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Really? I didnt get that out of it. Sounded more like the freshman in competition for 3rd.

towles is going to redshirt. whitlow runs the wildcat. smith the starter. joker did this same thing hartlines sr year hartline was the starter all along. people learn to read coach speech are staff knows the starter and the backup the only real question is who redshirts and that is pretty obvious if towles isnt gonna play u redshirt him

I'm still not convinced newton has been eliminated as the starter, and I definitely don't think he is 3 or 4. Honestly, they are all the same for various reasons. Smith is the safe choice early, newton is the most seasoned, towles is the upside ky favorite, and whitlow the mystery factor freak athlete. Given the pressure to win and appease the fan base early, I expect smith to win for the above mentioned reasons. Just my opinion. I'm good with any of the 4 options, as I think wr hands are the real issue... Go Cats!!!

I think this is the most likely scenario.

I agree with your comments, I didnt mean to imply he was being influenced on his decision. Im not even sure your comment was even alluding to my comment lol. I think he will weigh all the pros and cons for all the Qbs. I just wanted to point out that in the end I think they may honestly be 4 equal options, as in the race for the position is literally a dead heat... I honestly don't think the qb race is half as important as the wr corp stepping up ten fold as far as this season is concerned.

Yeah, IMO if we see Towles this year it won't be a good thing. . .

Bro ur still crazy lol
#1 Max
#2 Newton
#3 Whitlow wildcat
(May even flip flop #2 & #3)
And Redshirt PT if hes not #1
Thats just my gut feeling, everyone has there own opinion.

Just win....

Yeah I think the "competition" has been settled for awhile now, Sanders pretty much spelled it out last week with Max being the clear number one. I believe they want Morgan to understand that he has to keep pushing and working hard because like last year you never know when someone will get injured and they may need him.

I believe Morgan is the backup even though he may not be back to 100%. He may not have the huge arm that he once had but knowing the offense and being able to read a defense is still two steps ahead of the freshmen. I think he can be an effective QB, not great, but effective if we get decent play from our OLine and WRs. (If the OL and WRs aren't better it wouldn't matter if we had Tom Brady at QB)

About the Wildcat package, I think some folks are going to be greatly disappointed if they think that it's going to be resurrected as it was run with Randall Cobb. Cobb was a great athlete that happened to play QB in HS, he only attempted 122 passes (99 as a freshman) in his 3 years at UK. He completed just over half and threw as many interceptions as he did touchdowns. As great as Cobb is he wasn't a great QB, he just wasn't much of a passing threat. Teams that understood how to defend the read-option could limit his effectiveness, that's why you would see us run it for a series or two in some games and then abandon it while other games we could keep going back to it.

Whitlow, from what I understand, is a different beast altogether, he is a natural QB who happens to also be a great athlete. We may see some designed runs with Whitlow but I don't expect that to be a big part of his game. What I do expect, is to see Whitlow be able to run a variation of the roll-out occasionally with a true run/pass option depending on how the defense reacts. I think we will also see him be able to scramble out of trouble and turn some of those into big plays, but all of that is likely to be just a small part of his game. Above all else I expect him to be more of a traditional QB, stay in the pocket, hit the open man QB. And to be perfectly honest unless Max and Morgan are either injured or ineffective at moving the team I'm just not sure what role JW will have this season. I guess I could see him getting mop-up duty in a few games or maybe incorporate him into some trick plays but I think that would only be to get some separation between him and Towles.

I've said from the beginning, if Patrick Towles sees legitimate snaps, that means something disastrous has happened a the QB position.

Redshirting Towles would be a luxury to allow him to continue to develop.

Yep - you're crazy.

footballcat65 I think you’ve hit the proverbial nail right on the proverbial head.
Folks might say you're a little nuts now, but sooner than you think, you should be receiving the "Most Insightful Poster of the Month Award."

Thanks Oldschool! Don't konw if its deserved? I really do enjoy having good football discussions on this board. Good people and look forward to making more and more Wildcat friends.