An oddity on our roster

[The Jackal]

If we are worried about 3rd string, in a pinch they could prolly move the WR (name escapes me) back to qb with Hardin.

It sometimes happens that we are having to scrape the barrell for a starting QB - that certainly happened in 2013 when we were down to fourth string walkons at the position. Ideally, you want depth, but if you are having to play your third stringer, then we are in trouble anyway.

The good news is we have two young QBs the coaching staff clearly likes. If we run a two QB rotation, though, we are going to have to find some bodies at the position.

I'd keep an eye on the recruiting wire and see whether QBs pop up as having scholarship offers. If Lincoln is leaving, it may also change the coaching staffs feeling about the possibility of a transfer player.

[Paul C]

As mentioned earlier Andrew Brown from Riverside is a safe bet to appear in purple next year. At least according to those who know him well.

[JohnW]

As mentioned earlier Andrew Brown from Riverside is a safe bet to appear in purple next year. At least according to those who know him well.

And let's not overlook Jack Hardin, he was slowed by injuries this year but he played in a similar offense in HS and has two years here.

[Paul C]

As mentioned earlier Andrew Brown from Riverside is a safe bet to appear in purple next year. At least according to those who know him well.

And let's not overlook Jack Hardin, he was slowed by injuries this year but he played in a similar offense in HS and has two years here.

https://recruitgeorgia.com/players/jack ... christian/

[Paul C]

And to end any speculation that the staff was surprised at Lincoln's decision to leave, or that they are worried about QB depth...this is clarified at the end of Scott Keeler's most recent blog update....

http://www.furmansportsreport.com/

[The Jackal]

And to end any speculation that the staff was surprised at Lincoln's decision to leave, or that they are worried about QB depth...this is clarified at the end of Scott Keeler's most recent blog update....

http://www.furmansportsreport.com/

Also notable that Keeler reports that Furman intended to move Lincoln to a different position. That is, whether he was on the roster or not, he wasn't likely going to be at QB.

I am pretty confident then that the coaching staff was pretty well advised that they'd go into this week with 3 QBs on the roster given that they did not intend for Lincoln to be at that position next season.

[Paladin91]

I watched Furman's coaches presentation at the signing day event on Wednesday. Quarles mentioned in his bit that Furman was losing two QBs on offense - Roberts and Vita.

So, as of Wednesday, our offensive coordinator wasn't mentioning losing 3 QBs.

Did Quarles specifically mention Vita? I don't think Vita ever took a snap. So he may have been referring to Roberts and Lincoln. No knock on Vita.

[gofurman]

I watched Furman's coaches presentation at the signing day event on Wednesday. Quarles mentioned in his bit that Furman was losing two QBs on offense - Roberts and Vita.

So, as of Wednesday, our offensive coordinator wasn't mentioning losing 3 QBs.

Per Keeler the coaches knew they wouldn't have Lincoln as a QB this year .. They were moving him. So they can't claim they were 'caught off guard' by his leaving

[gofurman]

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As mentioned earlier Andrew Brown from Riverside is a safe bet to appear in purple next year. At least according to those who know him well.
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Is that a Full. scholarship offer guy?

[Paul C]

Not sure. Don’t think so. Have a friend whose son played w him at Riverside and said a few times he was going to FU.

[gofurman]

Not sure. Don’t think so. Have a friend whose son played w him at Riverside and said a few times he was going to FU.

Thanks. We could use the depth for sure

[The Jackal]

I watched Furman's coaches presentation at the signing day event on Wednesday. Quarles mentioned in his bit that Furman was losing two QBs on offense - Roberts and Vita.

So, as of Wednesday, our offensive coordinator wasn't mentioning losing 3 QBs.

Did Quarles specifically mention Vita? I don't think Vita ever took a snap. So he may have been referring to Roberts and Lincoln. No knock on Vita.

He did.

Believe it or not, I think Vita played in most of our games. He was the holder.

[FUBeAR]

Disappointed.

I had high hopes for Lincoln as a QB for Furman. Thought he did a pretty good job when he played & thought I saw the potential for him to grow into being a strong QB. But, I am not at practice, nor in meeting/film rooms. I may/may not have posted about it here, but when I watched the post-bellhop-vanquishing interview of Coach Hendrix, I just didn’t get a good feeling about Lincoln’s future as a QB at FU. Nothing at all in the words CCH said pointed to that, but it’s quite often telling when you ‘listen between the lines’ when HC’s & OC’s are talking about their QB’s.

Oh well...at least FUBeAR got a chance to meet (Uncle) Mel Blount & pose for a picture with him. Now if I could figure out how to crop Fred Garvin out of that pic, I would frame it. I can trim it up, but just can’t get all of the nose out...or the biceps.

Also, do wish Mr. Lincoln the best of luck & a bright future. I see he had a lot of Ivy’s Recruiting him out of HS & I think he recently ‘followed’ Davidson Football on Twitter, so I’m sure he’s gonna be ‘all good’ in the future.

[gofurman]

I wish Lincoln the best !

[The Jackal]

Perhaps not an "oddity," but it at least appears that we are making a more concerted effort to redshirt players. No question, though, the new redshirt rule definitely helps accomplish that.

By my count, there are 21 players on our roster that did not red-shirt or delay a year of eligibility from another school. 12 of those players are juniors - guys that would have had to play immediately under the new coaching staff.

Currently, the only linemen (both sides) that were not redshirted were Neely, Stokes, and Hodge. I do not know this for a fact, but my guess is that if Neely had been a freshman under the current rules, the staff would have redshirted him too.

That does not necessarily win football games, but I certainly think that is going to have long-term help in developing a deep roster supporting sustained success.