I like what Mullen has done with offense. Not so much with defense.
The offense has been fun to watch again BUT he doubled down again today saying that Emory Jones was his starting quarterback. It could all be fluff. He has rotated them for sure. And not played Emory Jones like he’s the starting quarterback. But he was nitpicking AR’s play and praising EJ and that is mind blowing. This QB problem will define him. He will either make the right choice and start AR or he will lose the locker room and the fan base.
I do understand that he cannot lose EJ. He has nobody to back up AR if AR gets hurt. If AR gets hurt and EJ transfers in the middle of the season or is not in the right headspace during the season, the season will spiral.
But I think the season will spiral anyway if he keeps EJ in. He does not see the field well and he threw picks against FAU and USF. And their defense sucks.
He’s a fool if he keeps AR on the sideline. He needs to figure out how to manage EJ’s ego.