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Posted on 6/19/10 at 11:19 pm to Bench McElroy
Posted on 6/19/10 at 11:19 pm to Bench McElroy
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to have a realistic shot at a repeat. That's a fact.
No, that's opinion. And mine would be that we've got to have a kicker come through on special teams, have our young secondary grow up fast and find someone to give us good field position on returns to have a realistic shot to repeat. Our offense will be pretty good. It averaged over 400 yards a game and 32 points a game last year. I'm satisfied with that, along with helping to go undefeated and win a NC. Btw.. the bolded part is fact.
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Posted on 6/19/10 at 11:22 pm to Bench McElroy
While, I don't agree with everything you say, I can at least see where you are coming from.
Yes, Gmac and McElwain both have room for improvement and probably aren't at the top of the list of reasons why Bama won the NC, but they didn't make any/enough costly mistakes to prevent Bama from winning it.
But you are free to speak your mind, some may not agree with it, but the 1st Amendment gives you the right to say what you damn well please...
Yes, Gmac and McElwain both have room for improvement and probably aren't at the top of the list of reasons why Bama won the NC, but they didn't make any/enough costly mistakes to prevent Bama from winning it.
But you are free to speak your mind, some may not agree with it, but the 1st Amendment gives you the right to say what you damn well please...
Posted on 6/19/10 at 11:30 pm to MagillaGuerilla
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But you are free to speak your mind, some may not agree with it, but the 1st Amendment gives you the right to be wrong
Everyone's got room to improve, no matter who you are. Saying he ain't a good QB is just old and stupid though and he should get blasted for it every time he says it. He had a passer rating of 140, threw for a 61% completion rate and had a TD to INT ratio of 17 to 4 and ranked 28th in the nation in pass efficiency, while going undefeated. I think folks just get tired of hearing him having a hard on to bash the kid.
Posted on 6/19/10 at 11:48 pm to Alahunter
I guess it's the realist/pessimist in me that isn't bothered by his Gmac spiels. I still think his negative bashing still might be more accurate than 95% of the stuff I read about him on BOL like that Gmac is the best QB is the SEC, he should win the Unitas/Manning/O'Brien Award, etc... that makes me ponder about canceling my membership.
Non-bias opinion, if I were to pick a QB from the SEC, Gmac would probably be 4-5th. He doesn't bring any special to the position, he is just a winner, which is not a negative. I just rather have a QB that can put a team on his shoulders and win...
Non-bias opinion, if I were to pick a QB from the SEC, Gmac would probably be 4-5th. He doesn't bring any special to the position, he is just a winner, which is not a negative. I just rather have a QB that can put a team on his shoulders and win...
Posted on 6/19/10 at 11:52 pm to MagillaGuerilla
I understand what you're saying. But most often times, when you have a QB that can do that, he also thinks he's the only one that can do it and costs you games as well. I've never said McElroy is a great QB, but he's a good QB and is smart in his play, and that is what wins Championships and games, along with a good running game and defense.
It was stated over and over last year, how JJefferson had more upside than McElroy and others were better, but in the end his decision making was the difference at the end of the season vs some other QB's that are more talented.
It was stated over and over last year, how JJefferson had more upside than McElroy and others were better, but in the end his decision making was the difference at the end of the season vs some other QB's that are more talented.
Posted on 6/20/10 at 12:04 am to Alahunter
I just think Gmac was in the right situation, I'm not saying he's a bad QB, but you place a Mallett or a Jefferson in Bama's offense, I don't see much changing with the ground game always being #1. Now the other way around, I couldn't see Gmac having the same success at Arky or LSU.
Gmac is Chad Pennington with a sans some accuracy. Great leader, great mind, won't screw you over in a game, but needs a good supporting cast to work his magic...
Gmac is Chad Pennington with a sans some accuracy. Great leader, great mind, won't screw you over in a game, but needs a good supporting cast to work his magic...
Posted on 6/20/10 at 12:08 am to MagillaGuerilla
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Gmac is Chad Pennington with a sans some accuracy.
Chad Pennington is completely useless without pinpoint accuracy. I think it's the best comparison to McElroy I've seen yet.
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Posted on 6/20/10 at 12:10 am to MagillaGuerilla
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I just think Gmac was in the right situation
I can agree with that. I doubt Mallett or Jefferson only tosses 4 int's in his position though. Sometimes being a good QB makes you force the ball when it shouldn't and costs you games. I'll take a boring QB that doesn't lose you games over an exciting one that costs you games every day of the week. Like I said, I don't think GMac is the best out there by any means, but he's not a bad one. I just get tired of any thread with his name in it turning into a personal diatribe by BM. It gets old, and he sounds like he knows jack about the game, when he can't even be honest with stats.
Posted on 6/20/10 at 12:13 am to Alahunter
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I can agree with that. I doubt Mallett or Jefferson only tosses 4 int's in his position though. Sometimes being a good QB makes you force the ball when it shouldn't and costs you games. I'll take a boring QB that doesn't lose you games over an exciting one that costs you games every day of the week. Like I said, I don't think GMac is the best out there by any means, but he's not a bad one. I just get tired of any thread with his name in it turning into a personal diatribe by BM. It gets old, and he sounds like he knows jack about the game, when he can't even be honest with stats.
I agree with most of what you said
Gmac isn't the best QB, but there are far far worse...
Posted on 6/20/10 at 1:17 am to MagillaGuerilla
I would love for LSU to have him and the OC.
Posted on 6/20/10 at 2:06 am to Bench McElroy
I dont think anyone thinks that Gmac is a great QB, but I think you are kind of ignorant if you think that he sucks. For some reason you refuse to accept the fact that he was a first year starter and that they usually have to get used to SEC play. I dont care what you say, you cannot logically dispute the fact that first year starters in the SEC struggle a good bit, and his struggles were pretty minimal as far as I am concerned. I bet you think that Colt McCoy is awesome too, but look at his sophmore year-he did not perform well at all. If you were a Texas fan, would you have thought he sucked then? Obviously the answer is yes.
Posted on 6/20/10 at 6:30 am to Funky Tide 8
I love the Jay Barkers and Greg McElroys of the world. Give me one of those guys every year on my beloved Crimson Tide. I don't feel the need for a Peyton Manning. Defense wins NCs anyway. Just give me a guy that won't get us beat.
Posted on 6/20/10 at 8:40 am to Tiger Stadium 11
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it was better than watching our team get down there and then get pushed back out, and then get back to have time run out
Exactly. Most of the time, Shula would burn 2 TOs just to decide to kick the FG inside the 10. I love our offense so much better now!
Posted on 6/20/10 at 8:42 am to rolltide1283
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Shula would burn 2 TOs just to decide to run the jumbo package 3 times and then kick the FG inside the 10
Posted on 6/20/10 at 8:48 am to Alahunter
The team is in good hands right now. Enjoy it while it lasts.
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