HJS {l Wrote}:eepstein0 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:Seems that Wade leaving has been an opening secret for some time... apparently even among the players. The question I have is this... who is AB's back-up? You see, I've seen this film before where we ordained a highly thought of player 1.5 years removed from high school. It ended with an injury, 3-wins and a transfer.
I have the same concern here. The correct answer is not CJ Lewis or the kid from Andover.
I have no interest in another 5th year transfer. None. No more 5th year transfer QBs... ever. It is the most important position on a football team. If you can't recruit or develop a starter (or depth) at that position, you shouldn't be a head coach. Enough with the 5th year transfers. It is like TRE spraying Glade after taking a hairy dump in the hall bathroom during a house party... it really doesn't cover up shit.
Another 5th year will be too great of a temptation for Dazoo to use. It will undoubtredly retard AB's growth and prompt further uncertainty. It is year freaking 5. If we don't have sufficient QB depth now, then we won't ever. That said, I happen to be someone who wouldn't be terribly broken up if the lack of QB talent proves a repeat of 2015. Because, then, I can say "I told you so" when we STILL don't fire Daz.
That said, Tate Haynes, CJ Lewis and Drew McQuarrie are a significantly better frosh QB class than Flutie, Smith and Fadule. So, if the answer is that we are going to roll with the frosh as emergency backups, I'd expect a better result than 2015.
I think everyone's priority would be keeping Wade, a redshirt junior with two years of eligibility left, who has shown upside and could still develop into something special. That would be great for the program and give Brown more time to develop. If Brown is actually good enough to beat out Wade now, that speaks to the strength of QB recruiting and development and is fantastic. But still, would love to have Wade as the backup.
I think it's a little short-sighted of Wade to transfer because he may be #2 on the QB chart at a P5 school to pursue a #1 spot at a G5 school. Two years of eligibility is a long time. Brown could bomb. Brown could get hurt. Lots of things can happen that can get Wade right back into the starting job at a P5 school. At the very least, he should stay for this year and still have his 5th year to transfer.
Unless, of course, Wade doesn't think BC is preparing him well, which would be an indictment of the recruiting and development at the program.
I also will agree that Tate Haynes and CJ Lewis look more promising than Smith, Fadule, Flutie...but I still don't want to risk '17 by starting a redshirt freshman with two true freshman backing him up.
