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Yes, I know about the throw he made in practice where he was on his knees and threw a 40 yard bomb.

That didn't translate to on-field arm strength. Opposing defenses knew that he couldn't throw a pass with respectable velocity more than 8-10 yards, and would squat in a short zone, rush three, and keep eight in coverage back in 2013. That crippled our offense, and to put it bluntly, the 4 losses we had (Michigan, Oklahoma, Pitt, Stanford) were all very winnable games.

Almost every time he tried to zing a pass in between 15-25 yards, it would get either knocked away by a defender, or our WR would lose a contested catch.

To his credit, he was easily the best QB we had when it came to making pass protection audibles, even if he did outsmart himself on too many occasions. He was also quite good at sliding around in the pocket to buy another 1-2 seconds.

Still, it's no secret that he was the limiting factor on that 2013 team. If Golson hadn't been foolish about his academics, and led that team, that could definitely have been an undefeated team.