While it goes for every prospect...he was terrible in 2005...awful...going into last year the big question was whether he would even end up the starter all year long.
There were questions in 2005 about Jamarcus Russell remaining the starter for LSU. That worked out OK. There were questions, they were answered emphatically. What does your point prove, other then to suggest that Ainge was bad in 2005, which everyone admits?
And while he was hurt...is that an excuse for the spinning around with a defender and chucking it up for grabs? Oh, yeah...forgot to mention he was in his own endzone when doing so...threw the pick...and LSU scored.
Are you being serious? Actually, excellent point. Let's make sure that every college quarterback whose shoulder is dislocated playing against the best defense in the country who makes a mistake is banished to the CFL.
Such solid QBs like Heath Shuler? Tee Martin? Andy Kelly? Like Meachem and the UT WRs, there really is not a huge history of success with UT QBs. You have Manning...and that is about it.
Please point out where I said he'd be a good NFL Qb? I was suggesting he'll be a high draft pick. Manning went 1st, Eli (a Cutcliffe product) went 1st, Shuler went 3rd, Martin went in the 5th, Kelly (who is the AFL's all time leading passer) and Helton chose baseball. Please name another offensive cordinator/QB coach to have 3 QBs go in the top 3 of the draft in the last 15 years. Will Answer Yours.Regarding the receivers, you could not be more incorrect. Even though you seem to be talking about NFL success as opposed to NFL draft position (which is what I've been talking about), I'll entertain your notion that UT Wrs have been poor.In reverse order, going back to 1991...(1st rounders only): Meachem, Stallworth, Marcus Nash, Carl Pickens, Alvin Harper(Other rounds): Mark Jones, Kelley Washington, Cedric Wilson, Peerless Price, Andy McCullough, Joey Kent, Nilo Silvan, Billy Williams, Cory Flemming, Anthony MOrgan The only first round bust has been Nash, who was a disaster. Otherwise, the names of Stallworth, Pickens, and Harper are hardly chicken scratch. Looking at the later round guys (I even included the 7th rounders for you), Washington was a decent WR3 until injuries did him in, now he's with New England. Wilson is still a starter. Price has had a solid, if unspectacular career. The rest have been some minor hits and minor misses. I'm a little unsure what measure of success you are looking for; please name one university that has had a higher percentage of drafted receivers turn out as productive NFL players.
Though, the coaching of Cutcliffe is the one shining point.
Glad you worked some sense in to your post.
and don't put Quinn in there as DC really had nothing to do with his production considering he was on the staff how long?
Who mentioned Brady Quinn?
And it was not just that LSU game as far as Ainge goes...he could not even keep Rick Clausen off of the field.
Claussen took over when Ainge was injured against Notre Dame. Until then, yes, Ainge had kept him off the field plenty.
