Haynes King Update: How Do We Feel About Him?

[bearla96]

Guys I posted about him last week and I know it was against South Carolina State, but I am really impressed with his hold of the offense and our offense in general. Feeling excited for Ole Miss. If he keeps improving, I think he’ll be one of the better QBs in ACC.

 

[HurricaneJacket]

So far so good. Keep working to limit mistakes and he can get us at least 6 wins.

 

[cpf2001]

Looks like he could be the best passing QB at GT since the GOL days. Which isn’t a super high bar actually so I’ll go a bit further and say he looks upper level for the conference. 1 mistake today that didn’t turn into an int in the endzone but nothing too egregious yet, and we haven’t moved the ball this well through the air in decades. Under 200ypg passing for the last four years, if we can keep that at 300+ this season it’ll make for a much more fun team to watch.

 

[GTRhino24]

How about this? Our passing game is opening up our running game. That’s something we haven’t been able to say in a while. I feel like I’m watching another team than GT this year.

 

[yeti92]

I'm happy. He's not perfect, but much better than what we experienced the last few years.

 

[DeepSnap]

Looks like he could be the best passing QB at GT since the GOL days. Which isn’t a super high bar actually so I’ll go a bit further and say he looks upper level for the conference. 1 mistake today that didn’t turn into an int in the endzone but nothing too egregious yet, and we haven’t moved the ball this well through the air in decades. Under 200ypg passing for the last four years, if we can keep that at 300+ this season it’ll make for a much more fun team to watch.

First time in a while we've had a QB who could hit a crossing WR/TE/RB in the hands & not over/underthrow. Or force the ball into 2x/3x coverage. Or "hit the open DB."

Can see why King won the job.

 

[CuseJacket]

 

[cpf2001]

Haynes King now 40-for-61 (65.6) for 603 yards and seven touchdowns (one INT) in seven quarters for the Yellow Jackets

20 years of getting hopes crushed over QBs showing flashes of promise in the passing game has us turning those numbers into "well he's doing ok I guess."

 

[jacket38]

I think he’s better than Alabamas quarterback

 

[Randy Carson]

Or Nebraska's.

I think he’s better than Alabamas quarterback

Or Nebraska's.

 

[AugustaSwarm]

Or Nebraska's.

Or Nebraska's.

I've been following Nebraska and wow...we are fortunate to have moved on. The same issues that plagued our Offense are now plaguing Nebraska. Jeff has all the physical tools, but he's not showing any development as a QB...

 

[AugustaSwarm]

Haynes King is a friggin' revelation for us! I understand that we're all still dealing with PTSD from how bad the QB play has been, but this guy can play! If we can put a decent OL in front of him, he can be really good! We have enough weapons around him that our offense isn't the problem now...

 

[SowegaSting]

In just two starts, Haynes King is ranked 35th all-time in GT passing yards.

 

[UgaBlows]

He anticipates the receiver and hits them in stride better than any QB we‘ve had since Godsey

 

[GTRhino24]

Or Nebraska's.

Or Nebraska's.

Put a GT on these guy’s shirts and it could be any of us the past couple of years. Hate it for them.

 

[BCJacket]

That this take looks pretty hilarious now.

Analyst predicts Georgia Tech will be worse off with Haynes King than they were with Jeff Sims

Thus far, he looks like he's taken some steps forward. He has the talent. He looked great yesterday. He wasn't the problem against UL. There's always room for improvement. It'll be interesting to see how he continues to develop.

 

[AUFC]

HK is the real deal. Looks great with time (SCST) but also has the ability to bail us out of trouble (Louisville game). I have seen a couple instances where he doesn’t know to throw away the ball but if we are losing games this season, it will be the front 7 on defense more than HK.

 

[Eli]

Haynes King is a top 3 QB in the ACC and I said earlier this off season our WRs would be difference makers. Every guy at WR is electric these guys by the end of the year will be something special to watch

 

[Southern psu fan]

I think he’s better than Alabamas quarterback

He’s definitely better than the Tide QB. Brent Key did good getting him to Ga Tech. If he shines other good QB’s will want to play at Ga Tech. This year we just gotta find a way to win.

 

[CuseJacket]