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It's good to see some news from you Chip. I was just recently talking about some other beat writers... I was comparing them and wishing they were more like you. I appreciate your work.
JT and Beck go portal if Stets stays. Graduating as a DGD bench-warming team-player is all fuzzy and nice, but it's not quite the same as a potential NFL opportunity with some tape from actually playing the game.
Have you ever wondered that if it were that simple wouldn’t the more highly touted recruit with the bigger arm be playing. Clearly it’s not that simple.., no matter how bad the naysayers proliferating the anti-Stetson rhetoric want it to be.
Stetson deserves the thanks and praise from all Georgia fans, but I hope he decides that five years is enough. I am concerned that Kirby has sent Stetson the message that he is this year's quarterback, and if that is correct Stetson may assume that applies to next year too.
Stetson is not currently and will not next year be the most talented quarterback on the Georgia roster.
Kirby has misplayed this just as he did Justin Fields and Jake Fromm. Kirby is determined to minimize risk from the quarterback position and to not play a quarterback who might demonstrate more talent than the starter. Kirby feels he is avoiding a quarterback controversy by not playing Daniels.
Kirby should be asking this question, Will Daniels be ready when Stetson cannot get the job done?
Just my opinion but JT would be very wise to come back. And George Pickens needs to come back as well. BOTH of these young men need to come back and have a explosive banner year at UGA. To impress the NFL folks and remove any shadow of doubt from the NFL folks minds. Sure we Dawgs fans know the huge potential JT has and same for George. But realistically neither one have That much film for the NFL folks to look at. And as we all know or Should know the NFL folks are Very leery of injuries. Proving their skills next year could be the difference in. millions and millions of $$$ !! As far as Stets is concerned he has done an outstanding job and Deserves credit. Come back or not come back for him ?? I honestly don’t know the answer. I also don’t know For Sure what the repercussions would be if he did decide to come back. Every thing will fall in place as it will.
Have you ever wondered if it is that simple, and the coach (who has a history of mis-management of the QB position) is wrong?
Have not asked Todd, but my guess is he'd love to crank the RPMs on this offense and take shots. But it requires three things: being in the right play, quick release, and a big-time arm. That should not take much to translate.
OK, so he ends up with two losses, the SEC title game and the first round game of the playoffs (if they stay in based on the current "UGA untouchable" theme). Fine. Is he still coming back in that case? Look, he's on the top of the pedestal right now. It will NEVER get better for him than it is now, even on the off chance he can make an NFL roster (which is doubtful). But countering all this is that he's a fighter. So he might, and IMO should, take the NFL shot and see what happens - but should do it now. Waiting a year does ZERO for him.
Now, if he thinks the NFL is not an option for him, coming back and getting loved-up by the UGA fan base for another year before going on to whatever else he'll do, might seem attractive. HOWEVER - and this is an uninformed analysis from an armchair - from the POV of the UGA football program, what is best for UGA? Easy. Play the best player (every position). That's not Stetson. Isn't right now and won't be tomorrow or the next day.
And beyond that, bottom line, if he stays, JT and probably 1-2 more are gone. Want a bold prediction.....
JT to Clemson - where he would rule. I know, horrors. But they need a Pro QB. They don't have one. They would be in the finals next year. Stranger things have happened.
Kirby has blinders on. Always has. When his "awakening" will happen, if ever, who knows. The BEST recruiter in the nation - and not close. The rest of it? Has not yet risen to Saban's knee-caps.
DeppDogg, please, step away from the pipe. Say “NO” to drugs!
Honestly, I hope he doesn't return. He needs to move on to allow the other quarterbacks the opportunity to play or we will definitely lose them. And we're back to square one with not enough QBs.
My opinion:
Again, though. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE play the backups tomorrow...
You people that are saying these negative things about Kirby just astound me. You say that he does not know how to manage the quarterbacks, who do you think brought them to UGA. If not Kirby's personal recruiting, he approved the scholarship offers. He is responsible for the performance and direction of our beloved UGA football team and I would not swap him for anyone else, including Saban or Bellichick. Enjoy these heady days of success, we have gone through a lot of years (personally about 64 years of being a Dawg fan) of lesser expectations and performances. I addition, as I tell my Alabama friends, nothing lasts forever and that especially applies to winning championships in college football.