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[QUOTE="Crusty, post: 1398628, member: 2265"]
Newbies
It certainty would be a pleasant surprise if a true freshman QB sees the field anytime soon so I highly discount any of the newbies seizing the reigns next year. If it happens we will all be thrilled. but I am not holding my breath

Long and Wilson
When he was a sophomore, Ryan Nassib gave no indication that he would become an NFL QB! He was too slow, could only throw fastballs, etc, etc. One of these kids might do the same thing. After all, this is college football.

I have no idea what Austin or AJ will be in another year, but they certainly have different attributes. AJ is smaller while Wilson is slower. AJ gives up 3 inches and 40 lbs to Wilson but I might be able to take Austin in the 40. Neither one has demonstrated any ability to read defenses and both were turnover machines (neither was ready to play yet). AJ can run but I question his durability. Wilson like Nassib, has the arm, but it would be asking a lot for him to match Ryan's intelligence.

Seems to me that there is no clear heir apparent and both have this season to develop. We have two great kids here and I am rooting for both. That said, if the Lester offense is truly a heavier package and our incoming RB's develop there will be less need to have the QB run. I realize Lester is recruiting dual threat QB's but I wonder how much they will really run. Remember, our best offense in the last decade was with a slow Ryan Nassib.

While it is fun to speculate, these are college kids - next year they may be quite different. Making guesses at this point is just that - guesses.
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