Very sound theory @Liftee and quite plausible this occurred. Obviously you and I saw the same qualities in Loftis last year, and see him as quite capable(and I see little merit in his ratings from high school).
It's a valid concern Lift. I am hoping the O-Line will be better than we think. Manny got pretty busy with the portal after spring ball. Fingers crossed. Hard to believe two weeks from tonite we're playing!!
Conor you know NO ONE on this board is pulling harder than me for Duke. Thus, I am pulling like hell for Maalik to kill it at qb!! Just hope he can master the touch ball on short, mid-range passes.
Surf my friend. Loftis was behind Belin but performed better than Belin when Belin went down. I felt like Belin only game managed the State game. But I certainly have nothing against Belin and I hope there will be a real QB battle next year since I think Murphy will be gone. It's pretty obvious any college football team needs at least two QBs to get through the season if not more.
This is really my view as well Lift. Thanks for posting. Henry threw one beautiful long ball to Jalon Calhoun vs NC State for a TD. The rest was game management(as you duly noted). Loftis clearly showed more upside.
I am sorry, Hart, but in all honesty, I believe that Duke's quarterback situation is weak or, at best, a mystery. In my opinion, neither Loftis nor Belin are capable of reliably directing the offense. While Loftis did do a few good things against the Cheats, the Cheats defense was not very good. Loftis and Murphy are not quick on their feet. While Loftis did not lose games for us, he was placed in a conservative offense designed to minimize errors partly because he did not have a skill set even remotely close to Riley's. The best we can do at this point is to guess at Murphy's ability to run the team. Hopefully, my amateur evaluation of our QB's will prove to be dead wrong. OFC
