I still don't fully get the Lindy backlash. Thank God for blacking out for the 2nd half of the Hawaii game. After that I've only seen him throw catchable bombs so i'll take him. The removal of Cyler and Troy's transfer has to help his psyche. He knows he is the man and this is his 4th year in the program. Either he improves or doesn't.
Either way, he has enough tools to win in this league if utilized properly, but if Babushka (and Pete for that matter) keep trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, they need to take the full heat for the lack of production.
What has Lindquist done that gives you any confidence? Against a terrible Hawaii team, he couldn't complete a pass in the 2nd half. He was behind Miles for 3 years. The same guy that was bashed almost every week was better from the day he stepped on campus. Miles was immediately inserted as the starter once his suspension was over. Miles never came out once last season despite mostly struggling. And Lindquist was the 3rd string QB for a portion of the season.
As Race has noted, great head coaches get QBs wrong all the time. Last year was a perfect storm of a new coach trying to get his system in without destroying the confidence of everyone on the roster by starting a merry-go round under center. Lindquist looked like shit (from what I hear) that second half against Hawaii in the inaugural game for Pete. Miles was the easy choice based mainly on his play in backing up KP. When he was finally concussed, Troy got his chance in a monsoon. Lather and rinse.
I think there were a lot of wasted reps last year. The kid has the arm, the
physicality, mobility, and has shown enough
mental cohones to stick it out when he was essentially relegated to 3rd string midseason. I'm not saying he's going to be great, but in a season that is already over, he deserves some reps to write his story a little more.
