Opinion: Arizona Football using two QB’s isn’t the best idea

With the 2021 Arizona Football season just around the corner, Jedd Fisch using two quarterbacks against BYU isn’t the best idea. 

Well, it was a battle all camp, and finally, after weeks of competition, Arizona Football coach Jedd Fisch has his starting quarterback… err, I mean quarterbacks.

Initially planning to announce his starting quarterback for BYU on Monday, Fisch and the Wildcats pushed out their press conference to Tuesday, which only created more anticipation about the Wildcats’ selection.

Well, as Tuesday came and went, we all learned that instead of just one quarterback against BYU, Fisch will go with two signal-callers in two weeks.

Announcing Gunner Cruz and Will Plummer as his starters, the decision is a bit of a surprising one, however, with virtually no significant separation in fall camp, it also isn’t that surprising either.

As for Jordan McCloud, unfortunately, him coming in late likely didn’t help his case.

Nonetheless, Arizona Football choosing to “start” two quarterbacks against BYU isn’t necessarily the best idea.

File this one under opinions that ultimately don’t matter, however, with Arizona using two quarterbacks, it brings a bit of instability to the position and can potentially impact the flow and efficiency of the offense.

Look, this point isn’t to bag on Cruz or Plummer, however, when you have two quarterbacks with similar playing styles splitting snaps, you essentially have zero quarterbacks.

Teams that have to break in a new quarterback week one typically go through growing pains or adjustments, and that is if they don’t have a game-changer as the signal-caller.

To me, Arizona would be wise to let just one guy roll out there, take their lumps, learn, grow, and develop, and if that quarterback falters, then look at your other options at that point.

Why using just quarterback is more ideal…

Offenses rely partly on timing and rhythm. If your offensive starters are used to working with a certain player, it could be challenging to changes things up mid-series, or your quarterbacks may have a difficult time finding their rhythm when you rotate personnel.

Beyond that, good offenses adjust to what the defense throws at them. If you don’t give your QB enough repetitions to see all the defensive packages an opposing team may throw at them, they may not have ample time to adjust.

At the end of the day, this point is all moot anyway, since the coaches have far more experience than myself, and they see what us fans don’t every day.

Either way, this season could ultimately prove to be a challenging one for the Wildcats, and over anything else, Arizona just needs stability at quarterback. We’ll see what happens comes September 4.