Coach Al Golden announced that the team's starting quarterback will be Chester Stewart this past week, and for Temple's program, it was the right decision. The junior quarterback is coming off a season in which he started in the final four games, excluding the Eaglebank Bowl against UCLA.
He finished with a good QB rating at 112.43, but this is credited to the fact that he appeared in less then half of the team's games. He did finish the season with 514 yards through the air and three touchdowns on 26-for-64 passing.
The one statistic that could go a long way to determining how the team fares in 2010 is the fact that he averaged 7.91 yards per pass, which shows that Stewart is looking to stretch the ball downfield to pick up the first down. With nearly eight yards per completion, the idea that the Temple ground game, led by Bernard Pierce and Matt Brown, can pick up a good portion of yardage per attempt, will give Temple a pretty efficient offense heading into the 2010 campaign.
The spot behind Stewart on the depth chart is still up for grabs, however.
Mike Gerardi, a native of Parsippany, New Jersey, is competing with redshirt-fresman Chris Coyer for the second-string role. Neither Coyer or Gerardi have taken a snap with Temple, applying more pressure of Stewart to be smart and avoid any injuries that could jeopardize not only his season, but the entire Temple unit as a whole.
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