It wouldn't shock me if Callaway don't start this year him and Palmer had a hard time adjusting to Butch Jones playbook. That's why he didn't play his Freshman year and Brandon did. Now u have a new playbook so lets see what happens.
Lol. Come on Greazy. I know youre overly protective of Brandon and as such youre extra critical of the other WRs, especially Callaway, who was BY FAR our most dynamic, play making WR last season. Hes gonna play....a lot.
We got 3 SEC level WRs on this roster WHO HAVE PROVEN they can play at this level....Jennings, Johnson and Callaway. Theyre gonna play a lot. Its yet to be determined who, if anybody, can significantly step up his play and join the wr rotation.
The only thing I can agree with you on is Palmer....I think he showed a lack of hands, understanding and general athletic ability throughout the entire season and Ill be surprised if he gets any significant playing time this year....but who knows, maybe he vastly improves....God knows somebody needs to.
I look at Palmer as Butch wanting to bring in a player here and there from outside the usual footprint; like Jakob ftom Germany or Quinn, a volleyball player. Or Canadians like Kongbo or Palmer. These guys might have some good skills, but if you don't put a hard emphasis on teaching raw guys fundamentals, it is a waste of recruiting time and spaces, and does a disservice to your team, employer, and your own career.
Lol. Come on Greazy. I know youre overly protective of Brandon and as such youre extra critical of the other WRs, especially Callaway, who was BY FAR our most dynamic, play making WR last season. Hes gonna play....a lot.
We got 3 SEC level WRs on this roster WHO HAVE PROVEN they can play at this level....Jennings, Johnson and Callaway. Theyre gonna play a lot. Its yet to be determined who, if anybody, can significantly step up his play and join the wr rotation.
The only thing I can agree with you on is Palmer....I think he showed a lack of hands, understanding and general athletic ability throughout the entire season and Ill be surprised if he gets any significant playing time this year....but who knows, maybe he vastly improves....God knows somebody needs to.
I'm not showing favoritism I'm just calling it like it is. I just know how good Brandon is and I feel like he don't get the respect he deserves. That kid work to hard for him not to be notice. He the only wr that I saw on a consistent basis get open. 95 percent of the fans show favoritism to callaway and Jennings , so why cant I show favoritism towards my own family..
I'm not showing favoritism I'm just calling it like it is. I just know how good Brandon is and I feel like he don't get the respect he deserves. That kid work to hard for him not to be notice. He the only wr that I saw on a consistent basis get open. 95 percent of the fans show favoritism to callaway and Jennings , so why cant I show favoritism towards my own family..
Hadnt thought of that angle but you may be right. That may explain why they insisted, time and time again, that Palmer get featured/targeted so many times last year despite clearly not being ready....or even talented enough to play here.
Butch is a carnival barker, is only worried about hype and appearances, has no real substance to him. Thats why, for example, he celebrated the Music City Bowl and Battle of Bristol like a lunatic, yet chastised anyone who dared criticize him for not winning an actual title/championship.
Palmer was open quite a bit in the first of the season and the QB was off the mark when throwing the deep ball. He could have had almost double his TDs.
Seeing as how he didnt have any TD catches given how he played last year, Id say double his TDs sounds about right.
The kid struggled mightily, just wasnt anywhere near ready to play, looked like he may not even be talented/skilled enough to play at this level to me, yet Jones and staff kept forcing plays to him over and over again.
What I remember most about Palmer last year was him killing us vs Florida.....dropped a wide open td pass from QD and ran the wrong route at the goal line which led to an interception costing us at least 3 points. Couldve used those 10, maybe 14 points that day.
I think Palmer has talent. Just needs development and coaching.
And theres the quandary. We know the coaching and player development was very poor during Jones tenure. So, when a player looks like he cant play at this level, is it due to lack of talent, poor player evaluation in recruiting, or because he was poor coached on technique and effort in a toxic environment?.....or all the above, which I think was the case under Jones.
I hope youre right Butchna, I hope a much better coaching staff turns the lights on for a majority of the roster that just didnt look up to the challenge of playing SEC football last year. Perhaps Palmer is one of those guys....although I just didnt see it in him last year, I hope he can be really good here....we badly need a 4th wr to go with JJ, Callaway and Johnson.
How cool would it be if all the sudden some guys we all just assumed couldnt play here started contributing in a big way....and JP wins 8-9 games this year? Id lose mind, in a good way. I hope the success the b-ball team has had/is having carries over within the AD to all our programs, especially with the football team.
My take has been to clean slate every single player. Only way to honestly and accurately evaluate.
Seeing as how he didnt have any TD catches given how he played last year, Id say double his TDs sounds about right.
The kid struggled mightily, just wasnt anywhere near ready to play, looked like he may not even be talented/skilled enough to play at this level to me, yet Jones and staff kept forcing plays to him over and over again.
What I remember most about Palmer last year was him killing us vs Florida.....dropped a wide open td pass from QD and ran the wrong route at the goal line which led to an interception costing us at least 3 points. Couldve used those 10, maybe 14 points that day.
Not enough time for that. CJP&S has to watch the tape on all of them giving notes, good and bad, for the players to review while viewing their own tape.
They all have a body of work. How willing they are to put in the work and how open they are to coaching will make or break them.
It's my understanding they all want to win and would be happy getting paid millions to play football. The players need to pay attention to CJP&S. After last year's results they should all be open to coaching.
Everything they knew of college football was under Butch's watch. The time for an awakening on The Hill is now. If you want to picky about it, 12/07/2017(I think that's the date CJP was hired.
Norton committed to UGA so I reevaluated. Just give everybody who wants their unconditional release just that. Drop out of SEC and play Independent this season. Apply for Conference USA next season and eventually go Division II.