This is how we solve our QB situation for the next 4 years

Sep 18, 2017, 10:43 AM

Right now, our team is fortunate to basically be looking at having 5 QBs on the roster that have dreams of playing at the next level.

If things keep going like they are, KB returns next year to battle TL for starting role and then TL assumes starting role after next season. All others are battling for starting role, but settling for second or third string, but get significant playing time when games become out of reach, even though not often against first string defense.

During the week, though, backup QBs go against the best defense in the nation, alternating who runs opponent's playbooks each week, giving each 2-3 weeks to learn opponents offense and implement it against our defense. Coaches get plenty of scout team tape for NFL scouts and players avoid the four years of bodily harm and head injuries so many first string QBs have to suffer through. This gives them an advantage when NFL scouts look at the length of their potential NFL careers.

Only downside is the backups won't get a chance to lead the team in big televised games or in front of hostile away crowds or have the pressure that comes with entering at the beginning of the game.

Same could be said for the running back rotation we have going, as far as not taking the abuse for four years most elite starting running backs suffer. Through two degrees of separation (which doesn't carry much weight, I know), I heard one NFL team doctor say Clemson has a reputation for sending battered players to the NFL (might also be because we take chances on more players that have sustained major injuries in high school).

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