But more than that, it's been his insistence on rotating them in games, as early as Q1 that's made it worse. I truly believe if Jones had been allowed to stay in against FAU throughout the entire first half and maybe into Q3, he would've developed a better rhythm, even if only in the run game, and we score 21-28 points by halftime. There's a reason coaches, have always done that, especially with a new starter. Give him all the first team reps, let him find his groove. Then, you let the backups play. Not only does it give you a better sample size of your starter, it also helps to pour water on the idea that the backup is better if and when he lights it up, because it's a different setting. If Richardson is playing mostly scrubs in late Q3 and Q4, rather than starters in a tight game in the first half, then you're not seeing a true apples/apples comparison. You can argue that the backup was in mop up duty against a tired defense and/or 3rd stringers of an overmatched opponent. But we chose not to do that in both weeks. So we're all watching AR go out and dominate the same defensive players that EJ just threw INT's to or went 3-and-out against. This whole scenario is on Mullen and his mishandling of things.
