Note above in red.old salt wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 6:05 pm...are you saying he wouldn't have had a chance at playing time had he chosen lax ? YESI agree that so long as he's playing QB there's little chance he can play lax, especially since he had no TO experience, no NAPS & a covid stunted 2020 preseason. If he doesn't nail down the starting QB job this season he could still switch to lax this coming spring.youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 5:21 pm I won’t disagree OS, but let’s also be pragmatic, and know XA did have a choice to do both sports at Navy and one didn’t count....as far as playtime mattered. And JA was not going to get anywhere near that with a 10’ pole.
It'll be interesting to see how he does the rest of this season. KN took over play calling from IJ last season & moved IJ from the press box to the sideline in 2020 to gameday coach the QBs. Apparently KN has wanted to diversify the offense, IJ wanted to do all-TO. Who knows how that will impact XA ? Of the 3 QB's, XA has the least TO experience & is the least proficient passer of the 3, ...but KN starts him. Lot's tbd -- what will the offense look like without IJ & will Lavatai come back & win the starter job again ? Masai could now be in the running for starter. May need all 3, it's going to be a brutal stretch for the next 7 games.
Keeping with the football theme, I could also make a case why IJ would want to keep the TO...assuming that it is true he wanted to be all in TO. In order for it work, your offensive line MUST be able to control the defensive line in some meaningful way. The O-line was not in IJ's realm of responsibility per say, there are 2-3 other coaches in charge of them.
Ken has a big decision to make.