re: 50 Greatest SEC Players this Century

Matt Jones not winning any individual awards or big games was a fireable offense. He won some games but anyone who watched those offenses understood it was lacking and they were never going allow Arkansas to be a threat in the SEC.

Jackson wasn't at Arkansas long enough to know what he could do but his potential as a QB was much higher than Jones but Nutt didn't want to work with him and so he transferred. Nutt was going to stick with Jones no matter what even if the second coming of Dan Marino showed up on campus.

Jones redshirt in 2001 was taken off when Nutt started SEC play at 0-3. It was a panicked decision as the 2000 recruiting class was a disaster and Nutt failed to get a QB that would replace Clint Stoerner. The next eight years would be nothing but a terrible display of a one dimensional terrible passing offenses.

Yes the embarrassing game with UNLV that led 7-3 until the final seconds that involved a revolving door of QBs. I watched that game live and never seen an offense that bad. Then the rest of the year showed an offense that was an embarrassment until the Weber State game. But that was totally unnecessary as Nutt was the coach for three years and still had no replacement for Stoerner.

Jones wouldn't start for any other SEC team. His arm wasn't strong enough and in a sense was never a true QB that could drop back and throw darts. He was a job security player and that was all Nutt was concerned about.

His arm actually was pretty damn strong for what he was. He was a true dual threat way ahead of his time.

Put him on some of today's teams and he is a Heisman winner. That guy was a freak of nature and one of Arkansas' all time greats. You really should stop bad mouthing him like this.. Super rare talent. He was like a combo of Cam Newton and Johnny Manzeil basically. One of the most exciting players i have ever watched stuck on a bad team.

Disagree strongly on this. Manzeil was not a better passer he just played in a better system for his abilities and had an amazing talent at WR to throw 50/50 jump balls to.

Matt Jones would have flourished in a modern spread offense or hurry up.

Magic on his feet but that was it. He never had the arm strength to be an elite level QB at the college level and this is why he was recruited as an athlete and had he gone to Oklahoma where it was one of his choices, he would play WR with zero possibility of playing QB.

I watched him live over the years and his arm strength wasn't impressive at all. He can't throw darts like Ryan Mallett or even current starter Jefferson can. He simply never had enough zip on passes to ever have a career in the NFL as a QB. He was by definition a postionless player whose only chance of success in the pros was at WR.

Tua and Chase are too high. No WR should be higher than Smith. Laughable. Barrett Jones should be higher. Mac Jones should be somewhere in the Top 50...based on GOAT 2020 all SEC opponents season alone. I wouldn't argue with Tebow, Newton and Burrow as the top 3...all NC winning All American Heisman winners that had huge seasons.

McFadden too low

Percy Harvin recked the SEC for 3 years and was the most lethal weapon on a team that won 2 natties. Not being on this list is criminal.

Auburn with 1 player on the list but 2 undefeated natty's and :13 away from a third, not bad.

Marcus McNeil
Carlos Rogers
Derrick Brown
Caddy
Ronnie
Nick Fairley

lol

This guy started watching SEC football in 2009 and sucks bama dong hard.