Re: New Story: Brandon Streeter: The best QB will play, regardless of experience

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Jan 9, 2018, 11:47 AM

Truthfully how would we know? HJ never played with the first team, never got the benefit of reps the starting QB got week after week, and was never given a real opportunity to be the man or prove he could be the man. KB did a great job this year but (even though many do not want to admit it) he is limited in his abilities as a QB for the type system we normally run. Everyone, including the coaches, always put forth he knows the playbook and system the best and therefor gives us the best chance to win. Of course he had a better grasp on the playbook and was more confident in it, it was his 3rd year in the system but let’s be realistic here. Do you not think our playbook was limited this year because he in not a good passer period? The whole system was adjusted to make it more run heavy to benefit his skill set because the coaches know he can’t pass consistently. We just didn’t run into a D that could shut down what we do running the ball with KB until Bama, none of the other teams we played had the talent to shut down the run like that.

That will be the case next year as well, only FSU has the talent to potentially shut down our run game in the regular season and that will depend on how well Taggert does next year with the team. That will not be the case when we make the playoffs, there will be a Bama or a UGA or another elite team that has the ability to make us one dimensional. We have to have a QB that has the ability to stretch the field with the intermediate and long balls and keep their D from selling out on the run because they simply don’t believe our QB can beat them with his arm. (Unless we magically find an elite OL full of first round NFL picks for next year)

I’m mot saying any of this to bash on KB because I think he is a great Tiger. He and the team did better this year than I expected., i was and am ecstatic that we won the 3rd straight ACC championship, made the 3rd straight CFP., and won 12 games this year. I just think that will be the ceiling with KB next year as well and perhaps I am greedy but I want more. I want a real chance to win in the CFP every time we make it. Plus he will not make the league as a QB and with his god given athleticism, size, and speed keeping him in a position where we know he won’t make the league is a disservice to him.

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Miami and Alabama are two different animals and it showed. Bryant was good enough to lead the team there, but he couldn't finish. There are some serious holes in Bryant's game. Those holes are exposed against big boy teams like Alabama. No, Miami isn't a big boy team. Miami would get led to slaughter by the likes of Alabama, Georgia or Oklahoma.

Bryant seems to panic in the pocket and makes really poor decisions. He is a one read guy and if that option isn't there, he gets flustered. He doesn't have the calm pocket presence or the moxy that Watson had. Watson would have lead Clemson through a steel wall on sheer will alone. Bryant isn't that kind of leader. That's something you either have or you don't.

Johnson and Lawrence have that "it" factor. I'm not saying that Johnson would have changed the outcome of the Sugar bowl. I can't even say that he would have performed better. I can say that Johnson would have been more of a threat in the vertical aspect of the game for the Tigers.

Sometimes the last option is really your best option. We saw that last night. If you want to win the big showdown, you have to be willing to throw everything you have including a dirty wash bucket if you have to. That's just what Saban was willing to do. That's why Saban wears the crown of coaches.

New Story: Brandon Streeter: The best QB will play, regardless of experience