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Message: [QUOTE="Husky25, post: 4427573, member: 2839"] Sure I can. Pick a metaphor: "You play the hand you are dealt," "A good carpenter doesn't blame his tools," etc. I'm not saying that UConn is winning despite Turner, but other than being a "winner," as Mora describes him (and I have no reason to doubt Mora), I don't think he is separating himself, from a physical skill perspective, from other QBs in the room entering the 2023 season. That said, on paper nothing of what I wrote (other than thinking there will be a competition) is opinion. 1. 102 yards/game are wishbone QB passing numbers, while 340 gross positive rushing yards (i.e. not counting sacks or tackles for a loss) are not. 2. Without the benefit of hindsight, the interception late in the 2nd quarter was a costly mistake. Turner had nearly five seconds of a clean pocket and threw it almost directly to the Liberty DB. The ball was not tipped, dropped, or deflected and Liberty scored 17 straight point vs a nearly spent UConn defense. 3. UConn needs receivers, whether from the portal, new recruit, or coming back from injury who can get consistent separation. The receivers on the field are trying their best (everyone is), but it is obvious that Charlton does not have much faith in going downfield more than a few times/game, because UConn does not throw it downfield more than a few times per game. In modern football, offenses go vertical with the intent to draw a DPI. That is not the case here. [/QUOTE]