David Sims on GT

lonestarjacket said:
So Ball was accurate and level-headed and a good decision-maker?
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Well, no. But the big part that beej leaves out is that Ball got little to no coaching worth a damn over his 4 years. Not saying that he would light it up in CPJ's offense, but he would have been much better than what he was.
 
beej67 said:
Reggie's problem, first and foremost, was he had no idea where to throw the ball.

His second problem was he was wretchedly inaccurate.

His third was he cracked under pressure.


Other than those 3 things he was a pretty good QB. ;)
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You forgot that he couldn't count to 4...
 
lonestarjacket said:
So Ball was accurate and level-headed and a good decision-maker?
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I might be unnecessarily stirring the pot here, I don't like to see all the Ball bashing because in all fairness to Ball, it wasn't his fault that he was the best man for the job. I remember watching Taylor Bennett after Ball left and hoping for Reggie to come back.

Fact is Ball was not a good QB, but he was a fierce competitor and just trying to do the job we asked of him. If we are finding someone to blame, its by far GT's (aka the coach's) fault for not having anyone better than him to put out there.

With our current supply of QB's, I don't think we'll have a similar issue.
 
lonestarjacket said:
I tried unsuccessfully to find video of the previous David Sims at GT. Can anyone dig something up?

I had forgotten that his brief NFL career with the Seahawks was pretty good (leading the NFL in TDs) before an injury took him down.
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Sims was a touchdown machine. He averaged a 6 yards per carry and a TD every 18 carries. The six yards/carry is tops in Tech history and the TD per 18 carries is 2nd to Leon Hardeman's 15.

No video but I'd love to see some if anyone has any.
 
Rodzilla said:
You forgot that he couldn't count to 4...
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How do you know? He was following Nix's instructions. I still have a mental image of Nix on the sidelines frantically motioning for Ball to spike the ball.

Just one more bad rap that Reggie gets for being the QB for a staff of idiots. He wasn't the one getting paid six figures or more.
 
JWE37 said:
I like 5'10" QB's from SC that can run and throw!
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David Sims does not move too much like lil Joe though...different styles. Sims takes long strides...more like a Nesbitt.

Sims is a 5'10" guy that is closer to 5'11"....while lil Joe was a 5'"10 guy that was closer to 5'8". I know because all of the time I talked to him I looked him dead in the eye...or down a bit...and I am 5'8".

Also..Sims is already 215 lbs....Joe topped out around 185-189.

Either way....Sims could be an exciting QB for us...as could Luallen. Time will tell.
 
Reggie Ball's real problem

Was that he did not/would not listen to anyone......
 
jacketup said:
How do you know? He was following Nix's instructions. I still have a mental image of Nix on the sidelines frantically motioning for Ball to spike the ball.

Just one more bad rap that Reggie gets for being the QB for a staff of idiots. He wasn't the one getting paid six figures or more.
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I Love ya Jacketup but John Dewberry would have never listened too his coaches if he knew it was 4th down. That's just instinct. I admire RB, he's one of ours.
 
gt02 said:
I might be unnecessarily stirring the pot here, I don't like to see all the Ball bashing because in all fairness to Ball, it wasn't his fault that he was the best man for the job. I remember watching Taylor Bennett after Ball left and hoping for Reggie to come back.

Fact is Ball was not a good QB, but he was a fierce competitor and just trying to do the job we asked of him. If we are finding someone to blame, its by far GT's (aka the coach's) fault for not having anyone better than him to put out there.

With our current supply of QB's, I don't think we'll have a similar issue.
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gt02, can i buy you a beer or ten?
 
jacketup said:
How do you know? He was following Nix's instructions. I still have a mental image of Nix on the sidelines frantically motioning for Ball to spike the ball.

Just one more bad rap that Reggie gets for being the QB for a staff of idiots. He wasn't the one getting paid six figures or more.
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Not a fan of the bashing either, but did Nix instruct him to throw it out of bounds on the following 4th down as well?
 
Not a fan of the bashing either, but did Nix instruct him to throw it out of bounds on the following 4th down as well?
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No, but the ACC officials forgot to change the down marker until after Reggie got his play, and the Sanford Stadium guys didn't switch it to say fourth down until after the ball was snapped.

Not saying he shouldn't have been able to count to four, but he had two very important context clues that told him it was "3" before he threw the ball away.
 
beej67 said:
No, but the ACC officials forgot to change the down marker until after Reggie got his play, and the Sanford Stadium guys didn't switch it to say fourth down until after the ball was snapped.

Not saying he shouldn't have been able to count to four, but he had two very important context clues that told him it was "3" before he threw the ball away.
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Don't forget Nix's roll in the whole thing. I am 100% certain Nix thought it was 3rd down too. Gailey near blew a fuse when he called for a spike on 3rd down.
 
Gailey near blew a fuse when he called for a spike on 3rd down.
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If I recall correctly, it wasn't a spike on 3rd down, it was a spike on first down, when it didn't matter anyway - we had plenty of time and the clock was stopped to move the chains.

I could be wrong though.

I do remember screen caps of the look on Gailey's face, like WHAT?!?!

/shrug
 
beej67 said:
If I recall correctly, it wasn't a spike on 3rd down, it was a spike on first down, when it didn't matter anyway - we had plenty of time and the clock was stopped to move the chains.

I could be wrong though.

I do remember screen caps of the look on Gailey's face, like WHAT?!?!

/shrug
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I remember a spike on second or third down. Nix is done with coaching big time football. He made a few bucks and can enjoy coaching a 1AA team or something. His fifteen minutes lasted longer than most.
 
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