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Eason sucked today

Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:16 pm
Posted by jodeaux
Member since Sep 2014
1541 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:16 pm
Eason sucked today, can anyone here name one game/series in which he looked in rhythm/sync with his receivers? Was there ever a game he was on a roll? I think he's got a good arm but the competition is open as far as Im concerned next year.
Posted by 3morereps
The Gym
Member since Jun 2015
6735 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:17 pm to
He can only through it forty yards...lol
Posted by BranchDawg
Flowery Branch
Member since Nov 2013
9830 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:19 pm to
So you're not concerned with the defense? Like, at all? Or the coaching? Or the dropped passes?
Posted by HTDawg
Member since Sep 2016
6683 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:19 pm to
He is nowhere near Stafford in terms of talent or development, and I've heard that comparison. I know Stafford struggled his freshman year, but you could see it coming with Stafford. I don't see it with Eason. Eason played against weak competition in high school and never played in a pro style. I don't think he ever comes close to what we thought he would be.
Posted by dallasga6
Scrap Metal Magnate...
Member since Mar 2009
25660 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:19 pm to
No argument here... Doesn't seem to be too bright IMO. Holds the ball too long, indecisive, etc.
Posted by HTDawg
Member since Sep 2016
6683 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:20 pm to
Of course, but we haven't had anything approaching a credible passing attack that could keep defenses honest.
Posted by FooManChoo
Member since Dec 2012
41648 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:20 pm to
I disagree. He had a few passes that were thrown behind his receivers but he had two great throws in the first drive that should have been caught. He would have started the game 10/11 and had that perfectly placed deep ball later in the game.

The problem is that he and the receivers couldn't connect when they needed to. That INT is what killed it and it came on another tipped pass.
Posted by claydawg09
Covington
Member since Sep 2013
1806 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:21 pm to
Does Brady throw perfect passes everytime? No. He has receivers who catch the ball when it hits them in both hands and or on the chest. He's wild. Yes. But he gets very little help. Also only throwing on 3rd and long doesnt help.
Posted by RedFive
Ringgold Ga
Member since Apr 2015
2168 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:21 pm to
Terry Godwin should be told he is playing DB next year or playing somewhere else. It's just not working at WR.
Posted by Mike Gordon
Georgia
Member since Sep 2013
655 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:24 pm to
Godwin is so overrated it hurts. And he carries himself as if he's the second coming of Percy Harvin
Posted by FooManChoo
Member since Dec 2012
41648 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:27 pm to
I honestly think Eason has played better than I expected as a true Freshman. He's managed the clock well and made some great throws. He also hasn't made a ton of freshman mistakes (a la Stafford). He's had a lot more good moments than bad, but he's still a Freshman and he needed to have a great supporting cast. With a non-existent OL, terrible receivers (both catching and blocking) and suspect play calling by jabba the hut, it's a wonder he has done as well as he has, IMO.

Disappointing way to end the regular season, but I can't blame Eason too much when we shouldn't have been in a position to have one bad throw decide the game. We were owning tech running the ball but our defense decided that the 3rd quarter was the only one they needed to show up in and play.
Posted by CalDawg
Member since Aug 2016
1444 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:33 pm to
We desperately need tall receivers. 6' 4" or taller. Eason would pick teams apart. Instead, our receivers are average to below average height.
Posted by wizatlanta
Cumming, GA
Member since Jan 2014
335 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:50 pm to
I'd like to give him a pass as a freshman but then how do you explain all the other freshmen quarterbacks who make much better throws than Eason does.
So many throws behind receivers when he's not overthrowing them.
Posted by Dawgfanman
Member since Jun 2015
22234 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:53 pm to
quote:

We desperately need tall receivers. 6' 4" or taller. Eason would pick teams apart. Instead, our receivers are average to below average height.

Eason throws like he's unaware they aren't 6'4"
Posted by FooManChoo
Member since Dec 2012
41648 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:53 pm to
He's missed quite a few of deep balls but he's been mostly on the money for short and medium passes. He had a few behind the receivers today but he's also had so many this year that have been thrown perfectly that have been dropped. It's been a weird year.
Posted by HTDawg
Member since Sep 2016
6683 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 2:55 pm to
quote:

He also hasn't made a ton of freshman mistakes (a la Stafford)


With all due respect, Stafford was taking a hell of a lot more chances by throwing the ball all over the field. Eason has been coddled and contained by our coaches all year. His mechanics are bad, his accuracy is pitiful, even on the short to intermediate passes.
Posted by FooManChoo
Member since Dec 2012
41648 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 3:01 pm to
Stafford forced a lot of balls, especially many downfield because he trusted his arm too much, as strong-armed freshman do. Eason didn't take nearly as many chances, and that's exactly what "freshman mistakes" infer for QBs: forcing throws. Eason, I believe did a much better job handling the QB position as a TF than Stafford did. His mechanics can be improved (which will improve his accuracy), but aside from the deep throws that he mostly overthrew (which is better than an INT) he's thrown the ball very well and very accurately in short and medium situations. Have you seen how many balls have hit receivers on the numbers that just bounced off?
Posted by HTDawg
Member since Sep 2016
6683 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 3:03 pm to
Yes, our receivers have dropped balls, but I've seen nothing out of Eason that makes me believe he should even be mentioned alongside Stafford. You could see it with Stafford. It was only a matter of time. I can't see it with Eason. Hopefully he proves me wrong because he was no better in the 12th game than he was in the first.
Posted by FooManChoo
Member since Dec 2012
41648 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 3:06 pm to
Well I'm sorry you can't see it. It's pretty obvious given the lack of size and talent we have at WR and as bad as our OL has been this season that he should have been cowering in a corner trying to figure out where his sanity went, but he's had tremendous poise and done everything necessary to manage the games like an upperclassman, and he's made some great throws along the way. I've been very impressed with him and think if he can get some help, he'll be one of our best QBs ever.
Posted by rockchlkjayhku11
Cincinnati, OH
Member since Aug 2006
36449 posts
Posted on 11/26/16 at 3:12 pm to
eason will have a yante maten type sophomore year
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