SEATTLE – A major reason Casey Paus is the starting quarterback for the University of Washington is because of his ability to avoid the damaging screw-up.
That’s the reason the coaches gave him the keys to the car. He won’t drive it into a lamppost. He won’t over-rev the engine. The trust factor is undeniable.
After a great battle with Isaiah Stanback and Carl Bonnell, Paus let his experience guide him into the driver’s seat, even after a sluggish spring and early preseason practice in which both Bonnell and Stanback seemed viable alternatives.
In the end, however, Paus fought them off because he mastered the offense. Maybe he wasn’t spectacular; maybe he wasn’t clearly The Guy until eight days before the Huskies open Sunday against Fresno State.
But he didn’t make mistakes. Or he did so less often than the competition.
“The whole camp, Casey was really consistent,” offensive coordinator John Pettas said. “He made the plays and did the right things.”
Think that’s not important? Think both Stanback and Bonnell, with apparently unlimited upsides and seemingly greater
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