A Defense for Jevan Snead
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Nov 2, 2008 1:48 PM EST
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PrintWe all saw that Jevan had a poor first half, but he did nothing to jeopardize a victory. He threw no interceptions and did a decent job of keeping the Auburn defense at bay. True, he did make some horrible throws and true, his receivers weren't helping very much but Jevan most certainly did nothing which would warrant him being booed by his home crowd.
If you booed Jevan Snead you're likely an idiot.
Here you'll see the SEC statistics leaders. Scroll down to the passing categories and take a look at Jevan's numbers as they stack up against other SEC quarterbacks. What? You're too lazy to do that? Well, fine, I snagged a screen capture.
Look. While Jevan isn't setting the world on fire, he's certainly far from horrible. Yeah, he and Casey Dick lead the conference in INTs (which has subsequently hurt his efficiency rating) but he is tied with Tim "Heisman" Tebow for the most TD tosses in conference. He's third in yards per game. Third! Jevan has secured his place as the third best quarterback in the conference with behind Stafford and Tebow who, without any doubt in my mind, have better lines, receivers, and coaches.Yet, you asshats booed him. That's ok, though. He showed up after his rocky start, tossed his two touchdowns and left the field a winner.
Snead is young and has only had this season to really play football (as opposed to true juniors Stafford and Tebow) and has showed us that he'll keep our passing offense at a truly competitive level over the next three seasons. Give him the credit he deserves, especially when he's just having a slow start to an early-day game.
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by Anonymous on Nov 2, 2008 5:37 PM EST reply actions
He had a poor first half and, yeah, it frustrated me. I was seen throwing my cap in frustration more than once. But, I never thought to boo Snead because he did nothing that cost us the game.
Had he thrown a pick or lost a fumble which led to an Auburn score I certainly would have booed that.
"Perhaps you missed the last three years."
No, perhaps you missed them. We were fucking HORRIBLE at QB which is one reason I'm such a Snead supporter. What a horrible argument.
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Nov 2, 2008 5:42 PM EST reply actions
He MANAGED the game.. which is what we needed him to do.
No turnovers... no mistakes.
Damn good outing to me.
I don't want him to set the world on fire... I want him to keep us in the game which is what he did.
by Anonymous on Nov 2, 2008 5:46 PM EST reply actions
I am not sold on Snead.
by ericwindham on Nov 2, 2008 11:07 PM EST reply actions
Better than Ethan Flatt? Yes.
Lane? Yes.
Schaeffer? Yes.
Adams? Well he does have a scholarship, so he's got that going for him. Stop fucking complaining, people.
by Rebels7 on Nov 2, 2008 11:55 PM EST reply actions
The main thing is I never felt like he forced a blind pass, a la the two almost-picks on the last drive versus Wake, or the actual picks versus Vandy, SC, etc... But I'd still love to see him check or audible every now and then, *especially* when the impending blitz is obviou to this hippy pinko commie liberal who's never even donned pads a single time in his life.
by rh0d3$+@r on Nov 3, 2008 12:20 AM EST reply actions
The last poster gave it away, but Rebel fans haven't seen it enough to be clear on this.
The last poster said: "But i'd still love to see him check or audible every know and then".
Does anyone remember an Arkansas coached QB doing this over the past 10 years?
This is a system at work people, not the performance of one player.
If your booing now, you might as well forget ordering season tickets for next year, because most likely the playing style won't change, and you are just seeing the beginning of what wasted talent looks like.
by GonzoHog on Nov 3, 2008 7:43 AM EST reply actions
by Rebels7 on Nov 3, 2008 8:41 AM EST reply actions
But yeah your right, Nutt is a shitty coach.
As far as bragging goes, i've already stated that C-USA is NOT the SEC, so i'm really not sure why your so confused about that, but not suprised.
As far as my sexual preferences are concerned, why fuck myself whens i's already fuckin yo momma?
by GonzoHog on Nov 3, 2008 10:33 AM EST reply actions
by omrebel54 on Nov 3, 2008 10:41 AM EST reply actions
Please allow me, with no disrespect meant, to edify your misconceived notion of logic:
As original author of my words and beneficiary of having posted them in this unique forum which affords me some governance over their extension to other people's arguments, I must take issue with your extrication of my comment about our quarterback's capacity to recognize and react to defensive sets at the line of scrimmage. You ignore the entire first half of my statement in which I clearly articulate my satisfaction regarding facets of the game where he has shown laudable progress. I qualify those opinions with specific examples. I have no feelings towards your own opinion that our head coach is incompetent. Thanks to stadium scoreboards, you and I should have no need to discuss this issue further. Simply, I wish to point out that you cannot disregard the pretext of what I said, especially when it stands contradictory to that which you wish to assert.
Also, I pose, would you or I really forfeit such editorial responsibility beyond the anonymity afforded us by the internet? Surely not.
by Rh0d3$+@r on Nov 3, 2008 12:00 PM EST reply actions
by Anonymous on Nov 3, 2008 12:13 PM EST reply actions
I did not know that it was a coaches responsibility to recognize a blitz while he was under-center, nor did I realize that the coach was to call the audible while under-center. Correction the coach has nothing to do with that, it might have been say the dumb ass quarterback you guys had who did have the intelligence or awareness, because your savior Mitch Mustain was a freshman dumb ass with no patience to learn the game. And you didn't have to pass or audible much because you had to Award winning backs running the ball 95% of the time.
Snead will learn to recognize blitz packages and audible to hot routes occasionally, for now we have to give our quarterback consistent time to think in the pocket and when he has that success will be apparent.
by Anonymous on Nov 3, 2008 4:47 PM EST reply actions
It's not every day you run into a guy that has to make a point by rattling off 900 fucking gazillion 5 dollar words to try and make you think he's smart.
Hey idiot, (no disrespect intended)just out of curiosity, who is it that's going to make sure your QB will learn when to check off/audible/change the play at the line of scrimmage?
Is he going to learn that all by himself?
As far as the comment made about Mustain is concerned, i'm not sure what the point really is, considering almost every Fresh. QB in the United States is pretty much a dumbass until he's taught
to do things the right way. That is, unless they don't have the coaching.
by GonzoHog on Nov 3, 2008 8:56 PM EST reply actions
by JaxReb on Nov 3, 2008 10:44 PM EST reply actions
by Rebels7 on Nov 3, 2008 11:07 PM EST reply actions
Just a little side note:
Nutt was a QB in HS and college.
He was recruited by the great "Bear" Bryant, and Frank Broyles out of Little Rock Central HS in 1976.
He couldn't hack it under Lou Holtz's veer offense in 1977, so he made a getaway to Oklahoma St. for more playing time.
He sucked then as a QB, and he sucks now as a developer of one.
QB coaches aren't just picked at random. Their hired by the HC to help carry out his philosiphy of the offense. Their also fired by the HC when their not on the same page.
by GonzoHog on Nov 4, 2008 11:01 AM EST reply actions
This seriously made me laugh; not only because the epithet was misspelled, but also because it reminds me of Mike Judge's Idiocracy.
If you haven't seen it, Gonzo, it's a film which takes place in a future populated entirely by idiots. In this world, anybody who speaks clearly and/or uses big words is accused of "talking like a fag."
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Nov 4, 2008 11:36 AM EST reply actions
You don't see any of us on Duke blogs. Go away and take your transparency with you.
by Anonymous on Nov 4, 2008 3:44 PM EST reply actions
If the future is entirely populated by idiots, then who could possibly be accused of talking clearly?
Also, the guy that's accusing me of being jealous of Nutt, definately has a screw loose somewhere.
by GonzoHog on Nov 6, 2008 11:59 AM EST reply actions
Well geeze, Gonzo, I don't wanna ruin the whole movie for you! If you must know, Owen Wilson and Maya Rudolph play the test subjects of a military experiment geared towards long-term human hibernation. They are "frozen," fogotten about, and then stumbled upon in the future. It's similar to Futurama. Anyway, they were two people of somewhat average intelligence by todays standards, but since the world is populated exclusively by idiots in the future, they literally become the smartest people on Earth.
It's funny. Rent it.
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Nov 6, 2008 12:05 PM EST reply actions
Every time I ever watched him in any movie, I always thought he acted gay.
Sorry Ghost, I think i'll pass.
by GonzoHog on Nov 8, 2008 12:30 PM EST reply actions
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