Head Coach Approves the Dual Quarterback System

For the past few weeks, the Jaguars used a dual quarterback system and such a system has been tried, denied, and overlooked.
Newly dubbed freshman quarterbacks, Austin Howard and Deonte Shorts, are the constituents of such a dilemma and it has been a toss up to see that will rise to take the leadership role of the pocket.
Head Coach Dawson Odums answered such a demanding answer with, “We are going to play two quarterbacks and until one of them decides who’s wearing the shirt, then we will continue to have this as an open competition.”
He continues on the accessibility of the dual quarterback system with having said, “I know at the end of the day I can play two quarterbacks and feel comfortable with the both of them.”
It has been confirmed by the coach himself.
Teams such as the Southeastern Athletic Conference, LSU, and Atlantic Coast Conference Duke have used this option to display their talents. Even a team in the NFL used this tactic after Michael Vick was released from jail; the Philadelphia Eagles used this method when he and Donavon McNabb were the quarterbacks for the team.
Against Louisiana-Lafayette even though it ended in a dominating loss, Howard made a name for himself in front of thousands of fans when he took control of the offense going 18 for 31 for 181 yards and one touchdown.
At that time, Odums and the staff had to reevaluate the option of using the dual quarterback option.
“At the game against the Cajuns, you saw why I called this a competition,” said Odums.
First game jitters and disturbing issues affected Shorts in his term and he was 2 for 9 for 21 yards. Shorts then exploded onto the scene against the Central Methodist Eagles when he went 10 for 18 for 181 yards and became a dual threat when he ran for 68 yards, with no opposition, no interception, or being succumbed by a sack.
“At this game, now you see why we named Shorts a starter,” said Odums.
Shorts sat at the panel and proclaimed that he was more focused and stable at home than he was at the first game. He added by talking about overall comradary and sportsmanship between him and Howard.
“Even though it’s a competition, me and Austin don’t see it like that, we both push each other to be better. He tells me what I’m doing wrong and I also tell him what he needs to fix. At the end of the day, I want him to do good because he wants me to do good as well,” said Shorts.
Flexible player, Bryan McCain spoke on the situation from a teammate’s standpoint, “We have to be a team and the team is unselfish and we are encouraging everyone and uplifting everyone because we are a band of brothers and we know that the strength of the pack lies here is us. We have to stick together to make it through this journey and collaborate to take ourselves to the top.”