Would you bring this kid up?

He can play in 1 game each week. 1 play = 1 game in our state.

I would probably start the kid on the varsity defense and he would be the back-up varsity QB. He would also be my JV QB but wouldn't play any JV defense. That's typically how programs I have been involved with have handled situations like this. The kid will play his highest-level position in the varsity game and then his "secondary" position in the JV or sophomore game.

No sense playing a kid like this on defense in the lower-level game. He is already a starter on the varsity and, by playing him on defense in the JV game, you are taking reps away from another kid who needs them more.

Also are you running the same stuff in JV and varsity? If not let him stay at WR to "learn" the offense if he is your QB next year!

If there is a replacement for him at the lower level then bring him up, if there isnt then dont.

We have a similar issue at our school but it involves our QB position. We have three teams (freshman, JV, Varsity) and only 3 QBs (senior, soph, and a freshman) to play on those teams. The soph is by far the better technican in our offense, but lacks the necessary leadership skills and emotional experience (basically its all about him and his group of freinds getting things at the expense of others). Plus, he also knows it is just a matter of time until he can take over this season. How do you deal with that?

Agree with phantom. Most of the time, our starting QB started somewhere else the year before. We are a small school, so that happens a lot here- but even when I was in a big school, several times our QB started elsewhere when younger (if backing up a better and older QB).

If I were in your shoes, I would start him on defense and then ask myself the following questions:

1. Is the player going to need that year's worth of experience practicing at QB to be able to run the system next year? In years past, we have seen QBs that have the athletic tools to run the system, but need that extra year to figure it our cognitively.

2. Is he one of the best athletes on the offensive side of the ball? If he's hands-down one the best athletes; then you really do have to plug him in at WR; for the sake of that years team.

Either way, I would probably have the kid practice with the QBs a few periods a week, as well as at WR.

When we ran veer, we ran into this same issue quite a bit; getting all of the athletes on the field while getting your starting WR/TB/back-up QB reps at reading the option. So,a couple periods a week, we made sure that they were over with the QBs during the basic veer read drills. That way, they had the basic foundations for running the offense.

Yeah, I was able to talk to him between posts and received more clarification. I would have added it earlier but I was waiting for clarification from the HC.


The kid is a talent. 6'1", 170ish and runs about 4.65 and only will get better. He has learned the system faster than anyone else, yet is still a "me and my posse" (his words) kind of kid. Dad and uncle both were pro baseball players so the talent is definately there.

coachcb hit on a couple of the questions we are dealing with. He is talented, but raw. Only started playing football last year, so he could benefit from playing every rep at QB. hahahah. damned if you do and damned if you don't.