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I can name 2 Qb's that played at UF their Fr year and panned out just fine Leak, and Tebow played meaningful snaps both won us a championship as well. I'm not saying he should start but get him snaps to get a feel for the game
Leak did play very well as a freshman QB. But Tebow as a freshman was, functionally, a third-down specialist fullback. I don't recall that he started any games, and he only attempted 33 passes for the year.
The power of statistics is that they help one make informed decisions based on both what's likely to happen and what's not likely to happen. The fact that there are some unusual outliers like Chris Leak that stick in the mind doesn't alter the general truth that true freshmen QBs usually play at a level that loses games.
But I would hope that when/if our offense gets to the point that we have 2 to 3 TD leads over our opponents in the 4th quarter, we'll see some of the backup QBs getting some game reps.
These will be my last words on this subject, I'm already a good half-step into redundant and boring.