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After watching Justin Fields play almost a flawless game against Nebraska I can't help but wonder how we could let this most talented kid go. It really was the downfall of our offense and led us to where we are today. If he were on this team we would be like LSU last year.
How did we get into this mess? Our three year starting QB made a horrible decision to turn pro. The transfer QB Dawg fans and the media were so giddy about opted out. A damaged goods transfer has not been ready to play. Due to COVID, we had no spring ball and the athletic facilities were shut down so there were no player-organized practices over the summer so our young QBs had no supervised or any other development until fall practice. Mathis proved that his crash course in being a starter was not enough preparation to get the job done. The most experienced QB that gives the Dawgs the best chance to win is a small former walk on. Really, pretty simple!
Compare Kirby’s first four years playing in the SEC to Dabo’s playing in the All Cupcake Conference then we can talk about who is in “denial”!
Pour UGA, list all the excuses COvid, blah,blah,blah, and tell them to BAMA, FLA, Clemson. Poor us. Our best receiver last year was a 5th year senior transfer(lucky to get him). Not in our system. Pickens was a last second flip on signing day. If not for that last second **** of luck and a transfer then we had Blaylock and MATT LANDERS, what a drop off.
Fields may have still been here had CKS given him enough playing time to make him feel of value to the team and been in his ear that he was going to be the guy this year. CKS said and I quote" Fields-He didn't show him that much in practice!?!" Seriously? Is that your way of trying to save face? On why you allowed 2 - 5 star QB's to leave and simply go elsewhere? Maybe Eason I get it. But Fields? And now the young man will be a 1st round draft pick next year, 2nd QB drafted! Something is wrong here. Stop making excuses for CKS. He's not gotten the talented receiver core that we should have and he has let the better talented QB transfer. We are starting a walk-on!! Un-freaking real. He's got a little game in him, he would be a really good QB for Troy St. or GA. State, but for UGA?
I'm not calling for CKS to be fired. He's just got to do better at assessing and training talented young QB's. Carson Beck has all the tools and was Florida Player of the Year his Junior year. His best receivers left on scholarships his senior year. I would be OK with playing him a lot to see if he could be the guy next season. Get him some confidence going heading into next season. It worked for Saban with his present QB. We might make it to the SEC CG but we won't beat BAMA . Not good enough on offense to stay up with theirs and unless we can put up 40 to rest our defense, they will be on the field too many times after 2 runs up the middle and a sideways pass for 2 yards and a punt.
Shoot the hooch-So you believe it’s just bad luck that we’re in this mess? Are you that naive? There is not another top 10 team that is dealing with a QB situation like we are... and in fact have been, moreso a top 5 team that we compare ourselves to. We mismanage the QB room pure and simple! In fact we mismanage the O pure and simple. Fromm is not dumb. Why do you think he left knowing he was a late round pick? Why wouldn’t Fields stick around another year with it being obvious he was better than Fromm and could take us places Fromm couldn’t with the O? We’ve had 3 5-star QBs in the last 4 years and yet not one of them has become the QB.... is that just bad luck too?
Again... the situation we are in IS simple...we’re an elite team stuck without an elite QB. How we got here IS NOT simple. But Kirby is mostly responsible. Am I the only one who is seeing it this way?
How we got here is quite simple. KS chose to play the less talented, but somewhat less risky QB in Fromm instead of doing what Dabo did and turn the keys over to Fields. Dabo knew that Kelly Bryant was less risky, but Lawrence had the higher upside. In much the same way, Saban did the same thing when picking Tua over Jalen Hurts.
No one in the “press” covering the team is forcing KS to defend his QB evaluation. How is it possible that Mathis showed enough to be the starter game one, but get pulled after a slow start? The question needs to be asked each time KS does an interview. He may not want to engage in a shootout, but once the other team does, you have no choice.
Kirby is royally screwing this up . He is a good recruiter and defense coach, but it seems his main strategy for offense is to not go boat racing and most of all don't take a chance by giving your best QB talent a chance to play.
Kirby choosing the starting QB is PROBLEM. LET MONKEN DO HIS FREAKIN JOB AND GET OUT OF THE WAY KIRBY
Ala,Clemson,Ohio State, etc are all in the"boat race." We either adapt or be left by the way side. Saban saw the writing on the wall and changed. Kirby seems stuck in the 80's. How many times does Kirby have to be hit in the head to see the light?