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Idk why some of you are so concerned about Nickel as our starter

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MiamiInvestor said:
Look at his stats at the highest level of GA football:

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Go get the OT from Colorado and solidify the OL. Our run game will be elite. Plenty of good WRs. All we need Nickel to do is manage the game and not ***** it up. No one is asking him to be Cam.

Just remember every good college QB had to start once upon a time with zero experience. The sky isn’t falling.
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I’ll tell you why we’re concerned, he throws a ton of interceptions in practice. I would say that’s pretty concerning wouldn’t you?
 
Brooklyndee said:
Than you need a QB coach who's devoted to developing his entire room because that's his sole job opposed to an oc who only has the time or attention span to work with his starter... I'm not worried about nickel or anyone else we give the job to because we'll limit his risk. We need to prove we can develop our own QBs otherwise every year this is where we'll be come December/January. It's stupid as **** that were worried about this several days away from playing for a national championship. It's a failure by the ncaa and it's a failure by our staff for not getting enough reps for development.
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You have to have a development program for the qb position. I know Mario had a lot to straighten out, but to not have a qb coach was a big oversight. I know it will get addressed, living off portal guys every year is not sustainable, as we're seeing.
Brooklyndee said:
Or maweak rozier the film savant
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1000%
 
NicKane said:
I’ll tell you why we’re concerned, he throws a ton of interceptions in practice. I would say that’s pretty concerning wouldn’t you?
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Iron sharpens iron.*

*Iron probably obliterates shale or mica though I'm not a geologist/mineralogist.
 
MiamiInvestor said:
I heard most of his reps have been with walk-ons. Would love to hear how he does with the first team offense.
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One former player on TOS who does attend full practices frequently stated that Nickel plays really well when he runs with the 1's. Said he would have no problem with Nickel taking over.
 
we need experience at the QB position with the way mario has constructed the team. doesnt matter if we had the #1 recruit at QB, i would not trust him as a freshman
 
Both QBs playing for the title are transfers.
All four of the QBs in the semifinals were transfers.
6/10 playoff QBs were transfers (I’m not counting JMU nor Tulane).

Why don’t we develop our own QBs? Because taking experienced transfers means lower likelihood of failure. Also, highly rated HS QBs are really expensive. Texas paid Arch a LOT of money to ride the pine for two years. There are plenty more examples.
 
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Brooklyndee said:
Than you need a QB coach who's devoted to developing his entire room because that's his sole job opposed to an oc who only has the time or attention span to work with his starter... I'm not worried about nickel or anyone else we give the job to because we'll limit his risk. We need to prove we can develop our own QBs otherwise every year this is where we'll be come December/January. It's stupid as **** that were worried about this several days away from playing for a national championship. It's a failure by the ncaa and it's a failure by our staff for not getting enough reps for development.
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Why don't we have a true QB coach who can develop QBs? I get the logic of relying on the portal for a known commodity, but the backup is never more than a play away from being the starter.
 
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Cribby said:
That’s not how you decide on your future qb. If I’m a coach I need to see it now before I’m comfortable handing my program off to you. Taking guys on potential is the number one reason Gm’s get fired. Production is best bet. Hence why coaches go to the portal for their qb. Far less risk if he’s shown he can do it elsewhere.

Now I’m not saying he won’t be that guy but to this point he’s shown he needs a lot of work before handing things off to him.
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If you're the coach and you see Emory doing great in practice and then unable to carry that into the live bullets of a real game, there is at least a chance whatever is being done to evaluate QBs in practice has...gaps.

To say nothing of Nickel. I've not watched him enough to have a say. But, I sat here and debated with people telling me Emory was "trusted" and "getting great reviews," and then I saw real life.

All I'm saying is QB opinions from inside the building have not always matched reality. That should be unpacked.
 
So, I've said it - I was open to maybe rolling the dice with Nickel for 2026, but then I heard that he had been throwing INT's in practice. If that's true, then I'd feel more comfortable with Coleman, besides his slight frame. Not saying it's ideal, but it is what it is.
 
LuCane said:
If you're the coach and you see Emory doing great in practice and then unable to carry that into the live bullets of a real game, there is at least a chance whatever is being done to evaluate QBs in practice has...gaps.

To say nothing of Nickel. I've not watched him enough to have a say. But, I sat here and debated with people telling me Emory was "trusted" and "getting great reviews," and then I saw real life.

All I'm saying is QB opinions from inside the building have not always matched reality. That should be unpacked.
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Emory is one of those guys who’s really good with no pressure or pass rush imo. Right when the lights go on he’s not the same guy. Or at least that’s what he’s shown so far
 
Cribby said:
Emory is one of those guys who’s really good with no pressure or pass rush imo. Right when the lights go on he’s not the same guy. Or at least that’s what he’s shown so far
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It's terrifying that such strong opinions would be given about a player without realizing no pressure or no pass rush has zero applicability to a real game.
 
LuCane said:
If you're the coach and you see Emory doing great in practice and then unable to carry that into the live bullets of a real game, there is at least a chance whatever is being done to evaluate QBs in practice has...gaps.
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I think what I hear you saying is, if Emory looks great in practice and terrible in games, we can reasonably expect that Nickel looks terrible in practice but will be great in games?!? Did I get the logic correct??
 
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ssvir said:
They aren't going to flat out rip someone on the team but the writing is on the wall.

He's on the shorter side, doesn't have a great arm, and sounds like a gunslinger that puts the ball in harms away a bunch.
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So why was he recruited?
And why wasn't he aggressively over-recruited if the (negative) writing is on the wall?
Rhetorical question not necessarily directed at you.
 
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LuCane said:
It's terrifying that such strong opinions would be given about a player without realizing no pressure or no pass rush has zero applicability to a real game.
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What’s crazy to me is when he was a freshman he was thrown in horrible situations and never looked overwhelmed. He even made enough throws to win one game and almost beat a much better FSU team. He didn’t play very well but he was never a deer in headlights. Then the Iowa State game happened and it was atrocious . He looked worse than his freshmen year and more flustered. You rarely see that.
 
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