In Reply to: Jesus are you really this F'n dense? posted by Rubik543 on October 29, 2026 at 23:33:52
I said "Nico as a running QB." Let's talk about this word "specialist." Did you imagine that it was there? Or, did you just convince yourself that you could lie about it being there and no one would notice?
Either way, when you start making stuff up, that's when you've lost.
Back to Nico. Would you call him a running quarterback this season? Would you call him a running quarterback last season, when he let the team in rushing?
He's a running quarterback. Not a "running specialist." If Nico can humble himself, and accept a role as a change of pace back up (that would be a big ask of anyone as hyped as he's been), I'd be fine with him as the back up QB. (see recent article about the difficulty of finding back ups). And, he could be used as a change of pace. He's a running quarterback. This year per ESPN, he has 42 carries vs. 116 passing attempts. 7 sacks. Let's move those over to attempts. 35 carries vs. 123 attempts. 16% of his participations were carrying the ball. Is that a "running specialist"? Absolutely not. Is that a "running quarterback?" AbsoDamnLutely. Last year he had 112 carries vs. 334 attempts. He also was sacked 27 times. Let's move the sacks from carries to attempts. So, 85 carries vs. 361 attempts. 19% of his participations were carrying the ball. Is that a "running specialist"? Absolutely not. Is that a "running quarterback?" AbsoDamnLutely.
If Nico was the back up, having him come in for a series here and there, could be useful. 1) maybe you can exploit a weakness better than with Dief 2) preparing for Nico is a completely different animal than preparing for Dief. The threat would put pressure on DC's to prepare two fairly different game plans. Even the pass rush schemes would need to be different for Nico than for Dief.
So, ya, if he's willing to do it, having a happy Nico on the bench would not be a bad thing. If he's willing to do it.
Apparently, there is a contract. I would be shocked if that contract says "Nico has to start for as long as he's with the program."