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SJ pulled the total George Costanza trick. Quiting, then just showing back up like it never happened
 
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Thought I read somewhere that a lot of the players said he was one of the best athletes out on the field...
 
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All the reports indicate what a great athlete SJ is... if he can't crack the QB depth chart, why not try to convert him to WR, ala Braxton Miller?
 
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Dreamsicle said:
So was JuJuan Jennings.
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An athlete playing quarterback. Always projected as a star at safety. Sheriron has been a quarterback all along. It's a pipe dream thinking you're going to get him to stay as anything but a QB. And worst case scenario...we need backups. I'd rather have a super talented backup quarterback than a backup WR learning how to play a new position.
 
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butchna said:
An athlete playing quarterback. Always projected as a star at safety. Sheriron has been a quarterback all along. It's a pipe dream thinking you're going to get him to stay as anything but a QB. And worst case scenario...we need backups. I'd rather have a super talented backup quarterback than a backup WR learning how to play a new position.
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So removing your personal preference, if you are SJ, would you rather ride as a backup through college, try to start at the school you chose to go to at another position (because you're already a great athlete), or transfer out and try to win the QB job elsewhere? He already ..kind of.. did the last one, but from Tennessee's perspective, why would we want to let a talent like that go?
 
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butchna said:
An athlete playing quarterback. Always projected as a star at safety. Sheriron has been a quarterback all along. It's a pipe dream thinking you're going to get him to stay as anything but a QB. And worst case scenario...we need backups. I'd rather have a super talented backup quarterback than a backup WR learning how to play a new position.
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Antoine Randel El?
 
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BigOrangeLoyalist said:
So removing your personal preference, if you are SJ, would you rather ride as a backup through college, try to start at the school you chose to go to at another position (because you're already a great athlete), or transfer out and try to win the QB job elsewhere? He already ..kind of.. did the last one, but from Tennessee's perspective, why would we want to let a talent like that go?
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Not MY preference, but this kid has always bet on himself...it's why he came back. To compete...as a QB. If that looks like a no go, he'll transfer. What makes you think he'd be more apt to START at another position? Not the one he's been working at and honing all these years. As a Vols fan, I understand your wish to keep him by any means necessary. But that's not really looking at Sheriron's wishes. Kinda dashing his dreams for our benefit. Hey, he goes for it? Great! I don't think it's reality.
 
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BigOrangeLoyalist said:
Why didn't Braxton Miller transfer to LSU or ND?
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Maybe it's the 5th year senior on a possible repeating NC team thing? He most likely perused his NFL scouting reports after sitting out with the knee injury, and saw his path to the NFL was not at QB. He actually had contemplated declaring early before said injury. Most scouting reports made public praised his athleticism but questioned his passing (sound familiar? :)) It would have been interesting to see if Braxton had redshirted his freshman year (instead of breaking out) and then had dropped in the pecking order in his RS freshman year, if he would've been eager to switch...or would have transferred. Closest realistic hypothetical to Sheriron's situation, excepting that SJ has a much better arm, quicker release and sophisticated understanding of passing than Braxton imo.
 
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Dreamsicle said:
Just showing a QB making a position change for his own personal betterment.
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After he had excelled at his preferred position until his senior year. When he started branching out as they were going more pro style. Even then, he was in a segment of ESPN's draft coverage (along with that year's Heisman winner Eric Crouch) insisting "I am a QB". Sheriron's dimensions are a little more advantageous for QB than Randal-Els were. I believe he was 5'11" and had a decent arm but was more dual threat. In any case, it's a little early for Sheriron to pull up stakes and go into uncharted waters converting. What if his pro potential is realized at the position he's been training for? It's just a self-serving Playstation mentality that has us finding ways to keep talented players and paint it as "personal betterment". I think he's too talented a passer to go default position change.
 
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