I was listening to some sports talk discussions about how well San Antonio managed minutes for their aging roster through the season and playoffs. They were equating that attention to minutes played to pitch counts in MLB, college, and even down in HS and lower leagues. They were saying we should expect more teams to manage minutes the way SA had done this year.

I've wondered in the past if it is better to keep a mobile QB in a game you are leading for experience, or if he should be on the bench avoiding contact. Should you consciously rotate in guys in certain situations, run wildcat plays, or call more away from the QB plays when the hit counts start piling up?

We've had every mobile QB on our roster limited because of injury since Mullen has been here. Relf was not the same his Sr. season, TR was obviously broken last year and Dak missed play as well late in the season with injury.

You can't prevent every injury. There are plays where a guy is just going to get hit and it's going to hurt them. That's part of the game, but if their body has taken less of a beating in previous games a hit that may be a tear, might just be a strain with a little less play time. Maybe the guy can go deeper into the Bama game if he hasn't played 3 quarters against Southern, UAB, and Sister Mary's School for the Blind.

Thoughts?