re: Well boys, I think we have us a QB!

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Finley played well in one game.

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Two. He played well in both the USC and Arkansas games. It can’t be overlooked that we were able to run the ball and were even or in front through both games. He struggled and started pressing when the burden of carrying the offense shifted to him vs Auburn, A&M and Bama.

Finley has arm strength that Johnson obviously doesn’t. He also did a good job of picking out reads in the two games when he had time and played well. However, Finley definitely got out of sorts in the tougher games and started making mistakes.

I know Johnson is a lot faster and more athletic with the ball than Finley, but his big advantage right now is his demeanor. Even when we had a couple of bad drives or when UF drove and took the lead, Johnson stayed in the game and kept bouncing back. We responded right after two UF scores with points of our own. THAT is what impressed me.

Johnson is far from perfect. He blew a couple of reads that could have resulted in big plays last night and he does not have a good deep ball. However, his poise and calmer overall demeanor makes him better suited as the starter right now.

I can also see how the coaches preferred Finley. He probably looks a lot like he did vs USC and Arkansas in the controlled environment of the practice field. And Finley delivered in game 1, so I’m sure that bought him a little runway. And we all know E wants to take a lot of deep shots, so his arm strength had to be a factor, as well.

I think the staff should have rotated more and made the switch sooner, but I can understand what they saw in Finley for a few weeks.