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Stidham vs. Etling
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:16 pm
Jarrett Stidham was just named Auburn's starting QB. Here is a quote from the article:
Everyone knows Stidham transferred from Baylor. Meanwhile Etling, who transferred in from Purdue completed 8 for 18 (44%) in Saturday's scrimmage. He was also less than 50% completions in the first scrimmage.
Not saying Etling won't get his act together, but when? I have high expectations for Etling. Supposedly his back is no longer an issue. Everyone praises his leadership. He seems to be a great team player. Are his receivers dropping balls? Regardless of the cause, the Tigers passing game has to improve the completion rate. I don't remember any successful QB in history with less than 50%.
I have no interest whatsoever in starting a QB controversy. I know Etling will be our starter. I just want him to be excellent and turning heads in the right direction.
What do others on this board think?
quote:
Stidham, a 6-3, 214-pound sophomore transfer from Baylor, was the offensive MVP in Auburn's A-Day game, completing 16-of-20 passes for 267 yards, adding a 1-yard rushing touchdown after recovering a fumble.
Everyone knows Stidham transferred from Baylor. Meanwhile Etling, who transferred in from Purdue completed 8 for 18 (44%) in Saturday's scrimmage. He was also less than 50% completions in the first scrimmage.
Not saying Etling won't get his act together, but when? I have high expectations for Etling. Supposedly his back is no longer an issue. Everyone praises his leadership. He seems to be a great team player. Are his receivers dropping balls? Regardless of the cause, the Tigers passing game has to improve the completion rate. I don't remember any successful QB in history with less than 50%.
I have no interest whatsoever in starting a QB controversy. I know Etling will be our starter. I just want him to be excellent and turning heads in the right direction.
What do others on this board think?
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Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:17 pm to LSU2THEMAX
You're dumb
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:18 pm to LSU2THEMAX
Kevin Steele has terrible and confusing defensive coverages and Auburn was like 111th in the country against the pass last year and Steele had us making walk on QBs look like Tom Brady.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:19 pm to LSU2THEMAX
That sure is a lot of speculation and questions from a practice that was closed to the media let alone tigerdroppings.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:19 pm to LSU2THEMAX
quote:
I have high expectations for Etling.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:19 pm to LSU2THEMAX
Stidham looks great. Etling looks like a Purdue reject.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:20 pm to LSU2THEMAX
Stidham's playing against Auburn's D
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:21 pm to LSU2THEMAX
I think Etling will be better than he was last year, but Stidham's a better QB.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:21 pm to UnAnon
Too bad our terrible offense and QB play still couldn't score enough points on Auburn.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:23 pm to LSU2THEMAX
Really weird set up for a thread about Etling. If you want to wring your hands about Etling go for it but idk what Stidham has to do with that, or his spring game stats.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:24 pm to LSU2THEMAX
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I have high expectations for Etling.
I think you should temper your expectations.
We are talking about a guy that threw an interception right before the half in our bowl game b/c he didn't have the arm strength to get a ball out of bounds while on the run.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:32 pm to LSU2THEMAX
quote:
Everyone knows Stidham transferred from Baylor. Meanwhile Etling, who transferred in from Purdue completed 8 for 18 (44%) in Saturday's scrimmage. He was also less than 50% completions in the first scrimmage.
These aren't full games. They are practices where they focus on specific situations. The stats are meaningless because the defense often knows what is coming. It's why we frequently see jumped routes for big time picks in the spring game.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:34 pm to LSU2THEMAX
Etling was a top-5 SEC QB last year in conference games. Stidham beat out the guy one notch above him, and Dobbs is gone. So on paper he's a top-3 returning QB.
Stidham might be all that, we'll see. He has to prove it in SEC play.
PASS EFFICIENCY Cl G Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Eff.
1. Joshua Dobbs-UT Sr 8 145-231-9 1986 17 151.5
2. Jalen Hurts-UA Fr 8 149-225-8 1749 13 143.5
3. Austin Allen-AR Jr 8 161-273-10 2291 13 137.9
4. Sean White-AU So 7 88-137-2 1021 4 133.6
5. Danny Etling-LS Jr 8 127-208-2 1530 5 128.9
6. Drew Lock-MO So 8 144-270-10 1986 10 119.9
7. Nick Fitzgerald-MS So 8 120-222-6 1351 12 117.6
8. Kyle Shurmur-VU So 8 120-223-5 1567 5 115.8
9. Trevor Knight-AM Sr 7 105-211-4 1335 10 114.8
10. Jacob Eason-UG Fr 8 146-271-4 1627 9 112.3
LINK
Stidham might be all that, we'll see. He has to prove it in SEC play.
PASS EFFICIENCY Cl G Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Eff.
1. Joshua Dobbs-UT Sr 8 145-231-9 1986 17 151.5
2. Jalen Hurts-UA Fr 8 149-225-8 1749 13 143.5
3. Austin Allen-AR Jr 8 161-273-10 2291 13 137.9
4. Sean White-AU So 7 88-137-2 1021 4 133.6
5. Danny Etling-LS Jr 8 127-208-2 1530 5 128.9
6. Drew Lock-MO So 8 144-270-10 1986 10 119.9
7. Nick Fitzgerald-MS So 8 120-222-6 1351 12 117.6
8. Kyle Shurmur-VU So 8 120-223-5 1567 5 115.8
9. Trevor Knight-AM Sr 7 105-211-4 1335 10 114.8
10. Jacob Eason-UG Fr 8 146-271-4 1627 9 112.3
LINK
This post was edited on 8/14/17 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:42 pm to AvidLSUfan
quote:
Stidham's playing against Auburn's D
This. But also Etling's playing behind our O-line. I think if Etling has time, he can be pretty effective. Not all SEC but good enough. My concern is less to do with him than it does our O-line pass protecting.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:48 pm to steve123
Why do we keep bringing up that argument 
they had the 7th best scoring Defense. Remember the Defense that beat us when they couldn't score a single touchdown
they had the 7th best scoring Defense. Remember the Defense that beat us when they couldn't score a single touchdown This post was edited on 8/14/17 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:52 pm to RidiculousHype
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5. Danny Etling-LS Jr 8 127-208-2 1530 5 128.9
5 TD's in 8 games. sounds like the 5th best QB to me.
Did you know that Etling had attempted 96 passes without a TD at one point during the season, during the meat of our SEC schedule, spanning over 5 games?
Etling is at best, an average college QB. how anyone thinks otherwise is beyond me.
And i like Etling by the way, but he isn't good enough to win us games. He's good enough to not lose us games if he plays well.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:52 pm to steve123
Do some research. Stidham had a terrible first scrimmage and threw a pick 6. Was out performed by Sean White
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:55 pm to UnAnon
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and Auburn was like 111th in the country against the pass last year
67th. People who make up stats should be banned.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:55 pm to SoFunnyItsNot
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Why do we keep bringing up that argument
That's because it was Miles' offense. Auburn didn't play great against the pass last year. They got torched by A&M and Oklahoma. We played right into their strength.
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