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<blockquote data-quote="TechPhi97" data-source="post: 750294" data-attributes="member: 158"><p><em>I made this post on the other board; it's applicable here:</em></p><p></p><p>Just want to remind everyone of our best QB ever, and his career stats, including his first-year as a starter:</p><p></p><p>Year School Conf Class Pos G Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A AY/A TD Int Rate Team W/L</p><p>1996 Georgia Tech ACC QB 10 108 188 57.4 1342 7.1 4.8 7 13 115.9 5-6</p><p>1997 Georgia Tech ACC QB 11 173 268 64.6 2314 8.6 8.4 12 7 146.6 7-5</p><p>1998 Georgia Tech ACC QB 11 145 259 56.0 2166 8.4 8.3 17 8 141.7 10-2</p><p>1999 Georgia Tech ACC QB 11 203 305 66.6 3060 10.0 10.3 29 11 175.0 8-4</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying Sims is Joe Hamilton, I'm just saying that when you start a young quarterback you've got to realize that he's going to make mistakes. Hamilton's first year was his RS FR year; the team went 6-5 the year before. Hist first two years, our record was virtually the same. The big thing in 1997 was we went to a bowl game and won; I still remember that. I thought Joe Hamilton was a hero taking us to that game and winning, and we were mediocre! I also remember the stories in the AJC after his 1997 season, talking about the work he was putting in during the off-season to get stronger (medicine balls galore) and work with his receivers. It took Joe 3 years to get be ready to lead us to 10-2 during his RS-Jr year.</p><p></p><p>I think it pays to keep context in mind; we're building for the future, and Sims is 3 games into a (hopefully) 48 - 50 game career. He's demonstrated this physical skills; I have no doubt that he will get better with experience.</p><p></p><p>For the sake of making sure my gold-colored glasses aren't too blurry, I will post Reggie Ball's career stats as well. Reggie never made the leap from a decision making standpoint; I think he played through injuries in his last two years, as well. What's the difference between Joe's "light bulb on" and Reggie's stagnation? Perhaps it comes down to the intangibles?</p><p></p><p>Year School Conf Class Pos G Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A AY/A TD Int Rate Team W/L</p><p>*2003 Georgia Tech ACC FR QB 13 181 350 51.7 1996 5.7 4.9 10 11 102.8 7-6</p><p>*2004 Georgia Tech ACC SO QB 12 164 330 49.7 2147 6.5 5.0 16 18 109.4 7-5</p><p>*2005 Georgia Tech ACC JR QB 11 182 379 48.0 2165 5.7 4.9 11 12 99.3 7-5</p><p>*2006 Georgia Tech ACC SR QB 13 135 304 44.4 1820 6.0 5.2 20 14 107.2 9-5</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TechPhi97, post: 750294, member: 158"] [I]I made this post on the other board; it's applicable here:[/I] Just want to remind everyone of our best QB ever, and his career stats, including his first-year as a starter: Year School Conf Class Pos G Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A AY/A TD Int Rate Team W/L 1996 Georgia Tech ACC QB 10 108 188 57.4 1342 7.1 4.8 7 13 115.9 5-6 1997 Georgia Tech ACC QB 11 173 268 64.6 2314 8.6 8.4 12 7 146.6 7-5 1998 Georgia Tech ACC QB 11 145 259 56.0 2166 8.4 8.3 17 8 141.7 10-2 1999 Georgia Tech ACC QB 11 203 305 66.6 3060 10.0 10.3 29 11 175.0 8-4 I'm not saying Sims is Joe Hamilton, I'm just saying that when you start a young quarterback you've got to realize that he's going to make mistakes. Hamilton's first year was his RS FR year; the team went 6-5 the year before. Hist first two years, our record was virtually the same. The big thing in 1997 was we went to a bowl game and won; I still remember that. I thought Joe Hamilton was a hero taking us to that game and winning, and we were mediocre! I also remember the stories in the AJC after his 1997 season, talking about the work he was putting in during the off-season to get stronger (medicine balls galore) and work with his receivers. It took Joe 3 years to get be ready to lead us to 10-2 during his RS-Jr year. I think it pays to keep context in mind; we're building for the future, and Sims is 3 games into a (hopefully) 48 - 50 game career. He's demonstrated this physical skills; I have no doubt that he will get better with experience. For the sake of making sure my gold-colored glasses aren't too blurry, I will post Reggie Ball's career stats as well. Reggie never made the leap from a decision making standpoint; I think he played through injuries in his last two years, as well. What's the difference between Joe's "light bulb on" and Reggie's stagnation? Perhaps it comes down to the intangibles? Year School Conf Class Pos G Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A AY/A TD Int Rate Team W/L *2003 Georgia Tech ACC FR QB 13 181 350 51.7 1996 5.7 4.9 10 11 102.8 7-6 *2004 Georgia Tech ACC SO QB 12 164 330 49.7 2147 6.5 5.0 16 18 109.4 7-5 *2005 Georgia Tech ACC JR QB 11 182 379 48.0 2165 5.7 4.9 11 12 99.3 7-5 *2006 Georgia Tech ACC SR QB 13 135 304 44.4 1820 6.0 5.2 20 14 107.2 9-5 [/QUOTE]
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