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Is Jonathan Wallace the long-term Answer?
Posted on 11/19/12 at 8:53 am
Posted on 11/19/12 at 8:53 am
2012 Statistics:
41/66 62% 649yds 4 TDs 2 INTs // 46 carries 146yds
Positives:
- Young (true frosh/ 18 years old)
- Hard working. Players and coaches have mentioned his eagerness to learn/ film study.
- Athleticism/ Mobility
Negatives:
- Arm strength
- Size (6-1, 190ish)
- Experience. He wasn't a prolifc passer in high school, and his playing time this year has mostly come against very bad defenses (A&M 2nd team, NMst, AA&M).
What's everyone's opinion after 3-1/2 games? We may not fully have an answer on Wallace until a few games into the 2013 season.
41/66 62% 649yds 4 TDs 2 INTs // 46 carries 146yds
Positives:
- Young (true frosh/ 18 years old)
- Hard working. Players and coaches have mentioned his eagerness to learn/ film study.
- Athleticism/ Mobility
Negatives:
- Arm strength
- Size (6-1, 190ish)
- Experience. He wasn't a prolifc passer in high school, and his playing time this year has mostly come against very bad defenses (A&M 2nd team, NMst, AA&M).
What's everyone's opinion after 3-1/2 games? We may not fully have an answer on Wallace until a few games into the 2013 season.
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Posted on 11/19/12 at 8:55 am to lowspark12
Once Johnson decommits, he will be our Quarterback for a while.
While he is young and inexperienced, he has a great head on his shoulders and seems to be a good kid. I believe he can be a typical Auburn QB. Workable.
I think he is around 200. Like to see him around 220
While he is young and inexperienced, he has a great head on his shoulders and seems to be a good kid. I believe he can be a typical Auburn QB. Workable.
I think he is around 200. Like to see him around 220
Posted on 11/19/12 at 9:04 am to lowspark12
No
Posted on 11/19/12 at 9:07 am to LanierSpots
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Once Johnson decommits, he will be our Quarterback for a while.
idealy, johnson could come in and push wallace next season... i'm still hoping we can hang onto JJ.
Posted on 11/19/12 at 9:12 am to lowspark12
No
Posted on 11/19/12 at 9:38 am to lowspark12
Good kid, but no I don't believe he is the guy long term.
Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:39 am to lowspark12
He's the best we have and the only QB on the roster that sees a pass rush and doesn't crap his pants. The fact they waited as long as they did to let him throw the ball is baffling. I'm not sure what they are trying to teach our QBs by running them up the middle every time they touch the ball as a freshman.
Long term, he'll never be great, but I could see him being serviceable. He overthrows people way too often. He needs a lot more touch on his passes
Long term, he'll never be great, but I could see him being serviceable. He overthrows people way too often. He needs a lot more touch on his passes
Posted on 11/19/12 at 10:49 am to lowspark12
No.
Posted on 11/19/12 at 11:06 am to lowspark12
He's the best option we have at this point. I think he could be a good Auburn QB with the right coaching.
Posted on 11/19/12 at 11:15 am to WarSlamEagle
He can be a game manager type QB... Will not get you beat... Needs better talent around him. Fearless...
Will never be a pro... Can not make the long throw to truly stretch the D.
Will never be a pro... Can not make the long throw to truly stretch the D.
Posted on 11/19/12 at 11:16 am to allin2010
Petrino would turn the kid into a borderline All-SEC performer
Posted on 11/19/12 at 11:27 am to WarSlamEagle
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He's the best option we have at this point. I think he could be a good Auburn QB with the right coaching
From everything that has been said about him, he also has leadership skills which is something none of the other QB's have demonstrated.
He may not light the world on fire but if you combine his positives, I agree that the right coach will make him a good QB
Posted on 11/19/12 at 11:46 am to undecided
probably not,but he sure beats the hell out of the other two they tried
Posted on 11/19/12 at 12:36 pm to lowspark12
No 
Posted on 11/19/12 at 2:53 pm to lowspark12
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johnson could come in and push wallace next season
So the plan is for a true freshman to push a true soph?
Mocha Nightmare GTFO.
Posted on 11/19/12 at 2:59 pm to CaptainBrannigan
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So the plan is for a true freshman to push a true soph?
I don't think there are any other options... unless you believe either KF or CM are gonna step up and take over the job. IMO, frazier needs a change of scenery. I don't think it would be a bad thing for him to transfer, take his redshirt season, and come back and compete for a starting job somewhere in 2014.... i just don't think he's going to get it done here.
Posted on 11/19/12 at 3:04 pm to lowspark12
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IMO, frazier needs a change of scenery
Agree. He needs to GTFO. Worst QB in recent AU history.
Posted on 11/19/12 at 3:58 pm to CaptainBrannigan
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So the plan is for a true freshman to push a true soph?
Seems to be the current theme doesn't it? Why stop now?
This post was edited on 11/19/12 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 11/19/12 at 4:05 pm to CaptainBrannigan
while i don't disagree that Frazier is one of the worst QB's in recent memory, I don't believe this coaching staff really helped him out with how they worked him into the offense.
taking a potential starting QB and only using him for (obvious) running situations and barely allowing him to throw then expecting that experience to help out moving forward hasn't worked how they thought it would. it seems more and more like he just doesn't have the mental side of the qb position down.
luckily for wallace, that same plan that was in place for him had to be abandoned and he was put in the starter's role, where he can at least play the role of a quarterback and not a wildcat qb.
i'm still not sold on wallace but he's not frazier and he's not scared, so until we find someone better, hopefully he'll continue to improve.
taking a potential starting QB and only using him for (obvious) running situations and barely allowing him to throw then expecting that experience to help out moving forward hasn't worked how they thought it would. it seems more and more like he just doesn't have the mental side of the qb position down.
luckily for wallace, that same plan that was in place for him had to be abandoned and he was put in the starter's role, where he can at least play the role of a quarterback and not a wildcat qb.
i'm still not sold on wallace but he's not frazier and he's not scared, so until we find someone better, hopefully he'll continue to improve.
Posted on 11/19/12 at 6:00 pm to CaptainBrannigan
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Mocha Nightmare GTFO.
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