re: Saturday will go a looooong way in determing the east

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SthGADawg

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You know something, Sth? You are one of my favorite people here. You're my brother in jagdom. You keep true to your south Georgia roots. I respect that. You're loyal. I respect that. You don't get pissy with me every time I get mad at Georgia which is daily. Definitely respect that.

But bro, dude, my friend, buddy...you gotta see your Ramsey bias is really clouding this. I think Hutson Mason is the 2nd coming of Joe Tereshinski III here to haunt my dreams because I was ready for him to take over for Guido fricking Football. It's obvious he sits down to pee and quivers at the thought of making a decision in time. His passes have better air time than Bryan Anger. And I think the coaches recognize that. I feel like our usually vanilla, coddling staff is actually saying as much in their own way. Bobo called out Mason after UT in his own way, Richt hasn't dismissed the idea of rotation, and they are actually entertaining the comments of Mason's shititude.

Point is I don't think they are blindly sticking with Hutson. But I do think it's an indictment of what they think of our QB depth. I wrote this novel to my buddy and then posted it on here about out QBs. The tl;dr version was this: My buddy from NY thinks we are dumb for not putting in Ramsey for the same reasons you are and I countered by saying that the grass seems greener but the answer for our QBs aint black and white. It's shades of gray. Truth is I don't think we have ANY answer at QB.

You love your boy Brice and I respect that. But Ramsey is fricking raw dude. So raw. Rawer than Stafford and Stafford was rawwwww. I don't fully agree with WG on Mason. I'm not as optimistic as WG. But I think WG has done a damn fine job explaining the issues we have at QB and what's happened in our past. In 2006 our hopes were done early and we had no where to look but up. They played Cox and Stafford and it was fricking brutal. Yea, Mason is a pile of tofu shite but I think it could get far worse.

Then I have seen ya say you don't want Mason to be benched. I think we both think you do and hey, so do I. I honestly want to rent Rhett Lashlee and install the read option with Gurley at QB. But to entertain the thought of just giving Brice more time here is my issue. I didn't like it when DJ came in back in the day. There were times like UT in 2004 where he was the ONLY dude moving the ball. Then you had fans clamoring for him over Greene after we lost. Then you'd have times like, what, UF in 2003? DJ laid an egg. It causes confusion amongst the fans but I really think the rhythm and rapport developed between the center, RBs, and WRs with a QB is underrated here. They have to get ready for a new cadence, a new hand off, and new pass.

Idk, I just want them to settle on someone. None of this should be argumentative. Just conversation.

Also, sth, dude, our Jags are so bad.

My thoughts are sporadic and if I don't edit it's like putting your mind in a jungle gym. For that I apologize but I am too lazy to go edit.

And that's exactly my point. But even this negative shite will clarify that. I think Mason sucks. I think Ramsey isn't ready. I think Bauta could work but that's based purely on run ability and frankly it doesn't seem like that he is good enough at that to warrant more PT.

And shite, meant gray. Sorry. And you're a jag too?

I was living in Jax when they got the team. Went to the Landing that night and bought my first Jag Shirt. I still have a sweatshirt with the original Jag logo before the auto company made them change it. Was a season ticket holder for the first few years. Now I live in ATL, so I pull for both, but mostly, I am a Jag.

If/when we lose our third game, I'll be in favor of handing Ramsey the keys immediately. Until then, Mason's got to be the guy. He's by far the most refined and the least likely to totally screw us in a game, so he needs to be the guy until we're totally eliminated from title contention. Ramsey is the future, but there's still too much to play for in the now to voluntarily endure those growing pains.

I don't think Bauta is a realistic option as a starter. The offense is way too one-dimensional with him.

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Gurley to Jacksonville

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oh please no

I would hate for Gurley to go to Jax. He needs some help in front of him or he will get worn down. As much as I like the Jags, I wouldn't wish that on Gurley.

I wish we had given Ramsey more time against Troy. We would know more.

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I wish we had given Ramsey more time against Troy. We would know more

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what exactly would we know? We're not going to REALLY know something about Ramsey until he faces a real team on a real drive with something on the line. Troy and Vanderbilt aren't really indicative (one way or the other) of what he can do.

If he comes in in the first half Saturday I think that could tell us something, potentially. What's going to be tough for us (although it kinda sounds stupid) is he he plays lights out. Then we're looking at a full fledged QB situation and those never really turn out well.

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what exactly would we know? We're not going to REALLY know something about Ramsey until he faces a real team on a real drive with something on the line. Troy and Vanderbilt aren't really indicative (one way or the other) of what he can do.

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which is why he should play more...you just helped my argument...garbage time doesnt make you grow up...

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which is why he should play more...you just helped my argument...garbage time doesnt make you grow up..

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On the road with the division at stake isn't the time to grow up.

We would know if he has the composure to play in front of 90,000 fans and complete passes, make reads, and control the team against a weaker opponent. Step 1 in evaluation. Then we up the competition.