dressedcheeseside
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Not slow as in slow, but slow as in slower than his usual mach 2.
I agree with this. He's making good decisions and playing smart.JT is playing for the long haul. He is playing smart. I remember coaches last year saying that JT had some trouble knowing when to go down.
It was good to get him out of the game early today. We are really going to need him 100% for the next two games.
That's what I'm wondering as well. Hopefully not something that will get progressively worse. It's likely the injury he got during the Duke game (I believe) that's nagging him.What exactly is not 100%? Any specific injury that we know about?
Jabo Shaw did some good back up. Won some games.Unrelated but, have we ever had a backup as effective as Byerly? I know VL showed some things behind TW as did JT last year backing upVL. Godsey was a good backup for #14 but he wasn't really the Goose yet either. I swear our offense looks as good with Byerly as it does with JT although, of course, we lose JT's explosiveness. But Byerly is a #2 who you can win with.
Jabo Shaw did some good back up. Won some games.
I agree that TJ5 not as fast as start of season and agree has not been since Duke. I was hoping Byerly would come in after we made 42. He is a beast. He should court some NFL teams. He has some NFL tools IMO. He seems to be a better passer than JT5. His touchdown pass was right on the money.
IIRC he did damn good, avoiding the rush, in the last minutes of the Duke game.I totally agree with the OP. He looks a little slower in almost all aspects. I think playing for the long haul is the correct assessment, but I hope his quickness comes back...doesn't turn out to be like what happened to VL after the UNC game. Byerly is good and he can run the offense, but for him to be good in the passing game, the blocking has to hold up. He can't keep plays alive like JT has been doing.