How do you remember Ainge?

[VeryBest]

I will always remember him for the silly pass from the endzone against LSU in 05. I started liking him more the last two years tho

[corona1898]

I don't think he has the head for the pros. The physically ability maybe, but not the mental. He will have to find an awesome coach to get him ready to play in the NFL. Maybe Peyton can tutor him.

[VolsWinRLose]

One word: headcase

[AllVolYall]

Originally Posted by jkell24

An accurate QB with no speed that was scared to get hit.

Agreed except for the accurate part. Yes, at times he was accurate but there were way too many balls that left me asking who was he throwing too. Also had a lot of passes sail. I can't remember ever seeing a 4 year starter looking so scared of being hit.

[Reegan]

I remember Ainge for Brent Schaeffer and what could've been.

[Plano Vol]

Inconsistent, headcase, not a good man in a storm....I agree with it all. I wish him well and say buh buh buh bye.

HOWEVER...I don't know if they keep such a stat but I can't remember another QB having so many drops by the receivers (and maybe a few by defenders).

Anyone else think that maybe EA was victimized more than most by the receivers' poor execution?

[Rasputin_Vol]

[Cartervol]

He was a decent qb. He had problems with the blitz and didn't throw very accurate on the run. He will have to fix those things to be a good nfl qb.

[CovVol]

Originally Posted by hatvol96

Who?

I'm with you!!!

Friggin 7th game of the year.

[RockyTopRptr]

Hmmm.... you guys are awfully harsh. Ainge was a good QB - not perfect (he was as skiddish as a cat), but generally solid.

Please remember that R Sanders messed his head up....


We could have done much worse - he had weak receivers all year...

The coaches (and O line) did a good job of not putting him in situations where his weaknesses showed. Give Cut credit.

[Rasputin_Vol]

Originally Posted by RockyTopRptr

Hmmm.... you guys are awfully harsh. Ainge was a good QB - not perfect (he was as skiddish as a cat), but generally solid.

Please remember that R Sanders messed his head up....

Randy Sanders has nothing to do with it. He was learning under the greatest quarterback coach this generation in David Cutcliffe his last two years on campus.

Don't make Sanders a scapegoat.

[gcb/hoosiervol]

Mixed emotions, but overall a good qb who I still think has a shot in the NFL, depends where he goes and who he is under. I don't know if we will ever know really how bad his hand was this year and I think that affected his game more than he would say. He and Clausen were following Peyton and Tee...tough acts to follow and be loved by fans as mistakes will always stand out more so than good points...unless you win one of the big ones, SEC or NC. SEC 07 will haunt him much longer than me, I think I will try to remember the Geo. games and beating Fla.
As I have mentioned before, he reminds me of Trent Green when he was at Indiana...no one thought he was worth a crap, thus he came to IU...but went on to have a some very good years in the NFL. The few Indiana fans you could find thought it hilarious when he was drafted and unbeleivable when he played and did well.
I hope Eric Ainge has a great NFL career and looks back on his UT days as good. I hope next season we are not looking back saying, "Damn I wish Eric had been in there to make that throw."

[OrangeEmpire]

Solid quarterback who went through transition years at UT.

He was a product of the era UT is currently in.

The "What Could Have Been" era.

[Cartervol]

Originally Posted by OrangeEmpire

Solid quarterback who went through transition years at UT.

He was a product of the era UT is currently in.

The "What Could Have Been" era.

You mean the "We were only a few plays away era"

[OrangeEmpire]

Originally Posted by Cartervol

You mean the "We were only a few plays away era"

Works for me............