Bailey is the future.

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#127
LIfeisDeep Again you don't get to see the practices so you don't see everything the Staff sees. The fact that they feel different about the QB situation doesn't make them stubborn. It may just mean they know more about the trio than you do. JMHO
 
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JMSqb11 said:
Care to give reasons that are factual why they aren’t an overrated defense?

You can’t. They are vastly overrated because of one of the easiest schedules in the country. Anyone saying or acting like they are something special or borderline formidable don’t watch a lot of football
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I watch a lot of football. That defense could play in the SEC.
 
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lifeisdeep said:
We have all seen coaches make decisions we didn't agree with when it came to what quarterback to start. But I can honestly say I have never seen an instance where first one backup, and then the other backup, came in and made the starter look silly - only to then get relegated back to the bench after they had gotten past their initial jitters (the first time either got any game time other than mop-up, weeks ago prior to UGA) and were clearly outplaying the starter.

The defense is vastly improved. The offense looked night and day better when Maurer was playing, and then again when Shrout was; now it looks like it did when we were on our way to starting 1-4, because the same guy who was inept at quarterback then is inexplicably being played again by the coach. The defense won the game yesterday; if Shrout had played we probably would have hung 60 on UAB.

Even good coaches make bad decisions; Saban kept Tua in the NCG too long last year. But I have never seen a top-level coach insist, game after game, on doing something that seemed motivated by nothing other than stubbornness. It really seems like he just wants to show the fans that we're wrong and he's right about who should be playing QB, or even worse, like he'll show us to question him because he'll play the bad QB no matter what it costs us just because everyone is questioning his decision to play said player.

The only other explanation for why he keeps trotting JG out there is if he thinks Bailey is that much better than our current QBs and doesn't want him to decommit because he sees Shrout or Maurer suddenly balling out. And that would be even more indefensible than the other possible explanation I outlined above, because if Maurer or Shrout plays well enough to make Bailey ride the bench, it doesn't matter if Bailey goes somewhere else.
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If Bailey is scared of Maurer or Shrout do we want him? But with said I have feeling that this is all to do with Bailey.
 
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butchna said:
Not the same...but it’s a legit SEC level defense.
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I thought the UAB defense was pretty solid. Their offense put them in bad positions all night. Their front 7 is legit and we earned every yard we gained on the ground. I think they were outmanned on the back end, but overall I was impressed with the defense.
GBO!!
 
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TGVol said:
That is absolutely not the case. Only last couple of weeks he has been getting the same reps (or perhaps more) than JG. Prior to that he was #3 QB and probably hardly ever practiced with the first unit. I'm sure during last couple of weeks when developing him was the focus, in situational practices where coaches ask him to make the proper reads/adjustments he has improved but it will take a while before he gets the full grasp of Chaney's offense. This does not mean that against certain opponents that let you through the long ball more he may not be more effective than JG right now (and Chaney knows that as well - SC defense allowed that for example). But against a type of defense he faced yesterday that was not available (one long ball he threw was in double coverage and in all honesty should have been intercepted).
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Shrout was not intercepted yesterday but JG was. JG is and always has been a red zone disaster. The game against UAB was the perfect time to let Shrout play and see what he can do for at least a half. I can't believe right now that Shrout cannot play because there is not enough on field evidence to provde one way or the other. I can tell you that against SC they let JG and Shrout throw the same deep ball. One was on time and target and ended up an easy touchdown. The other was late and floated which forced the receiver to make a tough catch and not score. That drive ended in a FG.
 
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Volhoops said:
I can't believe right now that Shrout cannot play because there is not enough on field evidence to provde one way or the other.
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As long as our coaching staff (best in the country as far as I'm concerned) believes there is enough evidence to not play him more because of on the field evidence and/or practice sessions - does not matter - that's all I need to see.
 
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VolByBirth said:
... but as stated last night, he still can’t progress through his reads and they simplify the offense for him...
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Who stated that, I missed it. Was it Pruitt, Chaney, or the "announcers". If I heard that without a name attached to the QB, I would assume they were talking about JG.
Wezcoast said:
… but he has proven to be a bit fragile to this point and they probably want to protect him until he has done some physical maturing and learned to protect himself by using better awareness and judgement.
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Anybody taking hits to the head can get concussed. Fragility has nothing to do with it.
Wezcoast said:
… JG probably looks head and shoulders better in practice all week and that's what keeps the coaches going back to him. They likely see his gameday issues as temporary mental blocks that have to be overcome by trying until he gets it fixed. .
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4 yrs is a long time to be temporary.
Wezcoast said:
… If Pruitt is willing to sacrifice a couple of the remaining games of the season for the overall greater good, he will have that luxury because there is zero chance he will be getting fired for it right now.
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I hope this is way off base. How is this for the overall greater good? Intentionally tanking a season can't be good for recruiting, fan support, keeping the players bought in, it's a total disservice to all the aforementioned. Especially if he feels "he will have that luxury because there is zero chance he will be getting fired for it right now".
 
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TGVol said:
I think given the remaining teams we have left to play and how they are playing at the moment (bad) the calculation should be that if all we do is play like yesterday we should win all the remaining games so why risk putting Maurer in? However, if things are not going well and we need a spark he is probably available.
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If we play like we did last night we wont win another game this year
 
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cgrish said:
If we play like we did last night we wont win another game this year
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I think we will win all the remaining games if the defense plays with similar intensity as in past few games (last night especially), and offense improves just a little bit (o-line was not good last night but if they can play like they played in few previous games we will be able to run the ball enough and without having to do too much in passing game it will be enough against the SEC doormats which is what UK, Vandy, and Mizzou seem to be once again.
 
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OrangeSquid said:
Who stated that, I missed it. Was it Pruitt, Chaney, or the "announcers". If I heard that without a name attached to the QB, I would assume they were talking about JG.
Anybody taking hits to the head can get concussed. Fragility has nothing to do with it.
4 yrs is a long time to be temporary.
I hope this is way off base. How is this for the overall greater good? Intentionally tanking a season can't be good for recruiting, fan support, keeping the players bought in, it's a total disservice to all the aforementioned. Especially if he feels "he will have that luxury because there is zero chance he will be getting fired for it right now".
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The greater good is insuring we have a healthy Maurer for next season so they can get Bailey ready at his pace rather than because we have to play him or because the "fans" say so.
 
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#144
The receivers have to WAIT on the ball when JG plays! My 7 year old son can see it. BM and JT hits them in stride. It’s the difference between a first down and a touchdown folks. Just like you saw last week when JT hit Calloway on that bomb. Why settle for a good O when we can have a high scoring great O.
 
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QB’s that come in and beat out the current roster QBs are rare. I’m sure Bailey is good. Peyton, Lawrence, Fromm, etc. are a rare breed. It’s hard to do as good as Mauer honestly if he’s stayed healthy could’ve broke some freshman records here IMO. We will see.
 
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volfan8 said:
QB’s that come in and beat out the current roster QBs are rare. I’m sure Bailey is good. Peyton, Lawrence, Fromm, etc. are a rare breed. It’s hard to do as good as Mauer honestly if he’s stayed healthy could’ve broke some freshman records here IMO. We will see.
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Most freshman come in with a list of things to improve on before taking the field. Maurers list consists of only 2 issues. Situational football and decision making. The only way to fix those 2 issues is experience and patience.
 
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1vol8 said:
Most freshman come in with a list of things to improve on before taking the field. Maurers list consists of only 2 issues. Situational football and decision making. The only way to fix those 2 issues is experience and patience.
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That is not the only way. More "traditional" approach would be for Maurer, Shrout (or really any young QB) to keep developing those skills (decision making and situational football) over another year or two of practice. Given that we have highly skilled and experienced staff that could be a huge benefit long term.
 
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tennrich1 said:
I think Harrison Bailey will be a really good quarterback... in time. I do think however in high school he’s had an issue with interceptions.
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I keep reading this and its absolute garbage. Let's look at some career HS stats shall we

Bailey:
7247 yards
75 Tds
17 ints

Shrout:
3304 yards
29 Tds
29 ints

Maurer:
7693 yards
64 tds
35! Ints

Keep in mind Bailey has also played against superior competition
 
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