Listen to your gut - it's Webb!

 When Jon Embree gets a gut feeling about something he usually goes with it (probably a good poker player too).  Last year his gut told him to go with Will Oliver over Justin Castor at kicker after a particular pressure situation he put them in.  Next, it was a similar action with punter Darragh O'Neill.  It wasn't a difficult decision to tab Tyler Hansen as the starting QB over Nick Hirschman.
  Even before Saturday's scrimmage, which was thought to be very important in numerous position battles, Embree announced to the team that transfer Jordan Webb will be the starter in the 2013 opener vs. csu in Denver (and the foreseeable future of course). "If I feel its right, I'm going with it."  
   Embree and QB coach Rip Scherer both highlighted that he has picked up the offensive scheme and terminology quite easily.  He has accurate, makes good decisions, few turnovers, and has showed some poise in situational drills. Although he is only 6'1" (generous), he just seems to have a knack to make things happen and has been compared to Tyler Hansen in that regard.  Scherer said: "He’s made the most plays of anybody by far in training camp . . . you don’t have to be brain surgeon to figure it out.”  One particular two-minute situation impressed Embree. Webb in a 2nd-and-18 and he threw two incompletions before coming back to the same third down play and hitting R-Fr. wideout Nelson Spruce for 22-yards, setting up a Wil Oliver field goal.
   I've got to admit that they didn't make Webb back it up in the scrimmage but I am glad they know who they are going with and can prepare him properly.  It sounds like the team is accepting his leadership and ready to follow an experienced QB into Mile High on Sept. 2. It's especially disappointing that Wood didn't really live up to his billing.  Now, this Saturday's scrimmage now becomes more important for Wood and Hirschman in the battle for backup. I have previously written that I am curious in this day and age if the third place "loser" in this battle will stick around, especially if it is Hirschman.
  Go Buffs!