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Both Rose and Fitzpatrick have been outstanding at various points this season, which only makes the picture fuzzier. Each has started three games this season, and both are completing over 60 percent of their passes. They also boast similar efficiency ratings, Rose at 148.53, Fitzpatrick...
...similarities in numbers belie obvious differences in playing style. When he’s in, Fitzpatrick also doubles as the Crimson’s running game. He leads the team with 382 yards rushing, averaging 4.7 yards per carry. Rose this season has not moved well and has only averaged 2.8 yards per carry the few times he’s run the ball. But he’s been nearly perfect at throwing downfield and managing the offense...
This “Kurt Warner”-style of play is a new one for Rose, who had been an effective runner as well in years past. In 2001, he and Fitzpatrick both averaged 3.7 yards per carry, and Rose also scored five times on the ground...
...Fitzpatrick also suffers periodically from nerve problems in his throwing arm, so technically neither Harvard quarterback is always completely healthy. But both are also large men who can take hits and have proved resilient...
Neither Rose nor Fitzpatrick have complained publicly about their respective situations and therein lies the rub. Murphy has made it clear that an unsettled quarterback situation is not ideal, but that as long as Harvard is winning and nobody’s unhappy or ineffective, the final four games could continue the trend of a QB controversy...