Sam's been an amazing quarterback, we were lucky to have him. That being said, is it possible we've overrated him because his physical gifts are so tremendous (and easy to see) but maybe there's a lack QB IQ? Sam turned the ball over 22 times by himself (compared to 5 for the entire rest of the team). They weren't all his fault, but what about the pick-6 in the Cotton Bowl? That was a simple mental (missed the safety read) mistake at a critical big-game game moment. Forgivable for freshmen, but the number one overall pick? Our single back offense is designed around the QB option. How often did Sam run with the ball? The few times he did were almost always successful. Are we sure all those stuffed goal-line plays weren't read options where Sam probably should have kept the ball? It didn't look like our coaching staff trusted Sam to read defenses and audible, most of the time he was looking to the sideline after the defense lined up so the coaches could read the defense. We know Helton would never say so, he protects his players and staff to a fault.
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