Does the team want Isaac at QB?

That’s exactly what I’ve been saying since Cam went out. There’s no leadership in this team on or off the field. Besides Bernard I haven’t seen anyone step up or give a damn.

There’s also a lot more clowning around and being c**ky on the field than previous years I’ve seen. Thats also due to lack of leadership.

I know this doesn’t bother some of you but watching players on the side lines laughing and joking it up while this team gets beat down p**ses me off. But that’s just the Marine in me.

In response to “Where is Cam in this Qb debacle?” We know that Bernard was named as an offensive captain two weeks ago, on 10/15 after Cam’s leg injury sustained on 10/11 was announced as “season ending.” I imagine that Cam’s access to and participation in team meetings and practices has either been extremely restricted and not encouraged or no longer allowed at this point.

There’s a reason Zach was never a captain.

Silver, I’ve also heard from 3rd hand sources that Isaac is acting entitled (which maybe shouldn’t be a surprise given Zach is his brother).

I think it’s entirely plausible that in Wilson’s recruitment, Whitt guaranteed his place in the depth chart in order to secure his commitment. After seemingly whiffing on Zach, there was probably a lot of pressure to secure Isaac’s recruitment. Being basically handcuffed to favoring Wilson even if Rose or Huard are outperforming him in practice would fit the rumors about Wilson acting entitled and coaches/players being frustrated by the QB selection.

You could say the same for a freshman Daniels at ASU or a first year Cam Ward at WSU or a 5* Moore from UCLA who is now at Oregon. QBs take time to develop. Unfortunately losses come with game experience unless you have a reliable running game.

Nothing on the field as of yet, but I think a lot of people (at least myself, don’t want to speak for others) give him a lot of leeway due to the fact he’s so young and shouldn’t realistically be playing right now. To make an NFL analogy, it’s like a rookie QB playing before he’s “ready” and being OK with the mistakes because you’re looking at the long-term view. Unfortunately the college system isn’t as forgiving (this guy isn’t gonna be your QB for 10+ years if things go right) so it’s leading to more frustration. If IW could have sat the entire year behind a healthy Rising, and then take over next year, I wonder if a lot of the dumb decisions could have been coached out of him. That was always the plan.

That said, a lot of the hope is that there are flashes of big playmaking ability, and in theory, as a guy who has NFL-caliber talent in his family (I think Zach could succeed if he got good coaching to drill the idiocy out of his game) and time in the system, the ceiling is potentially higher than anyone else who could feasibly transfer in for the next year or two. If he’s acting like an entitled brat in addition to his sporadic play, though, that changes things.

I think it is really telling that he got benched last week. If they were committed to him and the locker room supported him, I feel like they would have let him continue playing and try to work through the struggles. If he sucks and has an attitude problem, the locker room would revolt if he kept playing.

Isaac showed flashes of brilliance as a HS qb, but was more dual threat. He definitely has to learn the college game and to become a good qb, must either overwhelm with physical talents OR (and a little AND) read defenses, make quick decisions while making multiple reads, etc. With higher talent in college, that’s a big adjustment (HS often is one read and go or split the field to simplify).

Zach, well, I agree with others that he probably wasn’t a 1st rounder, let alone #1 pick. Good qb, but needs coaching and to take it on. Him not getting much better with Sean Peyton is all I really need to know, but he doesn’t make good decisions. He’s probably a perennial backup unless he improves his footwork and decision making. Rodgers (definitely not as good as he was, but still can manage games like Peyton Manning in Denver) doing WORSE record-wise with the JETS just shows more of how disfunctional that team is.