Pre-spring QB poll

Who will be the starting QB this fall?

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#101
#101
utvolpj said:
so we need a mobile QB like Ferguson but you have no clue if he is mobile or not? Classic :lol:
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I know what reports are but that doesn't tell the whole story. Everyone is presumed to be mobile until they actually get on the field. Like Tyson said, everyone has a plan till they get hit in the mouth.
 
#103
#103
Whoever it is has to be able to move in the pocket. I imagine it'll take more than a few games for the line to come together and settle in.
 
#104
#104
BigOrangeTrain said:
Yeah i know right? Who wants a QB who has chemistry with the offense and led the team to a win over a top 11 team? We should have a QB who either has never proved himself or one that started 4 games and looked less than stellar.
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Chemistry? Remember...this offense will have
many new faces....and TE for a change....not to mention an entire new oline.
 
#105
#105
Ferguson will start.. better arm.. Worley will be backup...Coach Jones will want to have quarterback settled for next three years. Starting Worley will make 2015 very difficult with no quarterback in place. Dobbs can run but cannot pass accurately.. Ferguson would have started after Worley injury if he had not had leg fracture.. Peterson transfers after spring practice.. Final rankings: Ferguson, Worley, Dobbs, Peterman...Need qb who can throw the ball !!!
 
#106
#106
jones said that dobbs is the qb untill its take from him. hint untill not if it gets takenn. i do think it will end up being fergy and dobbs plats wr.
 
#107
#107
None of them have created any separation from the rest. We need a total stud like Peyton, Manziel, Winston that comes in and establishes himself without question among the other QBs. As it stands now, they are all interchangable.
 
#110
#110
utvolpj said:
so we need a mobile QB like Ferguson but you have no clue if he is mobile or not? Classic :lol:
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The poster you quoted is a Vol dreamer. You see them on this forum a lot. They call Ferguson Ferbs or Fergy like they were his roommate in the dorm. They know, (probably through telepathy or something), that he is the greatest player to ever sport an orange jockstrap and they will not be dissuaded from their beliefs. Butch understands and knows however, and the fantasizer's hopes, like strong flatulence, will disperse leaving many unhappy, unsmiley faces.
 
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#111
orangesmokey52 said:
jones said that dobbs is the qb untill its take from him. hint untill not if it gets takenn. i do think it will end up being fergy and dobbs plats wr.
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Where did you hear this? You'd think Worley being a proven SEC QB and a senior this year, that the job would be his until taken. But not saying i doubt you at all.:rock:
 
#112
#112
Mid August QB night out, 3 of the 4 twist their neck looking at 'Cinnamon' as she drops her ......, Peterman starts.
 
#113
#113
Darth_Shiveman said:
Worley led us to a win gainst USCeand deserves credit for managing that game and protecting the ball, but saying he "had chemistry" with the offense is a bit of a stretch. Almost all of the truly ugly plays from our 2013 season happened with Worley throwing the ball. He was good for at least 1-2 throws a game that were completely uncatchable for anybody on the field.

That amazing catch North had against WKU could have been a TD if it hadn't been under thrown by 10 yards. North was as wide open as a receiver can get.

I'll give Worley the benefit of the doubt when it comes to protecting the ball better than the other QBs we've seen play (though if you remove the AP game from his stats, his TD/TO ratio is 1:1 which isn't "good," but was the best we saw). But saying he had chemistry with the offense is a pretty big stretch. I don't have the numbers to back me up, but I think we may have averaged more explosive plays per snap with Dobbs under center (though he was much more prone to turnovers and this can largely be attributed to Dobbs running ability).

I really don't care who wins the job as long as thy can get the ball to our playmakers and don't play loose with the football (though I'd be lying if I said that an unknown, Ferguson, coming out of nowhere and winning the job wouldn't tickle me to death). We'll most likely see at least 2 QBs play this season anyway. I just hope someone clinches the job by the end of spring so our offense can have some of the chemistry we lacked (from all QBs) last season and be ready for Utah State.

I'm not sure that a competition that goes until week 1 would be good to have again this season.
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So Worley gets no credit for being on the "bleeding edge" with a bunch of WR's who knew absolutely NOTHING about what they were doing?

The simple fact is that early in the season Worley nor the coaches trusted the young WR's to be where they were supposed to be on a consistent basis. They dropped passes. They failed to get off coverage. They failed to create separation.

I suspect Worley will start. He has more talent than many of you want to give him credit for, can obviously manage the O well, and.... the team was just better when he was in there. That last point is what seems to have won him the job to start with.
 
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#114
#114
trampas2bad said:
The poster you quoted is a Vol dreamer. You see them on this forum a lot. They call Ferguson Ferbs or Fergy like they were his roommate in the dorm. They know, (probably through telepathy or something), that he is the greatest player to ever sport an orange jockstrap and they will not be dissuaded from their beliefs. Butch understands and knows however, and the fantasizer's hopes, like strong flatulence, will disperse leaving many unhappy, unsmiley faces.
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But there is always something "romantic" about the back up's mystique. It is a lot like a teenage crush. The kid with the crush fills in the unknowns with the qualities they "hope" the object of their affections possess... any slight thing that supports those assumptions make the person just that much more loveable.

Dobbs was said by many to be "clearly better than Worley"... until he played and the O struggled more than before.
 
#117
#117
Crazy as it may sound, I have a hunch Dobbs will rise up.

Dobbs was completely confused, out of synch with receivers and became shell-shocked last year, but I think everything will change once he settles down and gets things figured out. He has a cannon arm. I just don't get why he was throwing the ball strait to defenders. What's up with that?
 
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#118
#118
Worley all the way to start facing Utah...then if it gets bad Ferg gets his chance
 
#119
#119
Rudy123 said:
We can look at it in one of two different ways.

(1) Dobbs nor Peterman are the answer! Worley has probably maxed out on his growth as a q.b.! So, to prepare for the future, put Ferguson in and let him win the job.


(2) Let Ferguson win the job, but he is underwhelming, so this leaves the door open for Gentry, from N.M. to come win the job as a true freshman. And he will be the future of the team at q.b.



Play Ferguson because Dobbs nor Peterman will play well enough to win the job. Play Ferguson over Worley because Worley is 2014; whereas, Ferguson is likely the distant future of the program at q.b.
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Uh...?
 
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#120
#120
sjt18 said:
So Worley gets no credit for being on the "bleeding edge" with a bunch of WR's who knew absolutely NOTHING about what they were doing?

The simple fact is that early in the season Worley nor the coaches trusted the young WR's to be where they were supposed to be on a consistent basis. They dropped passes. They failed to get off coverage. They failed to create separation.

I suspect Worley will start. He has more talent than many of you want to give him credit for, can obviously manage the O well, and.... the team was just better when he was in there. That last point is what seems to have won him the job to start with.
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My main point was that saying Worley had chemistry with our receivers is a bit of a stretch. We do know that he can protect the ball better than the other QBs we've seen (still not well enough to be a great SEC QB), but that's about it. We can't really say who our best QB is until we see more of them.

I don't know who will start and I don't really care who starts as long as they do a better job than we saw last season.

The WRs deserve their portion of the blame too, but with the WR corps we'll march out on to the field this season, that shouldn't be as much of a problem.

I will say that it will be a little disappointing if one of Dobbs or Ferguson isn't able to push Worley before the season begins though. They were both highly touted prospects and and one would hope that they'd be able to beat out a senior game manager with little to no future playing in Sundays if they're ever going to be a high level SEC QB.

That's not to say Worley is terrible or anything. He just has a lower ceiling than the younger guys (should have).
 
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#121
#121
aRmo said:
Honestly i see Worley starting with either Dobbs or Ferg at #2. Worley has a ton of experiance at his belt. Yes Dobbs has experience to but due to how young he is i dont see him starting over Worley. I honestly see Peterman Transferring schools.
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We are devastating if Worley starts QB this year. The reasons are many but significant one is what he has no skills to compete among SEC though he is senior. I will hope Dobbs or Ferguson will compete this year and start QB position meaningfully.
 
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#122
#122
ttatj said:
We are devastating if Worley starts QB this year. The reasons are many but significant one is what he has no skills to compete among SEC though he is senior. I will hope Dobbs or Ferguson will compete this year and start QB position meaningfully.
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Very ignorant statement.
 
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#123
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Darth_Shiveman said:
I will say that it will be a little disappointing if one of Dobbs or Ferguson isn't able to push Worley before the season begins though. They were both highly touted prospects and and one would hope that they'd be able to beat out a senior game manager with little to no future playing in Sundays if they're ever going to be a high level SEC QB.

That's not to say Worley is terrible or anything. He just has a lower ceiling than the younger guys (should have).
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Worley was considered a better prospect than Dobbs as was Peterman. Worley was one of the most prolific passers in HSFB. Questions about arm strength were more than answered by the positive comparisons to Bray a couple of years ago.

I agree that whoever the starter is they will have FAR more help at WR than Worley had last year... while many of you were judging his talent of lack of it.
 
#124
#124
I think I voted for Worley but I honestly hope someone else gets the starting QB role mainly because if Worley starts we will have this same problem/thread again in 2015 which should be our break out year. If Dobbs or Fergie starts this year they will have much needed experience for '15.

Not a knock against Worley in any way, just looking to the future.
 
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#125
#125
volfan_89 said:
I think I voted for Worley but I honestly hope someone else gets the starting QB role mainly because if Worley starts we will have this same problem/thread again in 2015 which should be our break out year. If Dobbs or Fergie starts this year they will have much needed experience for '15.

Not a knock against Worley in any way, just looking to the future.
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I agreed and Worley was 13th QB among SEC, only one better than Kentucky QB in 2013season as I saw his performance all games in 2013seasons at Neyland Stadium. And, the low performance caused Florida Game starter QB Peterman. And, Georgia and South Carolina Games led by RB, WR and OL, he is not good performance in terms of QB performance evaluation, the pass accuracy was inconsistent. Therefore, Dobbs or Ferguson cannot exceed Worley in 2014seaon, we should use Freshman QB who is highly touted and may be recruited by BJ in 2015season.
 
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