve his health and sanity.
Yet, one of the
first things BD announced was that he had convinced CW to give it another shot. My first question was not,
why would CW stay? It was
why was it so important to prompt BD to act so quickly? From the outside, looking in, it defied logic. The only thing I could think of is that someone intimately aware of the PPGDL horror show told BD that CW was more effect/victim than cause. It might have been Foley, TJ or one or more of the other former coaches. It might have been WM. Anyway, BD acted quickly.
BD must have been convincing to make CW believe that: 1) Things were going to improve, 2) CW would get a clean slate and a fair chance to compete for the QB job, 3) That the new Offensive Coordinator actually understood and could teach his offense to the team, and 4) That what had been a very bad marriage could be made to work.
With all that being said, given his physical gifts, I think CW starts if he proves, to the coaching staff, that his confidence has returned, he has renewed confidence in his teammates (O Line) and, most importantly, that he won't force throws in an attempt to make a play. Otherwise, CC is a lock!
