USF QB in a spread offense - one person's musings

[GaUSFBull]

Ok, so if the latest tweet is correct and USF is going to a spread offense ...  What does that mean for the USF QB situation? 

 

You have to have mobility as a spread QB.  That eliminates White.  Which is nuts, because he's been our starter the better part of two seasons.  Seems like that's a lot of work down the drain.

 

Then there's Bench.  We all know how Taggart seems to feel about Bench.  Will he or won't he get a legit shot at winning the job in a spread?  It's hard to believe Taggart would do a 180 in his approach toward Bench - unless somehow a talk about that came up with Harlan.  I don't think that's too far out of the realm of possibility.  For arguments sake, I'd go with Bench won't be starting - too much distrust of Bench from CWT, imo.

 

So that leaves us with Flowers.  Definitely the most mobile, certainly the most upside for the spread on paper, but I've seen concerns on this board about his arm and would CWT let him run it, or keep him on a tight leash?  

 

Seems to me that Flowers was built for the spread.  If we do truly go that route in 2015, my prediction is that he is the starter - once again, barring a juco transfer or a top flight dual threat recruit. 

[BrowardBull17]

We need to get another QB. White just isn't an accurate passer. Even if we spread the ball out, we need a QB upgrade.

[USFbulls24]

I don't think that takes White out of the equation at all. Look at Graham Harrell for Texas Tech a few years back. He was not a mobile guy at all. Career of -182 rush yards. Playing White might take out the read option, but still plenty you can do in a spread offense with screens and stuff like that.

[SANJAY]

Whatever system we need a QB upgrade. 

 

However, if we run read option then Flowers is the guy.

If we're going more air raid then I think White would be ok (certainly not great). He has to fix the staring down the receiver but he would have to do that anyways.

[GaUSFBull]

I don't think that takes White out of the equation at all. Look at Graham Harrell for Texas Tech a few years back. He was not a mobile guy at all. Career of -182 rush yards. Playing White might take out the read option, but still plenty you can do in a spread offense with screens and stuff like that.

 

Texas Tech w/ Graham Harrell ran more of a run and shoot type offense, the Air Raid with Mike Leach.  I'm guessing that's probably not what we'll be doing here. 

[Bull Dozer]

Whatever system we need a QB upgrade. 

 

However, if we run read option then Flowers is the guy.

If we're going more air raid then I think White would be ok (certainly not great). He has to fix the staring down the receiver but he would have to do that anyways.

 

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[GaUSFBull]

Definitely think a read option is the way to go in college football. 

[Skingraft]

I'd take the braile option over what we have had

[GaUSFBull]

I'd take the braile option over what we have had

 

That might be what we were using before, which may have been the problem ...

[Bulls On Parade]

No matter what system we run we need help at qb. I don't see Bench staying