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Who is the backup?  I'm not sure many QBs would have done well in the second half unable to run the ball and under heavy pressure when passing.

JG made two pinpoint throws for TDs and played a good first half.  Maybe Manziel could have done better in the second half.  Maybe.

They were facing a different defense than Mizzou and USCe have.

Tennessee averaged 0.0 yards per rush.   JG got sacked 5 times, and I don't remember one that was a coverage sack.  Was that JG's fault?   The O-line got physically whipped by a dominant GA DL.  If you can't run the ball and you can't protect your QB, then you can't place 100% of the blame on the QB.   

I thought yesterday's game was a good guage as to where we are as a team. We hung tough for one half  and the talent diference and UGA's depth showed up the second half.
I have to say I thought our OL was much better. The UGA DL completely overwhlemed our OL and I wasn't expecting that.

Good coaches know the other teams weaknesses except maybe Tater Head and UT's weakness on offense is JG at QB.  He can play good against the little sisters of the poor but put him against good teams when the game is on the line and he is not the go to guy.

A mediocre Indiana team from the Big Ten showed him up last year in a bowl game and if not for luck TN loses because Indiana certainly out played them and made him look bad most of the entire game.

Georgia stacked the line of scrimmage and shifted defenses knowing JG couldn't beat them throwing the ball, he can't and he didn't . Hell every coach in the conference knows his limitations and they get in his head just like Kirby Smart did as all good coaches have done.

A five year starting senior QB should have improved in all areas but he hasn't. When it comes to protecting the ball he looks like a freshman against a good defense.   He could have taken sacks instead he fumbled three times and threw an interception so he still hasn't learned to protect the ball. Same thing he was doing as a freshman.

A passing game opens up the run game but Georgia never worried about JG beating them throwing the ball.   They know his tendencies and his weakness in the passing game something the Tennessee coaches can't seem to see.

If Tennessee had brought in Maurer you would have seen Georgia change their defense because as most of us know his the better QB especially passing and scrambling with the ball.

Hell Maurer had a better game as a freshman last year against Georgia than JG did as a 5th year senior this year.

If you can't see that then take off your orange tinted glasses.

Since you were complaing about the AD giving Pruitt a  contract extension....
Pruitt's extension is almost all perfornamce related.
He has incentives for winning games and winning championships otherwise there's not a lot of money increase in the package. Pruitt accepted the contract becuase he was betting on himself and betting he could turn the team around. I don't know how anyone could complain about that.
The guy you call "Phat Phil"  knows what he's doing. He knew Pruitt inherited a team that had virtually no SEC talent and knew it would take 4-5 years to get back to where we need to be,
We're in year 3 and it appears he was correct. We're winning the games we are favored and we just lost to a team we were two TD underdogs.

I am complaining as why we are rewarding someone when they haven't earned it or done anything to deserve it.  That shit is why we have to keep buying out multi-million dollar contracts when it comes time to fire another bad hire.  How many now since we bought out Fulmer who was getting extensions when his teams were getting worse?  

That's the same song and excuse on rebuilding but it seems everyone except what Tennessee hires can do it in less time and show major improvement by year three.

Of course most coaches have sense enough to play the better players not someone just because they're a senior.

Tennessee's 5th year senior QB get's shown up by a walk on QB who wasn't even on the depth chart when the season started.  Now that's coaching when you can recognize talent you have instead of playing by seniority or what ever reason is given as to why a coach still plays a less than mediocre QB or anyone else who isn't getting it done. 

So.....how well do you think the walk-on QB would have done while laying on his back or running for his life?
Apparently you didn't watch the same game I did.

Here’s the real deal fellas. 

The team, and talent is improved.  However, the OL played like hot garbage yesterday, and were obviously the most overrated bunch of 5 stars in history.  Completely whipped.  Embarrassing. 

Now, I know it’s just as popular to defend JG, as it is to bash him, but after 4-5 years at UT, he stinks.  Sorry JG defenders, he is indefensible at this point.  Time to move on from him, permanently.  But, Pruitt wont.  And, that is one of my only real criticisms of him.  He is loyal to JG to a fault, or blind, or just plain QB stupid.  Not sure which, but none of it is good. 

Georgia appears to be the real deal.  I expect them to beat Bama next week.  Their defense is suffocating. 

We are a QB away from taking the next step.  JG has bad energy.  A negative vibe.  A losers mentality.  There is no path forward with him.  It’s all been seen and done before.  He is what we thought he was.  And....that is not good enough .