QB update

It's the 20th, but there's still no QB. End of the week is the new timetable. Here's a quick story that will be in the paper in a day or so.


By MATT STRAUB
Sports Editor
NEW BRITAIN -- The decision is coming soon. It has to. The season is, too.
Central Connecticut football coach Jeff McInerney wasn’t ready to name a quarterback on Wednesday afternoon, but expects to make a decision this week, probably on Friday.
“We haven’t made the decision yet, that’s the honest answer,” McInerney said. “We have to figure out who and what we are.”
McInerney was referring to the two different styles of offense his quarterbacks are best suited to handle. Aubrey Norris a junior with loads of experience in his corner, has speed and agility to go with a big frame that makes him a dual threat, especially outside the pocket. Junior college transfer Hunter Wanket is more of a traditional passer, and was thought of as the more accurate passer when he arrived in New Britain.
But neither has stood out enough to win the job yet.
“We have to let it play out, but I’m in the process of narrowing it down,” McInerney said. “To be honest, right now I’m not prepared [to name a starter.] I just have to make a call. It’s a big decision. You have to handle it right.”
The decision has to come soon so his team can handle it as well.
“I think it has affected our play, I think it’s affected our consistency,” McInerney said of the mixing of the two quarterbacks in practice. "There’s no panic in me. I just want to do the right thing.”
McInerney has seen his team practice and scrimmage now, but hasn’t yet seen an offensive style emerge, never mind a quarterback.
“I’m a little bit frustrated because I can’t see the picture,” he said. “If I can’t see the picture, I don’t want to make a rash decision.”
McInerney said he has ruled out using two quarterbacks. something he had mentioned was a possibility last week.
“I’m convinced you have to have one quarterback,” he said. “As time goes on, I regret not just naming one (coming into training camp). Each one does something different, so you try and put things into the offense for each one.”
While the total offensive system isn’t in place yet, McInerney isn’t concerned that it will be a problem in the long term.
“There’s still time. We haven’t even played a game,” he said. “My job is to take the ‘what if’s and make sure they don’t become ‘if only’s.”