How does the Coker injury change the QB race or does it? Maybe this helps make the decision easier for the staff, it appeared the staff was giving him every chance to win the job but to this point he had done nothing more than muddy the water, now a injury with just over 2 weeks before the season kicks off.
There are so few details on the Coker injury, we know it's a foot injury of some kind, but let's say it's a broken bone in the top of his foot and he is out a minimum of 3-4 weeks, do you think he has any shot to come back the week of Ole Miss to compete for the starting job after someone has started the first 2 games? If we open 1-1 with bad QB play in both games then no doubt him and everyone will have a shot, but if we start the way we should and it's with average QB play, I believe the staff will continue to work with the one that started the year and not try to have another open competition the week SEC play opens.
Realistically the timing of this injury is huge to JC's football future, if he can win the starting job I believe a NFL team may give him a shot through free agency if he doesn't go in one of the late rounds, but if he doesn't win the job and plays mop up role again this year, there is a chance he doesn't put on a helmet again.
There are so few details on the Coker injury, we know it's a foot injury of some kind, but let's say it's a broken bone in the top of his foot and he is out a minimum of 3-4 weeks, do you think he has any shot to come back the week of Ole Miss to compete for the starting job after someone has started the first 2 games? If we open 1-1 with bad QB play in both games then no doubt him and everyone will have a shot, but if we start the way we should and it's with average QB play, I believe the staff will continue to work with the one that started the year and not try to have another open competition the week SEC play opens.
Realistically the timing of this injury is huge to JC's football future, if he can win the starting job I believe a NFL team may give him a shot through free agency if he doesn't go in one of the late rounds, but if he doesn't win the job and plays mop up role again this year, there is a chance he doesn't put on a helmet again.
