The Concern Of Mismatching Parts

Peter Lalich

Ever since the final 10 disastrous minutes of the Gator Bowl, I’ve been left with a nagging concern about the Virginia football team and its near-term future. The misgivings are related to one position: quarterback. Reading JHoo’s QB column this morning only helped the concerns resurface.

The uneasy feelings can be pinpointed with one simple phrase: mismatching parts. What exactly does that mean? Simply put, my concern with the quarterbacks is that the system designed for the starter, Jameel Sewell , does not match the skill set of a single other quarterback on the roster. Thus when Sewell has been unable to finish games – a factor in three of the four losses this season – the back-up quarterback is working out of a less than ideal situation.

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