Decisions, Decisions...
by Paragon SC on Aug 20, 2009 6:00 PM PDT
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It looks like the QB competition is back on!
Aaron Corp threw in one on one drills yesterday and in seven on seven drills today. Matt Barkley has taken every snap since Corp went down in early August. Barkley has impressed but he hasn't been perfect. He has certainly impressed but now it is time for Pete Carroll to make a decision on who will start.
USC quarterback Aaron Corp appears to be on track to return to full-time duty next week. That would give him two weeks to prepare for the Sept. 5 season opener against San Jose State.
When Trojans coach Pete Carroll will decide on a starting quarterback remains anyone’s guess. Even Carroll isn’t sure.
"It’ll really just be a feeling," he said Wednesday. "I don’t have any number of days. We’re going to wait and see how he (Corp) looks, see how confident he is and see if he’s ready and willing and able to execute.
"I’m not going to guess. I’m just going to wait until I feel it.
"I can’t tell you any more than that. I don’t know if there’s a plan for this thing. We don’t have one in mind right now."
It is great to have depth but the flip side could also be that neither QB is ready to take the helm.
I doubt that though...
It is clear that both Corp and Barkley have the talent but the bigger question is weather either be ready for the season opener. Pete Carroll has two weeks to figure it out and he has to be dead on even if it is against San Jose St. because the following week is the Ohio State game.
I have faith in Carroll and Bates, they will put Corp and Barkley through their paces in order to determine who is ready an who is not.
It would also appear that Pete Carroll would be comfortable in having Barkley start if corp was not ready to go...
Carroll said the coaching staff would "feel good" about going into the first game with Barkley as the starter. "But I want to get Aaron a real good shot to show he’s the No. 1 guy like he had been when he got hurt," Carroll said. "We’ll just see. I don’t know how long that takes."
We have two weeks to see how it will all shake out.
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Excited about the new year
I’m new to this site and this is my first post.
I have to admit, this is an odd year. It’s been a long time since we’ve had so many question marks at the beginning of the season. Our QB has never started a game, our center going down with a knee problem. I’m not posting anything new, you have all seen the articles about it.
Pete Carrol always seems to prepare the team for the big games. However, this year just seems different. LOTS of new things going on (linebackers are very capable but new as starters).
If we had a few games to sort of “Tune up” I would feel alot more comfortable. But we have a HUGE game on the road early.
JohnnyV1958
by JohnnyV1958 on Aug 20, 2009 7:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's not really a competition.
If Corp is ready, he will start. Remember it’s all about the ball.
by ev on Aug 20, 2009 8:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hear ya ev
All I can think of regarding all this can be summed up in two words: want and circumstance.
I will resist the temptation to suggest this is something that kinda resembles a “set-up”, but I can’t so. . .
I imagine it going kind of like this:
Coaches Carroll and Bates, early Spring practice morning – Sunday 5:15 AM;
Bates: Ideally Pete, I’d have to say my “starting quarterback-in-my-1st-game-as-OC in college” would need to be a swift, classic-drop back, accurate passer who protects the ball well and is not prone to make bonehead mistakes. Oh, and I’d like it if the guy doesn’t have a habit of throwing interceptions. Final answer.
Carroll: Well, then! That’s just so freaking bitchin Jer! I mean, can you imagine the odds of you coming. . . and then. . .this is total insanity Dude!
Bates: Those wonderful coincidences of sounds and senses between “yowza!” and “Thanks!”.
Carroll: Which reminds me, we’re getting late on this. I want to start immediately on making sure we’ve got the whole and entire package you’re asking for. And to do that, we’ve got prepare by way of “message” as well as “action”. Feel me?
Bates: Pete, I’ve prepared some ideas myself already. Let’s do this. [end]
. . . . beware, for that way mad speculation goes!
"As for being a Raiders fan, I wouldn't wish that fucking shit on anybody." [the venerable OTS at Roll Bama Roll}
by BixBeiderbecke on Aug 20, 2009 9:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This is so retardedly mental, of me!
My guest reminded me it was time to leave my house and walk down the street to eat ice cream, drink wine and maybe play a few games of pool or watch this dj spin deep house in the basement of this health food store- and so when I started to try to finish the above comment, as I was writing “. . .mad speculation . .” she said, “We REALLY gotta go! Come on now.” – And so, that’s why I wrote “goes” to end it.
That’s not what I wanted to write. I wanted to write “lies”. So it reads: “beware, for that way mad speculation lies”.
Go, goes. Get it. She’s got me perplexed.
Because she wants to listen to techno tonight, I’m gonna opt for playing pool And I’m gonna pretend on “meaning it”.
"As for being a Raiders fan, I wouldn't wish that fucking shit on anybody." [the venerable OTS at Roll Bama Roll}
by BixBeiderbecke on Aug 20, 2009 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You go on the most epically off the wall rants
[DELETED ZOMG NO POLITICS]
by bluemax on Aug 21, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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