Ainge: "QB position is a question mark"

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Negateer said:
The QB position is not a question mark. It's the one position where there is NO question.

That's my problem.
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Unfortunately the reality is that it may in fact be a question mark. Time to deal with it.

Last year he was great against UC-kept us going against Florida despite some awful throws, and not good against UGA prior to getting hurt. As a freshman he put up great numbers against crap competition, but stuggled against Vandy (2 bad picks), and was not very good against UNC. I know he was a freshman, but you do realize that this is all we have to base him on-so where do you see guaranteed talent/success?

Oh, and then there are the rumors he doesn't work hard. But you're right-he shouldn't have competition, because that always works out so well (see Sanchez, Mark).
 
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LosAngVol said:
Ainge knows that he can feed into the negativity surrounding some fans around the program by blasting Bray. It allows him to be another lazy member of the sports media and sit back and blindly discuss an artificial controversy as opposed to doing any real research.

Bray isn't perfect, but would anyone be surprised if he led the SEC and yards of TD's this year? Exactly.
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This.

Thin Blue Vol said:
This post is gonna head south quick Negateer with your pointed/abrasive comments! There is no doubt that Bray has talent, but he hasn't beaten nor played against any of the top tier talent in the SEC to prove himself yet. Until then, his leadership and ability will be questioned until he proves himself ON THE FIELD and not through twitter or the sideline with a broken thumb. Time will tell.
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Makes no difference to the question of whether the QB position is a question mark or not.

There is no question mark. Bray is the starter, and will be mega-productive.

This was a lazy, bs statement by Ainge.
 
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Negateer said:
We've sucked the last two years. No run game. No depth.

That has nothing to do with bray's skills, kid.

get back to me when you learn a bit more about the game of football.
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I suggest you learn it yourself before you spouting off.

There is a ton more to being a great QB than having a strong arm, I like Bray's talent and potential, but there is a boatload he needs to work on, like being a team leader, actually selling a fake on play action, reading defenses, checking down and hitting the open reciever instead of trying to force every throw at least 20 yards downfield, his mobility, his strength and his attitude.

The dude can play, but he's got alot to improve on and yes Bray's skills or lack thereof contribute to TN's sucktitiude just like everybody else's.
 
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Negateer said:
This.



Makes no difference to the question of whether the QB position is a question mark or not.

There is no question mark. Bray is the starter, and will be mega-productive.

This was a lazy, bs statement by Ainge.
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What's interesting is that Ainge actually has experience being an unquestioned starter as a young player. How did that work out going into his sophomore year?
 
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Negateer said:
Ainge just said that. Unreal.

This choke-master pick-throwing superchoker just slammed Bray.

Li'l Erik, I have news for you. Bray is 50 times the QB you were ever were. As a sophomore, he outshines you as a senior. The QB position is one place on our offense that we don't have a question mark.

You might want to stay away from slamming Bray at this point, considering your own shortcomings.
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What are you Tyler Bray's girlfriend?
 
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Negateer said:
The QB position is not a question mark. It's the one position where there is NO question.

That's my problem.
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we are in okay shape at QB right now, but the Ainge bashing is just unnecessary. Especially since Ainge is all Vol and helped us win some big games early in his career.

What has Bray done besides pick apart some not so decent teams? Bray is unproven as a leader, maybe not so much as a passer. You need to be proven at both to be successful in this league.
 
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JOEY'S ALL VOL !!! said:
I suggest you learn it yourself before you spouting off.

There is a ton more to being a great QB than having a strong arm, I like Bray's talent and potential, but there is a boatload he needs to work on, like being a team leader, actually selling a fake on play action, reading defenses, checking down and hitting the open reciever instead of trying to force every throw at least 20 yards downfield, his mobility, his strength and his attitude.

The dude can play, but he's got alot to improve on and yes Bray's skills or lack thereof contribute to TN's sucktitiude just like everybody else's.
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This.

It's also concerning that we could run the ball with Simms much better than we could with Bray.
 
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Ok I was listening to that and Ainge was in no way bashing Tyler Bray. Just pointing out that he still needs to grow mentally and beat good teams. Both very true. Ainge does not play into the negativity of the media and that's why I enjoy listening to him.
Ainge was a great QB for UT. He is a true VFL. Some of you people need to quit getting Butt hurt every time someone doesn't acknowledge that Bray is god. Bray is very talented and now its time to take a step forward and Win!
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LosAngVol said:
Ainge knows that he can feed into the negativity surrounding some fans around the program by blasting Bray. It allows him to be another lazy member of the sports media and sit back and blindly discuss an artificial controversy as opposed to doing any real research.

Bray isn't perfect, but would anyone be surprised if he led the SEC and yards of TD's this year? Exactly.
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I think it's possibly, but can he do more than put up big numbers? like lead our team to some W's
 
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Negateer said:
Bray and Dooley? By themselves?

So, Dooley's snapping and going long? Buttonhook at the fifty?

He's got good hands, they say. But I think we should let the rest of the team play if we want to have a chance.
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The quarterback and head coach always get more credit/blame for wins/losses than anyone else. When you're in one of those leadership roles that's how people judge you, fair or unfair.
 
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UTvol1fn said:
we are in okay shape at QB right now, but the Ainge bashing is just unnecessary. .
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no, the Bray-bashing by Ainge was unnecessary.

PowerT83 said:
This.

It's also concerning that we could run the ball with Simms much better than we could with Bray.
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Not to me. We HAD to run with Simms. So we practiced it all week.

kohlrums said:
What's interesting is that Ainge actually has experience being an unquestioned starter as a young player.
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Now THAT was when the QB position was a question mark, when Ainge was in orange.
 
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but so far he hasn't won crap. he almost single handed lost the vandy game. he cried on the sideline after the throat slash gesture. he is weak minded and must get tougher to win against florida, ga, bama, usc..etc. how long you been sleeping with him?
 
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ReebaVol said:
Ok I was listening to that and Ainge was in no way bashing Tyler Bray. Just pointing out that he still needs to grow mentally and beat good teams. Both very true. Ainge does not play into the negativity of the media and that's why I enjoy listening to him.
Ainge was a great QB for UT. He is a true VFL. Some of you people need to quit getting Butt hurt every time someone doesn't acknowledge that Bray is god. Bray is very talented and now its time to take a step forward and Win!
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Thanks...always more to the story.
 
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Negateer said:
If you think Ainge is a better talent than Bray, then your QB evaluation skills are what is ridiculous. Bray will play in the NFL and will win championships.

Ainge couldn't make it on the scout team.
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I concur. Ainge was on the Jets roster for a brief time.
 
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Negateer said:
Ainge just said that. Unreal.

This choke-master pick-throwing superchoker just slammed Bray.

Li'l Erik, I have news for you. Bray is 50 times the QB you were ever were. As a sophomore, he outshines you as a senior. The QB position is one place on our offense that we don't have a question mark.

You might want to stay away from slamming Bray at this point, considering your own shortcomings.
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You are pretty quick to call him names. Did you paly D1 football? If not, you should be less quick to call people who have actually been there names. Ainge earned his right to be a critic.
 
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Negateer said:
It's time for YOU to deal with the fact that Bray will be the starter until he leaves this university.

Get over it, Matt.
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He may be the starter, but the issue was is the position a question mark or not. Based on what we have seen of him I would say-yes. If it were up to a vote for having/not-having an open competition prior to next season I would vote Yes.
 
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patriot-vol said:
The quarterback and head coach always get more credit/blame for wins/losses than anyone else. When you're in one of those leadership roles that's how people judge you, fair or unfair.
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The bottom line, and the point of this post, is that no matter what you say, if there is one position on this team where there is no question mark, it is at QB.

Ainge was wrong, plain and simple. QB position is not a question mark. Bray is the starter, and we're lucky to have him. If he doesn't get injured, he will never be knocked off the first team.

We don't have anyone near good enough.

govols8701 said:
What was the context of his quote? Are you positive he was talking about UT?
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Yeah. He was going from position to position, had just finished talking about linebackers.
 
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Ainge had some years that made our QB position a question mark... he also had a couple of very good years as well. Bray has done nothing, on the field, to make me think he is a question mark.
 
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Negateer said:
The bottom line, and the point of this post, is that no matter what you say, if there is one position on this team where there is no question mark, it is at QB.

Ainge was wrong, plain and simple. QB position is not a question mark. Bray is the starter, and we're lucky to have him. If he doesn't get injured, he will never be knocked off the first team.

We don't have anyone near good enough.



Yeah. He was going from position to position, had just finished talking about linebackers.
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Who would win in a fight? Bray vs. God?
Trick question. Bray is God.
 
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Bray will most likely end up a better qb than Ainge at UT, but he isn't yet.
 
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