Which is why I am not concerned about the loss of Jeff Sims. But wait and see how many media articles will make losing him a big deal for us, especially since he has been named starter at Nebraska.
Yeah. Me too. Sims was a head case. IMHO. But I hope he does well at Nebraska.
Sims has everything to be a great passer (as well as a runner). He just rarely put together more than a couple drives' worth of focused effort within a game. And he rarely made the detailed plays (running out of bounds short on 3rd down, etc) when we needed them.
FYI Norvell didn’t really take time to get to know Sims. Jeff wasn’t the QB he wanted and he wanted the scholarships for other players. The minute he got to FSU he recruited a bit different style of QB than Jeff. I think what Jeff probably was lacking for Norvell was the quick decision making as a passer that Jeff had not really needed to make in HS.
Refusing to go into a game when you’re declared healthy to play is simply not ok and is about as selfish as it gets. Not a good trait to have in a leader. I know some will say he should be selfish and all that, but bottom line is he abandoned his team when they needed him. I never really wanted to see him take a snap for us after that, and I’m guessing there are some players on our team that felt the same way (though I admittedly have no evidence to support that statement)
He wasn't going anywhere that didn't guarantee he would start.
He'll be ok for the cornholes, but he tanked his NFL prospects with that refusal move. It may be unrecoverable for him. Only saving grace is the NFL teams draft capability & if he sells the GT culture being as bad as it was he'll get a pass.
Not sure the media will be able to do that without egg on their face if our offense is what I think it will be, I'm expecting us to see an offense that is very effective in the pass and run game. May take mid season for people to begin to see that while we get it ironed out and running right.
I tend not to be so judgmental when, firstly, I wasn't there on the sidelines in any of the conversations and secondly I don't know everything that had gone down between the coaches and the players and it's really not that important to me to try and figure out who was right and who was wrong. Maybe judgmental isn't the right word but I didn't get much sleep last night, got up early today, and my wife was doing some summer cleaning so my napping spot was unavailable and my brain isn't working in tip top form
. Anyway, Jeff's no longer a Yellow Jacket and I wish him well and that's about the end of it for me. You can feel however you want and that's completely valid so I'm not trying to convince you to change how you feel or that you're wrong for not wanting to see him play another down for us so please don't take it that way. I suspect you're probably right that there are some players who were ready for a change. Since I didn't have to play with him I don't really have strong emotions towards him one way or the other. The strong emotions are ones I reserve for the guys who are in the GT uniforms.
