Unconquered

It will not be Trickett next year, that's one thing I'm confident in. I think he has a rather low ceiling. I personally like Winston (he seems to have the personality of a leader, not to mention all the tools), but Coker is big, strong, can run and has a cannon of an arm. The competition between the two will only make them both better.

Hell, you never know. Our team going into next year looks better than ND's did going into this season. We just won't have the help of the refs (Purdue, Pitt, and Stanford games) but we could sneak our way into a huge game and a ranking that we might not be able to live up to.

Either one would be fine with me, if I had to choose its Coker.

I want a game changer, not a game manager. So, no on Trickett.

I like Trickett too, but I think in college football talent wins out. Also, watching Winston on the sidelines this year leaves me NO doubt that he is a genuine student of the game. I wouldn't be surprised if he knew the playbook inside and out already. He's an exceptionally smart kid.

Neither Coker or Winston have done anything meaningful in games yet, so it ought to be a three-way battle with Trickett and let everyone be even.

I agree with the poster that said there's no real difference between RS Fr or RS Soph. Whoever is the guy, pick him and roll with him. Winston has the hype (and watching his competitive streak in that Elite 11 camp is something that has stuck with me) but Coker has everything you could possibly want in an elite QB.

I do think Jimbo should pick one of the younger guys over Trickett. Another thing is that I hope if it is Coker/Winston, that the offense takes advantage of either guy's legs more often.

Winston = RG3 in an FSU uni

I think that definitive statements that can't be substantiated are dangerous.

Let's look at the facts:

Coker has been in the program longer, but he comes from an offense where he barely threw the ball and hasn't taken any meaningful snaps out side of practice.

Winston was the top rated qb last year and has all the physical tools to be great.when you look at his performances in the QB competitions before coming here.

Most of our opinions on each are coming from third-hand sources that we deem reliable, but the proof still remains and will not be validated (at least with me) until at least spring ball because the reliability and accuracy of those reports have been sketchy the last few years. (Remember the reports about Benjamin coming out of those camps. Remember the reports about EJ? Both appear to be exaggerations even though we saw the truth with our own eyes during spring ball last year)

Spring game last year, the best QB was Trickett. Kid has an accurate arm and moxie, he's just the size of my daughter.

Coker was decent as was EJ, but neither was that impressive. EJ was actually the worst.

I hope Winston comes out firing. FSU has had top rated QB's in the fold before and nothings come of it.

IMO, this is a test of our coaching staff as well as the talents of the QB's.

Saying all this to say, debating is fine, but no one knows anything until these young men hit the field. Each has the ability to win the job, and it 's going to be great watching them fight it out. I'm more excited about the FSU QB battle than I've ever been in over a decade.

I agree. I wouldn't, however, compare the Jameis hype with the KB hype. Not to knock KB but Jameis's work ethic has never been questioned, nor has his focus, his leadership qualities, or his smarts. Not all of the Jameis hype is coming from third-hand sources. I think we've all seen him play a bit.