All right, but for just this one season, I am going to believe what the coaches are saying. We are going to be fine at QB!!!
Do you know what that means? We have all the pieces in place! A solid and talented OL with experience playing together. A bevy of proven big play A Backs. Two sure handed WR's that can get open and also block like offensive guards. A B Back that linebackers will be running away from by the third quarter. And most importantly, quarterbacks that can get the ball to the right place and make big plays on their own. It's 2014 again, boys. That is exactly what we had in 2014, so the season should play out about like that one. We struggle early against a team we should beat handily, we brainfart away one game (as usual) and lose an early shootout. But then we get rolling and the ball bounces our way and we crush a Clemson team having QB problems and dominate uga while winning late. We'll probably play FSU in Charlotte again.
All joking aside, since I am now believing the coaches about the qb situation, my concerns move to the defensive side of the ball. And that too looks similar to 2014. Defensive backs were the strength of that defense same as this one. We had one experienced LB, but were thin after that. I think the DL on this defense will be quite a bit better and deeper than that one (unless we have another summer of attrition on the DL like we did in 2014).
If this isn't a repeat of 2014, don't come crying to me. Blame the coaches instead.
Seldom have I heard Coach Johnson sound as confident in QB play as he does going into this season. That said, your enthusiasm for a 2014 type season is commendable however, there should be some caveats:
1) As good as Parker and Will are, they are not Shaq... yet
2) We do not have anyone with the athleticism, and bad *** attitude of Smelter. Nor do we have anyone proven with the size of Waller.
3) We were deeper at Bback then. You stop Days and damn here comes Laskey with a slightly different skill set. Anything happen to Mills and it could be problematic (or not) anyhow Benson and Q better be lifting and running)
4) We were not opening with Tennessee in 2014. Personally for this offense, I prefer a cupcake and ease into the season because of the nature of the triple option. That said, this year MAY prove different with superior blocking and an emphasis on power running. We will see.
5) Maybe the defense is better this year than in 2014 but I am not holding my breath.
6) Miami, Virginia Tech, UGA, Tennessee, Clemson and UNC would be a tough row for anybody to hoe.
7) There was just something about JT5 that made everyone around him better. Do we have similar leaders now?
Give me a little while and I will think of some more.
