You and I watched a different team last year.
Ron Kellogg and Tommy Armstrong were alternated equally as Bo made up his mind, so I'm guessing your leap to "tunnel vision" is a leftover from a Taylor Martinez issue.
It became apparent to Bo and Beck, as it was to the rest of us, that Freshman Tommy had a bigger upside than Senior Kellogg, so Tommy started getting a majority of the snaps.
When Tommy was hurt, Kellogg was handed the final regular season game, Senior Day at Home against Iowa. At which point Ron Kellogg, a perfectly nice, hardworking young man, showed why he was better off as a back-up.
I disagree with pretty much everything you said but respectfully so. I guess I didn't see Tommy's 'upside' as being so apparent that Kellogg a guy who completed nearly 60% of his passes his Senior year not to mention ending up with a QB rating of 127.6 should have come off the bench. Tommy's consistent interceptions were enough to seal the deal for me. Coming out and throwing a pick and nearly throwing a second one in the spring game against our own backups didn't do much for his apparent 'upside' that you apparently see either. We watched the same team...
You expect statistics to seal your argument. It's not that simple. If stats tell all you'd have to find room for Armstrong having three more touchdowns in less attempts than Kellogg, and note Kellogg's less than inspiring minus 2.3 yards per carry, often going down meekly cause he simply wasn't mobile. You'd also want to explain Armstong's seven wins, including breaking Michigan's long win streak at The Big House and helping beat a decent SEC team in a bowl game. Then compare Armstrong's single loss - to MSU - with Kellogg's performance against a much lower ranked Iowa.
I'm still stuck on the intangibles. By the time it came to the Georgia game, with a disenheartening season on the line, I can't imagine any coach going with Kellogg over Armstrong.
Bo didn't. We won. Ending a chaotic, screwed up, injury-riddled 9 - 4 season. If Armstrong is any better, and has the respect of teammates and fans, it's hard not to see the upside for Nebraska this year.
I respectfully disagree with your disagreeing with me. I can only take comfort that I got 4 plusses to your 1plus.
Hey it's a good discussion and I appreciate the stats you listed. If Armstrong can somehow turn down the picks it's not like I won't be rooting for the kid. I still can't wait to see Stanton. Something tells me we're going to like what we see. I think it's fair to say we need to see an improved Armstrong. He threw the ball away far too much last year. He has to improve there. It's going to be an interesting season in so many ways.