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It seems odd but no surprise that we are returning to this quarterback by committee policy. Phil said he was going to go with one and stick wiht him, but as the season goes on and a challenging game comes up he backs down again. I think the quarterback position has been terribly weak, but I would rather lose with one and hopefully have a greater amount of expereince under one guy's belt. Roataing quarterbacks shows whichever qb starts that there is a lack of confidence in him, and you can only imagine hwta it must be like being on the field and knowing that evey decision you make could cost you your spot on the next drive. Pick one and stick with him, thats what Phil said he was gonna do, and at this point our choice of qb's is getting as absurd as our defense against the Rice run.

One has to wonder what might have happened had Bennett been able to get the JC QB that he had really wanted.

Maybe I'm wrong here, but I thought I remember him saying he was going to pick a starter and WANTED to stick with him the rest of the way. It's a small detail, but there's a difference. I'm sure he still wants one guy to play so well the coaches couldn't justify taking him off the field. But until that happens, I think the coaches need to try everything possible to generate more points. If that means Eckert and Romo both play to make the defense prepare for more things, so be it.

I normally hate multiple QBs, but for some reason, I'm OK with it in this case.

Hey, running back by committee didn't hurt the Pony Express. Dickerson, then James, Dickerson, then James.... What was amazing was that those two guys bought into that formula, and how great it worked. I could see how alternating QB's with different styles could confuse the defense, so long as the OL doesn't get confused as to their blocking schemes.

Frankly I always hated it when Bennett would not put Bartel in early in that season and he stuck with Wallis almost stubornly.

I think we have got to get our most productive QB in the game as much as possible and that is Romo. Eckert is good until he gets frustrated and then he starts chucking the picks. We must have an option to go to, no pun intended, when he starts to melt down.

EastStang wrote:Hey, running back by committee didn't hurt the Pony Express. Dickerson, then James, Dickerson, then James.... What was amazing was that those two guys bought into that formula, and how great it worked. I could see how alternating QB's with different styles could confuse the defense, so long as the OL doesn't get confused as to their blocking schemes.

Running back by committe can work and teams do that all the time. QB by committee doesn't! How many teams that have offensive success change QB's on a regular basis? Let's face it, the talent level of the RB's that made up the Pony Express was at a totally different level than what SMU puts on the field today.

Honestly I don't have a huge problem with rotating QBs, the problem I have with US rotating QBs is that whenever we put Romo in the first play called for him always seems to be a QB run, or option. I know those are his strengths, but it doesn't confuse the defense at all, because as soon as they see him they know we are running and adjust accordingly. If the whole reason for putting in a new QB is to confuse the defense then they way we play our QBs is not working.

Some pretty fine teams pull the starter when things are not going well for him and put in the back-up. It doesn't seem to be a problem for them.

Arkpony wrote:Some pretty fine teams pull the starter when things are not going well for him and put in the back-up. It doesn't seem to be a problem for them.

That is somewhat different than rotating QB's like we do. Maybe the differnce is that our QB's seem to struggle every game. Most of those "fine teams" you mention don't put in the back-up if the starter has two bad series.

Anyone know what happenned to Bartel?

The PonyGrad wrote:Frankly I always hated it when Bennett would not put Bartel in early in that season and he stuck with Wallis almost stubornly.

I think we have got to get our most productive QB in the game as much as possible and that is Romo. Eckert is good until he gets frustrated and then he starts chucking the picks. We must have an option to go to, no pun intended, when he starts to melt down.

Last I heard he was headed back to play minor league baseball in the Reds' system. But I haven't heard any recent updates....

We are always playing from behind. Of course we are gonna see some turnovers. Our QB's are gonna have to make some aggressive plays to try and get us back into these games............With a new offense, I think some offensive growing pains is expected. Its been the defense that has been so disappointing to me.

Sir Trolls A Lot wrote:Anyone know what happenned to Bartel?

I saw him at the TCU game. I think he was wearing a Blue Jays cap though.

rich_alum wrote:We are always playing from behind. Of course we are gonna see some turnovers. Our QB's are gonna have to make some aggressive plays to try and get us back into these games............With a new offense, I think some offensive growing pains is expected. Its been the defense that has been so disappointing to me.

Me too. Performance hasn't been what I expected, and injuries have destroyed the linebackers.

Bartel was in a Blue Jays cap? Was he traded?

I do not care how strong an arm Eckart has. If he keeps throwing interceptions he needs to be benched. Let Romo start and play the whole game. At least he can run. But what troubles me is that we do not even have a QB commitment for next year and most, if not all, of the good high school QBs have already given verbal commitments to other schools.