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And so it begins...CHAOS. How many teams does this make this year with multiple QB problems. It's getting to the point where teams will stick just about anybody back there to take the snap.

Just say it, Mike ... "I don't really have a QB" ... there, don't you feel better now?

Well, I guess it won't be long before Oregon goes tumbling out of the top 25.

Wow, Oregon is getting ripped pretty badly here, but I would like to be the voice of reason and just point out that there is a huge difference between playing in the spring game and in a live game, and he more than likly wants to see who can perform better in games, and as you know, you need to play all three QB's in games to see which one plays better. LSU did this with Matt Flynn, Jamarcus Russel, and Marcus Randal in 2004 all season long, and they ended up having a 9 win season, it can be done.

If having two qb's mean you don't have any, what does having three qb's mean?

One will step up. Play them all.

Why don't coaches grow balls and actually name ONE starting QB....that's what this boils down to is coaches not having any balls anymore!

^^ because the other two will get their panties in a bunch and transfer to georgia southern or jackson st....

I think QB problems in NCAA are due to nothing other than piss-poor coaching. If you can't take an athlete and coach him and work him out to be the starter, then you're just not coaching good enough and need to take yourself to the house.

Agree with xxx84xxx there. That's the problem with naming a starter. Transfers. Kids don't want to be backups or deal with competition anymore.

As long as Jerimiah Johnson is starting, they'll be alright.

Jeremiah...Excuse me.

The Oregonian is notorious for less than stellar reporting. The scrimmage in question had Nate Costa w/ the second string o-line and third string receivers going up against the starting Defense and secondary, when young receivers drop passes and the defense is intimately familiar with your offensive playbook, it's hard not to look a little unprepared. Costa, baring injury will be just fine. With Oregons strong backfield, improvements at wide receiver( J.Will has new glasses!) and a top notch tight-end, the Ducks offensive production wont suffer much. If Costa should go down, the Duck's have options on their bench. This story is just a rag newspaper trying to invent drama where none exists.

If having two qb's mean you don't have any, what does having three qb's mean?
BillWrigley | 08/21/08, 08:40 AM

Less than zero?

See what the Chicago Bears started?

Soon they will have as many Qb's as uniforms

Running the spread, having three or more capable QBs is more of a blessing than a curse.

costa will start, roper will be a good backup and harper will be brought in occassionally as a change-of-pace. i think the defense and the running game will carry us early until the offense finds its groove. we'll be just fine.
quack!

costa will start, roper will be a good backup and harper will be brought in occassionally as a change-of-pace. i think the defense and the running game will carry us early until the offense finds its groove. we'll be just fine.
quack!
duckfan | 08/21/08, 01:33 PM

I like xxx84xxx's prediction better. Costa starts, Roper gets his panties in a bunch and transfers to Georgia Southern and Harper gets his panties in a bunch and transfers to Jackson St.

John Madden said, "If you have more than one QB, you don't have a QB"!