EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the fourth in a series of position breakdowns for the Navy football team following spring practice.
It's impossible to overstate the importance of the quarterback in Navy's triple-option offense. He's the trigger man responsible for reading defensive formations, checking plays at the line of scrimmage and distributing the football.
Wrong decisions by the signal-caller prevent the triple-option from working properly.
Navy has a stable of talented quarterbacks, all of whom are extremely inexperienced. Rising junior Zach Abey was forced into action much earlier than expected due to multiple injuries in 2016.