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Blade Looks at Starting QB Freddie Barnes

Blade looks at the man who will start at QB (can't really say under center with this team) against Wisconsin in Cleveland Browns Stadium.

Of course, Freddie Barnes is filling in for Anthony Turner, the starter out of Spring Ball. Anthony had a little run in with the law, and will sit out the Wisconsin game.

(Fan's note: reports are that Wisconsin QB John Stucco will also miss the game, leaving both teams without starting QBs.)

The assignment for Barnes is to force himself into a QB rotation with Turner. The coaches considered moving him to WR or DB, but couldn't bring themselves to do it. He has to play so well, that there has to be a place for him.

The part that got me going on the article was the Joshua Cribbs reference. Joshua Cribbs was absolutely sick--you closed your eyes every time he touched the ball. He kept Kent in a game at the Doyt long into a cold night before we finally put them away and he was literally carried off the field.

Man, if Barnes can produce like Cribbs--with superior talent Cribbs never had--he could be damned dangerous. As could AT. Either way, its clear we are running the runspread not the throwspread this year, and that can still be exciting.

Falcon fans are nervous, and not without reason. Barnes looked shaky in the Spring game, at times, though I thought he was generally stronger than most did. We don't run a complicated attack, and he ran it in high school, so Coach McCall should be able to make a lot of improvement.

I cannot wait for this season to begin. I'm going to write more on how the season could emerge (hint: all our big games are late), but I am excited to watch this team develop.