Personally I'm not a fan of all the transferring going on, but at QB it's hard not to understand it. If you aren't the starter than you ride the pine until the starter gets hurt. You don't get to work hard in practice to get into a position rotation that can sustain multiple players. Or even on the special teams squad.

Also, once the starter is picked that's the scheme the O is going with. Yes Hurts can get hurt, but the O isn't set up for a pro-style QB like Barnett to easily just get plugged in. Setting him up for failure on one of those must viewed teams in the country. Rapid fanbase that doesn't comprehend why he fails. To much pressure. OSU was able to win the NC a few years ago cause they had 3 QBS that were great in the same scheme. One goes down, and just plug in the next guy. Most programs go for a mix of QB styles, and O directions change up to much to be able to easily pull off what Meyer was able to. Kelley was able to do it at Oregon. Briles at Baylor.

Don't blame the kid for leaving now.

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Posted by GumpInLex

Lexington, KY

Member since Nov 2011

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Posted on 9/29/16 at 7:11 am to TOSOV

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the O isn't set up for a pro-style QB like Barnett to easily just get plugged in.

Not to say that Barnett is as mobile as Hurts (because he isnt), but if i recall correctly he was the #1 dual threat QB coming out of high school. He was never billed as a pure pocket-passing QB.

This one stings... if he had stayed and something happened to Jalen, i think we would have been able to slot him in well. But now with Bateman as the backup, the scheme would definitely have to change to accommodate his lack of mobility.

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