Originally Posted by
zephyr
The concept we are trying to relay, is in contrast to what you and CrazyCajun are pushing, in that we feel Haack has done very well in his relief time on the field as his stats show. However, most people who have played football and certainly QB can note that there is a huge difference in coming off the bench in relief versus being the full time guy whom every one of your opponents game plan for week in and week out. This was especially true last year when he looked good in relief but fell flat when pushed to start against USA. This point is conveniently pushed aside for those who argue he should be starting over Broadway.
The situations you point how he handled them well is coming off the bench to play.....Not start and finish a game. What's sad is that some of you are simply unwilling to note this when making your argument. I also love the rebuttal of comparing his one start and mentioning how inconsequential it is versus Broadway's 3 year's worth of starts. Well, Broadway has won a LOT of ball games and two bowl games hasn't he? Midway through last year, Broadway was potentially knocking on the door of becoming the yardage and TD leader of this university. I'd say he is much more proven than Haack.
I don't disregard Haack either and I've been very critical of Broadway thus far this year and actually mentioned several times, even though CC and others would disregard it, that if Broadway were to continue to look bad particularly in conference, that Haack should be given his shot.
I just feel that Broadway still gives us the best shot to win, especially moving forward. His feet are a weapon and while I know Haack is a decent athlete and can move in the pocket and such, he doesn't have the wheels or the ability to turn a read option into a 40 yard TD run. One of you guys made mention of TB's run where he fell without being hit but I think most here would agree that Haack never would have gotten to that point because he doesn't have the wheels and the coaches would likely change up the playbook and playcalls to cater to Haack. This offense has proven that it is at its best when its balanced and the QB is a threat to run. Period.
Bottom line is that this will be an argument, likely for the rest of the season but I find it funny that people were still calling for Haack during this game when Broadway completed nearly 77% of his passes and had no interceptions.