re: I love JD, but are we a playoff team with him?

so, you expect JD to suddenly, in year 5, learn to read a d, have better instincts and decisions, see his receivers open down the field, and most importantly, be able to accurately throw it to him? If that is what you truly believe, then I understand. I just don't believe that is going to happen at this point. He showed no improvement in any of those areas.

Well considering we were one win away from being a playoff team with him and the reason we lost was due to injury and the defense, I’d say yes, we can be a playoff team with him.

Are we a national champion is the better question.

Which QB would you want:

A: 17-21 265 2 TD 1 Int or
B: 15-27 297 2 TD 1 Int

Too close to do anything with those stats

Pushing the ball downfield is not the reason this team didn’t make the playoff this year. But his athletic playmaking ability is why we were in that position before the A&M game.

I think he can be more efficient next year, yes. Y’all are talking about this dude like he just had an Anthony Jennings type year. He was a good player throughout, an outstanding player at times. It’s not impossible to say that he can be the outstanding version more often next year with the whole operation back

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We don’t have another Joe Burrow on the roster. We have someone better. NUSS

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Learning how to read a defense he can easily improve on. That comes with coaching, and I would hope we have better coaches than ASU. Finding open receivers will come with reading his defenses and learning this offense. You said he didn’t improve all season, but in reality, he did improve.

I will agree with you that his arm is limited, and it’s likely too late in his career to make a significant change to that.

All that being said, dude can absolutely lead us into the playoffs. Anyone who thought this team had a chance at the playoffs were fooling themselves. Too many weak positions all over the field.

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Pushing the ball downfield is not the reason this team didn’t make the playoff this yea

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You people are unbelievable. You just act like the inability to pass the ball downfield is no big deal. It is everything, and opens up everything else. The denial by you guys is unreal. Nobody, at least me, has ill will against him, and I hope the best for him. He is just not a qb that utilizes our talent, or has that ability. He does utilize HIS talent though.

He stood in the pocket and threw against Georgia. Read their defense well.

Wish his ankle wasn’t tweaked because the obvious lack of a quality running back was showing.