Kamario or bust

[Todd4State]

Shapen only putting 17 points on Toledo (at home), is the only thing one should consider if deciding if he or any other QB should start.

You shouldn't base whether a QB starts or not based on one game. That would be about like me saying Dak should have been benched because of the 2014 Egg Bowl.

With open transfers and NIL, there is no reason to even worry about someone's redshirt year anymore. We invest in these players, then they get $12 dollars more from Auburn and they leave.

We all know this year is going to be rough, 90 days before kickoff. Might as well get the guy some easy snaps against the non-conference and take a gamble on him getting up to speed as quickly as possible. 3-9 or 2-10, I would rather our younger players get the reps. All that being said, I like Shapen. If he is our starter, then you have to protect the younger guy's redshirt.

No offense to Shapen. The issue here is that we are probably spending some big cheese on the guy NIL.

I don't think it's that cut and dried. Yes, the portal is a big part of the game now BUT you still have to have a development piece. You have to have guys that you develop. You look at Ole Miss and yes, they got a ton of players out of the portal BUT they also had a constant at QB for three years to build around. We shouldn't overlook the development piece of the equation.

And it may not. I just would love for him to have a year to develop and really learn this offense without the pressure of having to learn it, learn how to command an offense at this level, the weight of the season riding on his shoulders, etc. when he is less than a year into college. QB is the one position I don't mind waiting a year to let them develop. I think had Van Buren been able to develop last year, 1. He would still be here and 2. We'd feel really good about where the QB room was right now.

We feel the same way about this. Kamario has an incredible ceiling. My biggest concern is can Shapen make it through the season?