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Message: [QUOTE="Cuseregular, post: 382315, member: 185"] Here's the thing. We don't really know if he hasn't recruited a better college qb. Emphasize college. I'll agree he hasn't recruited a better thrower and passer but I don't believe theres' not a better performer and athlete in the bunch that would be an improved qb over what's being accomplished at that position now. You've always said it with Sales and I agree having seen it often firsthand, there's always gamer players. I have no doubt that one of the qbs in the fold now could do just as good/bad with respect to results. I have little faith in them to see that as they are so rigid and constrained in their eval. process that if the other guys are not head and tails better in practice they won't have a chance. I played with both these type guys. Sure steady good kidndecent athlete type that was good in practice and then sub par in games as to results. Others who look just ok throwing overall in practice but athletic as hell and on occassion did some truly amazing things. The latter always seemed to outperform the former in terms of results (W-L's) even if the stats for the latter were'nt as good as the former. The mentality of the av. football coach unfortunately doesn't allow them to get outside of the box in their thinking and they will base decisions only of the nuts and bolts stats and the like, and not be able to divert from their preordained thoughts, thinking or game plans. Same with player eval. Ours are like this and I don't foresee any changes from them up to and even when we have 7 losses. As a result of this mindset it's their loss, the teams losses and our pain in watching as fans. I'm going to be ok with them keeping him another year but given what's I've seen and are seeing I don't expect much change overall beyond simply being competitive and losing games we should win more so than the reverse because of the mindset described above (not changing the qb now, not going for it on 4th down 2x at USC, not having the Tank formation in for Mn to ram it in, etc., etc...). Do these things guarentee wins? Of course not, but they may put you in a better position ultimately to win. I wish I were more optomistic that he could help himself more. I'm not, unfortunately. [/QUOTE]

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