Your RBR Word of the Day: insouciant

I want Jackson to play because I have no faith in McElroy or Fanuzzi, and I don’t want the situation in 2009 to come down to two experienced backups who are no good and a talented guy who’s never played.

If he proves in fall camp that he’s ahead of McElroy and Fanuzzi, which I don’t think will happen. He really shouldn’t have to play at all if he’s not a back up because he’ll have the luxury of learning the game from the sideline. People point to the success of Leak-Tebow, but I can also think of examples where a two QB system didn’t work: Vince Young-Chance Mock, Troy Smith and whoever he was battling it out before he became the full time starter, Jesse Palmer and whoever he split time with, among others. Plus, Coach Saban said himself that JPW is the best chance we have to win.

Plus, I have a feeling that - behind this OL and with the new scheme McElwain is bringing in - that JPW’s backup (whoever that ends up being) is going to see plenty of time this year. I think we’re going to run up some numbers on some teams, and there will be plenty of “garbage time” for the backup(s) to take some snaps. Obviously, that’s not the same as taking significant snaps with the game on the line, but it’s still something.