Who's Afraid of...

[Kaos]

Looking at the SEC Quarterback landscape. 

Who's Afraid Of

Dak Prescott -  Nobody, really.  He's diet Cam Newton, caffeine free, low sodium.  His offensive line is gone, his receivers are gone. He was never as good as people thought he was.

Josh Dobbs - Aliens, perhaps?  The eyebrow deficient UT QB with the enormous five head looked mediocre in mop up duty against bad teams. Tennessee fans are convinced he's a mix of Johnny Manziel and Condredge Holloway.  He's probably more Beth Holloway and Johnny Fever. For all the orange hoopla, his numbers were worse than LSU's quarterbacks. 

Alabama's Hydra -  No one.  Alabama caught lightning in a bottle a year ago with Blake Sims -- who benefitted greatly from multiple opponent's brain-dead decision not to double Amari Cooper.  Lightning doesn't strike twice.  Jacob Coker doesn't strike fear in anyone. Neither does Super Douche Barnett. Cornwell might be okay eventually, but he doesn't have anybody quaking in their boots either.

LSU's Duo - There's not a junior high team in the land that is scared of either LSU quarterback. 

Georgia's No-Name - Doesn't matter. All he's going to do is hand off to Chubb anyway. 

Chad Kelly - Legitimately afraid?  Like he's going to pull a gun or something?  Probably lots of people. But on the field?  Not so much.  Pedestrian numbers at Clemson. 

Brandon Allen - Maybe a little. He looks like a QB and has help up front and behind him at Arky. 

Kyle Allen - Just a bit.  Looked good and bad as a freshman.  A&M has weapons at wideout to make him look better than he is. 

Florida, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, South Carolina and Missouri may have quarterbacks but nobody knows who they are. 

And finally, Jeremy Johnson -  Nobody's much scared of him either.  They don't think he has the backfield to keep the pressure off.  The consensus is that he put up decent numbers against an Arkansas defense that hadn't "gelled" so that doesn't count. 



If I'm picking a QB for my team from that list?

I'd take Johnson first (just because I know what he's capable of), Kyle Allen second, Brandon Allen third and then just take any of the rest at random because I didn't want them anyway.

[Snaggletiger]

That list right thar is a joke an all.  Nick Sabunz' just tryin' to decide which fahv star to put back thar an all.  Nick Sabun don't need no superstar back thar cuz he's surrounded with fahv star talent an all.

[jmar]

Coker is the starter but he must be too rigid to pull off the hurry up they want to run. Suppose they will platoon as the situation calls.

[Buzz Killington]

Coker is the starter but he must be too rigid to pull off the hurry up they want to run. Suppose they will platoon as the situation calls.

Pfft...it's because he can't throw a bubble screen.

[The Six]

[Jumbo]

Pfft...it's because he can't throw a bubble screen.

Not even a tiny one?

[wesfau2]

Dak is a good quarterback.  His problem is that he lost errbody and their grandmother off a pretty solid offense.  He can throw jump balls to Wilson and run the QB dive for a couple yards, but it won't be enough.  He's not "scary" without a solid supporting cast, but few (other than our boy Cam) are.  He's the best returning starter, though.

After Dak, I'd put Patty Ice just below Kyle Allen and just above Josh Dobbs, but otherwise your list stands.

Edit Note: I completely forgot about Maty Mauk.  I guess he gets my vote for best returning starter.  Still doesn't make much difference in the final analysis.

Call it blind homerism, but Johnson is my pick to be a fixture on the highlight shows.  His one half against Arkansas, discounted as it may be, is one of the best halves of football I've ever seen with the following qualifiers: he was throwing his 42nd-57th career passes in the first game of his true sophomore season against a divisional opponent.  His patience and maturity, displayed while accepting a 2nd string role when he could have started for about 100 other FBS schools, are indicative of superior leadership skills. 

I take our guy and I don't even think twice.

[GH2001]

Dak is a good quarterback.  His problem is that he lost errbody and their grandmother off a pretty solid offense.  He can throw jump balls to Wilson and run the QB dive for a couple yards, but it won't be enough.  He's not "scary" without a solid supporting cast, but few (other than our boy Cam) are.  He's the best returning starter, though.

After Dak, I'd put Patty Ice just below Kyle Allen and just above Josh Dobbs, but otherwise your list stands.

Edit Note: I completely forgot about Maty Mauk.  I guess he gets my vote for best returning starter.  Still doesn't make much difference in the final analysis.

Call it blind homerism, but Johnson is my pick to be a fixture on the highlight shows.  His one half against Arkansas, discounted as it may be, is one of the best halves of football I've ever seen with the following qualifiers: he was throwing his 42nd-57th career passes in the first game of his true sophomore season against a divisional opponent.  His patience and maturity, displayed while accepting a 2nd string role when he could have started for about 100 other FBS schoosl, are indicative of superior leadership skills. 

I take our guy and I don't even think twice.

You complete me.

All of this.

[Snaggletiger]

Dak is a good quarterback.  His problem is that he lost errbody and their grandmother off a pretty solid offense. He can throw jump balls to Wilson and run the QB dive for a couple yards, but it won't be enough.  He's not "scary" without a solid supporting cast, but few (other than our boy Cam) are.  He's the best returning starter, though.

After Dak, I'd put Patty Ice just below Kyle Allen and just above Josh Dobbs, but otherwise your list stands.

Edit Note: I completely forgot about Maty Mauk.  I guess he gets my vote for best returning starter.  Still doesn't make much difference in the final analysis.

Call it blind homerism, but Johnson is my pick to be a fixture on the highlight shows.  His one half against Arkansas, discounted as it may be, is one of the best halves of football I've ever seen with the following qualifiers: he was throwing his 42nd-57th career passes in the first game of his true sophomore season against a divisional opponent.  His patience and maturity, displayed while accepting a 2nd string role when he could have started for about 100 other FBS schools, are indicative of superior leadership skills. 

I take our guy and I don't even think twice.

I beg to differ.  73 catches for over a thousand yards and 12 touchdowns ain't jump balls.  Had to throw a last second, hellavua catch to beat em' in 2013.  They beat our ass in 14'  Both these guys are studs. Big time studs.  This team lost a lot but don't discount them.

[wesfau2]

I beg to differ.  73 catches for over a thousand yards and 12 touchdowns ain't jump balls.  Had to throw a last second, hellavua catch to beat em' in 2013.  They beat our ass in 14'  Both these guys are studs. Big time studs.  This team lost a lot but don't discount them.

Without that fucking bowling ball, Robinson, and 7/29ths (or .14952%) of his offensive line...he's gonna have two plays left: jump ball to Wilson and QB dive for a couple of yards.

[jmar]

I beg to differ.  73 catches for over a thousand yards and 12 touchdowns ain't jump balls.  Had to throw a last second, hellavua catch to beat em' in 2013.  They beat our ass in 14'  Both these guys are studs. Big time studs.  This team lost a lot but don't discount them.

Too late we marked them half off.

But hats off if the guy overcomes the deficits.

[RWS]

I think that Alec Morris will be Alabama's starter.  I hope so, anyway.  Jimbo trolled Alabama pretty good.  Coker just isn't SEC quality.  He can throw it a mile, but just can't make his progressions and stares down receivers.  At least Morris will be around this year and next.  If they made Sims serviceable, I have no doubt that they could do the same at minimum with Morris.  Which says a lot about Coker.

[RWS]

Coker is the starter but he must be too rigid to pull off the hurry up they want to run. Suppose they will platoon as the situation calls.

I wouldn't count on the platoon approach.  Saban has said before that he hates that shit, so don't rock the got-damn boat.

[jmar]

I wouldn't count on the platoon approach.  Saban has said before that he hates that shit, so don't rock the got-damn boat.

I only say this bc Coker (from what I've seen) tends to panic and make mistakes when the pocket collapses. If not, the guy can deliver as good as anyone. No idea who will be number two, or Kiffen's version of the Wildcat.

[RWS]

I only say this bc Coker (from what I've seen) tends to panic and make mistakes when the pocket collapses. If not, the guy can deliver as good as anyone. No idea who will be number two, or Kiffen's version of the Wildcat.

Coker tends to panic and make mistakes when he has 8 seconds to throw against St. Mary's Sisters of the Blind's second string.  He's not consistent either.  Maybe I'm wrong about it all.  I thought that the season would be shitty with Sims as starter, and I was wrong.  I just don't think that they can mindfuck Coker into being serviceable.

[Godfather]

Coker tends to panic and make mistakes when he has 8 seconds to throw against St. Mary's Sisters of the Blind's second string.  He's not consistent either.  Maybe I'm wrong about it all.  I thought that the season would be shitty with Sims as starter, and I was wrong.  I just don't think that they can mindfuck Coker into being serviceable.

You can see all of these things from your living room?

[Snaggletiger]

You can see all of these things from your living room?

Welcome back RWS.

[Buzz Killington]

I'm hearing rumblings that Derrick Henry will spend as much time under center this season as Coker.  Look for the new Wildkiff offense to be skrong.

[jmar]

I wouldn't count on the platoon approach.  Saban has said before that he hates that shit, so don't rock the got-damn boat.

You get two and a a mop-up guy.

Roh To!