re: Auburn offense with Sean White at Qb

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shaky decision making for a freshman

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RS Freshman/ sophomore

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RS Freshman/ sophomore

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point still stands. 1st time starter and playing in an offense that wasn't really even built for him, no less.

Agreed on all accounts, IF they are being developed properly. However, Sean White's worst game of the year came against Memphis in the last game of the year.

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Agreed on all accounts, IF they are being developed properly. However, Sean White's worst game of the year came against Memphis in the last game of the year.

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Fully agree. That game was a shitshow and he'd be the first one to admit it probably. My guess is, he just flat out had a bad game. That was the most uncomfortable I've seen him, in game, out there. Sometimes you just gotta chalk one up to a bad outing.

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There is a pretty big different between RS Freshman and True Freshman. There is a clear difference between Sean White out of HS in 2014 and Sean White 2nd year player 2015 for example.

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Not saying there's no difference, but again my point still stands. He wass a 1st time player with no previous experience and he was a freshman.

There will also be a clear difference as a RS Soph, RS Jr, and RS Sr. Typically the game will slow down, you'll learn to read defenses better, you'll improve, etc. as time goes by.

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I remember Sean White's first drive in the red zone against Mississippi State that resulted in an interception.

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didnt help that the roll out was to the short side of the field.

Thinking of Barrett, KK what are your thoughts on him if we say pick up Kellen Mond?

I know he is raw and sort of new to the position, but I feel slightly alarmed by his passing stats. When I watch his videos and stuff, he seems to have arm talent though which is confusing

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I've just always had a beef with people who have been in college for a year already being called "Freshman"

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Why? they have been redshirted, taken limited reps in practice and had limited participation in mid season practices. They have zero playing time in real time situations, have developed zero familiarity with the speed of an SEC game, and have zero experience with the game on the line in a college environment. Most of the freshman havent played in front of crowds in excess of 20k...image playing in a hostile environment in front of 100k or 80k...

RFreshman and freshman are in the same boat in my book. Which is why i feel so strongly that Sean will be much more effective in his second year as our Qb.

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Thinking of Barrett, KK what are your thoughts on him if we say pick up Kellen Mond?

I know he is raw and sort of new to the position, but I feel slightly alarmed by his passing stats. When I watch his videos and stuff, he seems to have arm talent though which is confusing

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I think you're spot on w/ Barrett. He needs to sit. He'll get eaten alive on obvious passing downs and isn't enough of a dynamic running threat to warrant 9 man boxes like NM did, which opened up 1 on 1 passing situations for his WRs. He has WORLDS of talent and seems to have the "it factor" though. I think he's the best true dual threat HS QB we've picked up (knowing what we know about Kiehl Frazier being a flop).

My thoughts on Woody won't change if we land Mond. The fact of the matter is, we need as much competition between top tier DUAL THREAT QBs, moving forward, as we can get. Both are great talents, but Woody is a better runner.

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What is holding him back passing? Just his grasp of scheme from being a new QB?

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likely the same thing that holds most young QBs back....his lack of knowledge of the playbook, ability to read defenses, ability to watch film and truly apply what they've watched to the field...stuff like that. All between the ears. There isn't a throw Woody can't make in terms of arm talent, it's just getting used to these extremely complex defenses that he'll see in the SEC every week.