Three Down: Quarterback Change at Vanderbilt

Chris Nickson has been removed as Vanderbilt's starting QB in favor of Mackenzi Adams. Photo by Tennessean. There's nothing that gets a fan base riled up quite like a quarterback controversy. Some thoughts from the weekend: Nickson and Mackenzi. I've always been a huge Chris Nickson fan. Before this season I was the one arguing that he was the key to the year, that he gave Vandy its best chance of winning. But after watching the last two games, I can't imagine anyone thinking Adams shouldn't be the starter. On the year, Vandy has run 341 plays. If you count sacks as passing plays instead of running plays (which the NFL does, but the NCAA does not), Vandy has run 118 passing plays and 223 rushing plays. That's 35 percent passing and 65 percent rushing. In 2005, Jay's senior year, we threw the ball on 56 percent of all plays (and that's without correcting for sacks, so the ratio should actually be higher). In 2006, it dropped to 47 percent. In 2007, it dropped to 42 percent. And now ... (link)