are we screwed next year... @ QB?

but I must confess, I’m not really thinking about next year. McElroy won’t start. Watching him in the Miss St. game, he just doesn’t look like a QB. I think Star will start and AJ will redshirt. While Star will have a lot of learning to do, he is a playmaker, and he will get it to the guys that he needs to get it to.

I don’t know about screwed, but going from a 3-year starting senior QB to whomever will no doubt result in a dropoff. I think we’ll be better off than Auburn and Tennessee since they were also installing new offenses. But LSU’s offense is similar to ours and their lackluster QB play has haunted them against their best opponents. Hard not to think we’ll have similar issues.

A related concern … and in some ways, more terrifying than having a newbie as starter … is the fact we’ll be replacing Caldwell, Smith, Davis, McCall, and Walker. You don’t lose that much depth on the line without ill effects, so combine that with a new QB and we could be in for some serious growing pains.

Best case scenario is we stumble early while figuring things out before hitting our stride in mid-to-late October.

That’s why I have been totally bewildered by all of the pundits who have said that this year was too soon for Bama to have a breakout year, that 2009 would be the year that we would dominate. I’ve been wondering for weeks now why anyone would think that, considering that we are going to have to break in a new QB.

You look at the production and the impact the freshman have had on the team this year ( I believe we have started 11 freshmen at times) I think Saban will have Star or McElroy ready to go.

Saying that..it is QB..not RB, not DT, not any other position it is what most programs are built around. But, if one person can have a young QB ready to compete its the man we have in charge.. Enough Said.

McElroy didn’t look too bad in the 4th quarter…

…looked fine last night. He completed the 2 passes he threw. He hasn’t been given much of a chance to do anything. I thought Coach Mac should have let him air it out and go for a TD instead of running the ball. We weren’t going to lose the game even if he threw a pick 6.

For those of you who have been worried about McCarron playing baseball instead of football, I don’t think so. He was signing footballs outside the stadium for a very long time last night and it was damn cold. He is really lanky. Hope he bulks up a lot in S&C.

undefeated and should beat Aub. and if we play perfect (UGA 1st half) we can beat UF. But our O does not scare anybody. Other teams have figured out we are going to run left when we need yards etc.

In order to get to the offense level of a Florida we are going to need a QB that is a better athlete than JPW. I don’ t know if that is Star or McCarron. I think McElroy is going to play a lot like JPW- safe, conservative, etc. He is not a great athlete, but he is very intelligent and I think a pretty tough kid.

I think our D will be even better next year. McElroy starts the year with Star getting 2 or 3 series during the 1st few games. McElroy and the D are good enough to beat an average Va Tech team in the dome and FIU on Sept 12. I’m guessing we can also beat Arky at home with McElroy.

Our first big test will be at UK on Oct. 3rd. I think Star will be the starter by then. Even with a freshman I think we have a great chance to repeat as SEC West champs.
We can go 6-2 in conference and that will be good enough for the west especially if we can beat Ole Miss.

However we will not be an offense next year that is on the level with the returning Tebow.

The one factor that could change all this is the emergence of a dominating running back. I like our backs, and if Coffee were to improve as much next year as he did this year he’d be dominating. But right now I don’ t think any of our backs can carry our team like a McFadden did for Arky.

..i refuse to become upset.

that our O line is going to be in the rebuilding phase, I’m thinking that might give an edge to Star Jackson. An athletic QB that can make big plays with his feet will make it harder for teams to get pressure.

…I don’t really want to think about this right now, but…(1) LSU prepared to face this season with Ryan Perilloux and Andrew Hatch as their main QBs, but have had only Jarrett Lee at the position for weeks. AU screwed their OC and his protege and have finally handed the reins over to Kodi Burns. Personally, I don’t expect to see McElroy at JSU next year or CNS firing our OC midseason. I like McElroy to be what Mike Shula was (as a player, obviously), an average athlete but very smart. I also like Star to play and prepare for 2009. Also, I believe our O-line will take a step back, but provide more than ‘adequate’ protection (please see ’08 and ’09 recruiting). Now I shall focus on the boogs. Thank you.