By @Ace Hanlon :
I’ll go. I think it matters that JA was an RPO guy. He played in an RPO in HS and was recruited to play in an RPO in college under Jeff Lebby. He looked good in the All American game and in his PT during his true freshman season.
Then OU hired Seth Littrell. Littrell is a career Air Raid guy. He tried to blend his offense with the RPO, to make JA feel more comfortable, and it failed.
No doubt in my mind that Jackson Arnold is a big tough runner and a talented thrower. I honestly think he was a highly developed guy coming out of high school. This is not a development issue.
My biggest doubt is how confident he is, at this point. Personally, I would think bringing in someone hungry to compete with Arnold would be the best move. On that front, I try to improve my QB2. Since QB1 has some question marks. My prediction: we will very quickly know how good Arnold is..we will not have to wait.
I’ll go. I think it matters that JA was an RPO guy. He played in an RPO in HS and was recruited to play in an RPO in college under Jeff Lebby. He looked good in the All American game and in his PT during his true freshman season.
Then OU hired Seth Littrell. Littrell is a career Air Raid guy. He tried to blend his offense with the RPO, to make JA feel more comfortable, and it failed.
No doubt in my mind that Jackson Arnold is a big tough runner and a talented thrower. I honestly think he was a highly developed guy coming out of high school. This is not a development issue.
My biggest doubt is how confident he is, at this point. Personally, I would think bringing in someone hungry to compete with Arnold would be the best move. On that front, I try to improve my QB2. Since QB1 has some question marks. My prediction: we will very quickly know how good Arnold is..we will not have to wait.
