re: I'm still for the mailman

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Our OC lost us this game too. We were running the ball at will against Alabama, and then we decided to get into a shootout.

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I don’t know if I agree with this. There’s a difference between an OC putting an offense in a terrible position through play calling, which is something we’re all used to, and an offensive coordinator calling the right packages and a team being unable to execute. I may be out of line here but I saw a whole lot of missed opportunities tonight with SB missing wide open receivers and unnecessarily throwing into coverage. I think he just knew who he was throwing to before the play even developed. Missing Cook wide open in the flat would’ve been good for a 7 point swing tonight.

You’re right.

I don’t remember the exact year maybe 2015, but I do remember ALOT of people on this board were saying we should start Fata (my memory with his name is bad) but it was the Florida game.

Right starts him, gives in to fan pressure, gets called an idiot.

Look hindsight is 20/20. Obviously now looking back on it, not letting Fields start bit us in the arse, but the point was Fromm wasn’t doing anything to LOSE us games, which is the only way a starter is going to get benched if there’s not an injury involved.

I’m not disagreeing that Bennet had some poor throws and didn’t execute. He didn’t. The QB position is by far the weakest area we have.

I just don’t think we win that game with Daniels either.

Or Mathis.

It does.

I mean honestly I’m up for whoever to start. Within reason. If Kirby started Daniels for the next game, it wouldn’t bother me one bit.

Since I don’t sit at practice, idk how good they are/aren’t. I just trust Kirby that he’s putting the best person in that he thinks will win the game.

If they would have pulled Bennett after his last INT, I wouldn’t have complained at all. Bc that last one was just a stupid decision.

But it’s hard for me to fault Kirby for not pulling the guy too. I mean we weren’t dominating Alabama in the first half, but he was serviceable.

But if I’m being 100% honest with you, I think our QB situation this year is fricked regardless.

Just look at JT’s profile on the UGA website, and look at all the accolades, and tell me the guy doesn’t at least deserve a chance to play. My only thought is he’s truly not 100% healthy but with that brace finally being removed he should be by Kentucky.

I’m not. Last night showed we aren’t playing for an NC or even the SEC this year. Take your lumps and let someone with some talent get reps and get better.

The issue is we have Bennet, Mathis and Daniels and Bennett has beat the last 2 to the starting qb job. Jake Fromm beat Justin Fields and Jacob Eason to the starting QB job. Jake Fromm had a SPECTACULAR freshman season and regressed....Eason leaves, Fields leaves, Newman arrives and leaves, Daniels is either not healthy enough to be here or not better in the coaches mind than Bennett and the same goes for Mathis. As it did for fields and Fromm. It kind of appears we may have a problem judging QB talent, no? Or we have a problem with recruiting and retaining QB talent. Either way in an era where the game is based on qb play we have had game managers at best.......and it’s been nice to be among the top 6-7 teams in the nation and beat UT, UF and Auburn.....but that is all we are. We ain’t Bama or Clemson and it ain’t even close. With the way the game is officiated today....it is fair, it goes both ways, if this team played Bama and Clemson 100 times each we would lose by 10 or more points 100 times to both of them. Most likely Ohio State also. Unless Smart figures out the QB situation and we play football as it is played at the top today we aren’t winning anything meaningful any time soon. I know we have a stable of great QB recruits in the wings....but if they are mismanaged and only allowed to be game managers it will be more of the same.

I love Kirby ball. It is what football is supposed to be. It’s not what football is today. I am not suggesting smart be fired, that is beyond ridiculous. What I am saying is we are going to have to be satisfied with being #6 or so and winning the SEC east because that’s who we are. The OM and Bama game this year is what CFB is going to be.

The question is how long can Smart recruit enough talent to remain on the top 6 and win the SEC east? If he can maintain that level of recruiting in my opinion he has a job for as long as he wants it. But it is becoming pretty clear he ain’t winning a natty. Not in modern CFB where defense is irrelevant.

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Just look at JT’s profile on the UGA website, and look at all the accolades, and tell me the guy doesn’t at least deserve a chance to play. My only thought is he’s truly not 100% healthy but with that brace finally being removed he should be by Kentucky.

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He isn’t healthy. His knee isn’t there yet. It is 50/50 whether he plays at all this year.

I don't care about an East championship. If sacrificing that is the cost of developing the QB that wins a natty in the future then sign me up.

I like Stetson a lot. I wish he were the guy. But I already have an idea of where Stet can take us, and I'm just not interested.

I’m not buying JT isn’t better than SB4. Knee might still be a problem but there is not doubt he is better.