It says the exact opposite. It says they would be surprised if JG is not the qb. How is that the same thing as saying it is Chryst's to lose? It is saying Chryst barely has a shot. That has been what most people have reported. I know Ainge and Swain both say its JG too.
Yeah, he alluded to the one sticking point for all JG haters, the GT game. Does it matter that others that watched the same scrimmage said JG out performed KC even though KC did have his best day. Or does it matter that a 19 year old can grow up in one year? Some around here seem to think they were complete mature adults in their early 20's, I can promise you that not even guys in the military are all that mature at that age.
Yes. Until he proves he's over his maturity issues and his decision making issues and his game management issues... it matters. I've said all along that he has incredible physical talent. He does. His liabilities have been in his head and heart. No "hate" involved. Just an objective understanding and critique. It takes more than a great arm and pretty passes against air to be a good QB. There's the mental part. The decision making. The timing. The savvy. AND the ability to handle negative pressure. If KC proves he is better in that latter part then he will win the job over JG for the same reasons QD did last year.
But, you like everyone else, doesn't acknowledge how even players on the team say he stepped up as a leader towards the end of the year, you dont do that without some maturing. Every report we have had apart from this one from Harralson, has talked about how JG is improving in the mental aspect, yet you point to this one report first, confirmation bias much?
Why? Saying that requires you to know that UT has not or will not bring in a QB with more upside than JG. If he's the established starter considering where UT's program has been for the last couple of years.... then that makes it much more difficult to recruiter a top tier QB.
Sure I acknowledge that as far as it goes. But that wasn't his weakness... was it? It is easier to play the "hero" when you're "the man". Not so easy to hold your head up when you don't get to play as you expect to or you get chewed out for doing something that your coach has (probably) told you repeatedly had to improve if you wanted to play. You could argue that JG was a little "too content" having gotten the starting nod but considering they went 1-5 in his starts.
No reason? What do you mean by that? You can't imagine an advantage for JG having had 3 years with some of the receivers, at least 1 with most of them, and spring ball?
If JG has developed and plays better this year I’m not sure how having a proven QB going into next season could be a bad thing? Just makes no sense. Most elite QBs aren’t afraid of going to a school and competing for the job we’ve clearly seen that the last few years.
Let's say UT goes 7-5 which many would consider a "good" season. That makes them a middling program no better than they've been since 2007... with an established QB starter that has 2 years left to play. That is not an attractive situation to a top QB recruit. By and large, those guys fall into three camps. They want to play for winners, play in an O that blows up their stats, or start early. Considering what Pruitt has been saying about Shrout... he could also consider greener pastures rather than sitting behind JG.
Which programs? UGA? Bama? Teams already playing at a championship level?
Not my expectations. Just my observation of Pruitt's excitement when he talks about Shrout. And Pruitt seems to have a habit of introducing him into the conversation even though he's not really ready to compete for the starting job yet.
