I am going to break my rule of stopping. You obviously do not read my posts, except for the parts you want to see.
Read every word of those addressed to me. Several times more than once.
The one thing you are correct is the mental part for JG and I have mentioned it numerous times this year.
I didn't always respond where we agreed. Sorry if that was confusing.
The sheer number of hits he has taken has made him look at the pass rush before he looks at the receivers. That is why he is late.
Disagree. He got hit because he was so consistently late. He's always held the ball too long. Right now, he is last among 21 qualifying QB's in time to throw. It takes him 2.81 seconds on average. Last year, he was 18th out of twenty with 2.78 seconds.
He looks at the defense pre-snap, but more from a "who is going to kill me this time" aspect.
No. He looks and apparently doesn't recognize that he needs to find his hot read. The guy just makes decisions too slow and isn't great at pre or post snap reads.
He does better when he comes off the bench. Go back and watch the throws that he has made since being removed as the starter. His throws have been much quicker and much more on target.
He's thrown mid level crossing routes better.... but only when the receiver had two or three steps on the coverage. They don't throw RPO slants much with him. They can't trust him to read that quickly.
He has hit several receivers in stride in the last three games.
Crossing routes. Yes. He has been decent at throws to the outside all along. They must "feel" safe to him. He's not throwing into windows or throwing guys open. He's late and short on almost every throw deeper than 20 yards.
Even his interception against UAB was on time and on target, just threw a dumb pass into double coverage. The one pass you mention from JT Shrout was a thing of beauty. He could not have walked out there and handed it to Calloway any better. If he could do that on more than 50% of his passes, I would be singing his praises as well. 47% completion is not good by any definition.
In the last two games, Shrout is 10 for 17 with a TD and 157 yards. If we are going to attach the first two appearances by Shrout and Maurer to them as a means of declaring them "not good" then JG's 4 for 12 for 41 yards vs Indiana St and 2 for 5 for -3 yards vs UMass needs to be mentioned every time "stats" are thrown out to defend JG. The second game there wasn't even mop up. Jones was so determined for JG to "win" the job that he almost lost that game by inserting him and wasting drives.
His passer rating is several points higher than Maurer as well, but neither are at elite level yet.
And expecting that would be a little too much. Expecting JG to be MUCH closer to that level than he is after 4 years... isn't unreasonable. But instead he has topped out well below that. The others we can hope have untapped potential. JG appears to be what he is... and it isn't good enough to help win games.
I want whomever is in the game to succeed, but I look at the data, not the appearance.
You look at the data only in a way convenient to your conclusion without fleshing it out then comparing it to what you see with your eyes.
If BM tears it up the rest of the year, I will cheer loudly. If JT Shrout sets the world on fire, I will jump for joy. I will do exactly the same for JG as well. If you respond to this post, fine and dandy. I will not respond any further.
I don't mind your responses. We can joust and not draw blood.
I will cheer for the Vols. I hope that whoever plays whichever position excels. I've just watched JG for almost 3 seasons. You see the OL failing. I see that. There were some glaring failures. But you don't see JG other than nice looking "stats". I do see him being slow and not making good timely decisions. Then this year, the OL has improved significantly in pass protection... but JG isn't much if any better. You still don't see the fatal flaws.
Respond if you like. I won't hold it against you either way.