FORT COLLINS — A first-year starter isn’t supposed to be perfect.
Especially not at quarterback, the position in football that draws the most praise and criticism all at once, at least from the outside.
Inside the quarterbacks’ room, it’s a bit different. It is recognized when a receiver runs a bad route, or simply gives up on one. It’s also known if the quarterback’s eyes were in the wrong spot.
It works both ways.
To be fair, Nick Stevens’ debut at the Colorado State starter wasn’t bad. It wasn’t great, and some folks had a hard time forgetting he was replacing the Mountain West offensive player of the year in Garrett Grayson, a third-round pick in the NFL Draft. A guy who, by the way, struggled in his first two seasons as the starter for the Rams.
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