Why can’t Carter Stanley win the QB job?

Let me tell you a story.

A not so long time ago, in a state far, far away, there was a high school quarterback. His senior year, he won MVP awards and offensive player of the year awards while setting school records left and right. Despite this, he was still a lightly regarded prospect by college recruiters. For the sake of identification, we shall refer to this player as “our hero.”

Our hero redshirted his first year of college, then, as a redshirt freshman took over the starting job in the final four games of the year. During those four games, his team had three of its most competitive matchups of the entire season, including knocking off a national powerhouse. In fact, the final three…