I totally agree with the posters that support Harris in this thread. The offensive staff set him up to fail. Being that he is a Freshman in a hostile environment, they never allowed him to get into any rhythm with a couple of short to intermediate passes. They simply had him hand the ball or run it himself for most of the game. Even on the rare occasion that we passed the ball, the call was fairly predictable to defend. As far as I can remember, if Treon wasn't throwing the deep wheel route or go route, he was throwing a crossing route or something less than 10 yards to the sideline. It's pretty easy to defend a team that only runs the same 5 passing plays over and over again. Aside from the usual bonehead penalties that put us behind schedule, the offensive line did a fairly decent job of protecting him. Unfortunately, this staff never does a good enough job of mixing up the playcalling and passing on early downs. Half the time, Treon is forced to pass on 3rd and long. Even if he converts in those situations, we're right back to running the ball until the next 3rd down situation. He never has a chance to get in any kind of rhythm as a passer, nor does he have elite talent around him (aside from Demarcus Robinson); It's a bad sign when a converted DE is your starting TE.
Given the situation he was in, Treon Harris performed admirably. The kid is only a Freshman. He will get better. That being said, I hope there is a fierce QB competition next spring. But unlike some of you, I'm not gonna get my hopes up that Will Grier is going to be way better than Harris. We've heard he's talented, but he's yet to prove anything on the field and hasn't had any meaningful game experience thus far. Also, Harris played against much better competition in high school. When Brantley was playing for us, Driskel was just as hyped as Grier was coming in and look how that turned out. Every situation is different though. I just hope the best QB emerges as the starter and we end up with a competent staff that understands how to develop QBs.