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Being "competitive" and being champions aren't really the same thing. And being competitive is meaning with any scholarship QB on the UGA roster. My posts tend to be long so I try to save words sometimes with inferred meaning.
Not sure UGA wouldn't have beaten LSU with any of the 4 QB's. VS OSU not sure SBIV played markedly better, for 3 Q's, than any of the other QB's on the roster would have. My point competitive and minimize mistakes.
The UGA D is usually extra good. But the O has lotsa talent too. Let the D talent AND Joe Moore OL AND RBU and AA TE AND solid WR's piggyback a great D and be "competitive". CKS knows this. There are many good O's in CFB but not many D's close to the UGA D.
And not saying Beck is a statue. He can move around a little. But he is not SBIV mobile and BVG is a full grown SBIV. Mobility/running ability is the best physical trait a QB can have after accuracy.
To everyone's point "the UGA coaches know what they are doing and will pick the best player". Yes but Beck was set up to be the most experienced and the most schooled in the O. To make the least amount of mistakes. To overcome those advantages with a good spring is really close to impossible. Maybe MAYBE by the end of the summer IF BVG or GS make HUGE strides or are just that good. Not likely or probable. Unless Beck falls on his face. Also not likely.
For the record the UGA D will be better next season than last season.
I don't know that I'd include the last Bama game in that list. The defense held them to 18 points, with their only touchdown coming on a drive that started on first and goal.
And yeah, LSU scored 30. But that was only after we went up by something like 5 touchdowns in the first half. Generally speaking, I do think it's reasonable to say that the defense itself can be counted on to keep Georgia competitive in games. Of course, having a powerful offense is nice too, and something I know we'd all like to see.
I wish Beck well if he becomes starter, same as the other two. But taking your first snap with the score 0-0, or worse, 0-7, is light-years from what Beck accomplished last season, trotting in, up 40 points. And there’s no simulation for that kind of pressure.
Go Dawgs!
Beck will be the "starter" but remember, at UGA if you are on the field, you are a starter so I see Vandagriff as the coming leader and he'll need to get snaps every game, albeit mop up duty. I also predict that Beck will be a Heisman favorite and put up big numbers while only playing 2-3 quarters per game. They'll be a couple of games where we'll see Stockton comme in and light up the scoreboard.
"One of SB's greatest assests was a short memory. He didn't dwell on a bad pass, an Int. or even a few bad passes. He always believed he would complete the next pass he threw and that no one else could do it as good as he could. A good path for CB to follow."
Jack Nicklaus once said he could remember every successful shot from a round of golf. He further stated he couldn't remember the bad shots. That is the mindset a good QB should have and SB seemed to be able to do it. Let's hope whoever his successor might be will have that same ability.