Indeed....
One. You still ignore the experience advantage... and that's just dumb on your part. Two. How many times do I and others have to say that Maurer was not ready to play? He didn't play because he was ready... he played because a RS Jr that the staff had poured their efforts to build confidence and develop physically since Pruitt stepped on campus played terribly.
That's stupid... your reasoning gets progressively worse every time you post. He didn't "stink" in the sense you seem to be suggesting. He had some really good moments and some really bad ones. That leaves a coach with the opportunity to work on the bad plays while hoping the good plays can make a guy a really good QB. JG is average... at his peaks. Again, that deep throw to MC vs USCe is the perfect illustration. An above average QB hits that for a TD in their sleep. JG threw late and short and turned it into a contested catch.
That's because you're ignorant or in denial.
I'm not saying he will ever start for UT. I am saying he had some flashes of EXACTLY what UT has been missing for the last 3 years... and yeah that perfectly thrown pass to MC qualifies and especially when you watch him instinctively step up into the pocket away from pressure to give himself space to deliver. Play like his two INT's vs MSU... can't be tolerated. If he can't fix that then he can't start.
Maurer did NOT do a good job consistently reading D's. He struggled getting past his 1st or 2nd read. Typical Fr whether you're talking Suggs or Manning. But again... I don't even think
@1vol8 says Maurer was ready to play as a Fr. He should have been a back up in 4 games then taken his RS. He was forced to play because of Shrout and JG.
It is remarkable that you as a JG apologist are writing off a Fr for not being great at reading D's. JG wasn't good at it as a RS Jr. He routinely missed open receivers because he was too slow going through his progressions or didn't read secondary movement/alignment well. How do you rationalize that kind of inconsistency?