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<blockquote data-quote="The Bell Tolls for Thee" data-source="post: 132646211" data-attributes="member: 1812660">I think the fact that Colson did his time behind Quincy and Harris along with being a competent enough back when he got to play was the reason he was given the starting job.&nbsp; Pernell was similar in that he had been competent in the few carries given to him which is why he was primary back up and freshman Slaton was an unknown.&nbsp; But in that VT game he showed out and proved to have something those other guys just did not have.&nbsp; Holes those other backs could get 3-15 yards with Slaton was getting 10 - the house with.&nbsp; I think RR really wanted Bednarik to pass more and move away from what Rasheed's passing limitations kind of forced the offense into from 2002-2004.&nbsp; But the revelation of Slaton in the VT game and then how much better he was when Pat White had to be accounted for in that Louisville was undeniable.Maybe that was the case.&nbsp; In practice White was being expected to throw more and doing so with less impressive backs.&nbsp; But once he was free to play his game because there was no Bednarik waiting to take his place if he deviated from RR's script against Louisville and Slaton was there to make it easier to RPO, a special combination became apparent that the coaching staff couldn't conceive in practice</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Bell Tolls for Thee, post: 132646211, member: 1812660"] I think the fact that Colson did his time behind Quincy and Harris along with being a competent enough back when he got to play was the reason he was given the starting job. Pernell was similar in that he had been competent in the few carries given to him which is why he was primary back up and freshman Slaton was an unknown. But in that VT game he showed out and proved to have something those other guys just did not have. Holes those other backs could get 3-15 yards with Slaton was getting 10 - the house with. I think RR really wanted Bednarik to pass more and move away from what Rasheed's passing limitations kind of forced the offense into from 2002-2004. But the revelation of Slaton in the VT game and then how much better he was when Pat White had to be accounted for in that Louisville was undeniable. Maybe that was the case. In practice White was being expected to throw more and doing so with less impressive backs. But once he was free to play his game because there was no Bednarik waiting to take his place if he deviated from RR's script against Louisville and Slaton was there to make it easier to RPO, a special combination became apparent that the coaching staff couldn't conceive in practice [/QUOTE]

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