Call it Like it is . . . .

Buc, the email he sent me was just a quick thought and he just didn't have time to go into detail too much.

As you know, there is a whole lot more to the QB position than being able to run and throw. While my friend told me he does like Bauta alot (Ramsey as well....actually went on to say Ramsey's arm was stronger than MS), he thinks he simply has further to go on the learning curve and that there is so much to running/reading the pro style offense etc.....MUCH more so with Ramsey.

Imo, "if" Bauta truly has a handle on all aspects of the offense, I like him playing especially with the added dimension of his running ability. I just don't want Bauta or Ramsey in there throwing picks because they haven't fully grasped the offense just yet.

Ahhh, opinions, we all have them.

Good reply wlayton. Sensible conversation, this ain't the AJC.

My thoughts are Park will redshirt. He conveniently threw that out in his presser. Like the fact that someone had whispered in his ear that there is "talent" at the quarterback position in Athens.

One of my biggest concerns wlayton would be bringing Faton in when the defense "knows" they can "expect" certain plays. Now, if it were running plays, and we could do it on the same scale that Gus Malzahn's team does it, what the heck. Auburn ran about four "single wing" plays with simple variations and played for the National Championship.

Nick Saban tried really hard to get Ramsey to flip and come to Tuscaloosa. Ramsey worked in a spread offense, and variations that most high schools are running today, so it is not gibberish to him.

Faton with his running skills forces the defense to honor the fact that he is 6'3" and somewhere around 225, with less than 10% body fat. Tim Tebow's passing percentage was very high, and the reason for that was his running ability. Two National Championships, with a quarterback without an arm.

When we have running back(s) many, that can do many things, run, catch, and maybe someday learn how to block, a quarterback of this type, hard for me to understand why we would hang earphones on him and not play the young "stud". Smart, fast and willing. AM came in with much of the same. I said that.

We had a recently removed defensive coordinator that wanted the defense to play his way, not the SEC way. We now have a defensive coordinator that plays the SEC way. I say this because . . . . I hope that Richt and Bobo have not fallen into the same trap that grantham did. It is not about me, it is playing football the winning way, whatever that is. Too much talent in Athens again to be a vanilla offense. Check videos of UGA back five or so years, not a lot of changes on the offense, when we look at 1995 or so. Just saying, Spurrier and Saban love that.

All great posts in this thread.

They will just about have to do something with FB this year. He has just as much experience running the O as does Mason when it comes down to "game experience". HM has him by just 2 games. I am willing to bet that the opposing D's will stack it up against our running game and dare us to throw it, and I don't mean the little dinks over the middle or wide. I mean the viable 12-18 yarders that are vital to a pro set offense like ours. HM has yet to really prove that he can do just that, but then again FB has not either. But it is widely stated that FB has the arm to do it but HM lacks the arm or the zip that is required.

We now IMHO do not have a starting QB who can set up our much talented running game. With HM at the helm it will be the running game setting up our passing game and HM does not have the arm IMHO to do that. Our running game was good last year when injury free because of the arm of AM, the respect that other teams had for him and his "it" factor. Not so this year, and hope I am wrong and HM breaks out and does as well or better than Greene ever did. If he does do that we will have a great year on offense and a Heisman winner in TG and that long sought after SEC title and our shot at crystal.

Great posts in this thread, huh?

Only meaningful difference in the HM/Bauta situation reguarding basically equal PT is HM has been in the system longer and may have a stronger handle on reading D's, checking off OL blocking, plays etc. Would think it takes a while to learn enough to get on the field.

As great as AM was, he made a TON of mistakes his 1st year....and he obviously was twice the player these guys are..

Imo, it takes time.

ogredawg, that was a great, no, GREAT POST. Kind of reminds me of earlier days on this board.

AM became confused when he had "two" offensive coaches telling him to play their way. I understand that thinking, it is a hard thing for a young man with talent to always fall in line.

I do know that AM did this . . . . he went to camps and studied under coaches and folks that totally understand football. Did not use his off time in Athens playing on Main Street. If he does not make a big hit in the NFL, he will return to college football and in a short time rise quickly, much like Jeremy Pruitt. It is in his blood. Young man proved he was a leader. Refused to be bullied by some that are stars in the NFL and soon to be stars in the NFL.

Best quarterback to play the game in Athens. Gets my vote, and that includes one in the Hall of Fame.

wlayton wrote: Great posts in this thread, huh?

Only meaningful difference in the HM/Bauta situation reguarding basically equal PT is HM has been in the system longer and may have a stronger handle on reading D's, checking off OL blocking, plays etc. Would think it takes a while to learn enough to get on the field.

As great as AM was, he made a TON of mistakes his 1st year....and he obviously was twice the player these guys are..

Imo, it takes time.

let me rephrase that......great posts but YOURS wlayton... JK wlayton JK...

sure HM has been in the system longer but if you can't learn the system in your first 2 years then you don't need to be in the system. Yes AM made mistakes his first year but he was in the system only 1 year prior to starting. The fault being is that he was healthy during his time until Kentucky and we had so many close games that HM never got the chance to get any meaningful playing time which you cannot sub for time in the system.
Playing time is where it is at and both HM and FB know the system or like I said they would not be here...