A Case For More Than One

I’m a Caudle fan, but I think if Cam were to get injured (God forbid that should happen), that Trotter might get the nod from the coaches..

We can win with just about any of the quarterbacks. I’ve read that the coaches have been impressed with Mosley’s improvement. It would be interesting to see who they would really go to in crunch time. But I hope that is a situation that we don’t get to see. We all hope Newton has success and stays healthy and takes us to new heights.

…..during the era of running quarterbacks. Auburn had Phil Gargis, Charlie Trotman, Charles Thomas, etc. Generally, you needed more than one. Bear Bryant played more than one. You had Gary Rutledge and RIchard Todd, Todd and Jeff Rutledge, Jeff and Steadman Shealy, and so on.

…..Defenses of that era put a premium on make sure to whack the QB in the ribs or shoulders even if he pitched the ball. After a few games of that treatment, you didn’t have to worry much about covering receivers. The QB wasn’t going to be able to throw it ten yards. Throw in the risk of blowing out a knee on a keeper through traffic, and you’d better have several guys ready to go!

…..One of the modern-day offenses that uses a lot of QB running is the one up there in West Virginia. Pat White had his injured spells, as did Jarrett Brown. We may well need a bullpen this year, if Cam gets hit a lot.

…..It wouldn’t surprise me to see most trash time snaps going to Trotter and Moseley, to prepare for the future. If Cam were to go down and we had to have a new main QB, I think Caudle and his experience would get the call.

if any of these guys can excell in Gus’ offense without a lot of game experience first. As much as I want to believe the hype I have seen tooooo many “solid” QB’s turn out to be duds or at least take time to grow comfortable with the offense. Kodi Burns anyone? Mr. Alabama Football, Brandon Cox? Daniel Cobb? Ben Leard? And thats just the last 15 years. All were average at best when they started. Even Jason Campbell took a solid THREE years and two more 1st round picks in the backfield to get to the dominant stage of his career.
I guess I’m saying, I’ll need to see some results before I believe that we’re on the way to a run for the SEC Championship. We certainly have the tools on offense to very explosive but you still have to have a very competent and accurate QB light the match if you want to enjoy the fireworks. None of these guys has a lick of REAL experience being a starter in the SEC. I really hope Cam is the guy because he has that Marcus Russel frame and ability that only comes along once a decade. If he can do the job….well, its gonna be a fun year….but we all know that Gus’ system can be confusing and frustrating to a QB and God help him if he struggles out of the gate and we lose to Miss State.
Not trying to be a wet towel but I’m seeing too much of this “Auburn could go undefeated!!” bunk and all of these unrealistic expectations for a team that has a new starters at QB, RB, TE, DE, CB and Safety. Those are all crucial positions for a teams success and to be learning on the fly normally means some rocky times until they get some experience under their belt. We should be fine, but to expect us to improve on last years win total might be stretch given the circumstances.
As always, I’ll be rooting like hell for the boys, but you got to learn to walk before you can run. Hopefully Mario and Run OMC and Dwyer will take the pressure off Cam early and let him ease into the offense while they run all over the SEC.
Can’t wait for toe to meet leather.
WAAAAAAAAR EAGLE!! HEY!