Yeah we need QB's, but we need the kind who can step up and play at the D-I level. Obviously he couldn't or they wouldn't have switched him to safety. If he switched back to QB, what is he going to bring to the table? He'd be 5th string at best and wouldn't see the field anyways, so what does it matter?
I'm not talking about playing Ebke if Lee were to go down. If that were to happen, of course we turn to Green or LTW. I'm talking about in the instance of a blowout. We will not keep Lee in and run the risk of having something unfortunate happen. So who do we bring in? A guy we need to redshirt or a guy who is likely not going to be on the 3-deep anytime soon?
I see what you're saying about burning the redshirt, but either way, one of those guys: LTW, Green, or Martinez needs to get some game experience sometime. Plus, we also have Kellogg if we just need somebody to take the snap and hand it off. I don't think Ebke will switch back to QB. Though it's a longshot, there's way more of a chance he sees the field as a safety than as a QB.
Yes, sometime they do. In about 2 years when Zac Lee runs out of eligibility.
Playing in games at this point is the least of LTW, Green or Taylor's worries. The biggest worry they have is mechanics, decision making and timing. That goes for all of them except Taylor, since he is not here. Mechanics are not worked out in a game. Neither is timing. Decision making you need to pick up in practice as well, but refine it in a game.
Thus why you see very few freshman QB's run an offense, unless it is a completely 'dumbed' down version. In Watson's offense, that won't be the case.
Kellogg is another guy who should redshirt. He had a very nice camp here last summer and the coaches like him as well. Redshirt the kid and see what you have down the road. No reason to burn a redshirt just for a few late game snaps that are likely to be meaningless.
