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All we need is a "game manager" at QB
Posted on 4/4/09 at 4:07 pm
Posted on 4/4/09 at 4:07 pm
Most people who utter this meaningless phrase don't know what the frick they're talking about. Matt Mauck was no game manager. Dude made plays. He threw for a ton of yards and touchdowns and also turned the ball over a good bit. He was in no way a "game manager." He made plays. Good ones and bad ones.
Same for Matt Flynn. Dude made plays. A "game manager" would not have won the Auburn or Bama games in '07. Flynn had to consistently make big play after big play in the 4th quarter in '07. Calling him and Mauck "game managers" is insulting and does both of them and their legacies a disservice.
You can't win in the SEC with just a "game manager." There is undoubtedly gonna come a time when we are down by 6 with 2 minutes left and need to go 80 yards for a touchdown. And we are going to need somebody to step up and actually make plays, rather than just try not to turn the ball over.
Same for Matt Flynn. Dude made plays. A "game manager" would not have won the Auburn or Bama games in '07. Flynn had to consistently make big play after big play in the 4th quarter in '07. Calling him and Mauck "game managers" is insulting and does both of them and their legacies a disservice.
You can't win in the SEC with just a "game manager." There is undoubtedly gonna come a time when we are down by 6 with 2 minutes left and need to go 80 yards for a touchdown. And we are going to need somebody to step up and actually make plays, rather than just try not to turn the ball over.
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Posted on 4/4/09 at 4:17 pm to Hot Carl
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A "game manager" would not have won the Auburn or Bama games in '07.
Flynn threw 3 picks in the Bama game. Yet we still won (thanks to the Def). Doesnt make him sound like a game manager in that case.
Both QBs just found ways to win.
Posted on 4/4/09 at 4:27 pm to RobbBobb
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Flynn threw 3 picks in the Bama game. Yet we still won (thanks to the Def). Doesnt make him sound like a game manager in that case.
That's my point. He made all kinds of plays that game. Good ones for Bama the 1st half, good ones for us the 2nd half. He was the anti-game manager that day.
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Both QBs just found ways to win.
For the most part. So did Jamarcus, though. Just in a different style.
Posted on 4/4/09 at 4:27 pm to RobbBobb
LSU also scored 41 points in Tuscaloosa in 2007.
Posted on 4/4/09 at 4:28 pm to Hot Carl
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You can't win in the SEC with just a "game manager." There is undoubtedly gonna come a time when we are down by 6 with 2 minutes left and need to go 80 yards for a touchdown. And we are going to need somebody to step up and actually make plays, rather than just try not to turn the ball over.
Alabama did it this year with JPW as game manager
Posted on 4/4/09 at 4:29 pm to bigpapamac
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LSU also scored 41 points in Tuscaloosa in 2007
I think that kinda adds to the point of Flynn not necessarily being a game manager...I think.
Posted on 4/4/09 at 4:30 pm to LSUBCSCHAMPS11
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This post was edited on 4/4/09 at 4:31 pm
Posted on 4/4/09 at 4:31 pm to LSUBCSCHAMPS11
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Alabama did it this year with JPW as game manager
Utah was thrilled to find that out
Posted on 4/4/09 at 4:32 pm to LSUBCSCHAMPS11
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Alabama did it this year with JPW as game manager
Florida won the SEC, true story.
Posted on 4/4/09 at 4:35 pm to LSUBCSCHAMPS11
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Alabama did it this year with JPW as game manager
did what? Not win the SEC and get embarrassed in the Sugar Bowl? Sure, they "did it."
Posted on 4/4/09 at 4:38 pm to Hot Carl
We found out what happens when LSU tries to just use a "game manager" and run the ball every down, we get fricking stuffed and CS goes for 30 yards on 20 carries
Posted on 4/4/09 at 4:45 pm to The Easter Bunny
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I think that kinda adds to the point of Flynn not necessarily being a game manager...I think.
Yea, that was my point, in response to the person who said LSU won that game because of the defense.
Posted on 4/4/09 at 4:48 pm to Hot Carl
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did what? Not win the SEC and get embarrassed in the Sugar Bowl? Sure, they "did it."
excuse me, i should have been more precise by saying they got through the SEC regular season
Posted on 4/4/09 at 4:58 pm to bigpapamac
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bigpapamac
ok, I wasn't really trying to correct you. I don't really think the defense had much to do with LSU winning that game either, except for a lucky break at the end of the game.
Posted on 4/4/09 at 5:04 pm to LSUBCSCHAMPS11
JPW
186/321 57.9%
2243 yards
9 TD / 7 INT
Jarrett Lee
143/269 53.2%
1873 yards
13 TD / 16 INT
186/321 57.9%
2243 yards
9 TD / 7 INT
Jarrett Lee
143/269 53.2%
1873 yards
13 TD / 16 INT
Posted on 4/4/09 at 5:06 pm to The Easter Bunny
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JPW
186/321 57.9%
2243 yards
9 TD / 7 INT
Jarrett Lee
143/269 53.2%
1873 yards
13 TD / 16 INT
amazing the difference a good defense makes. 7-5 vs 12-0.
Posted on 4/4/09 at 5:06 pm to The Easter Bunny
The fact remains bunny, JPW didn't have very good numbers. You look at those stats and tell me that that QB's team had a 12-0 regular season and reached a #1 ranking and I'd tell you that you're nuts. Jarret Lee sucked as a freshman, just because JPW had better numbers doesn't mean he was too good either.
Posted on 4/4/09 at 5:16 pm to Hot Carl
i think the last time LSU had a true game manager at QB was in the 80s
*ETA: i made a thread about this like a year or 2 ago and the most common reply was some guy from the 80s
*ETA: i made a thread about this like a year or 2 ago and the most common reply was some guy from the 80s
This post was edited on 4/4/09 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 4/4/09 at 6:58 pm to Hot Carl
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You can't win in the SEC with just a "game manager."
Jay Barker would disagree.. as many of the Nebraska and Oklahoma QBs of the 70s and 80s.
Of course you need a great dfense.
Posted on 4/4/09 at 7:08 pm to LSUBCSCHAMPS11
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Alabama did it this year with JPW as game manager
IT appears that "Game Manager" Wilson is going to be drafted. According to one of the talking heads that are predicting selections, Wilson has been impressive.
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