Enki_Amenra
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I hadn’t thought about this but it does make sense.Hooker's play did a lot to cover up the deficiencies on the team. With a lot of super seniors (most, if not all, are mid-SEC level talent), we're going to see a lot of young guys playing bigger roles starting next season. I almost look at this season as Heupel saying thank you to the guys that stuck around since they've started several super seniors that likely are a lot less talented than their younger back-ups. I can see the bigger picture strategy of what Heupel has done to manage the roster so more older guys didn't transfer and kill their depth while keeping the young guys engaged since they see all the open positions coming up.
Could have been rolling with Nico by now but I get what Huep is doing. But what is worrisome is the decision in-game he’s been making lately.How much more Heupel did last season with so much less. When we get QB cleaned up we will be rolling again. That position papers over a thousand other sins when you have the right guy in.
When you only have 2 scholarship QBs and a very problematic OL while also replacing your star WRs it changes the calculus. I don’t think Nico was ready early on and when he finally was ready Joe was doing just enough to keep his job. I feel like starting Nico might’ve burned the chance to use Joe as a backup but Nico could always stay backup to Joe. It was just an unfortunate roster situation compounded by other injuries and problems on offense.Could have been rolling with Nico by now but I get what Huep is doing. But what is worrisome is the decision making lately.