Tommy has 16 starts under his belt (for a reason) and we are less than 4 months removed from the last game. Didn't people expect him to look the best? But it is pretty hard to argue that he is not limited physically compared to our other QBs. Prediction: Tommy would be a steady option since you would expect the TOs to decrease as a junior, but I don't see a ton of upside and we could really use a mobile QB in this offense to really exploit its potential.
Hendrix' issue is that he has not played a lot of QB in a pass-heavy system. This has NOTHING to do with arm strength, accuracy, or intelligence. It has to do with the kind of decision-making that comes from experience. I don't see how that improves dramatically over February and March, but it will improve with more reps. He brings mobility, a big arm, confidence, and intelligence, but I think he limits our passing game since there is not a lot of reason to trust him to make complicated reads. Prediction: Hendrix will become an important change-of-pace guy, but I doubt the staff sees him as a starter at this point.
Golson is a little slim and that is likely not to change in the short-term. He has all the talent in the world, but he makes rookie mistakes and gets careless. These are the easiest kind of problems to solve and the kind that almost always do get solved through reps. I think he starts once the coaches feel he starts to embody leadership on and off the field. Prediction: Golson is being groomed to be the starter, but they will go with Tommy if Golson doesn't clean up his act a little (not a character thing, and underclassmen thing).
Looks like Kiel is the real deal. No need to push him too fast because he seems like a sensitive kid and he is humble enough to wait his turn. I think he will be a real player next spring. Prediction: redshirt UNLESS the season tanks.
