Offset Eye
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Honestly no. I was just a little kid back then. I only watched the games and had no concept of the internet back then. I remember him making big throws and having some glorious moments though. Also remember how excited I was when my dad bought me his orange number 7 jerseys. Good days...Remember when a lot of us complained about Clausen?
One day people will figure out football is a TEAM sport
Interceptions to TD ratio and ratings aren't everything. How many times did we lose because we only got to the 2? Nice pass, nice completion for no points and no victory. Sometimes good ratings and lack of turnovers is also the result of not being able to throw receivers open. We have had good talent in the receiver corps, so they can get wide open. That's when they get the ball, but rarely is the ball released from JG unless it's a sure thing. Good QB's throw more interceptions than JG does because they aren't afraid of them. They also know when not to risk it...deep in own territory, etc. Of course they also know not to take sacks. What is his sack to completion ratio?? Lol!!
And others came because he didn't do his job right. Maybe if they'd had a QB who could read D's, make good decisions, and manage a pocket... the OL would have had the confidence to play differently including not allowing sacks? I'm not actually suggesting that as a serious contribution to their failures... just showing that it is just as ridiculous to use the OL as a big blanket to cover JG's shortcomings.I would suggest that you consider those other quarterback's played behind a line that game them time and confidence to play differently, including not taking sacks. Many of JGs sacks come from being hit while taking his drop. Basically, comparing any QB in the previous offense to historical starters is pointless.
I see many post about the lack of production from those not sold on JG. I see many of those posters pine for a "Crompton like" Sr leap/turnaround from JG.
So in other words you just want him to throw the ball more? I think many fail to realize he already took a leap last year to have a better yr than Sr Crompton that y'all want him to "reach." JG was already better in every single category except the raw total number stats. Anyone who knows football knows those are the worse stats to judge qb performance on due to differences in personnel and coaching schemes.
QB rating
Sph JG -141
Sr JC - 136
YPA
JG- 7.8
JC- 7.3
Adj YPA
JG- 8.2
JC- 7.2
Completion Percentage
JG- 62.2
JC- 58.3
Completions/Attempts
JG- 153/246
JC- 224/384
Yards
JG- 1907
JC- 2800
tds/ints
JG- 12/3
JC- 27/13
With improved and less conservative playcalling we will be fine. Time to open it up this year. If we do the o will be good.
Ypa and ratiing were bad also.
Worley and Dobbs beg to differ. Let's be honest bad oline's have been a thing around here since Dooley's tenure. There are so many to choose from. I would definitely say last year's was the most underachieving. Past years it's been because of lack of guys to play the tackle position. Last year we had the talent and injuries killed us. We haven't had a consistent starting 5 on the line since CPFJG has had the worst offensive lines in UT history......hard to know what kind of QB he really is without protection. Watch a game from last year and watch almost any other power 5 school's OL....way undersized without any depth.
I would think that Peyton Manning would be the standard that QBs are measured by at UT.
And one would have to go way, way, way down the list before they get to Crompton.
I would be good with Tee Martin being the standard - since we are on the topic! I love Peyton but Tee won a NC! The QB needs to do what is best for team. It may mean throwing it all over the field - it might mean limiting turnovers and controlling posession to limit exposure of defense!
I think we have some coaches who know what is best and will ask JG to do what is best for team. Individual stats should not matter. There is one goal.
JG has been saddled with the following:
A pathetic OL
Not enough playmakers at WR and RB
A poor head coach in over his head (Butch)
Another head coach without head coaching experience
A coordinator without coordinating experience (Larry Scott)
Another coordinator without P5 coordinating experience (Helton)
A dramatic switch in offensive philosophies
JG has some flaws in his game (I don't think his presence is elite) but he's been given a tough hand......
