1vol8
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I just thought I would post a few thoughts about the qb situation that most seem to be over reacting to due to last night’s Outcome.
JG- at this point we know what he is. The coaches know what he is. He’s a qb that needs to be coached around instead of coaching through him. When the play calling shows 35 runs to only 5 passes? It tells you they didn’t practice a passing attack nearly AT ALL. No need to say more.
Maurer- He didn’t look good. At all. But is that indicative of him or the coaching? I think it’s grown abundantly clear that JP has no interest in preparing a #2. Never has. And he threw Maurer out there when Arkansas was 0 blitzing the run. Again.... when the play calling is 35 runs to 5 passes WITH Guarantano AND we know the back ups don’t get much if any practice with the 1s, is it not fair to assume they were asking Maurer to do something that wasn’t practiced? Not to mention he had two deaths in the family within 48 hours of game time that I’m sure was weighing heavy on his mind as well as being suddenly put into action cold off the bench. We’re talking about a kid that obviously hasn’t practiced a passing game going in that also hasn’t played a game since last year. Rust should be expected and Pruitt COULD'VE knocked some of that off by playing him vs Mizzou, earlier vs Alabama and you can even argue UGA.
Bailey- he didn’t look bad. Yes he had two ints and one probably should’ve been PI. But nevertheless I don’t hold that against him. He was put in the same situation as Maurer through the week of practice (or lack there of). However he wasn’t put in the game when Arkansas was in blitz mode like Maurer. With time running out they went into a prevent and gave Bailey the underneath on what appeared to be the same play 5 times straight. The only other time we’ve seen him was vs UK where he threw 4 straight times. 3 were incomplete and 1 of those really should have been intercepted. My point is maybe we should pump the brakes on declaring who is better between two talented but under coached players.
Pruitt- what can I say that hasn’t been said? I’ve been coaching this game for over a decade and never once seen a coach with such control issues. You’re kidding yourself if you think JP doesn’t dictate who Cheney WILL use as his qb. You’re kidding yourself if you think Helton picked JG over Christ. And you’re kidding yourself if with ALL the evidence out there, you still believe our backups are as bad as they look or as bad as he says they are. Of course they won’t be good right away if you don’t invest any time into them. Qb is the most complex position in all of sports and it takes practice and reps to build on their skills. Without it..... they WILL fail. Mistakes HAVE to be made to learn from so a good coach should almost welcome them. After all..... isn’t that what a coach is for? To teach?
All I’m saying is anyone complaining about how the back ups look need to look no farther than Pruitt himself. They ARE more talented than JG. They just haven’t had the benefit of the coaching they were promised.
JG- at this point we know what he is. The coaches know what he is. He’s a qb that needs to be coached around instead of coaching through him. When the play calling shows 35 runs to only 5 passes? It tells you they didn’t practice a passing attack nearly AT ALL. No need to say more.
Maurer- He didn’t look good. At all. But is that indicative of him or the coaching? I think it’s grown abundantly clear that JP has no interest in preparing a #2. Never has. And he threw Maurer out there when Arkansas was 0 blitzing the run. Again.... when the play calling is 35 runs to 5 passes WITH Guarantano AND we know the back ups don’t get much if any practice with the 1s, is it not fair to assume they were asking Maurer to do something that wasn’t practiced? Not to mention he had two deaths in the family within 48 hours of game time that I’m sure was weighing heavy on his mind as well as being suddenly put into action cold off the bench. We’re talking about a kid that obviously hasn’t practiced a passing game going in that also hasn’t played a game since last year. Rust should be expected and Pruitt COULD'VE knocked some of that off by playing him vs Mizzou, earlier vs Alabama and you can even argue UGA.
Bailey- he didn’t look bad. Yes he had two ints and one probably should’ve been PI. But nevertheless I don’t hold that against him. He was put in the same situation as Maurer through the week of practice (or lack there of). However he wasn’t put in the game when Arkansas was in blitz mode like Maurer. With time running out they went into a prevent and gave Bailey the underneath on what appeared to be the same play 5 times straight. The only other time we’ve seen him was vs UK where he threw 4 straight times. 3 were incomplete and 1 of those really should have been intercepted. My point is maybe we should pump the brakes on declaring who is better between two talented but under coached players.
Pruitt- what can I say that hasn’t been said? I’ve been coaching this game for over a decade and never once seen a coach with such control issues. You’re kidding yourself if you think JP doesn’t dictate who Cheney WILL use as his qb. You’re kidding yourself if you think Helton picked JG over Christ. And you’re kidding yourself if with ALL the evidence out there, you still believe our backups are as bad as they look or as bad as he says they are. Of course they won’t be good right away if you don’t invest any time into them. Qb is the most complex position in all of sports and it takes practice and reps to build on their skills. Without it..... they WILL fail. Mistakes HAVE to be made to learn from so a good coach should almost welcome them. After all..... isn’t that what a coach is for? To teach?
All I’m saying is anyone complaining about how the back ups look need to look no farther than Pruitt himself. They ARE more talented than JG. They just haven’t had the benefit of the coaching they were promised.
