re: Stop working or studying for 8 minutes...

the pass at 2:21 is amazing

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i heard theres a want to get him 20-25 touches in the bowl game, but the opportunity might not present itself.

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There will first have to be a need in order to sustain the want.

I do realize S.E.C. defenses are twice as fast as high school defense and that he won't break runs for 20+ yards that often (might be more than you think though). Realistically though he could consistently break runs for 7-8 yards if running from the pocket and that my friend is a very nice thing to have every time you drop back and the field opens up a LITTLE. I really think this guy is just a playmaker and can do nothing but good.

***The fact that he's modest and not like most guys of his talent and ability, and that he has a great head on his shoulders and willing to put in more work than everyone else is a big reason I think so highly of him.

Thats what we all said about JJ in the beginning. But the fact of the matter is that he will drop back and get sacked before he even gets a chance to read the field, much less run. A quarterback is only as good as his receivers and his offensive line. The offensive line makes him terrible right now. I don't deny that he would bring a lot of explosive plays to our offense and we would benefit greatly from it, but realistically, he wouldn't be able to do much with our porous o-line. And if he gets wrapped up in the back field, by looking at him, I think I can safely say that he isn't going to get out of a sack by players like Rolando McClain.

And I'm worried about how well he could take that many hits. Right now we only have him taking, what, 4 snaps? On a good day? But when you start getting those numbers up towards 10, 15, or 20, those hits start adding up and RS might not be strong enough yet to take those kinds of licks.

And yes, he is modest and I think highly of him as well, but right now, I wouldn't go so far to say we would be competing for a national championship

Give him a whole off season in the weight room and I would be willing to find out..

is there a difference between a high school football and a college football?

i have no doubt in my mind that he could avoid the rush by anybody.

You are assuming mclain or spikes have better foot skills. NO WAY.

if he stays in the pocket and it colapses, yeah he will most likely go down. But then agian I like his chances more then anyone to avoid a sack. plus a blitz could really backfire agaisnt someone like shepard.

I'm saying when they hit you, you aren't going to just bounce off and go. I'm not saying that RS will roll out and McClain or Spikes will chase him down. I'm saying that if RS runs and he gets wrapped up by these guys, he isn't going to break through a tackle. He is going to the ground. Unlike what we have here, other defenses know how to tackle consistently.

For the life of me I don't understand why we didn't run a spread option offense like this in the open field and then switch to a more power orientated offense when we hit the 30's and the field shortened up. It would have been LSU vs Texas in the NC instead of Alabama, JJ and RS were made for this!