It will but only if the timing is right. Otherwise, it is another 5 year set back. If UT had replaced Jones after year 3... we're probably competitive by now. The roster was still pretty good. His ridiculous S&C philosophy had not done its full damage. The culture wasn't unrecoverable. That extra two years cost UT at least 3 more in recovery.
Agree. That's why if you think your guy lacks the ability to turn it around no later than next year... you pull the plug now so his replacement inherits a roster they can win with. The better candidates look at the roster. They understand that taking over a bad roster won't give them more time to win.
Disagree. JG was one of the SEC's worst in passes completed beyond 10 yards. His completions and yardage were being boosted by throws around and behind the LOS. That was coupled to a run game that lacks a true power runner. The first two opponents simply didn't recognize it. The last two opponents have. They're playing downhill vs UT's run game and short passing game. They don't believe JG can read quickly enough to burn them in blitzes. They don't believe he can hurt them in the deep middle. They believe they can contain his success deep outside.
UK beats UT 9/10 with JG at QB. And that's only because they could have turnovers that give UT FG's. UT is a significantly better team... but that's the impact of a very limited QB.
I was right all along... regardless of your agenda or mine or anyone else's. I never said he could not overcome his problems... I said that they appeared to be innate (they still do) and that I did not think he could overcome them (based on 4 years of effort trying). I know you are in a tough spot now. The best choice is just to tip the hat to those who saw it (several more than me), acknowledge where you were wrong, and move on.
No. "Good ball" doesn't change from one QB to another. He has limited the O in every game. The things he cannot do gives opposing D's a HUGE advantage. USCe and Mizzou didn't quite figure out how to capitalize and frankly their defensive fronts weren't very challenging for UT's OL. When they needed more... JG didn't have any more.
No it wasn't. The OL played poorly. But a big reason they played poorly is that UGA absolutely showed no respect for JG's ability to burn them on blitzes or beat them deep (especially down the middle). That enabled their safeties to cheat up to help with the run and to defend short throws. Again, it was the things that JG simply isn't capable of doing that gave UGA's D a HUGE advantage.
Why? If you don't see it in his other performances then why change your mind simply because the results of his previous behaviors happened to have worse results this time? Why not go ahead and excuse him again?
