I know Josh Jackson wasn’t throwing to Ford, Phillips, Hodges, Coale, Boykin, Morgan, Royal or even Marcus Davis tonight, but he missed a home run to Murphy, could have put a better ball on Kumah on that third down in the red zone, and was VERY lucky to only throw one interception tonight. Moreover, with the exception of Brenden Motley, is it fair to say any other Hokie QB in the last 20 years or so (yes, even Sean Glennon) is a better passer than him?

I was excited after the WVU and hoped he would continue to improve, but (excepting the BC game) it seems like he regressed. All year (in spite of some bad drops), he missed manageable throws, put too much air on balls, and didn’t quite spin it the way a QB on a team with greater aspirations than the Camping World Bowl would. As far as running, he was alright, but I just don’t think he is athletic enough or big enough to really thrive in JF’s offense–JF’s system is growing on me and with the right man I think it could be on par with Dan Mullen’s offenses, which work in college. Don’t get me wrong, I really like the kid’s grit, smarts and I think he has all the intangibles you want in a QB; however, I just don’t think he has a very high ceiling (i.e., I think he’s capable of no more than 8-9 wins per year).

As a Beamer left over and with Evans leaving unexpectedly, I don’t think the Hokies had any other real choice this year (Ryan Willis from Kansas wasn’t eligible–don’t know much about him except he’s big and has a big arm; Hendon Hooker was/is a puppy–he will be much stronger and familiar with the offense next summer; not going to discuss AJ Bush). Similarly, I am not sure the plan was ever for him to be the long-term answer. I mean, Hooker and Quincy Patterson (if he stays a QB) certainly have the arms and athleticism to to be promising in the future. I hope we don't have three more years of Josh Jackson.
[Post edited by wrwadd5 at 12/29/2017 05:29AM]