Could it be possible?

#26
#26
ksushalovesthevols said:
but isn't one of his responsibilities to mentor and develop the QB? i mean, i understand that JC isn't much to work with, but i just wonder if someone else, (i.e., cutcliffe) could have done a better job. casey clausen wasn't bright and not particularly athletic, but we made it work. just saying...
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The Rivals rankings are littered with star power QB's that didn't pan out in college just as there are many "great" college QB's that bomb in the NFL. It happens. A little athleticism and a strong arm can be enough in HS but it gets a lot tougher in college.

I do not like what Crompton has shown me thus far.
 
#32
#32
ksushalovesthevols said:
wasn't he good in HS though? i understand that it's a difficult transition to college, and not everyone survives, but if he managed to "see" the field then, why doesn't he do so now?
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High school defenses have nothing on college defenses.

You watch Crompton's HS tapes and he just chucks it down field the majority of the time. There is no "reading" a defense when your arm is good enough to just throw it by everybody.
 
#33
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Reverend Bubba Flavel said:
The problem with thinking this way IMO, is that you have to forget the fiasco at the end of the half as well as the stuff they pulled to end of the 3rd quarter (where we didn;t get a play off).
Those are coaching problems. You even saw Crompton at the end of the end of the half showing that he knew there was a problem. You'd like to see your QB take on more of the role of leader and get his offense together at the end of the 3rd, but given this is a first year starter, and given the situation, the coaches have to step up.

So while I don't think Clawson is running his offense (what happened to the west coast style? where is all the movement/motion, plan to stretch defenses horizontally, etc.) its clear he is undisciplined and out of his element.
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No, it is clear that Crompton is an idiot. Our OL looked exasperated with Crompton the whole day. I'm sure that Clawson coached clock management just like he coached the fumbled handoff problem. He can't go out there and execute for JC. Also, Clawson is in the booth. Any clock management problems reflect on Crompton and Fulmer to some extent.
 
#34
#34
SaintLouieVol said:
The problem is that JC does not "see" the field. When he throws to an open receiver it is because he "guessed" right. More snaps might lead to marginal improvement but I believe a QB's ability to see the field and quickly check off to a 3rd or 4th receiver is an inate ability that you either have or don't have. Unfortunately, I believe JC is the latter on this skill.
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joeydupree said:
dead on...
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alive on!
 
#35
#35
ksushalovesthevols said:
but isn't one of his responsibilities to mentor and develop the QB? i mean, i understand that JC isn't much to work with, but i just wonder if someone else, (i.e., cutcliffe) could have done a better job. casey clausen wasn't bright and not particularly athletic, but we made it work. just saying...
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Cut saw Crompton for what he was and wanted nothing to do with him. I guess Cut didn't want Crompton to make him look like a bad coach. No offense but the kid just doesn't seem very bright. It's like the gravity of his mistakes just doesn't sink in. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I performed that poorly at my job. Say what you want but Crompton was a highly recruited athlete with NFL aspirations getting a free ride to a major university. This is his job.....for now.
 
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#36
justingroves said:
High school defenses have nothing on college defenses.

You watch Crompton's HS tapes and he just chucks it down field the majority of the time. There is no "reading" a defense when your arm is good enough to just throw it by everybody.
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Exactly.

I think Crompton's problems are between the ears. I'm not calling him stupid, I just think that he isn't being cognizant enough of everything that is taking place on the field that is literally separating him from where he is now and being one of the best QBs to come through UT. I think it's easy to see he's got the physical tools.... but so did Ryan Leaf.

Maybe that will come with experience... maybe it won't. I'm not counting him, and especially Clawson out just yet.
 
#39
#39
gainesvol82 said:
Cut saw Crompton for what he was and wanted nothing to do with him. I guess Cut didn't want Crompton to make him look like a bad coach. No offense but the kid just doesn't seem very bright. It's like the gravity of his mistakes just doesn't sink in. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I performed that poorly at my job. Say what you want but Crompton was a highly recruited athlete with NFL aspirations getting a free ride to a major university. This is his job.....for now.
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There is a widely used quote that QBs especially have to have very short memories. He's not letting his errors and mistakes get to him, which is good... but he also doesn't seem to be learning from them, and that's the problem.
 
#41
#41
justingroves said:
Crompton has had 3 offensive coordinators in his 4 years here.
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And I think the current one gave him an information overload, to be honest. Again, not calling Crompton stupid, but it's going from what was seen of Cut's offenses (will never know the true form as it was limited by Ainge's injury) to Clawsons which, even before the snap has a LOT going on.


You do have to wonder, however, if Clawson tried to adapt some of the scheme that Cut had left, which required the QB to make a lot of reads and adjust is seeing that Crompton, simply put, is not that kind of QB.
 
#42
#42
IPorange said:
What about a coaching staff's inability to get a five star redshirt junior ready to play? What does that say about them and their system? Peyton Manning is not coming out on that field in a Tennessee uniform again, guys. He is a once in a decade talent, or better.
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That's funny -- he had far lower rated players churning out some amazing numbers (Westbrook and Finneran). He also had 2 or 3 players from Richmond drafted in the NFL last season. I would say Clawson is very good at developing talent.
 
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