Merklinker as QB

[volfan411]

When has any recruited QB ever come out looking like a gunslinger in their first couple of years?

I mean. Just. Let's face it. The three best QBs at UT - Hooker, Milton, and now Aguilar, were all transfer upperclassmen. Milton, of the three, had been here the longest, but he wasn't the "guy" until his fifth year. Nico never looked like the guy, and Merklinger seems like he's struggling to run the system as well.

Makes me wonder if even Macintyre will look like the guy when it's his chance to step up. I certainly hope so. I hope one of these bigtime QB recruits can make a splash coming up, rather than having more guys make a splash by transferring in.

I just don’t think a QB is going to excel in the offense until they are juniors or seniors. Nico struggled mightily as a RSF and Merk looks like he would struggle if he were the starter.

 

[Sea Ray]

So coaching staff sucks???

I don’t blame the coaching staff

 

[Zues1]

He gone

 

[knox73]

Merk is ok but to say that he was in a qb competition with Joey before the season is a joke. GMac could have used some reps but his time will come. Kitna for UAB looks like a ballplayer and they will win some games.

 

[Mccage]

He is a one read QB. He doesn’t know what to do if his first read isn’t wide open. Even when it is there he seems to be late

You know this by watching one half with 3rd and 4th stringers? Can you show us some examples?

 

[VOL RN]

Merk - hold the ball - Linger

 

[backdoorcutvol]

Merk will never start at Tennessee. Seems like a nice kid but doesn’t seem to have the it factor you need.

My gosh he has 2nd and 3rd stringers trying to block for him. I would love to see what he could do playing a series or two with the starters.

 

[CAVPUT]

My gosh he has 2nd and 3rd stringers trying to block for him. I would love to see what he could do playing a series or two with the starters.

And backups blocking for him. No idea what he can or can't do based on the cards he was dealt today.

 

[UTwild82]

Apologies if answered elsewhere, but with the new rules couldn't Aguilar come back next year? 2 years at CC, 2 at App St and 1 here. The CC years don't count now, right?

 

[Sea Ray]

Apologies if answered elsewhere, but with the new rules couldn't Aguilar come back next year? 2 years at CC, 2 at App St and 1 here. The CC years don't count now, right?

Nope. He’s done

 

[Rocky Top T]

My gosh he has 2nd and 3rd stringers trying to block for him. I would love to see what he could do playing a series or two with the starters.

If he played with the starters, he would be no different. He can't play

 

[Rocky Top T]

Think about this, some fans were calling him Merkslinger this summer . Hilarious

 

[GVol1966]

I would think Merk transfers this off-season.

The so called QB competition and playing him as QB 2 are Heup trying to make him believe he has a shot next year. IMO.

I in no way believe he is better than GMac right now.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

I just don’t think a QB is going to excel in the offense until they are juniors or seniors. Nico struggled mightily as a RSF and Merk looks like he would struggle if he were the starter.

Aguilar might be 24, but he didn't see anything like this until 3 months ago. I would confidently attribute that to maturity, but Milton had maturity too. Aguilar is far more efficient running it than Milton was without the overthrows and fastballs

 

[Batman1948]

So now we are judging a back up Qb playing behind a 2nd and 3rd string o-line against the other teams starters??? G-Mac would not have done any better today with the pressure UAB was getting on Merk and the bigger concern should be the lack of blocking by the back-ups in the scenario one of our starting o-linemen goes down.

Our keyboard coaches are because they're never wrong

 

[GVol1966]

I just don’t think a QB is going to excel in the offense until they are juniors or seniors. Nico struggled mightily as a RSF and Merk looks like he would struggle if he were the starter.

The year they are in doesn’t matter.

Like the announcer said today.
JA plays fast mentally.

Like hooker did.

Joe didn’t, Nico didn’t, Merk doesn’t.

Before JA people said a QB needed a year in the system to get it down.
JA has proven that is not true!!!

 

[SNAFU]

Cost me so much money I’m pissed.

I hit on the first QTR and HT spread but lost the overall spread. I was afraid of this. Offense slows and playing 2nd/3rd stringers on D. Making up with it playing FSU the same as I did UT.

 

[volfan411]

The year they are in doesn’t matter.

Like the announcer said today.
JA plays fast mentally.

Like hooker did.

Joe didn’t, Nico didn’t, Merk doesn’t.

Before JA people said a QB needed a year in the system to get it down.
JA has proven that is not true!!!

What was the one thing Hooker and Joey have in common???

Age and maturity is the answer.

 

[Rocky Top T]

The so called QB competition and playing him as QB 2 are Heup trying to make him believe he has a shot next year. IMO.

I in no way believe he is better than GMac right now.

He is not close to Gmac. Gmac is better

 

[MOOOOONEY]

it seems that older mature QBs thrive in CJH offense.

HH and so far JA.

I think the jury is still out on Merk.

Merk is a RS freshman

 

[Remy]

Merk will transfer. Gmac will start next year

You must not really understand how great Faizon is. He wins with his arm and feet, Gmac gets broken in two if he runs the ball in a college game.

 

[Rocky Top T]

You must not really understand how great Faizon is. He wins with his arm and feet, Gmac gets broken in two if he runs the ball in a college game.

I understand that the same thing was said about Nico, so until I see different I'll ride with Gmac

 

[bpalmer28]

So what you are saying is he is playing like a redshirt freshman who has saw limited PT should play.

He’s playing like a QB who will never be able to move the ball consistently regardless of age. There’s no chance of him being the QB next year. If it isn’t GMac or Faizon we’ll take another portal QB.

 

[bpalmer28]

You must not really understand how great Faizon is. He wins with his arm and feet, Gmac gets broken in two if he runs the ball in a college game.

It’s more important for QBs to win with their brain. Thats why Hooker > Milton and Joey > Nico. Some guys can see the field and process information without panicking or getting overly excited and some guys can’t. If Faizon can, he will be special. If he can’t, he’ll be no better than Nico.

 

[hardyemt_p]

I think I've seen enough to know that if Aguilar ever goes down this season, MacIntyre needs to be the guy. Merk is a dumpling. Soft and bland and he should be making the same throws in the same offense as Aguilar against a terrible team like UAB. We went from operating on all cylinders to stalling on the highway with our emergency blinkers on

Come on, dude this is your interview for the staring role and you're blowing it!

Looks lost