Being "Blooded"
I seem to remember that Quinn (Brady) was 'blooded' as a freshman at ND. He did less than swell, but improved as a sophomore, junior, and then did very well as a senior. Going waaaaay back, that happened to Art Schlichter at OSU. He was thrown to the wolves as a true freshman (first game, I believe) against Penn State. Got destroyed, 24 -0 (?), but developed to pretty much the concensus best passer OSU has had.
You gotta get the reps, and if he does some good things, great. But he's gotta get off the porch and run with the big dogs, because becoming great is a process not a right.
Besides (and I'm sure to take flack from someone on this), to quote Billy Joel, 'you gotta to learn how to lose OK' (or somesuch paraphrase). No one can win 'em all. If the Domers expected him to win them all until he graduated, their rose colored glasses are rosier than OSU faithful's EVER were.
Finally, and please call me on this if in error, Justin Zwick committed to OSU, then Brady Quinn to ND (no need for both studs at same university). Zwick 'shirted, but Brady played (and got creamed) as a true freshman. At the end of the day, Zwick lost his place, and Brady developed. Learning is great, and some positions require it (OL, DL, LB), but some positions are good to go (DB, WR). In this case, who's he got to learn from? No one really, so why not take the reps. Charlie Cheeseburger is grooming him to be a star for someone else, as he won't make it until 'The Pickle' becomes a senior.
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