[Mick]

When I attend a practice in March, I just assumed Chryst would be the guy because he was #2 last season.  But Burns was just as impressive as Chryst, to my surprise.  Chryst is no slug for sure, but Burns is a slightly better runner.  If Chryst doesn't have a better grasp of the offense, doesn't show appreciably better decision-making, and isn't demonstrating greater accuracy on his throws, Burns would be the choice.  Given this, it's disappointing Chryst didn't win the job.  If he did, it would tell me he has greater accuracy and decision-making ability.  My confidence in the QB position just took a hit until Burns wins me over, because if Chryst isn't that accurate and it took this long for Burns to be named starter, he probably isn't all that accurate himself.  We'll see soon enough.

As for what Chryst does, who knows, but he's in the same class as Max Browne, who hasn't exactly lived up to his hype either.

I've talked to a fair number of coaches who've expressed the opinion that if two candidates for a prominent position are comparatively equal in ability -- catcher, setter, quarterback -- then they tend to go with the younger option, on the theory that there's a greater upside.  I wonder what's the case here...

[Mick]

When I attend a practice in March, I just assumed Chryst would be the guy because he was #2 last season.  But Burns was just as impressive as Chryst, to my surprise.  Chryst is no slug for sure, but Burns is a slightly better runner.  If Chryst doesn't have a better grasp of the offense, doesn't show appreciably better decision-making, and isn't demonstrating greater accuracy on his throws, Burns would be the choice.  Given this, it's disappointing Chryst didn't win the job.  If he did, it would tell me he has greater accuracy and decision-making ability.  My confidence in the QB position just took a hit until Burns wins me over, because if Chryst isn't that accurate and it took this long for Burns to be named starter, he probably isn't all that accurate himself.  We'll see soon enough.

As for what Chryst does, who knows, but he's in the same class as Max Browne, who hasn't exactly lived up to his hype either.

I've talked to a fair number of coaches who've expressed the opinion that if two candidates for a prominent position are comparatively equal in ability -- catcher, setter, quarterback -- then they tend to go with the younger option, on the theory that there's a greater upside.  I wonder what's the case here...