Which QB am I describing?

[beej67]

Fierce Competitor

Fast

Poor Decision Maker

Inaccurate

(edit: redacted the UGA comment)

 

[ncjacket]

shut up beej.

 

[Ish]

Reggie still has a hold on you doesn't he? let it go, man

 

[gth816f]

Hey, I've got an idea, let's lose faith in Josh and this team to beat our rivals before they even get a shot at it. They don't really deserve a chance, after all.

 

[beej67]

Please describe to me how Nesbitt is different than Reggie.

Hey, I've got an idea, let's lose faith in Josh and this team to beat our rivals before they even get a shot at it.

I maintained faith in Reggie's ability to beat UGA all the way until the 3rd quarter vs UGA his senior year. Don't lecture me about faith.

I want to know what's different between Nesbitt and Reggie.

 

[ncjacket]

Please describe to me how Nesbitt is different than Reggie.

How about he's only played 5 games?

 

[gth816f]

Please describe to me how Nesbitt is different than Reggie.

He hasn't lost to U[sic]GA four times and didn't run his mouth afterward. Throw one U[sic]GA win into Reggie's career and tell him to keep his mouth shut and fans would remember him a lot differently, and rightfully so. His, and Gailey's, tenures at GT will always be remembered for their failures against U[sic]GA, and how they acted about it. Try to give Josh at least one chance before you paint him with the same stroke.

EDIT: Just to be clear, I'm not saying that Reggie was bad for four straight years. He won some very big games for us, and tended to be inconsistent. However, the hatred that most GT fans have for Reggie is because of losing to Georgia and how he acted about it afterward. You think his legacy would be what it is if he hadn't laid that complete and utter egg in his senior year against Georgia, then said "it's just a game, dawg" afterward with Sanford stadium's chanting of his name still ringing in GT fans' ears?

 

[gtfan088]

Wow, comparing a guy who has played 5 games and has led this team to comeback wins in 2 of these games on the road, to a player who was very bad for 4 straight years.

I usually respect your posts, but this is one of the more ridiculous things I've read on this board.

 

[gnats67]

We got beat but it could've been avoided. I'm guessing CPJ and staff didn't see it coming. Save the stoopid turnovers we could have come away with a win despite UVA's mastery of our defense.

 

[beej67]

Wow, comparing a guy who has played 5 games and has led this team to comeback wins in 2 of these games on the road, to a player who was very bad for 4 straight years.

Reggie led us to comeback wins.

He hasn't lost to U[sic]GA four times and didn't run his mouth afterward.

He hasn't had the opportunity to lose to UGA yet, so technically that's a difference, but I can't imagine many of you feel good about our matchup vs them this year.

 

[gth816f]

He hasn't had the opportunity to lose to UGA yet, so technically that's a difference, but I can't imagine many of you feel good about our matchup vs them this year.

Over a four year period, I feel very good about it. I'm assuming you're trying to defend Reggie or something here, so I'm just pointing out that most people hate Reggie so much primarily because of how he lost to U[sic]GA and how he acted about it, and Josh hasn't done any of that yet(and he has said all the right things when he got a chance).

I also happen to think that Reggie would have been perfect in this offense, and we would probably be 8-0 with him in it. So it's not a bad thing to me if Josh's play is a lot like Reggie's. Right now I'd give Reggie one leg up on him because he ALWAYS hung onto the ball. That doesn't change how I feel about Reggie and his career at GT though, and it's probably the same for a lot of people.

 

[beej67]

I also happen to think that Reggie would have been perfect in this offense, and we would probably be 8-0 with him in it.

I'm not in a position where I can disagree at this point, but I'd love to hear other folks opinions on this.

 

[TechinItEasy]

Reggie led us to comeback wins.



He hasn't had the opportunity to lose to UGA yet, so technically that's a difference, but I can't imagine many of you feel good about our matchup vs them this year.

I guess you missed the BC and Clemson games? We were down in both of those and Nesbitt led us to a comeback win in the 4th quarter. So 2 out of his 4 BCS games were comeback wins...

No, he hasn't had the opportunity to beat UGA yet, but you seem pretty hellbent on telling us that he will lose because Reggie Ball lost. Why don't you let him play the game before you tell us the outcome.

When's the last time any of us felt good about our matchup with UGA? MAYBE 2006? Other than that they were ranked at least 13th going all the way back to 2002.



I will say this though...if we slide off the rest of the year, I'm pretty sure Jaybo will be our starter next year. He knows the option pretty well already(IMO the hard part of our offense), give him a year in our conditioning program to improve his strength and running ability and he could be a serious threat. Whereas Josh is already a great runner with great strength, but he has trouble running the offense.

 

[beej67]

When's the last time any of us felt good about our matchup with UGA? MAYBE 2006? Other than that they were ranked at least 13th going all the way back to 2002.

I was positive we'd beat UGA in 2006. Other than that, not often.

Still don't see how that differentiates Nesbitt from Reggie at this point in his career. It's not like he's making any progress yet.

 

[gth816f]

I was positive we'd beat UGA in 2006. Other than that, not often.

Still don't see how that differentiates Nesbitt from Reggie at this point in his career. It's not like he's making any progress yet.

At this point in both their careers, I don't think there's anyone who would take Nesbitt over Reggie. You're right, Nesbitt has done nothing different than Reggie to positively differentiate himself from Reggie. However, over the course of the next two and a half years, Reggie did some things to very negatively differentiate himself from Nesbitt. It remains to be seen whether Nesbitt will do those things, but to me his character seems different, so I'm going to guess he won't.

 

[GTSaxophone]

OH...MY...GOD.

We lose a game and suddenly Josh Nesbitt is Reggie Ball? I don't even think I can handle all of the knee-jerk reactions that have stricken these boards. You wanna know something? We win that game if our defense doesn't act like it's not their job to cover a screen pass, or any type of 5-7 yard underneath route. We win if there weren't so many times where there were linebackers in the backfield almost untouched. I didn't spend that game pissed at Josh for bonehead and frustrating play. I was pissed at our defense. If you ask me, Jaybo playing against f$u is a loss. Without Josh's skill set, we lose at bc, lose even worse at vt, and lose at climpusn. f$u is just as athletic on defense, and can get to the ball. That means with Jaybo, we would need near perfect execution, something that we rarely get with our o-line play. Anyone who thinks we need to suddenly start Shaw is overreacting after ONE GAME. Remember, everyone was excited about Bennet after the Gator Bowl...

 

[Ish]

for a guy who talks about hand waving freak-outery, you're being a huge hypocrite here, beej.

 

[ncjacket]

At this point in both their careers, I don't think there's anyone who would take Nesbitt over Reggie. You're right, Nesbitt has done nothing different than Reggie to positively differentiate himself from Reggie. However, over the course of the next two and a half years, Reggie did some things to very negatively differentiate himself from Nesbitt. It remains to be seen whether Nesbitt will do those things, but to me his character seems different, so I'm going to guess he won't.

You mean other than he's bigger, stronger, faster and has a better arm? I think you're really reaching here, Nesbitt was the #1 QB in GA for a reason. In Reggie's first 5 starts we had 2 wins, the Auburn upset and the comeback against a very bad Vandy team. Included in the losses was BYU who went 4-8 that year and a 39-3 blowout by Clemson. Looks a bit different to me.

 

[gth816f]

You mean other than he's bigger, stronger, faster and has a better arm? I think you're really reaching here, Nesbitt was the #1 QB in GA for a reason. In Reggie's first 5 starts we had 2 wins, the Auburn upset and the comeback against a very bad Vandy team. Included in the losses was BYU who went 4-8 that year and a 39-3 blowout by Clemson. Looks a bit different to me.

Reggie started as a true freshman, which makes a difference I think. I'm not trying to put down Josh here at all, I'm just trying to come from Beej's point of view, and I don't think you can draw a whole lot of difference between what they've done at these points in their careers on the field, which is what he's saying(EDIT: except of course for that cheap, unfounded shot he took with the U[sic]GA option). As for my comment about taking Reggie over Nesbitt at this point, I happen to think very highly of Reggie as a runner...Nesbitt's shown more moves and athleticism, but Reggie always hung onto the ball and Nesbitt has not been able to do that thus far, including during the PT he got last season.

Using all knowledge at hand, taking into account all four of Reggie's years and how he acted, of course I would take Nesbitt.

 

[ncjacket]

I'm simply saying that looking at both athletically I think there are very few people who would take Reggie over Josh given a choice.