Not so sure about Napier after that game. Should have pulled AR after that dreadful Pick Six.
He was bad Saturday night, but you can’t yank your QBs that quickly, all the great ones have struggled at various times.
He’s raw and needs time, he will win a game when you say WOW that guy is awesome but he will look like a high school player at other times.
I could see sitting AR-15 for a series or two just to settle him down, but who do you put in? Walk-on Kyle Engel? Kitna? Those were the only options.
If you look at Napier’s record at Louisiana, it was 7-7 that first year and then minimum 10 wins every following year. Recruiting improved from #102 the first year up to #69 by year 4. The Defense improved from the high 90s to #36 by year 4. There is no magic wand. This is a process that’s going to take a few years.