re: John Emery 5* commits to UGA

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Just stop man.

A) This has nothing to do with John Emery
B) That accuracy stat is garbage as it relates to actually playing football
C) Not all of his issues have been because of the O Line, he really didn't play that well against SLU and this seems like a strange hill to die on. Let's see how he improves as the season progresses and maybe I'll join you in your crusade.

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Glad you said this. Hopefully this can start a meaningful conversation free from trolling by either side.

My question is this.: (Because I only saw him against Miami) How strong is his arm. Does he have zip on short throws? (Burrow) The ball seemed to float (it just didn't seem to have a lot of zip) to me in the Miami game, but it is hard to tell on TV. There are times when it seems Fromm's passes do not have zip and other times when it seems to have really good velocity.
That could be because of a QB putting touch on the ball, too.

It's really difficult to tell how good a QB will be in only two games. he might end up being very good...or maybe not.

Certainly a 50% completion rate does not look good against SELA, but that can also be an aberration. Time will tell us.

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Then you're ignoring facts, again, he's putting >90% of passes on target, about all you can ask a QB to do.

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You can also ask them to throw it to people who are more open.

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Certainly a 50% completion rate does not look good against SELA, but that can also be an aberration. Time will tell us.

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He was 10/20. Here are his incompletions. It's such a small sample size, but I certainly think his percentage should be higher.
1) corner route thrown out of bounds. Bad throw
2) late throw causing PBU
3) hit as he threw (bad technique by RT, but JB held ball too long and stepped up into the rush, pressure was avoidable)
4) Throw away on a well-defended screen pass
5) High throw with 3 defenders around the receiver. Could have been caught, but would have been a GREAT catch. Definitely not a drop
6) Deep out underthrown and late. Close to being intercepted. Defender caught it but was OOB.
7) Drop on a short throw to tight end during 2 minute drill. Bad decision to throw a three yard pass to the middle of the field in 2 minute
8) Throw away in 2 minute drill. He left the pocket early, but was probably smart to make sure he didn't get sacked when his initial read wasn't there
9) Right tackle whiffed and he got hit as he threw
10) Drop

Only 2 of the incompletions were caused by pressure and I think one of those wasn't entirely on the offensive line.

But, there are five passes that were either definitely caused by pressure, were dropped or were throwaways. If 3 of those are completions, he's 65% for the game. 2 and he's at 60%.

It's just too small a sample size to even be caring about this at this point in the season. The number will work themselves out one way or another.

I think he played very well against Miami and very average against SLU. We'll know more about him on Saturday, that's for sure.

As for his arm strength, I haven't seen any throw that concerns me. His arm strength looks comparable to Brees, which is to say "strong enough". By no means does he have a rifle, but for the most part, he's putting them where they need to be and they get there fast enough.

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You can also ask them to throw it to people who are more open.

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On target indicates a catchable pass for the receiver

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Has Emery switched to QB or something? Just curious.

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No kidding. Sorry, I got sucked into the discussion. LOL

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You return literally every RB you have from this year plus will get a 5-star back from injury. He would not exactly get many touches next year. He'd definitely be mostly riding the pine year 1.

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I believe our True Fresh RB, James Cook, is #1 or #2 on the team on carries.

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target indicates a catchable pass for the receiver

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Must not be throwing a catchable ball

Emery isn't going to go to LSU.


FIFY

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There's a reason RB's go to Bama and UGA.

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And not LSU?

It's not like we've been exactly struggling at RB the last, well, very long time. He's just walking into a perfect situation here from a playing standpoint where as at UGA he walks into a loaded situation where he will have to fight very hard for any meaningful playing time early on.