Have to wait and see I guess.
The thing is, we have seen what failed leadership looks like on offense for 4 years. An experienced AMart was no better than an inexperienced one.
I firmly believe that the QB that should be starting is the one who can lead the offense effectively as a unit. To me, this skill is more important for the success of the offense and team, than anything else.
There is a great interview from about a month ago with CT, Purdy, and Masker, all at the same time. The non-verbals between CT and Purdy were very uncomfortable. Both those guys want it. Every time Purdy spoke, CT would shake his hair, and recompose himself, like as if to draw attention to him, rather than Purdy. It was massively telling to me all the little things going on in that interview.
I finally watched that 3 QB interview. I thought Casey came across as though he is the starter. The longer the interview went the more he seemed to engage.
I watched the Thompson film against Colorado, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Kansas. Obviously, mostly good plays are highlighted, so didn't really see the overall picture. I watched Purdy in limited video playing for a very poor FSU team and also his handful of plays during the Spring game.
My opinion of Chubba is he seems like a Smothers knock off. Doesn't have a strong arm, doesn't seem to be a real fluid runner. I hope he does a great job when needed, but he doesn't look much like a polished QB at this point. Hope I'm wrong. Both he and Thompson seem to have a better feel of when to take off and get yardage than Martinez did.
IMO, Thompson does some things really well. He has a much better arm than Purdy, I think he's not only quicker than Purdy but is also faster. When he is backpedaling he doesn't throw the ball well at all. He also didn't show he throws the short crossing routes with very good accuracy.
When he does the quick 1-3 step drop, he gets rid of the ball pretty quick, and when he does the straight 1-3 step drop and has his feet set he throws the ball very well right down the middle.
He doesn't seem to feel backside pressure. He throws in tight windows, and that's where I think he could get himself and the team in trouble. Seems when he has made up his mind to throw it, he throws it regardless of tight coverage.
He is really good in the red zone off the quick drop and the corner timing routes. I think NU sees a lot of that from him this year.
He is similar to Martinez in the pocket when things break down because his ball security needs improvement. Overall, I think Thompson is way better than Chubba just as a running/throwing QB. I'd like to see him tone down the attitude just a bit, I like a QB with a lot of confidence, but overconfidence usually leads to unnecessary risks that hurt the offense. He needs to manage the offense, take care of the football, play within his strengths and NU will have a decent offense. Just my opinion.
It will be interesting to see which QB the overall offense operates best with.
