down the road. For one thing we're due to have an influx of talented QBs joining the team in the next couple of years. Having him stick around another year would've further complicated that logjam especially with a program that's always in a scholarship crunch.
I get the whole argument about him having the flexibility to leave his Junior year if the NFL comes calling but to me it just seems like more of a "lets try to have our cake and eat it too" rationalization to squeeze another year out of him.