Article on macon.com about yesterdays scrimmage

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Washington was impressive, the center-Shaw exchange was sloppy is a good summary of it, apparently to me.

http://www.macon.com/169/story/665112.html

A redshirt freshman from Alabama, Washington’s running ability impressed Johnson Saturday, while his arm was also impressive. Washington delivered a 43-yard touchdown pass to senior A-back Jonathan Malone, before weaving his way to a 38-yard option keeper run. Washington finished the day 3-for-3 pasing for 73 yards.
“Tevin’s hard to tackle, he surely is,” Johnson said. “He’s a good runner, and he really seems to make plays. Physically, he’s always had tools. He’s a good athlete, he just has to get the mental part of it down. He’s definitely a hard guy to tackle, though, there’s no question about that.”
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The reason that could prove worrisome for Johnson is because of the difficulties the players, particularly McRae and Fraysier, have had snapping the ball this spring to backup quarterback Jaybo Shaw.
Bad snaps marred Shaw’s performances in drills earlier in the week and were again a problem in his first series Saturday. On two plays during the sophomore’s opening drive, botched snaps resulted in fumbles. After the second one, McRae, who was at center at the time, was replaced by Fraysier.
“You’re going to have some of that,” Johnson said of the bad snaps, adding that one of the redshirt freshmen hadn’t even played center before last Monday’s practice.
While the center-to-quarterback exchange was shaky for Shaw and the backup linemen, it appeared to be strong for presumed third-string signal-caller Washington.
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Okay, ignorant football question -- if the snaps are bad from center-Shaw, but okay for Washington, Coley makes it appear that it is the center's fault, but why would they be okay for Washington then? Is it Shaw? (Note--I am not trying to bash Shaw or say Washington needs to be 2nd string--CPJ will decide that) I am just asking a question about the center-QB exchange. Why target the center when the 3rd string QB did not have the fumbles?
 
A long, long time ago I played QB and there could be a couple of problems. It could be that Shaw doesn't get his hands in the same spot Tevin does, it could be that on5e of the centers snaps it too hard for Shaw to handle, it could be timing -meaning that Jaybo pulls out quicker than Tevin, so obviously there are a number of things that can be going on. However, remember Jaybo had quite a few fumbled snaps last year given the number of plays he runs so I'd guess some of it is him. May be simply hand strenth relative to the other QBs.
 
ncjacket said:
A long, long time ago I played QB and there could be a couple of problems. It could be that Shaw doesn't get his hands in the same spot Tevin does, it could be that on5e of the centers snaps it too hard for Shaw to handle, it could be timing -meaning that Jaybo pulls out quicker than Tevin, so obviously there are a number of things that can be going on. However, remember Jaybo had quite a few fumbled snaps last year given the number of plays he runs so I'd guess some of it is him. May be simply hand strenth relative to the other QBs.
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Shaw had two freshman centers snapping to him, one of whom had never played the position before last week.
 
ncjacket said:
It could be that Shaw doesn't get his hands in the same spot Tevin does, it could be that on5e of the centers snaps it too hard for Shaw to handle, it could be timing -meaning that Jaybo pulls out quicker than Tevin, so obviously there are a number of things that can be going on.
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That's what she said.
 
techneek1 said:
Shaw had two freshman centers snapping to him, one of whom had never played the position before last week.
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I saw that in the article, but didn't Washington have those same centers snapping to him as well?
 
It's ALWAYS THE CENTERS FAULT! I never once blamed anyone QB for a bad snap, now some QB's would admit it was thier fault. It's the centers job to get the ball back there. That's why mentally it's the hardest job on the line. Give them some time.
 
How great was Tevin's response to the reporter? A 3rd stringer (saying that simply becuse the two in front of him have agem experience) talking about how he's soaking up like a sponge from his position on the depth chart.

If the progress he's made in the throwing and decision-making aspects of the option QB continue to progress as has been reported, look-out!

PS- I don't want to make this a who's the better quarterback thread. I just wanted to remark that what little I do know about Mr. Washington impresses me.
 
BuzzMD said:
Washington was impressive, the center-Shaw exchange was sloppy is a good summary of it, apparently to me.

http://www.macon.com/169/story/665112.html



Okay, ignorant football question -- if the snaps are bad from center-Shaw, but okay for Washington, Coley makes it appear that it is the center's fault, but why would they be okay for Washington then? Is it Shaw? (Note--I am not trying to bash Shaw or say Washington needs to be 2nd string--CPJ will decide that) I am just asking a question about the center-QB exchange. Why target the center when the 3rd string QB did not have the fumbles?
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Shaw has a peculiar posture under center. It almost looks like he's too far up under.
 
gtloyal said:
How great was Tevin's response to the reporter? A 3rd stringer (saying that simply becuse the two in front of him have agem experience) talking about how he's soaking up like a sponge from his position on the depth chart.

If the progress he's made in the throwing and decision-making aspects of the option QB continue to progress as has been reported, look-out!

PS- I don't want to make this a who's the better quarterback thread. I just wanted to remark that what little I do know about Mr. Washington impresses me.
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Fact is, we need a good third string QB. Last season showed that. What if we played Clemson with Booker starting? Great to see Tevin coming along.

All this said, apparently he's the devil running with the ball in space, and he may yet end up at A back.

As to his comments, I'm hearing a lot of TEAM-oriented soundbites. These guys seem bound by a common mission--to win. This is the same mindset Navy had under PJ. I don't know how he's doing it, but he's really getting these kids to buy in to TEAM. And after last year, they see it's the truth.
 
BarrelORum said:
Playing QB in Tecmo Bowl doesn't count.
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Tecmo Bowl? I don't even know what that is.

The point was Jaybo drops lots of snaps relative to the number of plays he's been in on, no matter who the center is. He's doing something that needs to be corrected.
 
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