Re: How many bad QB\'s are there on our team?
Let me address your points...First as to Bilbo...I should have worded that another way..OF COURSE I KNOW THAT NO SCHOOL CAN RECRUIT A CURRENT PLAYER ,EVEN IF HE IS TRYING TO DECIDE TO TRANFER OR NOT (I have a young student athlete,I know this)...Yes, you are right, Bilbo's hometown teams of Ole Miss. and Miss. State would have taken him....BUT, my main point IS, there is a reason why Bilbo as a Redshirt Juniour NOW, is not leading some major program at the QB position if he had that option...If he was that good, and this coaching staff could not bring him along, then it would be MONEY in THE BANK that he would have explored ALL options AND WOULD HAVE tranfferred to another Schoool where he would be THE man at QB.IF another school thought like some of our fans that he was some kind of saviour...Behind the scenes (Of course BOR,JTS, nor Black watch ) do NOT know what went on and what discussions and feelers he and his parents sent out to prospective schools. AS Gailey overestimated Patrick Carter as to becoming a good college QB, the same could be said of Oleary/Obrein on accessing Bilbo while he was in HS....
As to Wyatt Sexton a Soph. at FSU (Im not trying to flame you as to not knowing your stuff) BUT, Ive watched FSU ALL year long and he is one of the WORST QB's of ANY top 25 team...Their fans hate him and Rix...He will NOT be their Starting QB very shortly into next year as (LIKE us ) FSU recruited and Redshirted 2 QB's in Xavier Lee and Drew Weatherford...The fans a salivating to see them next year and MUCH like us are just wanting to get through their nightmare with Sexton and RIx this year...Rix , i believe I heard yesterday was given the QB job over Sexton for the bowl game....I would take Reggie Ball over Sexton...And that is NO lie....Yeah the future looks bright at FSU BUT, with Xavier Lee and Drew Weatherford not Wyatt Sexton...
Im NOT trying to spin anything...Just stating a fact...a LOT of teams this year and I mean a LOT have had QB problems...FSU has had them for 4 years (Hate to say it but since Richt left)
And YES, ive aknowledged we have a QB problem...BUT, neither you , this JTS fellow or I know for CERTAINTY if it is a coaching problem OR that we have not had the right guy yet, to work with....Im leaning to believing it is NOT a coaching problem or as much of one as it is to not having that 6-3 pure passer with the right tools to work with...Redshirting our 2 highly thought of passers WAS smart...This will be Bennett's 2nd spring under GAiley/Geis.. My reasoning as giving Gailey and Geis the benefit of the doubt IS: They both have proven success in the past....Geis in 3 years as Dallas Cowboys QB coach (under Gailey AND Campo) he worked with Troy Aikman,Jason Garrett and Mike Quinn and in those 3 seasons Dallas had the fewset interceptions in the entire NFL...From 1996-1997 he was QB coach with The Indianapolis Colts and worked with JIm Harbaugh and Harbaugh recorded the second best quarterback rating of his career under Geis..Prior to all this he was QB coach for Pepper Rodgers in the Canadian League...
For Coach Chan Gailey his resume is quit impressive...He has coached Troy Aikman, Kordell Stewart, and Jay Fiedler...He personally made Fiedler a good QB ...Quote Fiedler "I think Chan is one of the BEST around and ive worked with a LOT of coachesin different places"
So,NO i dont think it is a Coaching problem, and obviously Dave Braine (A former Football coach doesnt either ) So for those that DEMAND coaching changes, Tell us all your own coaching credentials??
I KNOW we have QB issues and Im reasonable enough to wait till 2006 in which Gailey would have had 5 years and Bennett/Manly were in their 2nd year as our QB...
The BOTOOM LINE is, I agree with NcJacket and we have to get better QB play and I think we will in 2005 and 2006!!!!