Hill’s not on scholarship yet...so 5.I know that's a popular excuse... but JG's first 2 years were in the same system. It was Jones' baby. I will agree that Jones' system sucked but JG was no more disadvantaged in that way than Dobbs or Dormady.
JG's issue though is not very likely system related. If it were then his comfort developed over the course of last season would have eliminated those issues. The announcer in the bowl game pretty much nailed it. JG doesn't anticipate plays... he doesn't read and react quickly enough. He has to "see" a receiver open rather than seeing where he's going to be open. This apparent innate inability has manifested itself in different ways. For a long time, he just ate the ball and took tons of sacks and physical abuse. Even last year he was one of the slowest QB's in the SEC for getting the ball out.
JG was helped a ton by JJ and MC last year. They were able to make contested catches to bail him out of late throws. JJ was excellent after the catch. That's gone now. JG MUST become a better QB or else needs to step aside.
FWIW, I don't know if Daniels would be the answer or not. UT already has 6 guys listed as scholarship QB's on the roster. I don't see where you can put him without pulling a scholarship from someone else.
The reason it is so highly debated, IMO, is that every time there is a grad transfer QB, somebody thinks we need him. This case is different, it seems as Daniels is a legit talent who could potentially help us, but many, including me, dismiss most of the QB transfer threads because many times, the "prospect" is slaw.This is one of my favorite all-time threads. It is right up there with the debate as to whether UT should take Landon Dickerson after we had been complaining about our OL for years (he went to Bama and started all 13 games and was named second-team All-SEC), whether we should take Cade Mays because he said mean stuff about the Vols as a high school senior, and so on. Yea, we should probably be satisfied with JG who lost to GEORGIA STATE AND BYU LAST YEAR AND WAS BENCHED AGAINST UK AND IU BECAUSE HE WAS AWFUL and turn down a guy (assuming he’s actually interested) that is predicted to be a first day NFL draft pick. Yea, that makes sense.
After watching that 247 video posted yesterday and listening to this interview:
I really really want JT Daniels on this team...
Curious why we would not have room for Hayden, but have it for Daniels or Evans. I'm pretty sure we have room for 1 guy, at least.If the Vols are out for Zach Evans and we have no room for Chase Hayden....
.... then I’d expect JT Daniels to be announced as transferring to Tennessee in the coming days.
The reason it is so highly debated, IMO, is that every time there is a grad transfer QB, somebody thinks we need him. This case is different, it seems as Daniels is a legit talent who could potentially help us, but many, including me, dismiss most of the QB transfer threads because many times, the "prospect" is slaw.
Uncertainty and unnecessary QB play is what CJP has had to work with. Uncertainty in how the young QBs would be in game and unnecessary decisions by a seasoned QB. CJP i think did pretty well managing the situation but a lot could have gone worse if he didn’t understand the players the way he did.