Yeah, no thanks. That was musical chairs including Clausen that year because the qbs struggled. Look at the roster of that team and compare it to now, different level, you could roll the dice with a freshman and win 10 games then which we can’t right now. Great example not to throw HB in personally.
I watched him and compared him to other kids at the Elite 11, and I came away completely unimpressed with his arm strength. He's young, and his arm could still get stronger. He also supposedly has other strengths. I'm not writing him off. I'm just saying that his arm strength isn't that impressive right now.
He’s been listed anywhere from 6’3- 6’4 depending on the sight you visit. Maybe some measure with shoes on and others don’t. Maybe he slumps a little when being measured, Idk. What I do know is he’s 6’4. Either way that is far from “undersized”. He was 193 at signing day. He was 202 at the spring game last year. Once again not undersized for his playing style. JTS, HB and JG all NEED to be bigger than he is because they are not a threat to run. BM NEEDS to be lighter because he IS a threat to run.
THAT season wasn’t. All 3 ended up making plays. Schaeffer lost out in the competition by the middle of the season and then got injured. Ainge was the established starter and was rolling aces before his season ending injury and Clausen was adept enough to win the Cotton Bowl going away. Now the FOLLOWING season? That was the first Fulmer inspired “musical chairs” QB edition with Ainge and Clausen going back and forth...Schaeffer had transferred.
I've never touted Salter as I've never seen him play or much video. 6'1 185 seems a bit small if he's not full of super lean muscle. I don't see Salter being anywhere near ready to be our starting QB next season, but if he puts on 20 lbs of muscle between then and now I could see him potentially getting some time. HB is our guy the next few seasons so he's gonna be scratching for time until Bailey is injured or departs. I'm not sold on him that much at all really.
You said Salter would be yet another reason Maurer would transfer next year. You also said we’d go from JG to HB to Salter then Manning. Did you not? Do you think Salter is going to grow 2-3 inches and put on more than 30 lbs to be at YOUR required weight for a qb? If Maurer is undersized then you’re saying Salter should never have been offered at all huh? Or MAYBE playing styles have a HUGE effect on body types. One or the other..... choose one
Wtf are you rambling about. You can't be so simple minded to think that I believe all QBs need to be 6'3 monsters. Plenty of 6'1 guys can play the position, they still need muscle and strength to play in the SEC, BM looks to have neither nor does it look like something he worked on improving during the offseason. You're the QB coach, surely you're not out there telling the kids you coach to not be focusing on their body. Football players improve in the weight room regardless of what arm and leg talent they possess, I'm sure you've told BM that same exact thing dozens of times.
Your boy was recruited as a project with hopes that he would improve his strength, size, maturity, propensity to turnovers and knowledge of an offense, recruited here because we had zero depth at the time at QB and recruited here because he showed some arm talent and running ability at the QB position. Injuries hampered his improvement and for whatever reason he's been recruited over not once with Bailey but twice once Salter was recruited here. You've hinted that you're one of the reasons he's at UT and I've said numerous time that was probably bad advice if you knew HB was being recruited to play QB in Knoxville. The biggest lol I had all season was when you stated BMs play would scare off HB, hehe, that was a good one as it didn't even scare off JG. Your boys time is up in Knoxville if he doesn't see the field early this season, deep down you know it and it kills you, especially when someone told you a year ago that's what would happen. I hate it though because I think we're a pretty good football team if a player as great as BM is, according to you, is our backup QB.
It depends on their playing style man! That’s what I’ve been trying to get through to you! If qb A is a pocket passer then I’ll give them a certain diet (weight gain) that is NOT the same as qb B as a Duel threat (weight maintain or loss). You don’t have to “add” muscle to become stronger. I know people that can’t bench 200 lbs but can pick up car transmissions off the ground. I know people that can bench 350 that can’t pick up that same transmission. So to answer your question.... yes I’ve SUGGESTED to Brian not to get over 215 and personally don’t want to see him over 210. However if HB were a qb of mine I’d tell HIM to stay at 225. With Salter I’d tell him 200-205. Why?........ difference in playing styles.
If Brian were to transfer it wouldn’t be because he “got recruited over”. It would be because he and one of his coaches don’t see eye to eye and I’ll leave it at that. But HB physically will not beat out Maurer. If he were to do that it would have to be in the film room. Maurer has the stronger arm, both are equally as accurate deep but Maurer is more accurate short and intermediate. Bailey can’t throw on the run. Maurer can. Bailey can’t run away from defenses. Maurer can. Bailey has to have a clean pocket for his mechanics because he can’t throw “off platform”. Maurer can.
And BTW. I never said BM would scare off HB. I think you have me confused with littlevol. I did however say at one point last year that if I were thinking like a HC it was a smart play to go with JG even though there was a more talented qb on the roster because if he touched the field he’d run away with the job. And I wasn’t wrong. Once he touched the field he ran away with the job and only injury got JG back on the field. If he’d never gotten injured it’s a high possibility that we would’ve lost JG AND HB. Which would’ve left us with ONLY Maurer and Shrout this coming season.
