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11-15-2016, 10:04 AM
#121

Originally Posted by
Random Poster
Thompson is another Prescott as far as skill set. Even Dakota needed to RS. Fitz will be the QB in 2017. He is an outstanding runner and getting better in the passing game. Thompson will be good- but in all likelihood he sits the next 2 seasons behind Fitz
Completely disagree Thompson is another Prescott. Thompson is another Cam Newton. He has a higher floor and ceiling then Prescott and is an early enrollee. He won't need a redshirt. He is going to re-write our record books before he leaves MSU.
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11-15-2016, 10:12 AM
#122

Originally Posted by
dawgday166
Haven't watched nor do I know that much about Thompson yet. However, while Fitz has had his good and bad moments, he is BY FAR not the biggest problem with this year's team. Fitz has progressed and has very good potential. It remains to be seen if the main problems with this team are much less glaring during the final 2 games.
Did I say Fitz was the problem? Nope but we have had to meander through this season letting Fitz grow as a QB which is one of the reasons we are 4-6. Not the only reason but it is a reason. We don't have another option at QB but to let Fitz grow this year. That is where this team is. My point is also that when we have a high four star QB that comes in and is an early enrollee his floor and ceiling will be much higher then Fitz. I think Thompson will over take him next year. You guys think Fitz will keep the job. We all have opinions here. Will be interesting to see who is right.
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11-15-2016, 10:16 AM
#123
Junior Member

Originally Posted by
MarketingBully
Completely disagree Thompson is another Prescott. Thompson is another Cam Newton. He has a higher floor and ceiling then Prescott and is an early enrollee. He won't need a redshirt. He is going to re-write our record books before he leaves MSU.
With all our option routes and calls a QB has to make- there is no chance of him overtaking Fitz. Hell, Tiano is still lost. Prescott, Fitz, and others have been early enrollees too. As Prescott told everyone- our offense got him prepped for the NFL. Spread offenses are not the same- we run more West Coast concepts than a lot of teams. We don't have many one read passing plays like OM and Auburn. It's a different animal.
I'm excited about Thompson also- but he is at best a back-up in 2017 and most likely a RS
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11-15-2016, 10:22 AM
#124

Originally Posted by
HoopsDawg
All he did was post a fact. A very sad fact. I hate that other people are fine with it. We can do better than what we saw Saturday and what we've seen all year.
We can do better than what we saw against UK, BYU, USA, Samford, and UMass. That is for sure. Against Bama, we could have done a lot better with both coaching and effort on the defensive side of the ball. On offense, our playcalling and game plan were sound. Fitz threw catchable passes. Aeris took advantage of some running lanes. But overall, the talent gap was just too wide and our receivers never could make plays although they were out there to be made. Its a talent problem, not a game preparation / motivation problem. It all falls on Mullen either way, but people need to quit acting like we just go through the motions during Bama week at practice.
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11-15-2016, 10:24 AM
#125

Originally Posted by
Random Poster
With all our option routes and calls a QB has to make- there is no chance of him overtaking Fitz. Hell, Tiano is still lost. Prescott, Fitz, and others have been early enrollees too. As Prescott told everyone- our offense got him prepped for the NFL. Spread offenses are not the same- we run more West Coast concepts than a lot of teams. We don't have many one read passing plays like OM and Auburn. It's a different animal.
I'm excited about Thompson also- but he is at best a back-up in 2017 and most likely a RS
I gotcha. We will just agree to disagree. I just think that Thompson will be the best QB we have ever had just from the standpoint of where his floor is and how high his ceiling can be.
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11-15-2016, 10:30 AM
#126

Originally Posted by
MarketingBully
Completely disagree Thompson is another Prescott. Thompson is another Cam Newton. He has a higher floor and ceiling then Prescott and is an early enrollee. He won't need a redshirt. He is going to re-write our record books before he leaves MSU.
Screwed the pooch there, now he is likely to have 5 acl injuries a blown rotator cuff and Kevin Fant his way out of Starkville.***
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11-15-2016, 11:17 AM
#127

Originally Posted by
MarketingBully
Completely disagree Thompson is another Prescott. Thompson is another Cam Newton. He has a higher floor and ceiling then Prescott and is an early enrollee. He won't need a redshirt. He is going to re-write our record books before he leaves MSU.
O....k.
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11-15-2016, 11:26 AM
#128

Originally Posted by
MarketingBully
I gotcha. We will just agree to disagree. I just think that Thompson will be the best QB we have ever had just from the standpoint of where his floor is and how high his ceiling can be.
Absolutely no one in our fan base shouldn't be hoping you're right, but the fact still stands that our offense is much more complicated than most, and it's going to take anyone at least a year get remotely comfortable with it. Thompson won't be starting next year barring Fitz and probably Tiano too going down, and even if he's ready the next, it would be hard to take the job away from a 5th year senior who will be as good as Fitz should be by that time. I think the most likely scenario is Thompson redshirts next year, beats out Tiano for #2 in 2018, and starts his attack on the record books in full capacity in 2019 as a redshirt sophomore.
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11-15-2016, 11:39 AM
#129

Originally Posted by
MarketingBully
Did I say Fitz was the problem? Nope but we have had to meander through this season letting Fitz grow as a QB which is one of the reasons we are 4-6. Not the only reason but it is a reason. We don't have another option at QB but to let Fitz grow this year. That is where this team is. My point is also that when we have a high four star QB that comes in and is an early enrollee his floor and ceiling will be much higher then Fitz. I think Thompson will over take him next year. You guys think Fitz will keep the job. We all have opinions here. Will be interesting to see who is right.
Fitz ain't the reason we are 4-6. And I'm not saying Fitz will keep his job. Dan should play the best guy (which he doesn't always do). I'm just saying that a lot of folks on here can't see the forest due to a tree or 2.
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11-15-2016, 11:43 AM
#130

Originally Posted by
MarketingBully
Completely disagree Thompson is another Prescott. Thompson is another Cam Newton. He has a higher floor and ceiling then Prescott and is an early enrollee. He won't need a redshirt. He is going to re-write our record books before he leaves MSU.
Dak was an early enrollee and is the greatest football player MSU has produced and he still needed to redshirt and Tyler Russell to get hurt for him to start his sophmore year. Thompson may be great but not many QBs come in and play like Jalen Hurts in the SEC. Fitz has gotten progressively better and he is already breaking or tying Dak's records. Dak took a big jump from his sophmore year to his junior year. Fitz could make that jump and then it would make it even tougher for Thompson to beat him out.
At the beginning of the year, everyone seemed to say Tiano had "It" and he would beat out Fitz. Fitz is better than around half of the league QBs. He is the best Rushing QB and his passing is improving.
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11-15-2016, 11:47 AM
#131

Originally Posted by
dawgday166
Fitz ain't the reason we are 4-6. And I'm not saying Fitz will keep his job. Dan should play the best guy (which he doesn't always do). I'm just saying that a lot of folks on here can't see the forest due to a tree or 2.
Most people agree that we are already bowl eligible if Aeris starts game one and gets starter carries. Dan flushed this season down the crapper with his Holloway/Shump experiment. Aeris would also helped the defense stay off the field.
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11-15-2016, 11:59 AM
#132

Originally Posted by
Tbonewannabe
Most people agree that we are already bowl eligible if Aeris starts game one and gets starter carries. Dan flushed this season down the crapper with his Holloway/Shump experiment. Aeris would also helped the defense stay off the field.
On top of this fact: When you block like little old ladies and tackle like little old ladies you lose football games, regardless of who the QB is.
Last edited by dawgday166; 11-15-2016 at 12:11 PM.
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