At his first weekly press conference of the season, Paul Johnson provided an update on the offseason-long quarterback battle by… definitively ruling out redshirt junior Chase Martenson and true freshman Tobias Oliver. The first 2017 depth chart was the same, listing all four of the candidates for the starting job on the first string.
Score one for clarity.
The identity of the starter will likely remain a mystery until the Jackets take the field on Monday night. Regardless, what we’ve seen so far from the candidates can shed some light on what the offense will look like with each of them under center. Each quarterback’s playing style lends itself well to different parts of the Paul Johnson playbook, so today we’ll take a look at some types of plays that we can expect to see often from each of the candidates in 2017.
Matthew Jordan: Midline Option
If Jordan wins the starting job, the midline option will once again become a fixture in the playbook for the first time since 2012, Tevin Washington’s final season. As Jordan himself showed in his lone start last season, the midline can be a devastating weapon when things go right:
Flexbone Association 
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