re: Most encouraging thing about Etling

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His awareness, so far, is light years ahead of Harris as is his accuracy and comfort level. I hope it holds up and our play calling doesn't go completely back to middle school level

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This.

When Etling came in the difference was immediate and very noticeable. He had poise in the backfield, side-stepped the rush very well, read the field, went through his progressions, made his decisions and threw.

All of the things that Harris has struggled with. It was the difference between night and day, for lack of a better term.

Everyone knows that BH has struggled with maintaining proper form as he readies to throw, has trouble reading the defense, is slow going through his progressions and has not developed any sort of "touch" when throwing.

He can't seem to hit the short and intermediate throws needed, all he can do is sling the long ball.

What surprised me most was that, for a tall man, Etling has decent (not great) speed. He certainly doesn't have Mettenberger's issues with running.

I was always a supporter of Harris, but I think he's had enough of a chance to prove himself, and just hasn't done it. Time for a change.

But like many here, I don't think the job is automatically going to be Etling's. I think we are in for a repeat of the JJ/JL issue.

I sure hope not, but knowing Miles, I think it's highly likely.

LC