Austin Wilson has won the backup QB position

[javadoc]

No offense to Wilson, but Lester's point system is what brought us Drew Allen to start last season. Need I say more?

You can only judge what you see in practice. Neither QB had real game experience. After a few games, when it was clear that practice wasn't translating into gameday performance (my guess), they switched. I don't see anything out of whack.

 

[TheCusian]

You can only judge what you see in practice. Neither QB had real game experience. After a few games, when it was clear that practice wasn't translating into gameday performance (my guess), they switched. I don't see anything out of whack.

For sure. Allen spent 5 years practicing and like 5 minutes in real live game game action. I'd bet that while he was a really good practice player with an arm, Hunt was not as great a thrower and didn't get a chance to scramble (ie. he's a gamer).

 

[javadoc]

For sure. Allen spent 5 years practicing and like 5 minutes in real live game game action. I'd bet that while he was a really good practice player with an arm, Hunt was not as great a thrower and didn't get a chance to scramble (ie. he's a gamer).

Exactly. And notice that this year, he had AJ Long as the #2 before the injury, for the stated reason that he makes things out of plays that break down, better than any of the others.

 

[JoeSU]

For sure. Allen spent 5 years practicing and like 5 minutes in real live game game action. I'd bet that while he was a really good practice player with an arm, Hunt was not as great a thrower and didn't get a chance to scramble (ie. he's a gamer).

You don't think Hunt had the opportunity to demonstrate his scrambling ability in practice?

My point about Lester's scoring system is that it's largely subjective - what categories get scored, and how points are assigned and weighted are his personal construct. I'm reminded when McNabb was a freshman and locked neck-and-neck in a battle with Kevin Johnson, Kevin Rogers and Coach Mac obviously saw the intangibles #5 brought to the field. In some ways, Allen reminds me of Perry Patterson - a big, strong QB who could throw the ball through the side of a building, and probably possessed great "footwork". But let's just say they both had other shortcomings that wouldn't show up on a scoring sheet.
I'm not trying to be critical of Lester or Wilson (or Patterson), just pointing out that the "scoring system" is imperfect. However, I will say this - I like that it's totally transparent so that every QB knows exactly where they stand and what they need to work on.

 

[TheCusian]

You don't think Hunt had the opportunity to demonstrate his scrambling ability in practice? My point about Lester's scoring system is that it's largely subjective - what categories get scored, and how points are assigned and weighted are his personal construct. I'm reminded when McNabb was a freshman and locked neck-and-neck in a battle with Kevin Johnson, Kevin Rogers and Coach Mac obviously saw the intangibles #5 brought to the field. In some ways, Allen reminds me of Perry Patterson - a big, strong QB who could throw the ball through the side of a building, and probably possessed great "footwork". But let's just say they both had other shortcomings that wouldn't show up on a scoring sheet. I'm not trying to be critical of Lester or Wilson (or Patterson), just pointing out that the "scoring system" is imperfect. However, I will say this - I like that it's totally transparent so that every QB knows exactly where they stand and what they need to work on.

Per Shafer a couple of weeks ago (I'm paraphrasing): we kind of messed up with Hunt. Didn't see how well he runs because we don't do a lot of live hitting of QB's in camp.

I too like the transparent nature of things.

 

[Cootface]

I'm reminded when McNabb was a freshman and locked neck-and-neck in a battle with Kevin Johnson,.

Don't forget that Keith Downing was right there, too, which just adds another layer of ridiculousness to that "competition".

 

[Crusty]

I like the fact that they made the change at the right time. It would have been easy to give Allen the Wagner and Tulane games to get more game experience and be ready for the rest of the season. Instead they took the long view and hit pay dirt. The kid is a gamer.

I m going to be watching to see if Hunt really has learned to throw before his guys get open. With new sure handed receivers like Ishmael it could get interesting.

Wilson (and the others) have the advantage of better receivers than Hunt had.

 

[PhatOrange]

We had a redshirt sophomore (who was suspended for a spring practice) who I don't think had ever taken a snap in a game, and two true freshman. It was understandable why they brought in Drew Allen.

 

[bevosu]

We had a redshirt sophomore (who was suspended for a spring practice) who I don't think had ever taken a snap in a game, and two true freshman. It was understandable why they brought in Drew Allen.

Don't forget the incredibly good looking one.