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When asked who the perfect QB for his system would be CPJ said Tim Tebow. I think you want a guy who has good feet, is quick, can see the field and make the reads, and can throw well enough to make the defense pay for overplaying the run. The bigger, the faster, the more elusive, the more powerful he is, etc. the better. You want the guy who can juke you or run over you for the tough yards.
When CPJ took the reigns at Tech he had the advantage that the spread was still very much in its infancy in college football. Pro-style offenses were the norm. This made running QBs of all stripes more available. Now, with the spread being the predominant offense all the big schools are looking for QBs with size who can run and are willing to take chances that they might not throw well enough....they can always convert them to another position.
It's possible we may have seen more big/powerful QBs at GT if the game hadn't changed in this way. But, if JT sticks with Bama, we probably see Tim Byerly play a lot for us. If Jordan's throwing had been better than Taquon's and he'd stayed healthy we probably would have seen more of him too.
Personally I really like Taquon at QB a lot. A lot of his problems throwing I thought came in the second half of the season when we were playing better defenses and (1) our running game wasn't working, and (2) our pass pro-wasn't holding up. Some QB's like JT might be able to create in that situation but that's a rare bird. If we can run more consistently and protect better I think you see TM take a step forward in the passing game next year.
When CPJ took the reigns at Tech he had the advantage that the spread was still very much in its infancy in college football. Pro-style offenses were the norm. This made running QBs of all stripes more available. Now, with the spread being the predominant offense all the big schools are looking for QBs with size who can run and are willing to take chances that they might not throw well enough....they can always convert them to another position.
It's possible we may have seen more big/powerful QBs at GT if the game hadn't changed in this way. But, if JT sticks with Bama, we probably see Tim Byerly play a lot for us. If Jordan's throwing had been better than Taquon's and he'd stayed healthy we probably would have seen more of him too.
Personally I really like Taquon at QB a lot. A lot of his problems throwing I thought came in the second half of the season when we were playing better defenses and (1) our running game wasn't working, and (2) our pass pro-wasn't holding up. Some QB's like JT might be able to create in that situation but that's a rare bird. If we can run more consistently and protect better I think you see TM take a step forward in the passing game next year.