Yeah, the word is that he hasn't gotten any reps the last couple of days, and that it's not related to attitude at all. Just that the 'fit' isn't really right for his abilities.
He and Gebbia came out of HS with about the same level of hype, and Gebbia in my opinion has lived up to that so far while POB has not. Nothing O'Brien has done on TV to date has wowed me. He's looked like a kid with all the size and a big arm who just doesn't put it all together very often.
Mostly just throws a pretty good ball, not a great ball. Little wobbly, little behind or a little outside. I just get that feeling from him of his ceiling is being a pretty good pro-style QB. Not a total statue, but he got a lot of yards in HS by being so damn big, you put on his film and you don't go, "Wow, look how elusive he is." You got that square-peg-round-hole feeling when they brought in this offensive system.
Gebbia came in as a true freshman and jumped off the page at you. Clearly looked like
at least the second best QB already after one spring last year. You could make the case, especially in hindsight, for him taking over for Lee were it not for wanting to keep that RS year. Kid looks like he'd blow away down 14th street but can rifle a football and all you hear about him is what a film rat he is and how nobody is gonna outwork him.
Not a weapon with his legs, either, but he's accurate and he's smart. You can be a bigger asset to an offense executing correctly and throwing accurately than you can if you're a home run threat on your feet and a liability with your arm.