It's time to start one of the freshman quarterbacks

[QueenCityGator]

See Ole Miss 31, UGA 0 at halftime.
I know some people on this message board, including our Dear Leader (Kim Jong Ox), advocate starting one of our true freshman quarterbacks today (and maybe in future weeks depending on Del Rio's injury). Unless you are a once in a generation quarterback, you need at least a year to process the playbook and understand your physical capabilities before playing prime time college football (so yes, I think Trask or Franks could beat North Texas, but not North Carolina).
Therefore, where do you stand on the starting of true freshman quarterbacks - do it b/c the "future is now," only do it if absolutely necessary, or always have an experienced quarterback?

Name and town if you wish to opine.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

I have a feeling this will get merged soon.

 

[URGatorBait]

See Ole Miss 31, UGA 0 at halftime.
I know some people on this message board, including our Dear Leader (Kim Jong Ox), advocate starting one of our true freshman quarterbacks today (and maybe in future weeks depending on Del Rio's injury). Unless you are a once in a generation quarterback, you need at least a year to process the playbook and understand your physical capabilities before playing prime time college football (so yes, I think Trask or Franks could beat North Texas, but not North Carolina).
Therefore, where do you stand on the starting of true freshman quarterbacks - do it b/c the "future is now," only do it if absolutely necessary, or always have an experienced quarterback?

Name and town if you wish to opine.

Eason isn't really the reason they are getting thumped right now

 

[rogdochar]

Quecity, "Kim Jung Ox"

 

[QueenCityGator]

Eason isn't really the reason they are getting thumped right now

7-21 for 64 yards and an interception (3 yards per pass attempt). Their defense sucks, but today he sucks too.

 

[NavetG8r]

Unless Eason has thrown 5 interceptions leading to 4 TDs and a Field Goal, I don't think he's the reason they're losing 31-0.

 

[URGatorBait]

7-21 for 64 yards and an interception (3 yards per pass attempt). Their defense sucks, but today he sucks too.

I suspect you've been watching the game right?
Have you seen the number of dropped passes?

 

[QueenCityGator]

I suspect you've been watching the game right?
Have you seen the number of dropped passes?

There have been a couple drops but not 14 of them.

 

[Gator Fever]

See Ole Miss 31, UGA 0 at halftime.
I know some people on this message board, including our Dear Leader (Kim Jong Ox), advocate starting one of our true freshman quarterbacks today (and maybe in future weeks depending on Del Rio's injury). Unless you are a once in a generation quarterback, you need at least a year to process the playbook and understand your physical capabilities before playing prime time college football (so yes, I think Trask or Franks could beat North Texas, but not North Carolina).
Therefore, where do you stand on the starting of true freshman quarterbacks - do it b/c the "future is now," only do it if absolutely necessary, or always have an experienced quarterback?

It depends on your situation as some true freshman SEC QBs have played decent in past years. If the true freshman clearly showed he was better in practice I say start him unless that experienced QB showed he was a gamer in the real thing in his past starts. I say you go with Appleby but if he really started giving the game away you could try a switch to see what happens. If Appleby limits himself to one interception or less we should have a good chance to win this game.

 

[URGatorBait]

There have been a couple drops but not 14 of them.

No, not 14. And I'm not saying that he is otherwise playing great. I'm saying everyone on that team is playing horribly. There have been several significant, should have been caught, passes that changed whether or not they would score. Their WRs are terrible, and the defense is worse. No pressure and can't tackle.

 

[BMF]

Looks like Austin Hardin coached up the UGA kickers this offseason. They're off to a 3 for 8 start....

 

[Swamped Gator]

Eason's WR's are playing far worse that he is.

 

[oxrageous]

It's painfully obvious now that we're not playing for any championships this year, so we might as well play for the future. Trask or Franks, honestly I'd like to see both of them play.

No offense to Appleby (he played far better than I was expecting), but there's no logical reason for him to play another snap at Florida.

Discuss.

 

[MJMGator]

We need to start a freshman HC for the remainder of the year. Build for the future.

 

[MidwestChomp]

The tricky part is we have Jake Allen coming in next year, and I expect him to be better than Franks or Trask. It's tricky.

 

[ChompTown]

I'm glad you explained your position... because this was totally on the piss poor offensive strategy in the second half... not Applybees

 

[GatorJ]

My issue with starting a frosh QB is it could stunt their development. Our O-line kinda sucks.

 

[GatorInKnox]

Gotta love knee jerk reactions

 

[RocketCityGator]

Ox chill. The Vols play A&M and Bama. There's still a long season ahead and the east is still there. Appleby gives us a good chance to win. Going forward, we need better coaching and less trash talking.

 

[oxrageous]

Gotta love knee jerk reactions

We played freshman up the ass in 2007 and took our lumps.....it paid of huge in 2008. Of course, those were 4 and 5 star freshman, not what we have now.