09-24-2019, 06:59 PM
There’s been a lot of chatter about (lack of) quarterback development on this board. I have to agree that it seems as though our QBs have not progressed as much as we, the fans, have expected. Obviously, Luck was an exceptional talent, probably didn’t need much coaching (probably made the OC’s job way easy). However, his success may have set us up for some unrealistic expectations.
In the 8 seasons since Luck left, as near as I can gather, we’ve carried 15 different QBs on our roster (in roughly descending seniority order, not per depth chart):
2012: Picazo, Nunes, Nottingham, Olson, Hogan, Crower, Brzeczek
2013: Olson, Hogan, Crower, Burns, Lloyd
2014: Hogan, Crower, Burns, Chryst
2015: Hogan, Burns, Chryst
2016: Burns, Chryst, Costello, Richardson, Peus
2017: Burns, Chryst, Costello, Richardson, Mills
2018: Costello, Richardson, Mills, West, Plautz
2019: Costello, Richardson, Mills, West, Plautz
Hogan, of course, was outstanding.
Just to recap: Brzeczek was not on scholarship and transferred to Montana after his first season; Nottingham left for Columbia after the 2012 season, when Hogan won the starting job; Olson finished out at Clemson; Chryst went to Tennessee. Nunes took a medical retirement after a weightlifting injury. Peus, ’20, played one season. Lloyd was converted to Safety.
I haven’t seen Richardson, West or Plautz play, so I can’t comment on their capabilities.
Of the remaining 4 (Crower, Burns, Costello, Mills), do we really have a standout? Costello had a decent year in ’18, but so far this season, due to injuries, lack of OL protection or whatever, he just has not impressed. Mills is still a question mark. It seems to me that among 15 candidates over 8 years, we would have developed more than one or two really good QBs (2 of 15=13 per cent success rate). Whether this is due to deficiencies in recruiting, coaching, injuries or just bad luck (or a combination if factors), I don’t know. Maybe this is the mean for most programs. Or maybe I’m just expecting too much.
In the 8 seasons since Luck left, as near as I can gather, we’ve carried 15 different QBs on our roster (in roughly descending seniority order, not per depth chart):
2012: Picazo, Nunes, Nottingham, Olson, Hogan, Crower, Brzeczek
2013: Olson, Hogan, Crower, Burns, Lloyd
2014: Hogan, Crower, Burns, Chryst
2015: Hogan, Burns, Chryst
2016: Burns, Chryst, Costello, Richardson, Peus
2017: Burns, Chryst, Costello, Richardson, Mills
2018: Costello, Richardson, Mills, West, Plautz
2019: Costello, Richardson, Mills, West, Plautz
Hogan, of course, was outstanding.
Just to recap: Brzeczek was not on scholarship and transferred to Montana after his first season; Nottingham left for Columbia after the 2012 season, when Hogan won the starting job; Olson finished out at Clemson; Chryst went to Tennessee. Nunes took a medical retirement after a weightlifting injury. Peus, ’20, played one season. Lloyd was converted to Safety.
I haven’t seen Richardson, West or Plautz play, so I can’t comment on their capabilities.
Of the remaining 4 (Crower, Burns, Costello, Mills), do we really have a standout? Costello had a decent year in ’18, but so far this season, due to injuries, lack of OL protection or whatever, he just has not impressed. Mills is still a question mark. It seems to me that among 15 candidates over 8 years, we would have developed more than one or two really good QBs (2 of 15=13 per cent success rate). Whether this is due to deficiencies in recruiting, coaching, injuries or just bad luck (or a combination if factors), I don’t know. Maybe this is the mean for most programs. Or maybe I’m just expecting too much.
Pax et Bonum