It's time for Trask to play an entire game without getting yanked

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This wasn't meant to bash Emory, as I like him. However, this is Trask's team. What he has done under the circumstances is remarkable. He plays behind a terrible line with no running game to help him, and he's completely unflappable.

In an offense built around his skills, he could have a monster season. It's a crime that he's forced to run the option when he doesn't have to and it yanked out of a rhythm so that Mullen can run "his" offense. Is it more important to run your offense or win the damn game?

He's simply a far better QB than anyone thought possible. Hell, I think he's a lock to get drafted now, and we would have laughed our asses off at that possibility a year ago. In fact, I think he could get drafted higher than Franks.

His ability to go through his progression and make his reads is astounding. I don't think anyone thought he could do that. I was impressed the moment he led us to that first 4th quarter TD against the 'Cats. As you wrote, I like Emory, and he will be the future. It's just that future isn't now. Keeping Trask in the game leads to continuity, and we also have to be able to prove that we can run the ball with Trask handing it off, not just because EJ is in the game. Given what I saw against LSU, I think we can.
 

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That requires basic comprehension skills which Ox apparently lacks
Comprehension skills? His stupid post completely made my point. Perhaps you should head to Swamp Gas where people are more on your level.
 

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Comprehension skills? His stupid post completely made my point. Perhaps you should head to Swamp Gas where people are more on your level.

Bruh just because people are clearly making you look dumb doesn't mean we're all some swamp gas tards....

Youre sitting here bitching about EJ getting drives when the problem is he is our most effective runner. Did Dan misuse him the other night? Hell yes and that aint even debatable. However, if you think sitting him and giving one leg Trask all the snaps in an offense that requires a mobile QB is smart...then I dont know what to tell you.
 

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However, if you think sitting him and giving one leg Trask all the snaps in an offense that requires a mobile QB is smart...then I dont know what to tell you.
Not only is it smart, we would have beaten LSU if Mullen had used that very strategy. And screw you.
 

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Not only is it smart, we would have beaten LSU if Mullen had used that very strategy. And screw you.
Beating LSU would have involved our defense stopping them at SOME point. Maybe by the 8th overtime we could have forced them to a field goal attempt. Of course by that point the score would have been somewhere along the lines of 96-96.
 

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His stupid post completely made my point. Perhaps you should head to Swamp Gas where people are more on your level.
You remind me of my dad. When he owned a marina and bar serving people beer he would also lecture them about drinking and smoking.
 

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There is no doubt about it, despite Giraffe throwing the occasional incredible deep ball, he somehow has no accuracy on medium stuff.

He's neither the least or most accurate medium-depth passer. What he is, is ridiculously slow to process coverage, which leads to repeated forced throws into coverage or him bailing the pocket. Rinse and repeat ad nauseum.

That's not an issue on the deep ball because timing isn't as much an issue and Franks trusts his arm.

Somebody's gotta get inside the guy's brain.
 

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He's neither the least or most accurate medium-depth passer. What he is, is ridiculously slow to process coverage, which leads to repeated forced throws into coverage or him bailing the pocket. Rinse and repeat ad nauseum.

That's not an issue on the deep ball because timing isn't as much an issue and Franks trusts his arm.

Somebody's gotta get inside the guy's brain.
If you look at my first posts on him, I mentioned not knowing of you could fix what was wrong with him and understanding why Butters was looking elsewhere (Eason and others).
 

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Beating LSU would have involved our defense stopping them at SOME point. Maybe by the 8th overtime we could have forced them to a field goal attempt. Of course by that point the score would have been somewhere along the lines of 96-96.
I don’t know if any team in the country beats LSU that night. While their defense wasn’t great, their offense was about as good as it gets.
 

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I don’t know if any team in the country beats LSU that night. While their defense wasn’t great, their offense was about as good as it gets.
Meh, I’m not sure they perform at that level if we had our two best DEs available. Might’ve slowed them down, at a minimum.
 

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Remember when Mullen had Tebow and ran the option every play. Peppridge Farms doesn't even remember that bull shyt.
 

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Remember when Mullen had Tebow and ran the option every play. Peppridge Farms doesn't even remember that bull shyt.
Oh, Peppridge Farms remebers.
This week, it's the ol' SOS rotate the QB every play. You just whisper the play to the next guy going in and Bam!
 

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Bama's O will score more points on LSU than LSU O will score on Bama. LSU might be that 1 loss SEC team not getting into the conf champ game but gets into the playoffs.
 

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I want us to win, and of course the switch against LSU did not produce. How about Toney coming back and getting some touches? He was way more effective. And the QB has to run when needed, some option as well to keep the defense off balance. When and how is the real question.
 

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