re: Athlon ranks all the 2017 CFB QB's, 1-130

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Yea, it seems pretty clear to me. Etling played with 2 great 1st round pick RBs, good WRs and a good O-line. And had 3 years of college experience.

Eason was a true freshman behind a miserable o-line with no playmakers at wide receiver.

Etling is pretty close to his peak, Eason hasn't scratched the surface. You can disagree with their decision but the rationale for it makes pretty good sense.

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Not really

Once again, here are the numbers:

Eason in starts

54.7%-----191yds/game------1.25tds/g-----0.666int/g----120.2 rating


Etling in starts


60.39%------202.3yds/game------1td/g------0.4int/g----135.6 rating


So lets say Etling improves slightly, as he should being a senior and having a second year starting.

So 63%-----220yds/game----------1.5tds/game-------0.5ints/game-------140 rating


That is realistic improvement


For Eason to be 40 spots higher, you are telling me it is realistic to expect his numbers to be this:


65%--------275yds/game---------2.5tds/game----.5int/game-------150 rating




That would be quite the freaking leap from how he performed last year.

I'd easily rather have Eason than Etling in 2017.

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Would you not agree that Eason has more raw talent than Etling?

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Yes

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Would you also not agree that players make the biggest jump between their freshman and sophomore years?

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Yes. But Etling is almost the equivalent of a freshman for LSU. Last year was his first year ever starting here. Yes, he had Purdue experience, but he hadn't started a game in almost 3 years.

So equating his progression to the normal Junior-Senior progression is not really applicable.


I have no issuse with Eason being a few spots ahead of Etling, but based on actual production 40 spots isnt logical.

This ranking is more based on what we perceive Eason to be based on recruiting rankings, and what we perceive Etling to be based on LSU qbs in recent past. That is my point

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I have no issuse with Eason being a few spots ahead of Etling, but based on actual production 40 spots isnt logical.

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Production isn't everything.

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For Eason to be 40 spots higher, you are telling me it is realistic to expect his numbers to be this: 65%--------275yds/game---------2.5tds/game----.5int/game-------150 rating

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I wouldn't be surprised to see Eason throw for 25 TD / 7 INT this season and a bunch of yards. He was a true freshman starting at QB with limited options around him with defenders in his face the entire season.

That's literally the worst scenario for a QB I can think of.

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That's literally the worst scenario for a QB I can think of.

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Trying to come out of a Les Miles offensive system is worse for a QB

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Trying to come out of a Les Miles offensive system is worse for a QB

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Etling at least had better protection and could hand it off more often.

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Etling at least had better protection and could hand it off more often.

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Absolutely. I just think based on his production, he is criminally undersold on that list.

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I'd like to see what Allen could do with a mediocre offensive line.

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Me too. Allen had several games where he put up some great numbers while being hit on every play. He got beat up and it hurt his performance at the end of the season.

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Equating remembering a user and their posting habits with being irritated is the textbook definition of false equivalence. It's now clear you have a very basic grasp of that concept.

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If it's enough to warrant you posting about it, then getting upset about getting called on it, clearly something is irritating you... Maybe it's not him... maybe it's just an actual sandy vagina... I dunno?! Either way, I stand by my original assessment as well as my assessment that you struggle to understand why your observations were inaccurate.

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In *this thread*, a poster with a well-known LSU-obsession posted about LSU, and was called out on it.

I'm sorry that irritates you so much.

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"Well known" seems to be a loose definition here... I would say that TS is well known for sharing information around recruiting... As for irritating me, I simply called you on something that must have touched a nerve. You can keep doing it if you want... just acknowledging the obvious... carry on.