Who starts Saturday against S. Carolina?

#76
#76
McBride might be a competent backup but if he's ever the starting qb for a long time, it better be due to injury to starter(s). He was signed as an insurance policy in case Qd and JG got hurt. They were pretty sure Jones was leaving.

Anyway Gruden will sign the top 3 qbs every yr starting next season.
 
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TAF said:
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Will McBride
Position QB
Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 195
Class Freshman
Hometown League City, Texas
High School Clear Springs

'Cause...why NOT?
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No kid needs to lose an entire year for MAYBE one game, and for a coach that may get fired, and for a season that may be lost.

I am not saying the kid would only get one game, but what happens if he doesn't play well.......what happens if Tennessee loses and Butch gets fired......what happens if Tennessee's season continues to crumble?

The kid would have lost an entire season for nothing.
 
#81
#81
QD starts and the first play he will keep the ball, get tackled for a loss and not run it again the rest of the game.
 
#83
#83
Iowa State used a linebacker on a few snaps.
Maybe we should try Trevor Daniel at QB
 
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sechamp2012 said:
IMO JG will never be a Power 5 QB deer in the headlights maybe decent backup or a Sunbelt/MAC QB.
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He's very talented. Some here look at him... see melanin... and think he's Dobbs II. But he has real arm talent. He's not Dobbs running the ball and shouldn't have to be.

Some guys develop slower than others... and frankly... Jack Jones and UT's WR's have given the QB's plenty to worry about.
 
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sechamp2012 said:
IMO JG will never be a Power 5 QB deer in the headlights maybe decent backup or a Sunbelt/MAC QB.
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Based on what? 6-8 series on the field? This is ridiculous! JG needs to start and finish a game before anyone can claim he isn't a good QB!:thud:
 
#86
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fade route said:
JG is currently 12-24 for a whopping 54 yds. He has 10 carries for 6 yards. And some of you want to start him. Smh
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Simpletons can't see past the QB. UT has to pass at least well enough to keep D's from loading up on the run. If WR's don't do their jobs right... you can't pass. If they're easy to cover which UT's has been then you can shut them down with man or single high.

There are times when D's could literally cover 2 or maybe even 3 of UT's receivers with one DB. Their spacing is that bad.

It was stupid to let Boulware leave with Jack Jones starting. Worse than stupid.
 
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sjt18 said:
He's very talented. Some here look at him... see melanin... and think he's Dobbs II. But he has real arm talent. He's not Dobbs running the ball and shouldn't have to be.

Some guys develop slower than others... and frankly... Jack Jones and UT's WR's have given the QB's plenty to worry about.
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We may never see another Dobbs type runner ever at Tennessee.

He was a great QB and a brilliant runner......it looked like he could get 10 years in 3 steps......and half the time it looked like he was in slow mode.....just awesome (it looked slow but much of the time people could not catch him).
 
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johnrlansford said:
Based on what? 6-8 series on the field? This is ridiculous! JG needs to start and finish a game before anyone can claim he isn't a good QB!:thud:
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That's not true either. He needs to develop BEFORE he starts or finishes a game. I know you are a fan... but he has issues and the TEAM issues that have killed Dormady have to improve significantly before JG has any chance at all.
 
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sjt18 said:
That's not true either. He needs to develop BEFORE he starts or finishes a game. I know you are a fan... but he has issues and the TEAM issues that have killed Dormady have to improve significantly before JG has any chance at all.
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I think you are removing too much blame from Dormady. JG may not be the answer at QB, I don't know if we have a good QB on our roster but not every QB that steps on the field will look as bad as Dormady has thus far!

Dormady was over rated and has underachieved here at Tennessee, Due to nothing but his lack of skill set and mental stability to run an SEC offense!
 
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#92
JoAllan said:
We may never see another Dobbs type runner ever at Tennessee.
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They're few and far between. Tee was mobile but he wasn't like Dobbs. It would have been interesting to see Heath Shuler in an O like this one.

He was a great QB and a brilliant runner......it looked like he could get 10 years in 3 steps......and half the time it looked like he was in slow mode.....just awesome (it looked slow but much of the time people could not catch him).
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Dobbs' issues were throwing the ball... though in retrospect Jones' "system" probably didn't help him either. His running and especially the undesigned runs covered up for the fatal flaws in Jones' offensive scheme.
 
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Dormady was over rated and has underachieved here at Tennessee, Due to nothing but his lack of skill set and mental stability to run an SEC offense!

SEC Offense? Butch Jones offense is total garbage Sir!
 
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sjt18 said:
Yeah... and that's one of the stupidest things to come across this board in a very, very, very long time. And I've probably been here longer than all but a handful.
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Is it really that outlandish? If the QBs are close wouldn't you play the one that benefits your family or friends?

You act like it is ridiculous to think of but it happens all over the country in many sports not just football!

You would be niave to think that a coach would never do something that wasn't in the best interest of the team.

I am not saying it is happening but it would be crazy to think that it wasn't atleast possible! Especially considering how bad QD has lloked on the field this year!
 
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johnrlansford said:
I think you are removing too much blame from Dormady.
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Like you thought he stared down the receiver on that pick... until I proved frame by frame that he didn't?

QD has his own set of problems. He played very bad vs UGA. But folks like you see NO blame for anyone but QD and usually for one of two reasons or a combination of them.

Some simply don't understand the game well enough to know how a lack of consistency and dependability by WR's can make a QB look much worse than he actually is. Jones mentioned missed assignments again today saying that if the play called for a 5 yard hitch... the WR couldn't make it a 12 yd hook.

Others, simply vested themselves in JG and want him to be the starter. Dormady is in the way so they trash him regardless of all the rest.

JG may not be the answer at QB, I don't know if we have a good QB on our roster but not every QB that steps on the field will look as bad as Dormady has thus far!
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You mean except for how JG has looked... against lesser competition, right?

You're smarter than that. UT's WR's couldn't get off coverage against UMass allowing them to run blitz and load the box. UMass! UMass' DL got push against UT's OL.

I think JG is an extremely talented guy that with a little support around him could shred a team like UMass. Instead he had 3 totally ineffective drives.

NOTHING whatsoever to do with JG's ability or even his lack of development. There are just more problems on this O than either QB can account for.

Dormady was over rated and has underachieved here at Tennessee, Due to nothing but his lack of skill set and mental stability to run an SEC offense!
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Sort of like Peterman, right? Peterman looked MUCH worse before transferring. Simpleton or simply biased toward JG?

The same guy who produced that 2nd half come back vs GT is still wearing #12. Teams have just taken away the few things UT's WR's have proven they can do.
 
#99
#99
Unless the guy who starts does very well we should see the other guy after a couple of series. We don't need to keep sticking with the same guy if he isn't moving the team or turning the ball over. That goes for every player that starts. They all have backups so if they aren't doing the job next man please.
 
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johnrlansford said:
Is it really that outlandish? If the QBs are close wouldn't you play the one that benefits your family or friends?
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Well, one, there is no indication that the two have been "close" in the practice competition and many indications that it wasn't close. Coach speak... especially from Jones... means next to nothing.

You act like it is ridiculous to think of but it happens all over the country in many sports not just football!
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Example? How stupid would someone have to be to engage in nepotism with their career on the line?

It is FAR more likely and consistent with what we know that Jones wanted JG to win the job out right. There is no other reason for him to continue the competition as long as he did. There's no other reason to keep giving JG game reps as poorly as he's played.

You would be niave to think that a coach would never do something that wasn't in the best interest of the team.
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So... she must be the most popular girl with the team considering how even announcers noticed the body language of the offense when JG was inserted during the UMass game. Kelly must have a secret crush on her too considering his glowing praise of Dormady.

Coaches make decisions and sometimes they're wrong. If Jones was going to start JG... the time for that decision was January. They had to have known that JG was nowhere near being ready to start even then.

I am not saying it is happening but it would be crazy to think that it wasn't atleast possible! Especially considering how bad QD has lloked on the field this year!
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Unlikely in the radical extreme and even more so considering Jones' job is in jeopardy. He may love his god-daughter... but I suspect he loves his wife and kids more.
 
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