re: Max Johnson getting first team reps at QB

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I was better at any sport and position compared to Brennan.

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Of course you were... seriously

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I was better at any sport and position compared to Brennan. Only thing he has on me is height.

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Ahh, so you’re one of those kids who went all out in P.E. Congrats!!

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I predict the Rant’s favorite QB will be the backup.

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Well suit up boss we need a safety and depth at linebacker

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I was better at any sport and position compared to Brennan. Only thing he has on me is height.

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You were a worm who watched from the safety of the bleachers....

maybe its just psychological to help max and push brennan? maybe everyone gets a turn as practice starter? maybe the coaches wanna see how each one handles the "starter" title being bestowed on them in practice? maybe its placating each one's ego as long as possible until theres a clear cut starter and perhaps an odd man out. its like i remind my stepson about grapefruit league baseball: its spring practice- just get bigger, stronger and stay healthy

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Tigerpride18

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If you cant tell which one is a better talent throwing the ball then I cant help you.

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There is no question who throws the football better {Brennan}
Finding receivers open, making the reads, making the decision, handling the pressure, avoiding pressure and getting rid of the ball Max clearly was better. Max had no college experience and Brennan had 3 years practicing on the LSU football team

Again, Brennan has a cannon arm and given time in the pocket this kid can play but with pressure in my opinion struggled. Some on rant will disagree and no doubt the yardage Brennan put up is great but his 3rd down and red zone stats were not good.

My thoughts are Brennan starts but if he looks spooked Max will be in very quick

Why wouldn’t Max get first team reps? Look at the competition Max played against last year. He has the it factor. He gets it. Myles is good but look at the competition he played against. Myles played great but I still think he gets rattled a lot more than Max does. Let this play out and then let the best man start. If one struggles make a change during the season.

It SHOULD be an open competition. This isn't spring or even fall 2020 where Brennan, despite having fairly limited meaningful game experience, still had MUCH more than the two freshmen combined (who had none). Now Finley has more SEC starts than Brennan, Johnson has only one less, and you could argue they both have as much, if not more, MEANINGFUL snaps than Brennan. That's not to say Brennan shouldn't and won't be the starting QB this fall but the calculus has completely changed because of his injury last season. Johnson and Finley are much further along in their development than anyone anticipated they would be at this time.

If the reality that Brennan's job as the starting QB is not set in stone pushes him to get better then than would GREAT for the entire team. Same for if it pushes Johnson and Finley.

Frankly, I don't care who is the starting QB...as long as that guy earned it. "Earned it" not being simply that he "stuck it out" for 5 years. Earned it being he is the best QB on the roster TODAY.

O didn't really mince words with why Johnson got the first team snaps to start: "There is one QB that is 2-0 on campus and that's him". That said, watch the rant lose their collective minds when word leaks after one of the next few practices that Finley got first team snaps