DeaconCav06
Dickie Hemric
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Well Wolford broke most of the FL QB records this year. They were previously held by Tim Tebow so I guess that's part of it.
Well Wolford broke most of the FL QB records this year. They were previously held by Tim Tebow so I guess that's part of it.
What is the basis to assume that Wolford or Smith are the best WF QB in 2014? Again, other than the elite few, like Matt Barclay (#1 rated QB in 2009), Terrell Pryor (#1 rated QB in 2008), Robert Griffin (#12 rated QB in 2008), true freshman are almost always awful at QB. Here is an article analyzing the sad history of CFB teams that start true frosh at QB: http://mgoblog.com/diaries/brief-history-true-freshman-quarterbacks
As previously stated, Cameron and Sousa are comparably rated as HS recruits than Wolford and Smith and Cameron and Sousa are older, stronger and more experienced. The only rationale in support of starting Wolford or Smith is that the claim that they can't be as bad Cameron and Sousa because no one has seen them play against D-1 college football players. That is not a logical leap.
Well if we are going to be bad anyway, might as well start a frosh that will be here a while and build from there. If the differences between the frosh and Cameron/Sousa are as small as expected, I'd take that option.
..In addition, PhDeac's logic is simply not plausible:
- Smith and/or Wolford are better as true frosh than two QBs that are older and more experienced QBs that were similarly rated coming out of HS.
Tanner Price (2* #104 QB) was better as a true frosh than Ted Stachitas (3* #24 QB) and Skylar Jones (3* #30 QB).
Riley Skinner (2* NR QB) was better as a redshirt frosh than more experienced higher and similarly rated players as well.
- Even though Smith and/or Wolford are better as true frosh than the incumbent QBs, they will not improve enough over the next 4 years under this staff to be contributors as RS seniors because WF will recruit multiple QBs that will be better as young players than either Smith and Wolford as older players.
See above. Price and Skinner were better than more experienced players who redshirted.
Playing Smith or Wolford turns on whether the staff believes that WF will win at least one more game with either at QB instead of Cameron and Sousa. There is such a massive leap from playing HS football as a QB to playing BCS level football as a QB. Only the very elite few are even marginally successful at the BCS level as a true frosh QB, and neither Smith or Wolford are evaluated at anything close to an elite level QB coming out of HS. So, Smith or Wolford only play if they are exceptionally talented (and massively under-rated as recruits) or if both Sousa and Cameron are exceptionally awful. Otherwise, playing either true frosh QB makes no sense.
Reports have been that both Sousa and Cameron are exceptional awful. Either way, the best player will play.
Will Claw red-shirt the one frosh QB that won't start?
I'll also add that Sousa/Cameron had very few reps in practice/games in the time they've been at Wake. When you factor in that they are learning a new offense, the experience advantage they have over Smith/Wolford is only but so substantial.
What is the basis to assume that Wolford or Smith are the best WF QB in 2014? Again, other than the elite few, like Matt Barclay (#1 rated QB in 2009), Terrell Pryor (#1 rated QB in 2008), Robert Griffin (#12 rated QB in 2008), true freshman are almost always awful at QB. Here is an article analyzing the sad history of CFB teams that start true frosh at QB: http://mgoblog.com/diaries/brief-history-true-freshman-quarterbacks
As previously stated, Cameron and Sousa are comparably rated as HS recruits than Wolford and Smith and Cameron and Sousa are older, stronger and more experienced. The only rationale in support of starting Wolford or Smith is that the claim that they can't be as bad Cameron and Sousa because no one has seen them play against D-1 college football players. That is not a logical leap.
I would hope both would RS.
I agree with Pilch. Obviously you don't know how things would have turned out, but I think we'd be in a better position today if we had redshirted Tanner his true frosh year.
Like Pilch said, even bluechip QB recruits are generally terrible as true frosh.