The Lions' Pride

For the folks who think he's never going back to QB, check out the projected depth chart for next year. He'll have to get reps at QB in the spring. He's the clear 2nd string QB in the spring, has to be. One last shot to win the job. You never know.

Fine and all to say, but would you put money on it? Odds aren't in his favor and that is the simple truth.

Agreed gem. We don't have to start PJ to keep him at QB and play him. If Hack passes him up we can cross that bridge then, but we absolutely need to have two QBs that are not true freshman on the depth chart next year.

Him taking reps in the spring is cosmetic IMO. Him starting is what I was talking about. It's not going to happen, but people need to talk about it I guess. Kid seems like a great kid and with his size maybe the staff is doing him a favor since QB'ing beyond college doesn't seem like a reality.

I definitely wouldn't put money on him starting. If Bench is healthy and nothing funky happens then he clearly has the inside track, and I'm happy about that. It's hard to know exactly what we have in Bench, but I'm cautiously optimistic (liked his senior film, has practiced well for a true freshman, son of coach, mobile). He obviously doesn't have the pure physical talent that Hack has, but he might be a very good fit for this system. We'll see. Jones still has a shot, but he needs to dedicate himself in a way he probably never has, and that can be tough for a college kid.

I think people got off subject pretty quick here. The original poster asked if PJ would be giv en the opportunity to play QB again. That answer is simply yes because they won't let Bench and some run -on's be the only qb's in Spring Ball. Now he might also work as a TE during that time but he will get the opportunity to play QB again, thus answering the original question asked.