Forget trying to figure it out

Well said Fire_dawg. AJ being out is the same as if he got injured. If we had no back-up plan in place, the season was doomed from the start.

savannahdawg wrote:

AJ did not cost us the east. Could he have helped our D tackle a freshman last week. Maybe he could change that 3rd down play that our brilliant OC called. Better yet maybe he could have worn a black jersey the past two weeks. Or maybe he could have covered their receiver on third and one when he was 30 yards past the closest defender. No, our problems are much deeper. No I don't have the answer or know what coach could do a better job. I just know its broken and I don't believe CMR can fix it. At least not without those black helmets!

Imo ya'll just don't get it......one simple example from post above that can be applied to all that disagree.......

1. Lattimore wouldn't have been on the field ALL day long last week
2. That 3rd down play wouldn't have even existed
3. and no he doesn't play D but he has the ability to change the whole sequence of events and eliminate some bad decisions
4. Great players can make coaches look great.....rarely do great coaches make players look great.........you think Dooley was a great x's and o's coach? Herschel made Dooley....no rocket science in that game plan. Dooley was average before and after Herschel.

I'm done about AJ.......watch the season unfold and you'll see once he's back on the field.....that is if the players have anything to left play for.

Sorry people, I'm tired of this.......it's something EVERY year.

wlayton wrote:

Imo ya'll just don't get it......one simple example from post above that can be applied to all that disagree........

Count me as one of those who "just don't get it". If a "team" is dependent on one single player, I'm not sure that "team" isn't doomed right off the bat.

sadlerdawg wrote:

Absurd, wlayton. Green is definitely a difference maker, no argument there. But he played in all of our losses last year, except maybe UK. And I believe he was out for the GT win (if he played, I don't believe he was a factor). Green's absence has definitely hurt the TEAM, but coaches need to prepare for these contingincies, and the TEAM needs to step up. Big player or not, if AJ is the only reason we've lost these two games, then we aren't ready for SEC play.

Totally agree........they HAVE tried to step it up without AJ and couldn't.......and being ready and competitive for SEC play isn't the issue, they are competitive without AJ.......but I wasn't talking about whether we're competitive or not or wouldn't win some SEC games.......I said it's going cost us the EAST TITLE.

wlayton, you know we've met a couple of times and I love ya like a brother, and I'm NOT being a smart @$$, but I'm not really following you here--you're saying he didn't cause us to lose these games but he cost us the SEC East title?

sadlerdawg wrote:

wlayton, you know we've met a couple of times and I love ya like a brother, and I'm NOT being a smart @$$, but I'm not really following you here--you're saying he didn't cause us to lose these games but he cost us the SEC East title?

Without him on the field, it cost us the games.