Why not red shirt Worley

#30
#30
I'd rather take our chances with Simms as the backup rather than lose a yr w/ Worley
 
#34
#34
After seeing a few depth chart projections and most having Worley 3rd. Why would we have Nance 3rd and have Worley red shirt?

Why make a decision about the red shirt until after Spring practice? Who knows, he may be the best we have.
 
#35
#35
Go watch then tell me what you think.


one thing i can tell you about simms is that boy can take a hit. he may not be great, but at least he displays toughness. in this league, that comes a long way. just saying. i'd feel ok with him as a back-up.
 
#37
#37
Why make a decision about the red shirt until after Spring practice? Who knows, he may be the best we have.
You don't have to make the decision after spring either. You can play it by ear and if you don't end up needing him during the season you put the shirt on him when its over.
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#38
#38
one thing i can tell you about simms is that boy can take a hit. he may not be great, but at least he displays toughness. in this league, that comes a long way. just saying. i'd feel ok with him as a back-up.

Simms is a solid back-up, I feel good with him there. He won't win us the game, but if something should happen, he probably won't lose it either.
 
#42
#42
"""Bray hit the sophomore slump and progressively gets worse and Simms is sent in to save the season."""

Give me a break. There is no 'sophomore slump'. That was made up for Ainge fans to have an excuse as to why he sucked.
 
#43
#43
You don't have to make the decision after spring either. You can play it by ear and if you don't end up needing him during the season you put the shirt on him when its over.
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If a Freshman doesn't see any game playing time - the redshirt automatically appears.
 
#44
#44
I like a good QB competition in the Spring, helps keep people working hard and motivated. I think Raulston has a better chance than Nance to be #3 given Nance's foot surgery and Raulston's need to redeem himself from the stupidity last Fall.
 
#45
#45
In person. His mechanics are rough but he is night and day better than Simms thus far. I'm not saying he won't redshirt because I hope he does. It would be a waste if not they didn't. He is all around a better quarterback than Simms but Simms has experience and I will take that any day of the week. Again, I was just stating he is already better than Simms.

How can you say that Worley is better than Simms? Simms held his own against several SEC powerhouses with the most inexperienced line in the league. Worley has some work to do with his arm strength and learning SEC defenses. Plus, he's just out of high school so you have no basis for comparison. For some reason, the savior is always the one riding the pine.
 
#46
#46
Why? Simms is a game managing quarterback. Isn't that all you need in a backup?

Some of the things a good game managing QB must do are below....Simms performance in these areas was poor. Right now he is the backup QB but imo it is a position he will be beat out of.

-Get first downs
-Don’t turn over the ball.
[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]-[/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Manage the clock.
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Avoid sacks.
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[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Make timely plays[/FONT]
 
#47
#47
Unlikely. Simms is about as good of backup quarterback as you can have in this league.

:eek:lol:

one thing i can tell you about simms is that boy can take a hit. he may not be great, but at least he displays toughness. in this league, that comes a long way. just saying. i'd feel ok with him as a back-up.

That's just absolute crap. Tell me when the last time was that you saw ANY SEC quarterback take a hit, and walk off the field in tears. The ability to take a hit doesn't mean anything. Having the intelligence to get rid of the football so that you're NOT taking tons of hits means a great deal more. Simms doesn't have it.

The goal of a quarterback is to complete passes and lead the team on scoring drives. It's not to take hits well.

Good to see 'game managing' has now become code for mediocre.

...and mediocre has become code for terrible.

How can you say that Worley is better than Simms? Simms held his own against several SEC powerhouses with the most inexperienced line in the league. Worley has some work to do with his arm strength and learning SEC defenses. Plus, he's just out of high school so you have no basis for comparison. For some reason, the savior is always the one riding the pine.

He held his own? What was the win/loss record associated with Simms "holding his own"? No thanks. I'll take another option.

Some of the things a good game managing QB must do are below....Simms performance in these areas was poor. Right now he is the backup QB but imo it is a position he will be beat out of.

-Get first downs
-Don’t turn over the ball.
[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]-[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Manage the clock.[/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]-[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Avoid sacks.[/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]-[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Make timely plays[/FONT]

Simms is 0 for 5 in those categories, but it's okay because he "held his own" last year. :whistling:
 
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