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...Buckley had more experience than anyone else returning to the team this year. But St. John has been around Harvard football since he checked into the Yard in 1976. He knows the system. He's bright, quick, and a lot more comfortable with the Multiflex than any most other quarterbacks around----including Brian Buckley...
...what. So Brian Buckley won't be around to quarterback the Harvard offense this year. So the fans won't see a lot of shotgun snaps and 70-yd., zeppelin-like aerials. So Rich Horner may get a little lonely running fly patterns to distant yardlines that no one can reach. So what...
...Buckley has a marvelous arm. Big deal. He never was comfortable with the Multiflex, and he hadn't really proven himself to be a stellar signalcaller. Perhaps he would've been cozy this season, tossing 40 or 50 times a game for hundreds of yards and probably some touch-downs. Maybe. Then again, maybe...
...point is, Brian Buckley is no more; and here is life after Buckley at Soldiers Field. Harvard will have a football team. And it's about time everyone gave up on the line, "What's Restic gonna do for a quarterback this year?" Let's hold up a minute and give this team a chance. Joe Restic has some capable signalcallers. And if you don't believe me, ask Burke St. John----or Jim Keyte...
...against St. John is that he has an erratic arm, certainly nothing like Buckley's or Brown's or Kubacki's. But it's adequate. St. John has started for Harvard's baseball team for three years in the shortstop slot, a position that requires some degree of arm strength. And let's not forget that the last time St. John played with some regularity, as a freshman, he was 46--92 for 577 yards, 6 interceptions and 6 touchdowns. Not too shabby...