Maurer emerging as QB1?

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1vol8 said:
Have you or anyone else head me declare a winner? I’ve given my opinion and that was “Hooker with the edge early”. By no means would I be surprised to see Maurer pass everyone by fall but I haven’t predicted such a thing
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I think Hooker does have an edge he looks good in the little clips I've seen. But that's far from Saturday in the fall. Lol
 
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N.ohio vol said:
I think Hooker does have an edge he looks good in the little clips I've seen. But that's far from Saturday in the fall. Lol
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I feel like he and Maurer are running neck to neck for different reasons. Hooker takes care of the ball and Maurer is explosive. Of course no one knows what Heupel is thinking but it sounds like Maurer has done a pretty good job taking care of the ball himself. So I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s an early lead going one way or the other.
 
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1vol8 said:
Fwiw, the word I got wasn’t that his two picks were bad decisions. They were just under thrown deep balls but the receiver were open. Could mean his decision making has improved and just a simple timing issue
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Timing or mechanics issue.
Short armed because he didn't get his shoulder squared perhaps. Who knows.

Like Ive said to many. It's still way to early. All the things lineup for Brian to really make a way for himself because of the style of play up tempo, and the use of read option. Coach recruited him to UCF. Etc...

But he's still battling a 16 game starter, that has had big games in Hooker. Complete games. And Bailey who completed 70% of his passes as a true freshman.

So I'm saying whatever deficiency he has at QB will HAVE TO be overcome and improved for him to be the starter. This is a good thing. Sink or swim. I'm betting on him to swim and be the starter when it's all said and done.
 
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VolArmy74 said:
I'm baffled that after knowing the extent of the dumpster fire under Pruitt that extended into every aspect of the program, people are still trying to evaluate what happened on the field under him as some kind of indicator of success. No quarterback in Pruitt's tenure looked good for more than a random part of some games. Hell, JG may actually be competent at WSU. You can't know because the coaching/schemes/playcalling was that pathetic of not only the QB, but the OL/WR/RB. It was a mix of Fulmer's worst offensive traits and Pruitt's unique crapshow mentality that produced putrid results out of some fairly talented players across the board.

Maurer continually got put into terrible spots in his career to date. "Hey, let's start him against the best defenses in the league!" 'Hey, lets give him 3 plays and yank him but leave JG in when he plays much worse!" Nothing that happened under Pruitt should be used to judge any player, especially offensive players. I can only assume Cheney was a spineless check casher who just put up with whatever because UT threw more money at him than anyone else in the country was willing to throw at him.

I don't care who the QB is, I just want them to look competent. I think that won't be an issue with Huepel especially in the seasons after this one.
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Valid points.
Against Florida, and UGA, and Bama with no real prep. All he had to do was let him play earlier against Ga State, BYU, and Chatt
 
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1vol8 said:
I feel like he and Maurer are running neck to neck for different reasons. Hooker takes care of the ball and Maurer is explosive. Of course no one knows what Heupel is thinking but it sounds like Maurer has done a pretty good jaurerob taking care of the ball himself. So I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s an early lead going one way or the other.
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If Maurer throws 2 picks like he did Sat,. In the first game VN will crusify him.
 
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Mccage said:
If Maurer throws 2 picks like he did Sat,. In the first game NN will crusify him.
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Oh I’m sure. If he throws one they will. But leave him on the field for a 3 hour game and I’d bet my left arm they don’t hold him out of the end zone multiple times as well.

Here’s my concern. If VN expects error free qb play from him or anyone else, I hope he doesn’t win the job. But if they choose to judge him or anyone else on an overall body of work, I think most will be pleasantly surprised with him. Brian WILL take chances and he’ll pay for some of them. On the flip side, he’ll benefit from them as well. Favre didn’t make the Super Bowl or the HOF being conservative.
 
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sjt18 said:
Yes. He took a hit in the UGA game and was cleared to go back in but Pruitt chose to stick with JG. He was flipped on his head vs MSU then reinjured the same injury vs Bama.

Again, if you hate the kid then just be honest enough to say so. If you want one of the others to start and are looking for a reason to cut on the others... just be honest about it.
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Don’t hate any Vols . Just speaking truth!
 
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sjt18 said:
Yes. He took a hit in the UGA game and was cleared to go back in but Pruitt chose to stick with JG. He was flipped on his head vs MSU then reinjured the same injury vs Bama.

Again, if you hate the kid then just be honest enough to say so. If you want one of the others to start and are looking for a reason to cut on the others... just be honest about it.
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1vol8 said:
Oh I’m sure. If he throws one they will. But leave him on the field for a 3 hour game and I’d bet my left arm they don’t hold him out of the end zone multiple times as well.

Here’s my concern. If VN expects error free qb play from him or anyone else, I hope he doesn’t win the job. But if they choose to judge him or anyone else on an overall body of work, I think most will be pleasantly surprised with him. Brian WILL take chances and he’ll pay for some of them. On the flip side, he’ll benefit from them as well. Favre didn’t make the Super Bowl or the HOF being conservative.
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I agree....Favre could give a s**t what people thought or said, not so sure about Maurer
 
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1vol8 said:
Oh I’m sure. If he throws one they will. But leave him on the field for a 3 hour game and I’d bet my left arm they don’t hold him out of the end zone multiple times as well.

Here’s my concern. If VN expects error free qb play from him or anyone else, I hope he doesn’t win the job. But if they choose to judge him or anyone else on an overall body of work, I think most will be pleasantly surprised with him. Brian WILL take chances and he’ll pay for some of them. On the flip side, he’ll benefit from them as well. Favre didn’t make the Super Bowl or the HOF being conservative.
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The comparison 😉
 
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1vol8 said:
Oh I’m sure. If he throws one they will. But leave him on the field for a 3 hour game and I’d bet my left arm they don’t hold him out of the end zone multiple times as well.

Here’s my concern. If VN expects error free qb play from him or anyone else, I hope he doesn’t win the job. But if they choose to judge him or anyone else on an overall body of work, I think most will be pleasantly surprised with him. Brian WILL take chances and he’ll pay for some of them. On the flip side, he’ll benefit from them as well. Favre didn’t make the Super Bowl or the HOF being conservative.
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It's a little early to compare Maurer to Brett Favre.
 
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1vol8 said:
Playing style man. Come on
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Favre routinely displayed other characteristics in football games other than recklessly throwing into coverage. Favre also managed to string together a few games in a row where he was actually on the field leading his team to victories. The only thing that Maurer has shown so far is a reckless inability to read defenses.
 
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Vol423 said:
Favre routinely displayed other characteristics in football games other than recklessly throwing into coverage. Favre also managed to string together a few games in a row where he was actually on the field leading his team to victories. The only thing that Maurer has shown so far is a reckless inability to read defenses.
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This is absolutely ridiculous. Every player gets compared to a pro athlete. Was it premature for someone to compare Salter to Watson? No. Why? Because it tells people who may not know about said “up and comer” about playing styles. Yet the kid hasn’t taken a collegiate snap yet. So my comparing BM to Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers says NOTHING about where he is NOW.
 
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1vol8 said:
This is absolutely ridiculous. Every player gets compared to a pro athlete. Was it premature for someone to compare Salter to Watson? No. Why? Because it tells people who may not know about said “up and comer” about playing styles. Yet the kid hasn’t taken a collegiate snap yet. So my comparing BM to Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers says NOTHING about where he is NOW.
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Yes. It is also too early to compare Salter, who hasn't even been on the sideline for a college game yet, to Deshaun Watson. Also, I'm not so certain that being compared to Deshaun Watson is such a great compliment at the moment. I reiterate that the only commonality that we have seen so far between Brian Maurer and Brett Favre is a reckless nature. Maurer has shown none of the positives (yet) that made Favre a great player. You throw those comparisons out there only because you have a personal relationship with the kid and his family.
 
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All Hail Da Shine said:
Yeah he's a slanger. He's gonna let it go and try to fit it into tight windows and shady spots but we need the orange electric spark.
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Brian is a “keep you on the edge of your seat” type of player. He’s going to disappoint you at times and make you ask “why?”. But he’s also going to put points on the board. You take the good with the bad in every player. With JG we traded points for high completion percentage. Sounds like that may be the case with Hooker as well. With Maurer you gotta be willing to give up “safe play” for points. And there’s not a doubt in my mind that the good will out weigh the bad if given the chance to see the end result. Don’t think I don’t fully expect a love/hate relationship with him under center if it came to that.
 
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Vol423 said:
Yes. It is also too early to compare Salter, who hasn't even been on the sideline for a college game yet, to Deshaun Watson. Also, I'm not so certain that being compared to Deshaun Watson is such a great compliment at the moment. I reiterate that the only commonality that we have seen so far between Brian Maurer and Brett Favre is a reckless nature. Maurer has shown none of the positives (yet) that made Favre a great player. You throw those comparisons out there only because you have a personal relationship with the kid and his family.
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No. I do it so I can better explain playing style. Just like Salter to Watson. Listen to yourself. If you’ve spent any time around this game (as I’m sure you have) you should have learned by now that comparisons take place with every player. It’s premature to compare ANY of them just out of HS but it’s done for a reason. It’s not about who they are NOW or what they’ll become. It’s about a better understanding of the TYPE of player they resemble. Simple as that.
 
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Seems to me with the defense we expect to have, the O may need to score every time we get the ball. I'm not sure we can afford to have a QB who is dangerous with interceptions. I don't think we're in a situation that can waste possessions.
 
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