re: Jimbo can’t coach

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Still if you are lacking at the QB position that's the most damaging or if you have a great QB they can make up for a LOT of other shortfalls.

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Realistically, we don't know that King would've been much better.

That's on Jimbo, quarterbacks are supposed to be his specialty.

It was also baffling why he threw the ball as much as they did in several of their games.

Achane was absolutely gashing LSU at one point yet Jimbo totally gets away from that and starts throwing again.

Then there was the utter inexplicably playcall on either 3rd or 4th and short where he rolled Calzada out to his left.

A guy who can’t coach does that

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Jimbo can’t coach

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Still if you are lacking at the QB position that's the most damaging or if you have a great QB they can make up for a LOT of other shortfalls.



Realistically, we don't know that King would've been much better.

That's on Jimbo, quarterbacks are supposed to be his specialty.

It was also baffling why he threw the ball as much as they did in several of their games.

Achane was absolutely gashing LSU at one point yet Jimbo totally gets away from that and starts throwing again.

Then there was the utter inexplicably playcall on either 3rd or 4th and short where he rolled Calzada out to his left.

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Ok, but you are making a different point. The point was that A&M had far more talent than other teams they faced and I pointed out that at QB that was not the case. It's fair to criticize Jimbo for not having a better backup when King went down and to say we aren't sure how good King was going to be but that's a different point. No doubt King's ability to scramble and run would have helped a ton this year with an inexperienced OL. Calzada was a mid level 3 Star QB and that's basically how he played, great at times but average to poor most of the time. The amount of 3 and outs A&M had this year due to execution mistakes by Calzada was just staggering and costly, he missed more screen passes than any QB I have ever seen. Jimbo had no other options as our Freshman QB hurt his shoulder before the season to the point he had to convert to TE and didn't play at all so 3 QB's became 1 in a hurry and he had to roll with Calzada.

I have no doubt Jimbo would like to change some of the playcalls from the LSU game but you can criticize playcalling on any coach. Lots of other reasons we lost the LSU game as well.

There is no doubt luck plays a big part in CFB. That's why you have to look at the longer timeline and not the individual game if you want a real picture on a coach. Jimbo has flaws but he also has a long list of accomplishments. I just find the premise of "he can't coach" to be ridiculous.

If you look at Jimbo compared to Kirby in their first 6 seasons they’re almost identical, with Jimbo barely edging out Kirby. (Jimbo’s tenure at FSU)

I don’t think Jimbo is some offensive mastermind. I don’t think that Kirby is either. I think they are both great recruiters. I think they’re both great program builders.

I think that A&M was a much longer rebuild than Georgia. Hell Kirby inherited a team that just came off 2 ten win seasons and it still took him 6 years to beat saban.

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But then Jimbo's system almost requires an elite level quarterback to really work.

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Name anybody's system that doesnt take a very good QB to work, this is always the weirdest talking point. When was the last time the national champions didnt have an extremely good QB? Some people will probably argue this year with Georgia's Bennett, but it's probably the game manager QBs of Saban's earlier teams like AJ McCarron. And if you dont have an elite QB, you better have a ton of talent around him if you want to win a championship anyways.

Jimbo is a Saban mentored guy.

The aTm recruiting ranking compared to historical rankins say he has learned all he needs to learn

1. Who has the money

2. Who provides the network of delivering it to recruits.

Just like the OTHER little sawed off prick

UGA didn't just win a natty with a great offense; they won with great defense and balanced offense that could run the football in the 4th quarter. This is what A&M has been building towards since Jimbo arrived but have lacked an exceptional QB that could routinely make defenses pay for stacking the box. I think A&M will have one in King or Weigman finally if not both.

Jimbo can coach but he can’t win a NC there. Neither could The Bear. No one can.
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Jimbo beat Saban and Bama. If he is capable of doing that he is capable of winning the West. A&M did not have a significant talent edge in those 4 games and especially at the QB position. Next year that won't be the case though.

The next 2-3 years will tell the tale with Jimbo. In that next 2-3 years he should win a minimum of 10 games each year and he should win the West and go to the Playoff if not win a Natty. Anything less than that is a disappointment.