I'm not giving Perry credit for impressing teammates in a flag football game. That's basically what 7 on 7 is....stripped down flag football
Trot Rosier out there this season as a starter, so we can go win the ACC ship and have a shot at the playoffs. This defense is good enough to take us to the promised land and it would be a **** shame to waste a championship caliber defense on a true freshman QB that will be good for 3 losses all by his **** self.
No, don't throw away the season on a true freshman QB (and yes, that's what we'd be doing). Bring Perry off the bench and give him 1-2 series per game to give him meaningful snaps game ready for this season and for 2018. Use him the Way Urban Meyer used Tebow as a freshman.
We are an 8-9 win team with Perry starting, but we are a 11+ win team with Rosier starting. That math is simple
GTFOH Rosier isn't winning 11
With this stout defense, run game, big time TE and Richards on the edge, I absolutely believe Rosier can get us to 11+ wins. I believe with all of my heart and soul, especially against this schedule. Rosier will manage the game much more effectively than a true freshman, and he has shown he can hit the deep ball (you need that dimension or at least the threat of that dimension with Richards on the edge)
But I KNOW Perry, a true Freshman, can't do it.
If we bring Perry along slowly and integrate him into game situations with 1-2 meaningful series per game (that's about 10 snaps), then we'll be cooking with gas. IF he's the guy of the future, and that's a big IF, because you can never know with QB's then he should be ready to take the reigns in 2018. He will have the game experience and a full spring under his belt.
But we can't tank the 2017 season on this kid. No way in ****. Not with a hellified defense like this!