At this point, what could possibly be gained by starting Thorne? I’m not throwing in the towel on the season two games in. I put this past Saturday’s shit sandwich more on the coaching staff than anyone else. A simple adjustment in the first quarter, to rushing 4-5 instead of 3 every single down, might have won the game with D alone. Getting the ball out of the QB’s hands when they’re bringing linebackers every play could have been just what the O needed to get kick started. Ear-Regardless, in the end, you’re still relying on Payton Thorne to make those throws.
Thorne is a 12th year senior. He’s gone after this season, and playing him does nothing to prepare this team for the future. Stick with him, and you’re going into next year with one big, fat question at the most important position on the field. If you don’t have enough sample size by now to see that the guy is simply not an SEC caliber QB, you need your head examined. No one here, or anywhere that I’ve heard, is saying HB24, or Two-Dub, or Gurrnrr are better. Nobody knows that at this point. But you do know that you’re not going anywhere with PT under center.
I heard it said perfectly yesterday. I hope Monday, we’re talking about how Hank Brown did, and not that Payton Thorne threw for 311 yards and 3 TD’s, because if it’s Thorne, Auburn is still in the same boat.