Haynes King is the most beloved GT quarterback since _________.

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stinger78 said:
I’d say Shawn Jones. Remember SHW put him on the basketball team because the students and fans “weren’t ready to let him go?”
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Shawn Jones was before his time. Tony Dungy once said Jones was one the best QBs of his draft class but didn't get a chance at QB because of his style. If he played during this time of wide open offenses and RPOs, he'd be a star.
 
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Techster said:
Shawn Jones was before his time. Tony Dungy once said Jones was one the best QBs of his draft class but didn't get a chance at QB because of his style. If he played during this time of wide open offenses and RPOs, he'd be a star.
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Hard to believe Shawn Jones and Charlie Ward grew up in the same town and played as rivals: Thomasville vs Central Thomasville and then GT and FSU.
 

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Now I pray this doesn't age poorly and King doesn't transfer but based on how he's spoken about Tech and his current NIL setup I doubt he does. Part of why he loves it here is that our fanbase has rallied around him in a way I haven't seen in a while. I'd say in my lifetime, the only two quarterbacks who really connected themselves with the fans were Nesbitt and JT.
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Kim King or Joe Hamilton
 
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Ramble1885 said:
the goose is probably who HK reminds me of the most.

Similar body types, white guys who don't LOOK too athletic but in reality are studs. Can throw, can scramble. Leaders of the team.
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I don't know what it means to "look athletic" but when you watch him run (when fully healthy), he runs away from DB's, even those with angles at times. We may have had QB's possibly as fast as HK (JT, Joe H come to mind) but none faster on the field of play. I love the Goose and he is in the second tier of all time GT QB's but athletically speaking he wasn't HK. Haynes has the kind of elite speed that scares defenses and coordinators.
 
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4shotB said:
I don't know what it means to "look athletic" but when you watch him run (when fully healthy), he runs away from DB's, even those with angles at times. We may have had QB's possibly as fast as HK (JT, Joe H come to mind) but none faster on the field of play. I love the Goose and he is in the second tier of all time GT QB's but athletically speaking he wasn't HK. Haynes has the kind of elite speed that scares defenses and coordinators.
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HK has an athletic body now but when he came to GT he was a wee bit skinny. His face also doesn't look that intimidating.

He's a stud don't get me wrong.
 
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...since Haynes King.

Maybe I'm different than most other fans, but I offer my full support (and give my love as well, to speak specifically to this thread) to whichever QB is leading us onto the field. Or is stepping in when the QB1 is down.

I've had some favorites over the years. And Haynes King is a VERY good QB, and I'm so glad he's on our team. But damned if I didn't say the same thing after Zach Pyron went down the field and upset Virginia Tech (and played with a broken collarbone, too). Or when Synjyn Days came in to play behind Tevin Washington, then fought it out with Vad Lee for a year before moving to A-back. Or when Joshua Nesbitt suited up for the offense he wasn't recruited to play in.

Point being, King is a damn good QB. I'm so thrilled we have him. But for me, I love each of the Tech QBs, and always will.
 
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With all due respect to Justin and Josh, I think the answer may be Joe. Justin and Josh did a lot for us and won some big games, but I'm seeing love for HK from people coming out of the woodwork like I can't remember since Joe. I'm not sure if it's because of where we were before Haynes or because of his personality (more outgoing than both Justin and Josh I'd say) or what, but he's getting a lot of love from all over already.
 
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