I'm intrigued but also surprised they would do this when he's got 1 year left.
Who knows, it might not stick, but if it does, it tells me 2 things:
1. They feel very comfortable with Zeb as Parks backup
2. The Roads staff probably messed up by not putting him at LB earlier in his career. Of course they recruited the QB position soooo poorly that they really didn't have an option to move him.
I would think he has more value being kept at the QB position than as a backup LB. When is the last time he played LB...high school?
That's what I actually want to hear more about -- Zeb's progression. I've been curious about his injury since it happened, wondering how it would affect his development and play ability happening so early in his career. If he is getting along fine and back where he left off, that's great news.I'm intrigued but also surprised they would do this when he's got 1 year left.
Who knows, it might not stick, but if it does, it tells me 2 things:
1. They feel very comfortable with Zeb as Parks backup
2. The Roads staff probably messed up by not putting him at LB earlier in his career. Of course they recruited the QB position soooo poorly that they really didn't have an option to move him.
I would think he has more value being kept at the QB position than as a backup LB. When is the last time he played LB...high school?
This seems like a weird move unless it is just to see how he does. You can't just step in and be a good linebacker at the college level when you have played QB the last 4.
Well, I wouldn't say you can't. Its unusual and hard, but if Stevie Johnson can step in and be a good linebacker at the college level after playing PF the previous 4 years, then anything is possible.
Well, I wouldn't say you can't. Its unusual and hard, but if Stevie Johnson can step in and be a good linebacker at the college level after playing PF the previous 4 years, then anything is possible.
My guess is Lanning is just a baller and wants to play. He's a stud athlete, could have played baseball or wrestling or football in college, and smart enough to know that football won't last forever (esp at QB, this is the end of the road for that) - so why not be a "swiss army knife" his final year and be a short yardage/decoy/occasional flea flicker on offense, and get chances to go get some hits on defense before hanging up the cleats or trying to get picked up as a "project" LB (like Scott Frost from NU) in the pros.
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Is there anything else interesting going on?I'm intrigued but also surprised they would do this when he's got 1 year left.
Who knows, it might not stick, but if it does, it tells me 2 things:
1. They feel very comfortable with Zeb as Parks backup
2. The Roads staff probably messed up by not putting him at LB earlier in his career. Of course they recruited the QB position soooo poorly that they really didn't have an option to move him.
Correct. He wanted to play QB, which is a big part of him coming here.If I remember right, Nebraska was recruiting him as a LB