re: 71 of 118, 1046 yards, 60.2% completion rate

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What’s interesting here is that Etling’s numbers through 6 games this year are very similar to Jarrett Lee’s numbers before the Bama game.

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Thanks for proving my point. Look at the teams lee played up until then, then look at who Etling has played. We have played a cupcake schedule thus far. We played a mid tier sec east team and a mid to bottom tier sec west team. Bot the sec teams killed Etling.Etling can't beat press coverage and teams know that.

One could easily argue that we won in spite of him today. He was not good.

That said, we're still alive for SEC contention. Etling should start as long as a trip to Atlanta is still possible.

If you can't see that our coaches don't trust him I don't know what to tell you. Half the playbook goes in the trash because he can't execute/make plays. These are 2011 JJ numbers. We've played BYU, Troy, Chatanooga, and MSU. Florida was the first legit D we've played. Etling buts his arse and is tough, but is not a good QB. Mediocre at best.

I like DE and admire hit grit, determination, and growing leadership. But we are not going to win more games with him at QB than with MB this year. He limits the passing play calls/execution. I’d rather play and develop the freshman.

I’m glad we beat FL - especially FL. I’ll root for the team no matter the coach or QB. But I don’t see this team winning more games with DE playing. I really don’t care if we lose our consecutive bowl steak so long as we develop key players for the future.

Experience in the swamp would have been beneficial for MB.

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Isolate your view on the Wideouts. They ARE NOT getting separation much of the routes. Our issue is the lack of physicality with smallish WRs (Gage, Dillon particularly) in route running. Having said that, agree that DE is not progressing through reads fluidly, trending to dump the ball or take off with "happy feet" before the pocket has collapsed after staring down his primary receiver on the call.

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Preach! I have been about the same issue.

Now admittedly this is NOT turning a Heisman QB into Etling. But it is hurting him significantly.

As for the checkdowns, I'm not sure if we have a chicken-n-egg situation. Haven't made up my mind yet:
- Maybe Etling just doesn't have it where checkdowns are used, poor enough vision and hesitation where they aren't effective.

- Maybe they aren't being used (keeping those guys in for protection) because Canada calls different routes (and protections) when Etling is in there.

- Maybe Canada calls it that way because he sees Etling doesn't have the reading ability (both of those combined).

I do know there are some checkdown routes and that DE only goes to them in desperation mode it seems, which means they are usually inaccurate. We saw a swing pass too high and a throw to TE in the dirt last night.

For the record, if you are going to check down across the middle and you are habitually late, for the love of god make sure it's low. Not high. At least DE does that.

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Thanks for proving my point. Look at the teams lee played up until then, then look at who Etling has played. We have played a cupcake schedule thus far. We played a mid tier sec east team and a mid to bottom tier sec west team. Bot the sec teams killed Etling.Etling can't beat press coverage and teams know that.

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If we’re going to make comparisons, they should be complete.

Throwing the ball to Rueben Randle and OBJ3 is a little different than throwing to Chark and Gage. And it helps a little being able to hand the ball to a combination of Ware, Blue and Ford, who combined for almost 2000 yards rushing. Guice and Williams aren’t nearly that productive this year.