If you’re a Miami football fan, you have to feel a little pessimistic about the future of the quarterback position, especially after a bowl loss.
Three quarterbacks played but only one finished with a completion percentage of over 50 for Miami in the Independence Bowl on Thursday afternoon and it was Tate Martell who completed his only pass of the game for seven yards.
Other than that, he was sent running for his life and took a couple of sacks as Miami’s Martell trial looked to be a major failure in 2019.
Was it Dan Enos’ fault that Martell struggled in limited action or that N’Kosi Perry and Jarren Williams failed to progress all season? It’s likely that he contributed to the struggles, but he wasn’t the only problem. Miami’s issue was that it had three average quarterbacks and none seemed to want to take the reins at the position.
After the Independence Bowl debacle, getting shut out against Louisiana Tech, Miami’s quarterback room looks bleak heading into the 2020 season.
All three guys could come back, but no one separated themselves in the Independence Bowl. Williams was 9-for-20 with 94 yards and an interception and Perry was 5-for-13 with 52 yards and a pick of his own. They were run out of the pocket by a mediocre offensive line and not having a solid run game hurt, too.
But will it get better because the firing of Enos? Not overnight, but there is talent in the room between Perry, Martell and Williams, but nothing good will come of it if the right man isn’t hired as the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator.
Right now, the future of Miami football looks gloomy because of the issues at quarterback and unless someone separates themselves this spring, 2020 could be a repeat of 2019.