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Alrighty, going to have to agree to disagree. Making this a habit.
Sure there were a few who still called for Eason once he healed, but from what I saw and read the overwhelming majority of fans and pundits thought Jake was the right choice.
Sorry, I usually don't even notice who post what, I assure you I'm not targeting you or anybody else.
I probably read some, but I wasn't posting here while Eason was at UGA.
I see your point though. many fans scream for the back up when things go a bit wrong.
OP was great, then it spun out of control a little bit. Exactly what the OP was talking about. I can't imagine the pressure these teenagers are under. Old f'rs like us scrutinizing every move they make and calling them out if we don't like something. Brutal. My son played DII ball his freshman year. No scholarship, just loved to play. The hours he put in at practice were incredible. His grades suffered and he had to leave the team the following year. But the experience of being a parent of an NCAA football player were eye opening. I can't imagine being a kid who is on ESPN regularly.
Anyway, this is still an elite team. Great things are on the horizon...maybe not a NC this year, but I believe we will get there. Don't let one bad game spoil your attitude. Nobody wins every game every year.
I'm wondering if this "QB controversy" is simply a figment of the media and fanbase's imagination. I haven't heard any grumblings from Fields. He's here to learn to be an NFL caliber pocket passer. We know he has the legs to be an elite college RPO QB...but those guys are one knee injury from being unemployed. What's the likelihood of a running QB in the SEC to survive three years without major injury? You only need one good season to be a Top 5 draft pick. I think Fields if probably OK with not starting as a true freshman.
Some of you so called Dawg fans need to follow Big Dawg1 leed. He is a true dawg fan and not a whiny baby like some of you little poodles. Yeah I was not happy with the out come and how we got away from the run so quick but Im a dawg and I love my dawgs!!!! So **** it up and quit acting like poodles or a chihuahuas act like a DAWG!!!!!!
You should have saved that for your 20th post, I believe 20 is bronze.
You don't know that we wouldn't have had it either!
Eason beat out Fromm for the starting spot last yr. Eason stays healthy and wins games guess Fromm would be SOL in your world WCDawg.
I don't know that a bear won't crash through my front door and take a leak on my living room floor either.
It appears that a particular poster is interested in his post count more than anything. One reason he's on my ignore list because it cuts the reading time on these threads in half.
I sometimes agree with WCDawg and agree with some of what he seems to be saying here, but there are solutions far better than a transfer. WCDawg can name some.
An excellent, scholarship QB who just happens to be our only backup scholarship QB might be an asset to hang onto.
Just saying...
Go, Dawgs!
Herschel and Justin were similarly rated out of high school at their respective positions. Dooley said he didn’t know what he had in Herschel. He sort of ran like a fullback and probably didn’t appear SEC ready to the staff. I’m glad you weren’t there to run Herschel off because his reps were making the starter, Norris, nervous! Of course, we know the rest of that story.
My point is that nobody knew how good Herschel was until he proved it on the field and he didn’t convince them in practice, just like nobody knows how good Fromm and Fields are going to be. The light could come on for Fields against the Gators next Saturday (much like Fromm vs. App State), or it could be a slower process like many other great QBs. It could take Justin a season or two to get SEC ready in all phases of his game. You don’t know when that is going to happen; I don’t know; Kirby doesn’t know, and Fields doesn’t even know. He could even end up being a flop. You also don’t know that Fromm will stay healthy. We may win out and we could need Justin to take the reins against Alabama. The fact that you could write that you were considering “hoping Fields transfers out after the season,” borders on Dawgnation treason, WC. That’s drunk Vol talk there, man.
I know a guy who sells doors...sturdy ones too!
Honestly, I'm hoping that Justin Fields not transfer out because if he goes to 1 of our rivals I'm gonna have Quintuplets man and that would b PAINFUL. ESPECIALLY if it's to Florida. But what I hope is that he goes to the coaching staff and tells them that if he can't beat Fromm out (And I don't know if he can or not) by next season then take a redshirt and create 2 years of separation between the 2. This would put Jake Fromm at ease to where he's not looking over his shoulder and can lead what will still b a young team next year. But it'll b led by an experienced Jr (Fromm obviously)and the 2019 DT QB (Plumlee who's a baller, trust me. I dare u.) can come in as a change of pace where needed. But something tells me that if he's(Fields) not starting by next year he will surely transfer and I'll probably go into labor as soon as I get the news. But GO DAWGS either way.