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[Flystripper]

Why is it a mistake to give an injured quarterback some reps to see how he's progressing?

It is a mistake to give an injured QB the majority of reps during any practice especially if it is highly questionable that he will start. There is a difference between a few reps and talking more than half the reps which is what Nelson did this week. Hill needs every rep can get at this point because even if Riles comes back he won't last. He never has.

[smokymountainrain]

I've never understood that one either. Last year during fall camp he was reportedly very close to overtaking Riley for the backup spot. Then Heaps comes get benched, Riley gets the starting gig, but when Riley has struggled they've never even thought of Lark. Weird.

I don't get why it's weird. Hill has either outplayed him or played him even. He's younger, so you go to him either way. Common sense, imo.

Granted common sense has been inconsistent with byu's coaches, but when it seems they got it right, I'm not complaining.

[Flystripper]

I've never understood that one either. Last year during fall camp he was reportedly very close to overtaking Riley for the backup spot. Then Heaps comes get benched, Riley gets the starting gig, but when Riley has struggled they've never even thought of Lark. Weird.

Lark is not a mobile QB and the coaches are now in love with the idea of a QB that runs. It sucks, but Lark does not fit our system anymore.

[kccougar]

It is a mistake to give an injured QB the majority of reps during any practice especially if it is highly questionable that he will start. There is a difference between a few reps and talking more than half the reps which is what Nelson did this week. Hill needs every rep can get at this point because even if Riles comes back he won't last. He never has.

One more time - Nelson did not get more than half the reps this week.

[fusnik]

One more time - Nelson did not get more than half the reps this week.

We're you at practice?

[Shaka]

It is a mistake to give an injured QB the majority of reps during any practice

This is speculation.

[Flystripper]

This is speculation.

Speculation that he is injured or speculation that he took more than half the reps?

Neither seem like speculation to me.

[Maximus]

One more time - Nelson did not get more than half the reps this week.

Even 1/4 seems like a mistake. Why can't the coaches just admit its over? Why risk his health more when he has broken vertibre?

[Shaka]

I got you still think riley is a good qb (he is when he plays teams without a defense )But the team needs to move on to developing the future when hill is at worst equal to a healthy Riley.

Healthy Riley is a competitive QB. Since he shouldn't have been playing due to injury vs Utah and BSU I'd say the jury is still out.

[Surfah]

One more time - Nelson did not get more than half the reps this week.

Maybe not for the week overall, but he did in at least one practice.

[fusnik]

Maybe not for the week overall, but he did in at least one practice.

Well short week....

Riley takes a majority Monday.
Half on Tuesday.
Little less than half on Wednesday.
Quarter on Thursday.
At the mall today so no snaps.

[Maximus]

Well short week....

Riley takes a majority Monday.
Half on Tuesday.
Little less than half on Wednesday.
Quarter on Thursday.
At the mall today so no snaps.

Ad do you think that would be smart considering his health ?

[Coach McGuirk]

I was told he got the majority of reps in at least one practice this week. The coaching staff just cant quit him.

This. Yeah, give him some reps, see how he is doing. Give him the majority and run him with the ones, that is dumb.

[fusnik]

Ad do you think that would be smart considering his health ?

Well I think the mall sells medicinal herbs that heal so maybe it is good he's at the mall.

[pelagius]

Maybe not for the week overall, but he did in at least one practice.

You may be right, but I don't think we know this from public sources. It was widely reported that Hill got all the reps on Monday (Jay Drew in this case):

Bronco: "Riley is still beat up. Taysom took all the reps today, and it will be similar to last week."

On Tuesday Taysom said reps were split (again widely reported) . I am unaware of any statement that specified what that split looked like: 30/70, 50/50, and 70/30? After that I believe that public sources have been silent. Did I miss something?

Now, I don't doubt there are multiple people here with good inside information, but inside information like that is at best noisy which means there is still a fair amount of uncertainty (outside of Monday) about the split of reps between the two (unless I have missed an important public source about the split of reps).