I watched the 4th quarter when the game was on the line and Tn needed to score coming from behind to win. We did something the rest of the college football world went 0-272 trying to do that 4th quarter. Did you not watch the 4th quarter, do you think game winning drives late in the 4th quarter is a bad trait for a QB to have?
But you cannot attribute the win solely to JG. The main catalyst for that victory was the play of Eric Gray. You cannot deny that. JG was important on that final drive as he was in command of the offense.
I agree somewhat.
Typical neverJG argument that includes the old woulda coulda shouldas in every sentence. You folks even watch sports, you are aware that there are all types of scenarios that happen quite often in team sport. You moan and groan saying he played bad yet he played his role in us coming back and winning that game and only a football dummy would not recognize that.
Last time I checked you play 4 quarters not 2 in football. Who cares how someone plays if they play well with the game on the line. JG only played 6 full football games, the rest part time. His play in the 2nd half vs USCjrs, Ky, Mizz, Miss St and Indiana played key roles in those victories with 3 of them coming on the road. He was 65/104, 1000+ yards, 7 tds 2 ints in those 5 games, vs UAB and Chatt he went 20/29 190 yrds 4 TDs 1 int. I'm guessing you think he should have done much better those 7 games as you watch from the couch. The games you guys crucify him over weren't nearly as bad as you all make it out. I contend that the whole team stunk it up vs Florida, go watch the tape as that's a tie ballgame at halftime had we just protected the football in the redzone. We were 1 score down and had made 3 consecutive 3 and outs vs Al offense until the roughing the passer penalty late in the 3rd that put them up 2 scores, he stunk vs Vandy, threw for 300+ vs Ga St and played mediocre to bad vs BYU. He finished top half of nearly every QB stat out there while playing the equivalent of 10 total games in a conservative offense. I've never called him elite but those stats are impossible to dismiss and I believe point to him being able to help us win a bunch of football games this season.
Yet every time in every game in the 2nd half with the game on the line Pruitt and Chaney decided to go with JG. It was evident, and Pruitt stated it nearly every game after the Fl loss, that we were going to play multiple QBs, so why does it come as a shock to you that is exactly how it played out? JG played well enough, part time, for us to win 8 football games too coming off those 2 years. I guess that you must disagree, are you saying the OCs, our OL, DL overall roster and coaching were good during those seasons and that it was just ol JG holding us back? You and whoever else that thinks winning in the SEC with those schedules and those 2 rosters was possible is a football dummy in my eyes.
Good Lord man....TN should've been up on Indiana by two full scores, easy, in the 4th. You are spot on....you play 4 quarters and JG didnt play well in any one of them. Yes he completed some decent passes and had a fantastic pass for a TD (for Indiana). But overall, anyone with an unbiased and logical football mind will watch that game and say TNs QB play (all of the QB play) was mediocre at best and not the reason TN won that game. Defense and Special Teams saved the day. And Eric Gray.
All I’m saying is if he had a concussion after MSU then it was slight enough to pass protocol. I know that particular week he WAS diagnosed with a concussion. No matter how severe it was it was serious enough to hold him out vs Alabama. They elected not to but nevertheless he was that much more susceptible to re injury.
