JoePa's Quarterback Quandry

Zach Mills was terrible in 2003 and 2004, Michael Robinson rescued things in 2005, and Anthony Morelli was, well, fairly dreadful for 2006 and 2007. Now Joe Paterno has another quarterback conundrum on who to choose - Darryl Clark (speed) or Pat Devlin (arm)

by Alex Ferguson (Columnist)

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July 12, 2008

NFL, College Football, NFC West, Independents Football, San Francisco 49ers, Penn State Football, Michael Robinson, Charlie Weis, Notre Dame Football, Editorial

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Listen, I'm not usually the man for two guys playing at quarterback, but Mr Paterno, if you have pace in form of one quarterback and a great arm in the form of another, then why not start both quarterbacks and have them operating in tandem? Did it not work for the Florida Gators, who had Chris Leak and Tim Tebow in the backfield and pulled out a National Championship in 2006?

 

And Ohio State are looking pretty too, with Todd Boeckman owning the arm and Terrelle Pryor - who by all accounts is a sensational signing - the quick guy.

Sean Glennon and Tyrod Taylor at Virginia Tech? Didn't Virginia Tech take home the 2007 ACC title?

OK, so I realise that the tandem experience may not have worked at Penn State quite so well.

Remember Michael Robinson and Zach "Thrills" Mills, partnered together in the 2003 that took PSU to new lows? But why not give Pat Devlin (great arm) and Darryl Clark (speed) a try, for crying out loud?

Michael Robinson's pace -- and in case you've forgotten him, I've included a highlight reel - gave Penn State a Big Ten title, a spot in the Orange Bowl, and an 11-1 season.

Clark's legs caused problems for Texas A&M in the Alamo Bowl. By all accounts, Devlin has a cannon, too.... Having said that, there's always trying to use three quarterbacks, that Charlie Weis tried as an experiment against Georgia Tech and Michigan last season....

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  1. Any thoughts on who YOU would have as PSU's #1 quarterback? Or more's the case, will Terrelle Pryor start at OSU? Or who are the best-ever quarterback tandems for a team in one season?

  2. Clark should have the job to himself. He will be very similar to Robinson, and PSU had the most success when Robinson by himself was the starter. Devlin will have his turn next year.

  3. Hmmm....but Devlin might well leave. If Clark's similar to Robinson, then we'll take him? Is he as strong? Did you see him at the Blue/White game?

  4. Clark has 2 years left and devlin has 3 so althought people say devlin wont leave, i dont see him riding the bench for 2 years if clark wins the job. We need to mix them in order to give devlin experience when he is the man in 2 years. We dont want another AM on our hands who had no PT until it was his turn and look how 2006 and 2007 turned out...medicore.

  5. Amen to that......Morelli was incredibly inconsistent. Sometimes he'd show up (like he did in the Outback Bowl), other times he's suck ass (see Michigan on the road in 2006 for details)

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