re: Alex Collins going pro

Having a bunch of 4* QBs doesn't fix our QB problems. You can look around the SEC and find many teams chock full of QB talent who still struggle at the position. You need more than just stars to succeed as a QB in the SEC: you need great coaching, scheme, protection, targets, work ethic, and, usually, experience.

We know we have good coaching, scheme, and targets. The unknowns are protection and work ethic.

We know we don't have QBs with experience.

Protection is an unknown because we're losing three starting OL and we have a new OL coach.

Work ethic is an unknown (to me anyway) because we haven't seen much of our QBs and haven't heard much about them. I would guess that they work hard because I think that's the expectation of them, but we'll just have to see who emerges. The fact that we have so many talented QBs makes me think that we probably have good competition, which forces the QBs to work harder to see the field. So I'm hopeful in that regard.

Experience is just something we'll have to do without. I hope our OL gels quickly, because a good running game and good pass protection will help mask our lack of QB experience.