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New Fish
You know who else looked confident when he stepped on the field? Jake Haener did against North Dakota. You know who else got rave reviews in practice reports? Jake Haener did. Then he stepped on the field against a real team and provided me with one of the more surreal moments of my Husky fandom (#MillenialDoogAlert, #NeverForget). Not saying Shough = Haener, but I do think it’s fair to say you really have no idea what he’s going to look like as a starter game in and game out.
If Shough is the starter, he’s better than serviceable. Oregon has a known quantity at qb. Also, Shough is 6’4” 220 has good arm strength and was a blue chip talent out high school[/b]. Haener was always going to have to compensate for his physical shortcomings.
Jacob Sirmon is 6'5" 234 with better arm strength and was ranked 50 spots higher than Shough out of high school and nobody on here is jerking off about him because he hasn't proven shit on the field yet, just like Shough.
Sirmon also was getting beat by Morris. I am not anointing Shough as the next great one. I have more faith in our qbs precisely because Sirmon hasn’t stood out and Oregon has a senior transfer and a someone they feel good about.
Seriously, I mentioned Shough’s measurables to Haener. Stop acting like it’s anything more.
Sirmon was the backup last year hth