(06-17-2021, 02:47 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(06-17-2021, 02:14 PM)mal234 Wrote: Here is a short interview that Urban did with USA Today, where he said that Trevor isn't ready to start Week one yet. But he also mentioned that the team has a long training camp and he doesn't have to be ready right now. He also mentioned that Trevor is more advanced that he would have thought at this point.

https://twitter.com/usatodaysports/statu...0209328130

I think that Urban has his reasons for saying that he doesn't feel that Trevor isn't quite ready right now. They may be different things that are factoring into him saying that. This interview didn't sound like coach speak. It sounds like he genuinely believes that for whatever reasons. That doesn't mean he won't end up starting anyway, but I think that Urban's comments are something to ponder.

I have to agree with the coach at this point.  Trevor Lawrence has never played in an NFL game of any kind (scrimmage, preseason, regular season).  So far his only "NFL experience" is underwear practice.  No pads, no full speed live reps, nothing.  The NFL game is not the same as the college game.

Training camp might be a little bit better gauge of which quarterback will/should start.  Preseason games will tell the story even more.  Once the pads are on and play on the field is "live" might show something.

Agree with you. Let's not forget it's a whole new O system they are learning. Like you say it's been mainly underwear practice so far so dont really expect any of them to have mastered it yet. I still think Lawrence will start week 1 but if it's a case of starting Minshew for a week or 2 to put Lawrence in a better position to be ready it's not the end of the world. Lawrence is our guy for the next decade.

Preseason will definitely be interesting and probably the first chance we will have to see where Meyer and the other coaches have guys ranked.

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