The Tribe Has Spoken

I am going to admit it. On the quarterback situation, I was completely wrong. As you probably know, ever since the spring game I was pulling for RJ Archer to win the starting job after he put on a show. And how all of last season I wanted Potts to play over Jake. But the entire time I was wrong. I guess I looked past the potential he showed as a freshman, with that miracle comeback against NU, and looked more at the off-the-mark passes against Maine that led to an L.

The problem was, I was looking less at the tools and potential and more at the results. Jake had it in him all along, and I was too busy looking at his passer rating to notice. Now, 2 games into the season, Phillips has completed 70% of his passes with 5 TD’s, almost 700 yards, and no interceptions. Archer is steady as ever at WR, and we know that barring an injury an experienced vet in Mike Potts can step in without missing a beat. His play has put him right up there as a top CAA QB, and has everybody feeling more optimistic about the remainder of this season, and a playoff run next year.

Now, I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself at the same time. The Tribe’s 2 opponents haven’t been stellar against the pass, and in the upcoming games Jake still has a lot to prove. But we are currently sitting pretty when it comes to QB, with the performance at the position being far beyond anything we could have expected, and the way he has been raking up points like a kid at a pinball machine it doesn’t look like it’s going to stop.

So here’s to you, Jake Phillips, for making Saturday’s much more bearable for Tribe fans, and just possibly saving Tribe football.