Is Crompton The Starter For Sure Next Year Or......

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I was wondering who he will compete with for the starting job. Yes I know this season is not over and we have a SEC CG to play:)
 
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Crompton has a "Heath Shuler" style at QB, doesn't he?
 
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This topic....again. This has been posted about multiple times already. The general summation is that Crompton has been here the longest, has the best grasp of the offense, and plays with a mean streak. But, his arm strength has never fully recovered from the shoulder surgery. Stephens has the best arm of the candidates but is not as accurate and has very slow feet. His decision making might also hinder him. Then you have Coleman, who most think has the most total package talent out of the contenders. His arm is stronger than Crompton's and more accurate than Stephens. He also has great feet and good speed. But he is only a freshman and that might hold him back.

In conclusion, we dont know right now. The only thing we can assume is that the coaches will give Crompton every chance to step in and take over.
 
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Everyone will get a chance to compete for the position and win the job. Stephens has a stronger arm then Crompton, from what I've read.
 
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therickbol said:
This topic....again. This has been posted about multiple times already. The general summation is that Crompton has been here the longest, has the best grasp of the offense, and plays with a mean streak. But, his arm strength has never fully recovered from the shoulder surgery. Stephens has the best arm of the candidates but is not as accurate and has very slow feet. His decision making might also hinder him. Then you have Coleman, who most think has the most total package talent out of the contenders. His arm is stronger than Crompton's and more accurate than Stephens. He also has great feet and good speed. But he is only a freshman and that might hold him back.

In conclusion, we dont know right now. The only thing we can assume is that the coaches will give Crompton every chance to step in and take over.
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I hope Fulmer has learned something with Rogan and Berry.

Just because Crompton is a junior and Coleman is a freshman, that doesn't mean that Crompton should get special treatment. Let the best "football" player play. Let the best playmaker play. I don't care who has seniority. I would hope they put the best player on the field. Enough with this crap about football players having tenure. But at the same time, I don't want the competition to be just about who has the better metrics, either. Yeah, Stephens has a stronger ball. Yeah, Crompton is a faster. Yeah, Coleman has the prototypical height. I don't care about height, size, arm strength, or quickness or any of that NFL Combine stuff. Just get a guy that can make plays.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
I hope Fulmer has learned something with Rogan and Berry.

Just because Crompton is a junior and Coleman is a freshman, that doesn't mean that Crompton should get special treatment. Let the best "football" player play. Let the best playmaker play. I don't care who has seniority. I would hope they put the best player on the field. Enough with this crap about football players having tenure. But at the same time, I don't want the competition to be just about who has the better metrics, either. Yeah, Stephens has a stronger ball. Yeah, Crompton is a faster. Yeah, Coleman has the prototypical height. I don't care about height, size, arm strength, or quickness or any of that NFL Combine stuff. Just get a guy that can make plays.
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I am sure you will complain no matter who wins.
 
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I think the job will be wide open with Crompton being given the edge in any tiebreakers because of seniority in the program. Coleman would have to be awesome to take the job.
 
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Crompton for sure, untill he messes up and then it well be a close fight between Coleman and Stephens, which i believe nick will win, hes getter then what people think but has issues with discipline and makes poor choices

does anyone know if morely and warren have to sit out a yr??
 
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I thought Stephens had the better arm in spring practice. Granted it was spring practice, but Crompton should get nod. His job to lose. Coleman has a ton of talent and it would not surprise me if he doesnt give him a run or plays some next year.
 
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Rasputin, you posting an opinion in a QB thread would be like me trying to give my opinion to Alan Greenspan about the federal reserve. Your analysis on Ainge has caused most of us to just skip right over anything you have to say about the QB position.
 
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how can we say how good coleman is he has never took a snap people how do u kno how good he is......its JC job
 
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To follow that logic, the people who have seen the QB's take snaps all year long during practice (i.e. the coaches) sound more excited about Coleman than any other QB underclassman.
 
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Crompton, barring injuries, will start the first game next season. The thing with Crompton is he's a gunslinger type QB, he's going to take chances with the ball. His arm strength has never gotten back to where it was before the surgery his freshman year. Now are those chances going to result in points or are they going to lead to turnovers due to a lack of arm strength? That is key.

Now, if Crompton goes to hell and starts to suck, Coleman will be the man. Coleman has the coach's love right now. He's supposedly the complete package. I know this, from having talked to him, he knows the playbook from front to back.

Stephens has a strong arm, but he's slow of foot. He also has had problems grasping the playbook from what I've been told.
 
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It will probably be Crompton's job to lose but I wouldn't be surprised to see Coleman take it from him.
 
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Here's what I know: Nobody on this board knows how good any given player is nor can they assess that player's potential. People go by what others posts here and back in the spring people were saying Coleman reminds them of Peyton (tall, blonde hair is about all that reminds me of Peyton). Now everyone thinks Coleman is some type of next coming without even seeing this kid in game situation. From what I've seen on rivals videos his arm doesn't look that strong to me. The coaches know who the better player is and that is who will play regardless of their seniority.
 
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