If you could envision a game that summed up Quinn’s entire UT career, last night would be it. Looking solely at his stat line one could think that he played well enough to win. Decent completion percentage. A few tds. But of course, Quinn showed us yet again exactly who he is and why he was never able to lead us to a title despite having arguably the most talented roster in 15 years.
Running into multiple sacks, panicking under pressure, lofting throws instead of throwing them on a line once again proved to be fatal in a big time game. His best throw of the night came on the first drive on the one handed catch by Golden. Other than that, Quinn was Quinn and it wasn’t good enough against top flight competition.
Yes, Sark deserves a huge amount of blame for last night and Bond’s crucial drop stalled out a promising drive near midfield, but at the end of the day if your QB cannot consistently execute in crucial moments you aren’t winning a title.
I’m glad Quinn was able to help bring the program back to prominence and championship contention, but I’m excited to turn the page and move on.