Strongly disagree. I thought he was the key to the Gushlee offense after that half against the Hogs. I remain solidly convinced that JJ was failed by the coaches.
White has certainly shown (when the playcalling isn't done by a crack-addled rhesus monkey) that he can win big in the SEC.
I'm happy if he starts (with the above disclaimer) or if it's Stidham (from whom I expect big things). The success of this year's iteration of the Auburn Tigers lies almost wholly at the feet of the coaches. All the pieces to the puzzle are there.
Last year was a puzzle. We either lit it up like a pinball machine - Arkansas - or couldn't make a fucking first down- UGA.
Injuries. Blah blah. Good teams have the next man up. Good coaches have the next man ready. It was the clearest sign yet to me that Gus is truly a one trick pony in that when he has X, Y and Z in place it works. But replace X with R? Even if R is talented, if R doesn't do exactly what a X did it doesn't work.
Also galling to me is that there is no backup plan beyond panicked chaos. He either keeps doing the same failed thing or it goes all to hell. We don't make adjustments. We don't have a plan B.
If Stidham is the "answer" and we return to scoring at will (Cam, Nick) I'm going to be happy. But I'm also going to be frustrated because it won't prove Gus' ability to coach. I will have questions and doubts. That said, are we okay with a few mediocre maddening years capped by one where he finds the juco/transfer diamond? And if you are a good QB why in the hell would you want to come there and put in the work knowing that he's panning for castoff gold every winter?
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