Aguilar's experience vs his passing yards totals

[UTFranklinVol]

people have talked a lot about Aguilar's passing numbers last year but man he was clubbing some baby seals. here is App States schedule last year (by the way they went 5-6)

East TN State
Clemson
East Carolina
South Alabama
Marshall
Louisiana
Georgia St
Old Dominion
Coastal
James Madison
Georgia Southern

So you may want to zoom in on the one game he actually played against a quality opponent (25th ranked Clemson)

Aguilar was 18 of 41 passing 43% with 1 TD

unfortunately there are no other reliable data points from 2024 as the remainder of their schedule was abismal. however you can go back to 2023 where he threw for even more yards. let's look at that schedule..

North Carolina
East Carolina
Wyoming
Louisiana Monroe
Coastal
Old Dominion
Southern Miss
Marshall
Georgia State
James Madison
Georgia Southern
Troy
Miami (OH)

again kind of a carbon copy of 2024 with only one power 5 opponent where he completed 51% of his passes against North Carolina, not bad but they still lost and North Carolina is not really a good power 5 opponent, but I guess my biggest fear is he has not much real experience against power 5 teams, let alone GOOD power 5 teams.

I really worry about him being able to produce against really good competition, not that I think he can't, but there's no proof he can. all those passing yards but not against quality teams. Nico had amazing numbers against crappy non conference teams and then the SEC schedule started and we could barely score.

granted Aguilar should have higher quality players around him at Tennessee but I wish he had a bit more experience against big boy football teams so I felt better about his passing production.

 

[Carl Pickens]

I’ve watched some video and it appears the Oline was straight up trash

 

[RDU VOL#14]

If I have to hear about the damn Clemson game one more time….

 

[#1fulmerite]

Yeah but we run a system offense. Look how good CJH made Over Throw Joe look running it.

 

[wrangler]

Competition will be stronger here, but so will support.

 

[utvolpj]

Continuing to use App st vs a playoff team seems a bit slanted

His team played teams on the same level. Why is this a hard concept all of a sudden?

 

[VFL9798]

We need to add some weapons for him with the nil money we are saving

 

[Blackburn]

People keep bringing up the Clemson game stats and video because it's one of the few videos of Aguilar playing but I don't think it's a fair assessment of his skills. App State has nowhere near the talent level of Clemson in basically every position so it's not an even comparison to anything. He was QBing for a massively outmanned team and the results were just as everyone would expect.

JA could be amazing with higher talent around him but he's never been in that situation and it's not on any film to reference. We are about to find out though and I hope he's the return of Hendon. HH never missed a deep ball and never hesitated to sail it long. Heupel's offense has never looked the same since Hendon and hopefully JA can bring some of that swagger back.

 

[VolForLife83]

people have talked a lot about Aguilar's passing numbers last year but man he was clubbing some baby seals. here is App States schedule last year (by the way they went 5-6)

East TN State
Clemson
East Carolina
South Alabama
Marshall
Louisiana
Georgia St
Old Dominion
Coastal
James Madison
Georgia Southern

So you may want to zoom in on the one game he actually played against a quality opponent (25th ranked Clemson)

Aguilar was 18 of 41 passing 43% with 1 TD

unfortunately there are no other reliable data points from 2024 as the remainder of their schedule was abismal. however you can go back to 2023 where he threw for even more yards. let's look at that schedule..

North Carolina
East Carolina
Wyoming
Louisiana Monroe
Coastal
Old Dominion
Southern Miss
Marshall
Georgia State
James Madison
Georgia Southern
Troy
Miami (OH)

again kind of a carbon copy of 2024 with only one power 5 opponent where he completed 51% of his passes against North Carolina, not bad but they still lost and North Carolina is not really a good power 5 opponent, but I guess my biggest fear is he has not much real experience against power 5 teams, let alone GOOD power 5 teams.

I really worry about him being able to produce against really good competition, not that I think he can't, but there's no proof he can. all those passing yards but not against quality teams. Nico had amazing numbers against crappy non conference teams and then the SEC schedule started and we could barely score.

granted Aguilar should have higher quality players around him at Tennessee but I wish he had a bit more experience against big boy football teams so I felt better about his passing production.

Not pumped about it either, but the kid plays with grit. Reminds me of Stetson Bennett from what little film I've seen. A lot of his passes were dead on, but wrs couldn't catch the balls. Great placement otherwise. Had some wild interceptions though.

Could be a fun team to watch again.....

 

[cgrish]

I’ve watched some video and it appears the Oline was straight up trash

I did notice in the clemson game, he did get rid of the ball very fast

 

[UTFranklinVol]

Continuing to use App st vs a playoff team seems a bit slanted

His team played teams on the same level. Why is this a hard concept all of a sudden?

it's not hard but passing against good defenses is not the same thing no matter how level the competition is. he will be exposed to things he's never seen before and so his ability to scramble and pass against those teams is not comparable.

 

[Orange Death]

CJH knows what he’s doing when it comes to QB’s, my man. He has every reason in the world to get this right. I’d trust his judgement.

 

[NATHAN05]

I watched a breakdown today by Bluechip. Great job on stat breakdowns and a breakdown of all of JA gamefilm. I feel good that JA will at least bring seniority and competition to the QB room. Best you can hope for in this messed up situation.

 

[bpalmer28]

If you’re going to zoom in on one game, why would you choose the game where all 22 players on his team were overmatched? If he had ACC receivers and an ACC OL I’d get it but this argument doesn’t hold water

 

[tennesseeduke]

people have talked a lot about Aguilar's passing numbers last year but man he was clubbing some baby seals. here is App States schedule last year (by the way they went 5-6)

East TN State
Clemson
East Carolina
South Alabama
Marshall
Louisiana
Georgia St
Old Dominion
Coastal
James Madison
Georgia Southern

So you may want to zoom in on the one game he actually played against a quality opponent (25th ranked Clemson)

Aguilar was 18 of 41 passing 43% with 1 TD

unfortunately there are no other reliable data points from 2024 as the remainder of their schedule was abismal. however you can go back to 2023 where he threw for even more yards. let's look at that schedule..

North Carolina
East Carolina
Wyoming
Louisiana Monroe
Coastal
Old Dominion
Southern Miss
Marshall
Georgia State
James Madison
Georgia Southern
Troy
Miami (OH)

again kind of a carbon copy of 2024 with only one power 5 opponent where he completed 51% of his passes against North Carolina, not bad but they still lost and North Carolina is not really a good power 5 opponent, but I guess my biggest fear is he has not much real experience against power 5 teams, let alone GOOD power 5 teams.

I really worry about him being able to produce against really good competition, not that I think he can't, but there's no proof he can. all those passing yards but not against quality teams. Nico had amazing numbers against crappy non conference teams and then the SEC schedule started and we could barely score.

granted Aguilar should have higher quality players around him at Tennessee but I wish he had a bit more experience against big boy football teams so I felt better about his passing production.

He brought in for depth, not too start

 

[EastTNVol6240]

people have talked a lot about Aguilar's passing numbers last year but man he was clubbing some baby seals. here is App States schedule last year (by the way they went 5-6)

East TN State
Clemson
East Carolina
South Alabama
Marshall
Louisiana
Georgia St
Old Dominion
Coastal
James Madison
Georgia Southern

So you may want to zoom in on the one game he actually played against a quality opponent (25th ranked Clemson)

Aguilar was 18 of 41 passing 43% with 1 TD

unfortunately there are no other reliable data points from 2024 as the remainder of their schedule was abismal. however you can go back to 2023 where he threw for even more yards. let's look at that schedule..

North Carolina
East Carolina
Wyoming
Louisiana Monroe
Coastal
Old Dominion
Southern Miss
Marshall
Georgia State
James Madison
Georgia Southern
Troy
Miami (OH)

again kind of a carbon copy of 2024 with only one power 5 opponent where he completed 51% of his passes against North Carolina, not bad but they still lost and North Carolina is not really a good power 5 opponent, but I guess my biggest fear is he has not much real experience against power 5 teams, let alone GOOD power 5 teams.

I really worry about him being able to produce against really good competition, not that I think he can't, but there's no proof he can. all those passing yards but not against quality teams. Nico had amazing numbers against crappy non conference teams and then the SEC schedule started and we could barely score.

granted Aguilar should have higher quality players around him at Tennessee but I wish he had a bit more experience against big boy football teams so I felt better about his passing production.

Do you not think putting the Clemson game under a microscope is a silly comparison? How do you think Clemson defensive line, DBs stacked up against App ST offensive line and receivers? I’ve watched 0 of that game but I’d bet he was running for his life and I’d bet app ST receivers were covered up. It’s kind of like comparing our talent to the OSU talent in the playoff game. Regular season is more of an apple to apple comparison for a team like App state.

Truth is none of us will know how this plays for a few months. But I’m willing to bet he looks like a pretty good QB with better resources and players around him. We didn’t exactly have an All star in Nico.

 

[B81]

Go check Hookers stats from VT. Not good.

Not saying this guy can become Hooker, but lets wait and see.

 

[DaddyChad]

I’ve watched some video and it appears the Oline was straight up trash

Most of the talent around him was terrible. Really nothing you can make out of those stats imo.

If it makes anyone feel better Vegas considers him much more likely to win the Heisman here than it does the Bruin clown.

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

it's not hard but passing against good defenses is not the same thing no matter how level the competition is. he will be exposed to things he's never seen before and so his ability to scramble and pass against those teams is not comparable.

Good lordt man, let it go. He will be fine.

 

[rocketskates]

I’ve watched some video and it appears the Oline was straight up trash

Came to say this. Yeah he was playing easy competition, but he also wasn’t exactly on the 2007 Patriots himself. It all evens out. He could go either way, let’s hope it’s the right way.

 

[rocketskates]

Most of the talent around him was terrible. Really nothing you can make out of those stats imo.

If it makes anyone feel better Vegas considers him much more likely to win the Heisman here than it does the Bruin clown.

This. You know who truly did put up most of their stats “clubbing baby seals” last year? The asshat who we just kicked to the curb.

 

[cgrish]

He brought in for depth, not too start

I sure hope you are right. But I just don't see him transferring, unless he thinks he is going to be the starter.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Continuing to use App st vs a playoff team seems a bit slanted

His team played teams on the same level. Why is this a hard concept all of a sudden?

He had quite a few 2 interception games last year "against teams on the same level" and we can assume the secondaries that picked him off were nowhere near SEC level quick nor athletic.

That's the issue I see. SEC DBs will feast if he thinks he can throw toward traffic like he does or he believes the SEC corners won't close on the ball much faster than Sun Belt corners.

Even with the terrible O Line he had, he still seldom got sacked which means he will throw it rather than take the sack. In the SEC that can be dangerous unless he learns to throw it to the cheerleaders sometimes.

 

[UTFranklinVol]

This. You know who truly did put up most of their stats “clubbing baby seals” last year? The asshat who we just kicked to the curb.

this is correct. and the guy that UCLA just kicked to the curb because they thought our asshat was a better QB is now coming here lol

Aguilar through TWENTY FOUR interception against horrible defenses in 2 seasons. averaging an interception every game.

Our asshat through just 5 interceptions against elite competition with pretty mediocre wide receivers.

Also, Aguilar was sacked just 15 times last year while Nico was sacked 28 times. the defense is brutal in the SEC especially for a guy that throws as much as Aguilar. I wonder how many 3 interception games he will have if he gets to start.

I'm telling you, this guy has never been tested against real competition.

but that's just my opinion, soon enough we will be forced to see.

 

[Orange-U-Glad]

I’m not sure where to put this, but it look like Tennessee looked seriously at Steve Angeli. Now he appears to be going ti Syracuse. Does the irony never end? I I’m curious if anyone has any insight as why the staff did not pursue him more intensely? Was it money, or that they just didn’t think he was a fit?