ferentz4life
Well-Known Member
The last couple days Jon has said it doesn't make sense to rotate CJB and JR because unlike McCann/Banks, "they aren't different enough for a two QB system."
The conclusion not to rotate in 2014 is correct, but the analysis is wrong. 2001 Banks was indeed "different" than McCann, and by different I mean a lot better. Banks could run, but he also showed his passing ability when given his (limited) opportunities. Banks should have played much more-if not started-in 2001, and we may have won the Michigan game (and others) had he played the last couple series in that game.
If anyone disagrees with this, ask yourself this question: should there have been a QB rotation-or even a debate-in 2002 if McCann had another year of eligibility?
Who knows how 2002 would have finished if that happened, but I'm pretty confident we wouldn't have gone 8-0 in the B1G with a Heisman runner-up. After this year, I think history will also tell us that CJB should have been the starter from the beginning of this season. This year's small sample size tells us he at least deserved a shot in the second half of the ISU game.
The conclusion not to rotate in 2014 is correct, but the analysis is wrong. 2001 Banks was indeed "different" than McCann, and by different I mean a lot better. Banks could run, but he also showed his passing ability when given his (limited) opportunities. Banks should have played much more-if not started-in 2001, and we may have won the Michigan game (and others) had he played the last couple series in that game.
If anyone disagrees with this, ask yourself this question: should there have been a QB rotation-or even a debate-in 2002 if McCann had another year of eligibility?
Who knows how 2002 would have finished if that happened, but I'm pretty confident we wouldn't have gone 8-0 in the B1G with a Heisman runner-up. After this year, I think history will also tell us that CJB should have been the starter from the beginning of this season. This year's small sample size tells us he at least deserved a shot in the second half of the ISU game.