Came in gangbusters vs UGA and had they invested more than two weeks he may have been able to handle an adjustment after halftime. I never criticized DWA nor JJ for those drops. However when some people criticize HIM for his ints I point out facts that are relevant. The FRESHMAN made TWO terrible decisions in his 4 starts. Forgive me if I don’t fault him, or any other qb for unfortunate results after doing THEIR job.
You assume a true freshman could’ve mastered a gameplan engineered solely for him...and that any coaching staff worth their salt would devise one for one player that hadn’t solidified himself as the second or third string on the depth chart. That’s why you’re not a HC. None worth a crap could afford to be so devoted to one player.
Coaches value elite competition and how kids have performed against such competition. HB's stock is high because of his numbers that he put up in one of the best high school districts in the country. He also was part of turning around the Marietta program who had struggled for several years. By all accounts the kid has been groomed to be in this position, I think he's gonna do great. QB spot is set for a while I think.
Never said “mastered” anything. Idk what you don’t get about it. The kid was a freshman. As if being a freshman isn’t challenging enough by itself, add in there that they prepared HIM for a mere two weeks before playing GEORGIA and freakin ALABAMA! The fact that he had any success at all in that witches brew of definite failure SHOULD give you the tip of the iceberg of what I already know. All I’m saying is IF they had prepared him from spring until fall (not saying that he should’ve won the job. Just hypothetically saying if he were the starter from day 1 like Nix) you’re a fool if you believe he wouldn’t have been milestones better than he was and an ADJUSTMENT COULD'VE been made in the second half vs UGA. He was good enough as a RAW freshman to hold the lead on UGA and keep pace with Alabama. That’s all I needed to see to know all he needs is a LEGIT opportunity.
Lol, as if he hasn't been given a LEGIT opportunity. This cat actually believes that Pruitt has been an idiot in how he's handled the QB position. What a joke, I think we've got as good a QB room as anyone else in the conference and could be set for years to come with JG/HB/Salter/Simpson/Manning should it work out that way.
Yes, you're the Joke. Here's a little TN history for you, JG was put in same spot, Josh Dobbs was put in same spot and several in between them and Condredge Holloway throughout the history of Tennessee football have been put in that same exact spot. The difference between BM and the rest are that BM has likely been recruited over and may never get to do what JG, Dobbs Condredge and many others who started out the same way and went on to accomplish success in Knoxville did. He may go on to do great things but like I've told you several times I don't think it'll be in Knoxville if he does. Covid has helped him, if he's done everything he can academically he could graduate as a RS sophomore and go play immediately anywhere in the country, I think you hinted LSU and other SEC teams might have showed some interest after last season, or maybe you just assumed they would come after him if entered into the portal, either way I think he's currently the odd man out in the current QB room.
I totally get it, but Mahomes was 6'3 190 as a Freshman, hardly ready physically. I think he plays around 230 lbs now. You never know about someone's mental game until they are thrown in the fire, you always know their limitations physically, I just feel like he's going to play, maybe not early but by midseason he'll push for playing time and will likely get it should JG struggle or get injured. I just don't see JT or BM winning SEC football games at this stage of their development and see him flying right past them both.
Lot of plunging into the unknown for your boy. There’s a reason they didn’t name him a starter and retool the offense to fit his strengths. Unknown factor and he hadn’t won it in practice. Also don’t think wholesale adjustments are as simple as you’re selling. No, I’m not a QB coach...I’m also not a sycophant for one player. UGA took back the lead with him still in the game and we were well behind Bama before Tua got hurt. We know you don’t need to see much with this kid...it’s in every post.
