David Finley, the father of Auburn starting quarterback T.J. Finley cautiously voiced his frustration with the Tigers’ two-quarterback system and play-calling this week on the LockedOnAuburn podcast. He also discussed his son’s shoulder injury.
Auburn has relied on a two-quarterback system with Finley and Robby Ashford so far this season, despite the former being named the team’s starting quarterback last month, six days before the opener against Mercer.
David Finley, who had six pages of prepared notes for his interview, believes the two-quarterback system “wasn’t productive at all” against Penn State and pondered whose fault that was. While he was admittedly disappointed with his son’s play—and believes he’s T.J.’s staunchest critic—upon rewatching the game he felt better about his performance but felt the gameplan didn’t do either quarterback any favors.
Finley’s play was also impacted by the injury he sustained late in the first half. David Finley confirmed his son hurt his right shoulder on a 13-yard run in which he dragged a couple of Penn State defenders for extra yardage to pick up a first down but remained in the game after halftime. in favor of Ashford to see if the former Oregon transfer could provide a spark with an extended opportunity.“On TV they saw it,” he said of the shoulder injury. “They talked about it all over TV when it happened…. Bench both of them, then. You named him QB1; shouldn’t he have a full opportunity to prove he wasn’t QB1?”
“I was surprised it started in the beginning,” he said. “If you say I’m QB1, then I’m QB1. You tell me what system, from your whole time watching football, had a two-quarterback system that actually worked?... I’m just calling a spade a spade.”
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