All phases will play an essential role in the ultimate decision for the starting quarterback. Monken explained one of the hopes coming out of the spring would be to have an early version of a depth chart.
"That doesn't mean there's still not competition," Monken said. "But I do think you have to narrow the reps or at least balance up the reps of who you anticipate has to come out of the spring, certainly in a position to be a starter."
As Monken and the coaching staff split up the reps for the quarterbacks, he said they will use data from where the 2025 season ended and other past information about the quarterbacks. They will also rely on performance of each quarterback during the different stages of the offseason to not only determine daily reps but also factor into a decision to come.
"On any given day, you're flexible in that," Monken said. "Just like the practice schedule itself is always flexible. You could ask me about a practice schedule, and we could change that tomorrow. That's not written in stone. How players compete, how they approach their job and their everyday diligence, that's non-negotiable. But how we do things, the number of reps we get, that's an everyday decision."