re: If Fields had stayed

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Cager and Pickens have made their fair share of great catches this year, so let’s not act like much has changed in that regard, or in regards to the laziness you speak of.

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Except that there have been more misses on passes like that. Our receivers are not getting the separation they did last year, for one. We don't have to agree. I don't expect you to change your mind. You asked and I answered. I happen to think my explanation is as good as yours.

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Just watch fields play. Fields is a sharp shooter. He hits the open guys. Fromm isn’t, and often misses the open guys.

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That doesn't necessarily translate from team to team and from scheme to scheme. Sorry you can't see that, but it is a fact.


Offense is complex. It is never as simple as it appears.

With receivers it is Separation, speed, hands, adaption.

Running backs: Speed, power, balance, vision, hands

QB: Read before snap, read after snap, progression, arm strength, spin, touch,

I mean it goes on and on and on all of the intangibles that go into making a play successful or unsuccessful.


One tendency that was mentioned in our game yesterday that I had not fully realized and noticed was it seems when Fromm moves a RB from one side to the other we run to the opposite side the RB is on. (If that makes sense)

Look. I am not saying Fromm has not been off. he has. I am saying that people are making it much too simplistic.

We don't have to go on for 10+ pages sparring why I am right or wrong. That's my opinion. You have a different one. Okay. Fine.

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Except that there have been more misses on passes like that.

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Our previous wrs didn’t make extremely touch catches as often as you claim, and our current guys aren’t missing many the previous guys would have caught. You are doing what many others are doing and coddling Fromm with these excuses.

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That doesn't necessarily translate from team to team and from scheme to scheme.

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Yet fields has displayed this kind of accuracy at both uga and osu.

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Penn st and Wisconsin are top ten scoring d’s

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Slow defenses. Rack up stats vs terrible opponents.

C'mon man.

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Pining for a player that would be an ill fit in our offense does nobody any good.

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It that guy is not a fit for our offense, we need to change our offense.

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Bingo! Too bad that would interfere with the offense our HC wants to run.

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hey're not right now. However, we have multiple 5 stars at that position so its Coley's fault for not scheming them open. But they were able to get open yesterday and Jake missed them badly. I think Jake is playing scared because Kirby has mind fricked him into avoiding mistakes.

























[quote]They're not right now. However, we have multiple 5 stars at that position so its Coley's fault for not scheming them open. But they were able to get open yesterday and Jake missed them badly. I think Jake is playing scared because Kirby has mind fricked him into avoiding mistakes.

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Good answer. I agree.

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The WR play hasn't been stellar, but multiple times a game there are open receivers we're not throwing to. Further there are ways veteran QBs help receivers. Some of this is obviously coaching, but Fromm doesn't do much to help them.

Also, how open do you need? Any NFL game you watch today the average QB will complete 10+ passes into windows you'll find on 3/4 plays in college. Nobody in college will see let alone compete all of those, but what's the level of play we're expecting from Jake?

Further, we've all spent 3 months hearing how the kid up at Ohio State isn't good because he's only "Throwing to open receivers." Now that isn't true, but some of the same people are saying Fromm gets a pass because his receivers aren't open. QB play needs to be better. Let's goldd our QB to the same standard.

It isn't a bad game or two. It's all season. Even that Florida game people like to point to wasn't particularly good IMO. He was slightly better than average, with plenty of misses and bad decisions. That shouldn't be the highlight of the season for a player like Jake Fromm.

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Fromm is a slightly above average QB. Fields is a generational talent that we let go. Why do Clemson and Bama fans never talk badly about Bryant and Hurts? Because they know they have the better QB. Why do some many UGA fans dismiss Fields incredible number while downplaying Fromm's mediocre numbers? Deep down they know we picked the wrong guy. It's a tough pill to swallow but it's the truth. I'm really rooting for Fromm, but it hasn't been pretty.

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I really don’t care.

I’m just glad he no longer has to suffer from reading that someone heard someone else refer to him as a racially insensitive term.

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He's a hero. His sister even plays softball at UGA to challenge the racist institution known as the University of Georgia. Such bravery!

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Deep down they know we picked the wrong guy.

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To be fair, "we" didn't...Kirby Smart did. It may turn out to be a decision that will mar his record. Maybe he'll learn from it. It's the conservatism that has caused other issues for him, like playing to not lose when you're only up by 10 to 14 points.

You just don't let a generational talent go in favor of a hard working game manager. Sometimes you've got to make the tough call to get benefits down the line. In this case, Smart went with the option that was safer at the time but had a lower ceiling.

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This receiving corp at Ga is the worst I can remember seeing there.

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I disagree. Those guys are talented. Fromm needs to trust the receivers and place the ball where they can make a play. Amazing catches by Cager is nice and all that, but I want to see Fromm hit them the receivers stride. Give them a chance to beat the coverage and make a play on the ball.