They do. But they have the ability to read D's pre-snap and hit the right receiver making some of the rush packages ineffective.JG is a better qb than most of these guys are going to give him credit for. I look at it like this, if most other teams in the SEC had to play with JG as their quarterback, would they be better or worse than they are now? JG would not take Alabama to a national championship. However he could step in at almost any other school and be as good as their current quarterback if not better. The biggest knock is him holding the ball too long. The offensive line has allowed him to get molested in almost every game. You mix those two together and you've got real problems brother. My gut tells me that if our o-line could get their Collective crap together and play better than a Sun Belt Conference team, JG could make a little something out of that time he's holding the ball. If the other quarterbacks around the nation who are so highly touted had the small time window that he has to throw the ball, would they be considered as good as they are? I don't think so.
You can look at it from the exact opposite perspective. If JG knew how to read D's and get rid of the ball on time then that would take tremendous pressure off the OL and maybe they would be more effective.
I believe BOTH are true. He has weaknesses that need to improve as does the OL.
We can't really judge this coming season since several teams have new QB's. But IMO... UF, Bama, UGA, USCe, Auburn, Ole Miss, MSU, LSU, TAM, Vandy, and Mizzou for certain get WORSE with JG at QB as he played last fall. UK and Arkansas might have been better off with JG though UK depended on their QB being mobile.
JG MUST get better at reading D's and getting the ball out quicker and that's true regardless of improvements on the OL. He MUST get better at passes where he has to lead a receiver to a spot and timing passes... especially those in the middle of the field.