Cole Snyder

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

This is usually the retreat position for those who push for the backup QB. OK, so don’t start him but just play him more. But it’s really just the same argument, an argument to get to see the guy he hasn’t seen much and thinks is better. You never hear these fans make the same argument about all the other positions. It’s always the fixation on the QB. So now the fan knows more about the proper balance between continuity of the offensive personnel and getting the backups work in an actual game. Of course, these same fans in some different argument will claim that a group playing together for a long time creates long-term benefits. But here, that isn’t so important. Why? Same reason as always. The backup QB syndrome.

But, unlike the fans, the coaches get to see these players all the time in practice. They promote some of them based on that, and not others. Right now, Cole Evan Snyder Simon is among the not others. So be it.

The ultimate problem may be that we don’t yet have better personnel, or that the better personnel may not be ready yet. Or maybe Snyder Evan Cole Simon isn’t quite ready yet, or Vedral has been good enough against anyone but OSU. And maybe the backup will get a shot later this year, maybe even sooner this year.

But these coaches have already been promoting players based on practice performances and have openly stated that they want to improve the roster to compete in B1G games. So I’ll take that decision making process on starters and playing time over the ever-present backup QB complaints from the internet.

You make it sound like no backup QB ever deserved the starting spot in the history of football.

Belichick had Tom Brady as a backup his first season (2nd season he was injured) . Tom Brady was backup to Scott Driesbach in Michigan for two seasons.

All anyone is saying here is that we need to see backups get more chances in games that are already decided... except for you who seems to be saying that we should never ask to see the backups play.

 

[willisneverrana43]

You make it sound like no backup QB ever deserved the starting spot in the history of football.

Belichick had Tom Brady as a backup his first season (2nd season he was injured) . Tom Brady was backup to Scott Driesbach in Michigan for two seasons.

All anyone is saying here is that we need to see backups get more chances in games that are already decided... except for you who seems to be saying that we should never ask to see the backups play.

You really didn’t read the post you quoted. Of course backups become starters, and not just QBs. Look at one of RU’s best QBs, Mike Teel. Look at former backups now starting or playing significant minutes for RU.

This isn’t about that. This is about fans on the internet—now you included, I guess—deciding that they know that the best move right now is to start the backup QB, or the cute hedging variation to increase the backups playing time. Or that they want to see more of the backup in garbage time, as if that didn’t just happen (oh, but you see, it wasn’t enough) and only worsen the fans’ backup QB syndrome illness. All based on little exposure to their capabilities, believing that they know better than the coaches who constantly see the backups and starter in practice and in position rooms, not just for 20 snaps.

And it’s always the QB, rarely the safety or middle linebacker. There’s never been a backup right tackle syndrome.

Sure Vedral is limited. But so too may be his backups, maybe more so. But you just want to “see” whether the backup is better because you don’t see him a lot. Coaches don’t have the luxury of just seeing what happens, but they do have knowledge from watching the players for months and months in practice.

So sure, a burgeoning Tom Brady may be sitting on RU’s bench. Cole or Evan may get their shot and very soon. But maybe not. The difference between my position and yours is that I know what I don’t know, and I know that playing time shouldn’t be handed out just so I can “see” more of backup players.

And so I trust the coaches to judge that, not some fan from the internet wanting to “see” more. Oh the backup QB syndrome..

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

You really didn’t read the post you quoted. Of course backups become starters, and not just QBs. Look at one of RU’s best QBs, Mike Teel. Look at former backups now starting or playing significant minutes for RU.

This isn’t about that. This is about fans on the internet—now you included, I guess—deciding that they know that the best move right now is to start the backup QB, or the cute hedging variation to increase the backups playing time. Or that they want to see more of the backup in garbage time, as if that didn’t just happen (oh, but you see, it wasn’t enough) and only worsen the fans’ backup QB syndrome illness. All based on little exposure to their capabilities, believing that they know better than the coaches who constantly see the backups and starter in practice and in position rooms, not just for 20 snaps.

And it’s always the QB, rarely the safety or middle linebacker. There’s never been a backup right tackle syndrome.

Sure Vedral is limited. But so too may be his backups, maybe more so. But you just want to “see” whether the backup is better because you don’t see him a lot. Coaches don’t have the luxury of just seeing what happens, but they do have knowledge from watching the players for months and months in practice.

So sure, a burgeoning Tom Brady may be sitting on RU’s bench. Cole or Evan may get their shot and very soon. But maybe not. The difference between my position and yours is that I know what I don’t know, and I know that playing time shouldn’t be handed out just so I can “see” more of backup players.

And so I trust the coaches to judge that, not some fan from the internet wanting to “see” more. Oh the backup QB syndrome..

sure thing, champ.

 

[willisneverrana43]

sure thing, champ.

You've got a long history of excellent posts. But I may be seeing some cracks in your game. Maybe, maybe not. But I may soon be calling for the mods to replace you with the backup GoodOl'Rutgers. I may just want to see how he does.