Everyone hates Rosier because of some dopey narrative that got legs on here about him barely winning the backup job last year. WTF does that have to do with anything even if it's true. Two years ago with no playing experience, in a ****** offense, with a ****** coach against a good team on the road, he played a pretty **** good game. He threw a couple absolute dimes in that game under duress.
Maybe the dude's just a gamer. He was pretty good two years ago in a road game, and he should be better two years later with better coaches. I don't see why we should be turning this team over to a true freshmans automatically just because fans don't think Rosier is a **** candidate.
He could be our version of DJ Shockley. Similar size. Similar skillset. Shockley had 1 season as a starter and led UGA to an SEC Championship. Rosier doesn't have to be a world beater, but he brings veteran experience and could be a steady athletic QB for us.
I'd hate to waste the crazy potential of our defense with a freshmans QB throwing picks and giving games away.
It is interesting to watch these throws and then read on here how there is no shot he can play. The video leaves out some of the throws he made while getting smacked in the mouth. Rosier threw a perfect corner route from the endzone while getting drilled that Waters caught. It was in the first quarter. It looked like he was gonna be out for a significant amount of time. He missed one play and came back in.
[video=youtube;NfFWdkU9cVw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfFWdkU9cVw[/video]
I remember that throw to Waters, and he flat got busted in the mouth. It was an absolute dime. He dropped a couple other perfect throws in too. I gotta think he'll be even better two years later with better coaches and a better team around him. This is a veteran dude who actually has done it in a game on the road against a team that was supposed to beat us.
I don't put much stock in these practice reports because they don't take into consideration live conditions for the QB. Some QBs react better than other to getting hit or to facing a live pass rush. Rosier impressed the **** out of me with his reaction in a live game situation getting hit.
Kaaya was supposed to be the second coming of Jesus Christ after reading last year's practice reports. He clearly thrived wearing a non-contact jersey.
I'd certainly hate to waste what should be a really ferocious defense with a freshmans QB who will absolutely make crucial mistakes throughout the season. This isn't a "get experience and play for next year" type of team. We should win the Coastal this year and make a big run at winning the ACC Championship.