re: Burrow has a slightly stronger arm than Haskins in direct competitions

Listen Joe us a lot going for him.

He’s a much better runner.
He has the intangibles you look for
He’s a good passer

And somehow they were still neck and neck...

Which makes me think in the coaches mind Haskins was a noticeably better/more talented passer.

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Absolutely false. Post a solid link, and I'll never post again. You are full of shite.

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You're his brother - you know more than I do about the situation.

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Post a solid link, and I'll never post again

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Meyer names Haskins the starter



There’s your link.

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Absolutely false. Post a solid link, and I'll never post again. You are full of shite.

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Burrow and Haskins battled for the starting job this spring, with coach Urban Meyer saying the competition was close throughout the five weeks of spring practice. Martell was always included in that conversation, but it mostly felt like a two-man race between the players who served as Barrett's No. 2 in each of the past two seasons. Meyer did not officially name a starter coming out of spring practice.

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I stand corrected.

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Absolutely. Another top-10 season, and a completion rate in the high 60's-plus? Yes. If LSU gets into the playoffs, Burrow could easily be one of the first 2 QB's off the board.

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I appreciate you answering the question and not dodging it, like some other posters with a similar reputation.

That’s a bold prediction and you’ll have to pardon those of us with a “we’ll see” attitude. I hope you’re right.

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Not weird at all. Meyer missed the deadline he promised for a decision. Some people put up with that shite and some don't

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If he's better than Haskins being named the starter would simply be a formality. No reason to leave. You think Meyer would put the worse QB on the field?

I think Burrow saw the writing on the wall and didn't want to face that moment of truth that Haskins would be named above him. That way people like you can always say what he would've been.

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If he's better than Haskins being named the starter would simply be a formality. No reason to leave. You think Meyer would put the worse QB on the field?

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I'm stating what people inside the program and what the press reported.

You, of course, can imagine anything you like.

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I wouldn't go as far as saying Joe isn't a first rounder. He might not be, but lets see what he does this year.

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He'll only be as good as his OL allows him to be.

Is Cregg gonna put 5 OL's on the field that can consistently pass block?

Does Cregg have 5 OL's on the team that can consistently pass block?

If you don't focus on recruiting OL's from high schools that threw the ball a lot, you wont have OL's that can consistently pass block. Takes too long to teach them and many never get it.

It's like trying to convert a DT running QB in shotgun into a drop back passing QB under Center. Doesn't work. Too much of a learning curve.

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You’re also ignoring obvious facts.

Even if they were equal

Joe is a better runner which mean Haskins has to make up for it in some other way.

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These are the facts.
Meyer couldn't decide. Joe looked for a new team They are well known to people who follow the program.

However, the facts do not fit the narrative that have developed on this sit. So you are now trying to hammer the facts into a shape that will fit the narrative you can't let go of. Have fun with that.

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you are now trying to hammer the facts into a shape that will fit the narrative you can't let go of

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This is precisely what you’re doing.