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Overall: D.
Agree with E_Roc and others completely. We've got to have a foundation - with some experience already under their belt - for next season at QB. Otherwise we start from square one next year with the offense and a new QB. We've got a hand full of games remaining plus a probable decent bowl game if we can win our remaining games. Get Beck and Daniels in there for those games and find out who will start for next season. Vandergriff coming in next year can compete with the starter or just learn as the backup in 2021. We've got nothing to lose but more time by continuing to play Bennett or Mathis. Sorry, but that's the reality of the situation. I look around at other teams and conferences and see plenty of more than capable freshman and backup QBs stepping up this season and doing a great job.
Coaching should have been graded an F. The only good coaching move was the first play of the game, but we never saw it again.
Our QB situation is ridiculous and perplexing. Daniels and Beck couldn’t be worse than 9 for 29. Why don’t you reporters keep pressing Kirby about the QB situation until he gets angry and either gives an answer or actually makes a change.
I wish Chip would come back to DawgNation.
Rumor Mill and NOT verified at all
But, I thought it made sense, so here goes. This is from someone who does know a lot more than me about UGA....JT is not playing because of "other" reasons. I asked him about the insurance policy not allowing him, he laughed... I asked him about practice and "body of work" keeping him off the field, he just said there are a lot of moving parts that have kept him off the field....I finally said, are they going to Red Shirt him, considering he got a medical red shirt last season and No penalty for transferring from USC....silence and "yeah I can't really talk about that"
So our trusted reporters know but are not willing to talk about it, that is all I needed to know -- again, Wait until next year!!
"So our trusted reporters know but are not willing to talk about it, that is all I needed to know"
What exactly does this tell you? Am I missing something?
Good question, thanks for the response!
What I take from it, it has nothing to do with what he has shown in practice, he makes every throw and ran this offense at USC, it has nothing to do with his body of work at UGA, it has nothing to do with his legal or Insurance status. If it did, any of those, we would have heard it from them. No reason not to report it, it helps JT, it helps Kirby and it makes it a non story.
What I get from all of this, they didn't think the knee was ready at the beginning of the season and now that we are this far into the season, they don't want to burn this year. I could be completely wrong, but nothing else makes sense
SWDawg68, maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t think this year counts against anyone’s eligibility. Even if it does, does JT’s medical last year count as a redshirt? I know the NCAA has granted a medical-related sixth year (Kolton Houston) but has it been only for a senior and requires an appeal? If he could still redshirt, he could also play in four games this year and still redshirt. If he were ineligible, he wouldn’t be traveling and dressing out, so I wouldn’t think it’s an NCAA, SEC, or school issue. I agree that letting fans know what’s actually keeping him off the field would take heat off of everybody. Go Dawgs!
Mike, gotta disagree on a couple grades. Particularly, the offensive line was graded on a massive curve. How can you say run blocking was excellent? Discounting the 75-yard play, Dawgs ran 28 times for 90 yards, a 3.2 yard average. The pass blocking was better, but inconsistent. Both Bennett and Mathis had to bail the pocket a number of times. You said “A,” I’d say more like “B-.” As for coaching, only Monken had a decent day. The defensive staff, particularly Lanning, had very few answers and seemed incapable of in-game adjustments. The DL was adequate, especially considering the loss of Davis and Rochester. The LBs were repeatedly abused, with ILBs not handling coverage and OLB/DEs not getting enough pressure. Other than Stokes, and without Cine, Campbell, Stevenson and Webb were mostly unimpressive, and Burns looked lost. Didn’t hear Christopher Smith’s name a lot, but maybe that was a good thing. Giving up 571 yards and 44 points gives defensive coaches a “D” at best, and having less than 300 yards and scoring only 21 points on offense against an average defense, doesn’t raise that overall coaching score to more than “D+.” Go Dawgs!
I was on the same page as you about the limitations that the NCAA removed, but what I was told, he has taken a medical RS for last year, he got a pass with "instant eligibility' with the transfer and he still has 2 remaining years of eligibility remaining. I thought the rule only applied to Seniors who lost out on last year Spring Season Sports. I cant for the life of me understand why he is not even considered, unless they are holding him for the next 2 years. I was also told that he is lighting up our DBs as a scout team QB. One example I was told, he threw a 40 yard out for the far hash, over the Nickel and between the CB and FS, ON A DIME! C'mon man, there are about 10 kids in College who can do that - there is more to the story than we will ever know and I dont understand the silence. Another little piece of information was about BECK, he has the best arm on the team and has gotten frustrated with the lack of attention, one of the posters on this site said his attitude was called out by some players, I guess he will pack his bags and move on!