So now it’s a talent argument and not necessarily experience or this drifting line of being “ready?” Do you think Rosier is more talented than the backups?
I believe I have repeatedly and unequivocally stated, no. And as I stated, if Fromm were to get injured, UGA would probably be okay with Fields. I think it's clear that if they would be definitely better, Fields would be starting regardless of the health of Fromm.
My main point is that even though several people have rightly pointed that freshman starting QBs are becoming increasingly less rare, some teams do it because they have an elite talent that's just ready to play and compete after a camp or two, and some teams do it out of sheer necessity. Those elite QBs that are ready to play right away are usually the ones rated in the top 2 or 3 Pro or Duel. Guys who are in the 5-10 rank are there usually because although they may be highly talented, there's certain aspects of their game that still needs to be developed before they are fully ready to compete at the DI level.
When I say experience, that's not really what I mean, because not all experience is good experience, and the past has shown that bad experiences can really stunt development. It's just more convenient to just say experience than to explain the following:
Experience isn't just a clock that starts at one point and continues to tick towards a positive direction unimpeded. It's simply one factor that goes into the bucket of preparedness. Maturity and confidence are other factors that can increase preparedness, along with experience and grit.
So, in essence, you have two buckets: Talent, and Preparedness. The talent bucket has a lid on it, and you can't add or subtract from it. Some folks have a full bucket, some folks an empty bucket, but most folks are in between those two extremes.
The preparedness bucket is wide open. You can fill it with film study, maturity, confidence, proper conditioning, mechanical development, and grit. Conversely, you can spill from it. Poor coaching, diet, strength and conditioning, loafing in practice, off field distractions, and--for QBs especially--bad experiences, are like shooting holes in the preparedness bucket. These holes have to be patched by the coaching staff or they'll just leak until that bucket is empty, and all you're left with is whatever you have in the talent bucket.
There isn't a doubt in my mind that all of our backup QBs have more in the talent bucket than Rosier, but they all have far less in the preparedness bucket, and the coaching staff has the job of filling their preparedness buckets and patching holes.
None of this is new information to most posters here. I'm just offering up how I have come to understand it and some of the reasoning behind where I think the QBs are in their development and why.
Jarren Williams probably has the most in his preparedness next to Rosier, more in his talent bucket than Cade, and only slightly less in the talent bucket than N'kosi.
Cade missing most of spring put a big ole hole in his preparedness bucket that's still being patched. His talent bucket is less than N'kosi, and Williams, but more than Rosier.
N'kosi's talent bucket was pretty **** full when he got here, but his HS system left his preparedness bucket **** near empty, but he's done the most to add to his preparedness bucket.
If all Rosier had was a talent bucket, he'd never have been able to play here at all. Luckily, His preparedness bucket had big brass balls in it, and he's worked hard in practices, improved his film study, follows his coaching instructions, and improved his body to the point where's he's able to get by for now. But with little in the talent bucket, there's obvious limitations on what he can do, and I just hope it's enough to get us as many wins as possible while the backups can continue to fill their preparedness buckets.
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