[JohnR34231]

What Burns did to try to turn himself into a viable college QB and I'm sure he was hoping, NFL prospect, is admirable.  But it's clear he isn't either.  Might he be able to switch to TE or something his Senior season?

On a Chryst note, assuming Stanford handles Rice, he will be 5-0 as a starter, and if Stanford wins its bowl game, he'll go into 2017 having never lost a start.  It will be fascinating to see how Shaw judges that record in terms of "is he just a winner" and has earned the job as a result, or is it really a product of playing some really lousy defenses the last six games of the season, and Costello will be able to seize the starting job?

Presumably we will be playing a good team with a decent defense in our bowl game and that will be a good test of whether Chryst is really the guy we want next year or has just been a winner because he has played against poor defenses.

[JohnR34231]

What Burns did to try to turn himself into a viable college QB and I'm sure he was hoping, NFL prospect, is admirable.  But it's clear he isn't either.  Might he be able to switch to TE or something his Senior season?

On a Chryst note, assuming Stanford handles Rice, he will be 5-0 as a starter, and if Stanford wins its bowl game, he'll go into 2017 having never lost a start.  It will be fascinating to see how Shaw judges that record in terms of "is he just a winner" and has earned the job as a result, or is it really a product of playing some really lousy defenses the last six games of the season, and Costello will be able to seize the starting job?

Presumably we will be playing a good team with a decent defense in our bowl game and that will be a good test of whether Chryst is really the guy we want next year or has just been a winner because he has played against poor defenses.

[FarmBoy]

Nunez' record was pretty darn good too, including wins against SC and a monster game against Arizona. Shaw was able to replace him. I trust he'll be able to make the call.

[FarmBoy]

Nunez' record was pretty darn good too, including wins against SC and a monster game against Arizona. Shaw was able to replace him. I trust he'll be able to make the call.

[JohnR34231]

Nunes was kind of up and down. He had good games against U$C and Arizona, not so good games against Washington and ND. When he was consecutively unimpressive against three weak teams (Wazzu, Kal, and Colorado), Shaw decided to go with Hogan.

[JohnR34231]

Nunes was kind of up and down. He had good games against U$C and Arizona, not so good games against Washington and ND. When he was consecutively unimpressive against three weak teams (Wazzu, Kal, and Colorado), Shaw decided to go with Hogan.

[CornFed]

However, it may imply that it would take a series of poor performances by Chryst at this point for Shaw to pull any trigger in replacing him.  That would be a shame.

I have a fantasy right now that Christian and Solomon will decide to stick around for another year.  Even if they don't, other than the QB uncertainties, we have a very solid team returning next year.  And if they do stay, I will have visions of sugar plums dancing in my head.  8)

If Chryst is merely benefiting from weak defenses during this stretch and staggers badly at the beginning of next year's schedule, it may mean destroying our CFP chances before we can get the right guy in there.  That would be sad.

[CornFed]

However, it may imply that it would take a series of poor performances by Chryst at this point for Shaw to pull any trigger in replacing him.  That would be a shame.

I have a fantasy right now that Christian and Solomon will decide to stick around for another year.  Even if they don't, other than the QB uncertainties, we have a very solid team returning next year.  And if they do stay, I will have visions of sugar plums dancing in my head.  8)

If Chryst is merely benefiting from weak defenses during this stretch and staggers badly at the beginning of next year's schedule, it may mean destroying our CFP chances before we can get the right guy in there.  That would be sad.

[Hurlburt88]

IMHO, if Chryst fails to improve his accuracy and if Costello shows playbook mastery, Shaw will absolutely consider passing the baton.  A lot of "if's"

[Hurlburt88]

IMHO, if Chryst fails to improve his accuracy and if Costello shows playbook mastery, Shaw will absolutely consider passing the baton.  A lot of "if's"

[JohnR34231]

However, it may imply that it would take a series of poor performances by Chryst at this point for Shaw to pull any trigger in replacing him.  That would be a shame.

I have a fantasy right now that Christian and Solomon will decide to stick around for another year.  Even if they don't, other than the QB uncertainties, we have a very solid team returning next year.  And if they do stay, I will have visions of sugar plums dancing in my head.  8)

If Chryst is merely benefiting from weak defenses during this stretch and staggers badly at the beginning of next year's schedule, it may mean destroying our CFP chances before we can get the right guy in there.  That would be sad.

The problem is that even if Costello is the second coming of Andrew Luck, he is going to make some rookie mistakes (Luck did). So if we really have visions of playoffs dancing in our head, it might be better to go with Chryst.

[JohnR34231]

However, it may imply that it would take a series of poor performances by Chryst at this point for Shaw to pull any trigger in replacing him.  That would be a shame.

I have a fantasy right now that Christian and Solomon will decide to stick around for another year.  Even if they don't, other than the QB uncertainties, we have a very solid team returning next year.  And if they do stay, I will have visions of sugar plums dancing in my head.  8)

If Chryst is merely benefiting from weak defenses during this stretch and staggers badly at the beginning of next year's schedule, it may mean destroying our CFP chances before we can get the right guy in there.  That would be sad.

The problem is that even if Costello is the second coming of Andrew Luck, he is going to make some rookie mistakes (Luck did). So if we really have visions of playoffs dancing in our head, it might be better to go with Chryst.

[CTcard]

The problem is that even if Costello is the second coming of Andrew Luck, he is going to make some rookie mistakes (Luck did). So if we really have visions of playoffs dancing in our head, it might be better to go with Chryst.

All of this is assuming that Costello is actually good to very good, at least as of next fall. And outside of a few rumors arising out of the program, nobody here knows. But if so, your post highlights one of many issues that Shaw will have to consider in trying to make the best choice (it's the sort of thing that probably doesn't exactly have a right choice).

All we know for sure is that whatever choice Shaw makes, many posters will complain vociferously about it at some point (though mostly on our other friendly boards).

[CTcard]

The problem is that even if Costello is the second coming of Andrew Luck, he is going to make some rookie mistakes (Luck did). So if we really have visions of playoffs dancing in our head, it might be better to go with Chryst.

All of this is assuming that Costello is actually good to very good, at least as of next fall. And outside of a few rumors arising out of the program, nobody here knows. But if so, your post highlights one of many issues that Shaw will have to consider in trying to make the best choice (it's the sort of thing that probably doesn't exactly have a right choice).

All we know for sure is that whatever choice Shaw makes, many posters will complain vociferously about it at some point (though mostly on our other friendly boards).

[Mick]

I like the development I've seen from Chryst. Even today, his stats weren't off the charts but he looked quite crisp and efficient. He needs to work on his deep accuracy and his willingness to throw it as soon as there's a window, but he's shown quite a bit of upside the past couple of weeks.

One of Husak's comments from earlier this week is apt: Chryst seems to want to put everything on a line -- and not arc it in. That and some of his mysteriously bad misses make him a sometimes-frustrating QB to watch. I would still like to see a competition in the spring.

I was watching some of Tom Brady's soft passes yesterday and I was thinking the same thing.

[Mick]

I like the development I've seen from Chryst. Even today, his stats weren't off the charts but he looked quite crisp and efficient. He needs to work on his deep accuracy and his willingness to throw it as soon as there's a window, but he's shown quite a bit of upside the past couple of weeks.

One of Husak's comments from earlier this week is apt: Chryst seems to want to put everything on a line -- and not arc it in. That and some of his mysteriously bad misses make him a sometimes-frustrating QB to watch. I would still like to see a competition in the spring.

I was watching some of Tom Brady's soft passes yesterday and I was thinking the same thing.