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re: High hopes for 2014
Posted on 7/28/14 at 7:51 am to The King
Posted on 7/28/14 at 7:51 am to The King
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it's just because first-time starters in the SEC have to make huge adjustments to be successful.
tebow in 2007 won the heisman in his first year
matt flynn won a national championship in his first year
2010, cam newton won the heisman AND a national title in his first year
2011, AJ Mccarron won the national title in his first year
2012, johnny manziel, a redshirt frosh won the heisman in his first year
2013, nick marshall won the SEC and made it to the national title game in his first year
2013, jameis winston, a redshirt freshman, wins the heisman and championship
so to act like a first year qb, young or old, cannot succeed, well... that's just foolish.
This post was edited on 7/28/14 at 8:59 am
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Posted on 7/28/14 at 8:12 am to monsterballads
Foolish is probably not the best word to use here, since all of the guys on your list had more playing experience than either of LSU's QBs. And from what we have seen, Jennings (with one whole game against a non-SEC opponent) doesn't seem to have the same level of talent as the others on your list. We all need to temper our expectations and hope that the OLine can protect our QB and clear the way for our RBs.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 8:16 am to monsterballads
I couldn't agree more monster, back to back heismans were given to first year starters. neither of the 2 had taken one snap at the collegiate level. With this line and the running game it should make the transistion pretty smooth.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 8:20 am to monsterballads
quote:.....he was a 5th year senior though
matt flynn won a national championship in his first year
Posted on 7/28/14 at 8:24 am to monsterballads
A lot of those players you listed above had some experience in the form of playing for another team, redshirting, or waiting their time to earn the starting spot. I don't think any of them were true freshmen for the awards you listed.
Only QB that would fit that bill on our team is Jennings.
Only QB that would fit that bill on our team is Jennings.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 11:32 am to monsterballads
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so to act like a first year qb, young or old, cannot succeed, well... that's just foolish.
Almost all of those guys you pointed out to have been successful had more experience playing QB in JC or were going into their 3rd year in a program which Jennings doesn't have and none were true freshman.
While high success is always possible with young guys, expecting it in the SEC from our two QBs at their career points would be foolish.
I'll be content if one can manage the game without game changing mistakes.
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