I'm not the only one asking the question
by Paragon SC on Apr 11, 2008 12:14 PM PDT
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PrintSeems like others are wondering if the competition is really open.
Q: Is it really a competition?
A: Mustain thinks so: "Until someone tells me differently." But Sanchez, starting out No. 1 with his three years in the USC system, would like to keep it the way it is. Most observers think Sanchez is right. Mustain, and Corp even more, can't catch him unless Sanchez implodes.
Q: How "open" is the competition?
A: It's hard to say. Thus far, USC Coach Pete Carroll and assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian have focused almost exclusively on experience in the system. Daily performance and head-to-head horse race comparisons aren't much discussed.
Look, I'm not looking to throw gas on the fire but it is a legitimate question. If the competition is open then let it play out, if it isn't don't play charades with it that way we can focus on other things.
At this point I don't care who is running the offense as long as they are effective. It just seems like a waste of time to make it look like an open competition when we all know it isn't. Yes, Mustain needs to get some reps "just in case", but at this point unless something catastrophic happens to Sanchez and then it wouldn't matter anyway.
OK, end of rant...
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I'm missing something
To me the competition isn't open if USC announces the day before Spring practice begins "QB X is our QB for next year - case closed." Also, from the reports I've read on Wolf's blog, every day of practice that's happened thusfar Mustain and Sanchez have either ended up basically equal or Sanchez has done better.
I'd be more caught up in the potential drama of the situation if Mitch was playing his heart out in practice and clearly head and shoulders above Sanchez but it didn't seem like he was getting a fair shake because of seniority. I don't see that happening unless there are other reports out there contradicting Wolf's daily.
Well...
I have less of an issue of Sanchez's ability to run the offense efficiently than I do with his decision making process. He is a gunslinger that sometimes forces the play and we saw just how bad it could be in the Oregon Game.
I don't have a favorite
I just assumed, although the competition was open in the sense that it wouldn't just be handed to anybody, it was always Sanchez' to lose.
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