re: Gatewood not at practice today

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Nobody is even saying that.

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You're not, but others are.

And maybe Gatewood could have provided a spark. Or maybe he is Kiehl Frazier or worse and the decision for Gus to keep Nix in is much more obvious than any of us see?

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Bringing in Gatewood would require Malzahn to run a different offense.

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Yeah but allnwe heard all fall camp was how Nix was the #1 DTQB in the class. If he is infact a DTQB, the playcalling wouldnt be that different. Sure we may run inside zone read vs outside zone read but the rest of the offense could be run without changing up much of anything...

Unless of course you are all now defaulting to the stance Nix is no more of a DTQB than Stidham.

When Stidham came out of high school he was the #2 ranked DTQB, and the #1 ranked DTQB when he signed with Auburn.

I dont think anyone would suggest Stidham was really a DTQB and its time you people open your eyes to what Nix is (a passing QB with terrible accuracy,) and what he is not (a legitimate threat to run the ball.)

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Worse than

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What do those QBs have in common that isnt in common with Nix?

Ill wait

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But I don't necessarily take issue with the concept that Bo is the better QB.

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This is what is driving people mad right now.

The sample size is small, but he’s made very few mistakes in his very little time:

Passing: 5/7, 71.4% completion rate, 2 TD’s, 0 INT’s

Rushing: 29 attempts, 148 yards, 5.1 yards per carry, 3 TD’s

I realize Nix has been in much more difficult situations, but from what we’ve seen, JG hasn’t made any bad mistakes, he played well in the spring game, and has done well when he’s been given opportunities. The only negative we’ve heard came from Gus, in the form of the offense didn’t score during fall camp when JG was QB. Fans never saw that. We’ve seen mostly positive from JG, and we’ve seen average play at best from Nix. Maybe Nix is head and shoulders above him talent wise, but the play on the field isn’t settling the debate. It would be much easier to accept if Bo was playing better and Gatewood made mistakes when he was in, but that’s not happening.

Gatewood wasn’t a 3-star Malik Willis/Woody Barrett recruit. He had over 30 offers, won the Under Armour All-American game MVP, and he’s huge. The offense is stagnant and fans want to try something else, at the very least let JG play when Nix is visibly shaken and playing poor.

The answer is:

THEY WERE ALL PULLED. Not once in their time did Gus see them play like they did and say that he had no intention to even consider making a change.

All I can say is best of luck to Gatewood and Patrick should have pulled Bo long ago.

Gus is going to ruin him like he has done others. I find it hard to believe people are still on the bus.

Having the capability of being dragged to the finish line= “serviceable”

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Oregon- below average QB with one good play that happened to win the game.

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"serviceable, and he just happened to stumble into a play that won the biggest game of the weekend against an very good/elite opponent"

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A&M- long run by Schwartz, Gatewood TD pass, and the team carrying Bo to the victory.

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Did he screw something up? No? This is called "serviceable"

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Tulane- was bad. Our offense didn’t pull away until Whitlow stayed in the wildcat in the 4th.

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"Serviceable"

Listen, you've been an invested as a cheerleader for Joey since the Spring and I don't want to dissuade that because I like Joey just fine. It's just silly to deal with this cringeworthy grasping for straws week in-week out because your favorite player hasn't risen to the top.

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Yeah, that's not what I said.

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He's moving the goalposts because his actual arguments suck

Using sport-reference.com’s QB ratings:

2019 Bo Nix - 127.5
2018 Stidham - 137.7
2017 Stidham - 151.0
2016 White - 143.1
2015 White - 123.2
2015 Johnson - 129.0
2014 Marshall - 151.1
2013 Marshall - 143.2
2012 Frazier - 99.9
2012 Wallace - 139.6
2012 Moseley - 111.1
2011 Trotter - 129.2
2011 Moseley - 133.1
2010 Newton - 182.0
2009 Todd - 145.7