CAVPUT
CEO Quippy Grumps of VN
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We gotta start learning to put 2and 2 together on this one guys. As we all know practices are closed to the media and public. There’s a reason for that. So we only know what they WANT us to know. We know what we’re being spoon fed and we except it as truth. Although personally we’ve all gotten to witness a spring game with all involved that’s mandatory and 1 full game of nothing but JG.
Throughout spring and fall camp we’ve heard one narrative from our coach that promised us the best guys would play and the media that reports within guidelines (you can chose for yourself if you believe every word of what no one seen as complete truth).
That narrative is “The back ups are inconsistent.” And you would think JG is flawless. Believe what you wish but you can’t convince me JG hasn’t thrown erratically in practice nor can you convince me he hasn’t thrown ints. We’ve seen it in games. About two weeks ago CJP was quoted saying “the backups need to stop throwing the ball to the other team.” A few days later Weinke was quoted saying “they haven’t thrown many.”. At this point we’ve seen JG perform twice. Both times he was as inconsistent as you would think any qb in the SEC could be. All of the same issues we all seen from last season, on display, once again, TWICE already in 2019.
In the spring game JG was as one point 2-9. That’s inconsistent. He struggled throughout the game with accuracy and finished just over 50%. That’s inconsistent. His TD pass to Palmer in the back of the end zone was contested with a wide open JJ underneath. That’s inconsistent or arguably consistently as bad as last year. He held the ball too long. Inconsistent. Took sacks. Inconsistent. In fact the ONLY “consistency” we PERSONALLY SEEN was BM. He started 5-5. Could’ve been 7-7 if not for a bobble OOB by a TE. He opened the second half with a bad mistake but responded with proof of a bad memory and the most beautiful throw of the day to J.Lowe. His second int is debatable if Keyton could’ve made that play and my answer is yes. But given what we all personally seen that day I have to ask if you would bet your paychecks that the white team comes out on top if JG and BM were the only 2 qbs? I know I would hesitate after seeing that.
Which brings me to my conclusion. This is a coaching tactic that’s backfired a bit. CJP has been using the media and himself to keep the competition for #2 as competitive as possible. All it’s done is create a false distrust in our backups with the fan base after seeing JGs performance. In fact I’d say they may be better in a lot of areas. The difference is experience and experience alone. Not talent. I think CJP knows that BM is our best chance to win OFFENSIVELY. But he’s a defensive minded coach. JGs style of play allows the game to have to be won DEFENSIVELY. Why else would you look at the top of the depth chart and see JG over BM for BYU after GAST? Pruitt wants to win with defense. And after looking at all the circumstances that’s the opinion I’ve come up with.
I don't think Pruitt gives a damn about "distrust in our backups with the fan base". We've got 2 young qbs backing up JG. Neither apparently is ready to take the job. One of the worst mistakes you can make with a young quarterback is to throw him into the fire before he's ready and ruin his confidence. This idea that Pruitt is somehow playing some sort of game to pacify the fans about his choice for the starting qb is...no offense...silly. When either of the backups is deemed ready to play and wins the job from JG, I have no doubt they'll make the change. One thing I'm certain of...no coach is going to keep a more talented/prepared player on the bench. They'll play the kids that give them the best chance to win regardless of what the fans may think.
