12-22-2010, 09:13 AM
I don\'t think anyone sitting in the stands or watching games on TV has a clue which QB (beyond Luck) can run Stanford\'s full offense.
The few passes Loukas has thrown over the last two years have failed to impress. Â Nunes hasn\'t looked comfortable in his brief appearances. Â Probably unrealistic to expect it to be otherwise.
If Luck comes back, we might just be delaying the dilemma one season. Â Harbaugh is mostly old school in his approach to playing time. Â If you are a starter, Â you play 90-95% of the snaps unless the scheme or normal rotation dictate otherwise. Â The QB is hardly affected by that exception. Â JH doesn\'t seem inclined to spend dedicated serious game time to building for the future by playing backup QBs, Â so although Loukas has more time in the program, his game experience advantage over others is slight. Â Maybe that will change, Â but the easy answer is: Â Luck returns and Bowlsby hires a staffer just to continually whisper in Harbaugh\'s ear: Â "The game is won, Jim. Â Let [ insert name here] get some real playing time." Â But JH will also have on his agenda a Voldemort for Luck, Â so I\'m guessing not much will change.
The few passes Loukas has thrown over the last two years have failed to impress. Â Nunes hasn\'t looked comfortable in his brief appearances. Â Probably unrealistic to expect it to be otherwise.
If Luck comes back, we might just be delaying the dilemma one season. Â Harbaugh is mostly old school in his approach to playing time. Â If you are a starter, Â you play 90-95% of the snaps unless the scheme or normal rotation dictate otherwise. Â The QB is hardly affected by that exception. Â JH doesn\'t seem inclined to spend dedicated serious game time to building for the future by playing backup QBs, Â so although Loukas has more time in the program, his game experience advantage over others is slight. Â Maybe that will change, Â but the easy answer is: Â Luck returns and Bowlsby hires a staffer just to continually whisper in Harbaugh\'s ear: Â "The game is won, Jim. Â Let [ insert name here] get some real playing time." Â But JH will also have on his agenda a Voldemort for Luck, Â so I\'m guessing not much will change.