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Tidewater said:
This is also the best view I have seen yet of Tua "looking the safety off" from the eventual receiver. You can really see Tua looking right, looking right, looking right, then suddenly throwing left. The safety never had a chance.
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Actually, he is not supposed to read the QB's eyes there. He is supposed to play the WR. If he even remotely does his job, that pass is never thrown. There were other receivers underneath that were open, but that pass never happens.
 
B1GTide said:
Actually, he is not supposed to read the QB's eyes there. He is supposed to play the WR. If he even remotely does his job, that pass is never thrown. There were other receivers underneath that were open, but that pass never happens.
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Correct. It's called "getting caught looking in" the pocket and trying to read the QB's eyes when he's not supposed to do that in the first place. He was trying to do more than what he was assigned to do, he got burnt and cost his team the NC. Other than that, he did his job. ;)
 
Bamabuzzard said:
Correct. It's called "getting caught looking in" the pocket and trying to read the QB's eyes when he's not supposed to do that in the first place. He was trying to do more than what he was assigned to do, he got burnt and cost his team the NC. Other than that, he did his job. ;)
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As an aside I actually feel a little bad for that safety. He's admitted to getting roasted on that play and you just have to feel for a teenager who feels like the entire championship was lost because of a single breakdown. He could have played a perfect game and blown that one play. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled we won and that Georgia lost - just sucks when thinking about the human side of it. I know I'd personally be wrecked for a long time if it was me.
 
Intl.Aperture said:
As an aside I actually feel a little bad for that safety. He's admitted to getting roasted on that play and you just have to feel for a teenager who feels like the entire championship was lost because of a single breakdown. He could have played a perfect game and blown that one play. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled we won and that Georgia lost - just sucks when thinking about the human side of it. I know I'd personally be wrecked for a long time if it was me.
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Yep. He is just a kid too. We feel good for our guys for getting it, of course, but you do have to remember there is a kid on the other side who is feeling bad for his failure there.
 
Intl.Aperture said:
As an aside I actually feel a little bad for that safety. He's admitted to getting roasted on that play and you just have to feel for a teenager who feels like the entire championship was lost because of a single breakdown. He could have played a perfect game and blown that one play. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled we won and that Georgia lost - just sucks when thinking about the human side of it. I know I'd personally be wrecked for a long time if it was me.
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Was Sanders picked up by an NFL team?
 
Intl.Aperture said:
As an aside I actually feel a little bad for that safety. He's admitted to getting roasted on that play and you just have to feel for a teenager who feels like the entire championship was lost because of a single breakdown. .
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But think of what a relief it must have been for Pappanastos
 
I live in GA. They wouldn't give a second thought to anyone on our team had the situation been reversed. It may sound cold blooded, and I get that it's just a kid, but with all of the UGA crap that I put up with on a daily basis...he can think about that play for eternity as far as I'm concerned...
RedWave said:
Yep. He is just a kid too. We feel good for our guys for getting it, of course, but you do have to remember there is a kid on the other side who is feeling bad for his failure there.
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B1GTide said:
Actually, he is not supposed to read the QB's eyes there. He is supposed to play the WR. If he even remotely does his job, that pass is never thrown. There were other receivers underneath that were open, but that pass never happens.
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I know, but if a senior safety takes a peak into the backfield (which obviously he did) the Tua's eyes led him astray. A pretty savvy move by a freshman.
 
RedWave said:
Yep. He is just a kid too. We feel good for our guys for getting it, of course, but you do have to remember there is a kid on the other side who is feeling bad for his failure there.
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I have to say, I like Chubb. He strikes me as a good young man. He came back for his senior year to win a championship and came just that close.
 
Tidewater said:
I have to say, I like Chubb. He strikes me as a good young man. He came back for his senior year to win a championship and came just that close.
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Agreed I like a few of their players also like Roquan Smith and Sony Michell. When ever the ball was not handed to Sony I breathed a sigh of relief.
 
Tidewater said:
I know, but if a senior safety takes a peak into the backfield (which obviously he did) the Tua's eyes led him astray. A pretty savvy move by a freshman.
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The UGA safety admitted later "he looked me off." In the slomo you posted, you can see Tua's head pause in his sweep back to the left as he checks the safety and, when the safety's still frozen, he lets it fly...
 
[h=1]What stood out about Tua Tagovailoa, Jalen Hurts at Elite 11[/h]
Don't think I saw this posted yet but there is some good stuff here. I really like Daniel Jeremiah when it comes to draft guys.

[FONT=proxima_nova_rgbold]On [/FONT][FONT=proxima_nova_rgbold]Tua Tagovailoa[/FONT][FONT=proxima_nova_rgbold]:[/FONT][FONT=proxima_nova_rgregular]“If you were going to ask me after watching those (college) guys throw, if I was going to say just overall who was the most impressive, I would put the two kids from your state there right at the top. I would have (Jarrett) Stidham. That just looks like a prototypical quarterback who had a phenomenal workout. He would have been at the top of the list for me. And then I would have Tua behind him.[/FONT]

[FONT=proxima_nova_rgregular]“His feet are so quick. He’s phenomenal in his set-up. He’s got a quick delivery, quick release. He throws with probably the best anticipation of any of those quarterbacks that worked out there. So, even when you’re out there with a bunch of unfamiliar high school wide receivers and some young college receivers that they had out there that he was throwing to, the ball’s out before you get to the top of the route. So, the anticipation jumps out at you.[/FONT]

[FONT=proxima_nova_rgregular]“The velocity is plenty good. He was great on the move. And to be honest with you, the biggest thing for me, is he’s just a little bit bigger when you stand next to him than I thought he would be. So, he pretty much checked every box.

[/FONT][FONT=proxima_nova_rgregular]“But to be honest with you, my favorite thing about the kid is I brought my 14-year-old son down there with me -- he’s a quarterback and going into ninth grade next year. And he got to meet all these guys and they all were very kind to him, very nice to him, and Tua just went beyond everybody else. He spent about five minutes with him, giving him all kinds of life advice, as well as football advice. And you just kind of say, ‘This is guy’s a little different.’ I love that about him.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=proxima_nova_rgbold]On [/FONT][FONT=proxima_nova_rgbold]Jalen Hurts[/FONT][FONT=proxima_nova_rgbold]:[/FONT][FONT=proxima_nova_rgregular]“The best thing was that I got a chance to interview him and talk to him for about 10 minutes and, you guys know, he’s just so mature. If an answer requires five words, he’s not going to give you 100. He’s going to be brief and business-like and to the point. He’s a big, thick, strong kid who was very classy in my interactions with him. I wasn’t going to go deep into the whole ‘Who’s going to start? Are you coming back?’ I didn’t want to go down that road with him. I just kind of wanted to learn more about him as a kid.[/FONT]

[FONT=proxima_nova_rgregular]“And the way he comes across, I would say, is ultra-competitive and very, very business-like in his responses. So, I was impressed with the kid. I hated that I didn’t get to see him throw. But talking to the guys that did see him throw, they said they were pleasantly surprised.”[/FONT]
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He throws with probably the best anticipation of any of those quarterbacks that worked out there. So, even when you’re out there with a bunch of unfamiliar high school wide receivers and some young college receivers that they had out there that he was throwing to, the ball’s out before you get to the top of the route. So, the anticipation jumps out at you.
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I believe this is one of his greatest strengths and one that might make him our best pro prospect in a long time.

If he can do this with unfamiliar players...some who are still developing...no wonder there was such a buzz about what he was doing in practice last year....and then we saw it all materialize with the chemistry he showed in the last half of the NC game with those other young freshmen. Only imagine what he might be like getting most/all of the first team reps with those guys this year!!!
 
If anybody is subscribed to The Athletic they have a great in depth article by Bruce Feldman about his observations of Hurts and Tua as counselors at the Elite 11 camp..
 
GrayTide said:
IF Coach Saban starts Hurts against Louisville this site will blowup. Might want to get a backup PC just in case.
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I'm pretty sure that Hurts will start the first series vs Louisville if for no other reason than he's been the starter for 2 years, and Saban seems to overlook his faults, though I have no clue why. Otherwise, Saban would not still be maintaining there is anything close to a competition, unless he's just stringing the guy along to keep him from transferring.

I think there will be pre determined series for each going into the first game and perhaps the 2nd game, but there will be a clear #1 by the 3rd game, and I think that will be Tua Tagovailoa. I think he's already proven he's the best and I'd be getting Mac Jones snaps with the 2nd team, but so far Saban hasn't called me for my opinion. Darn it.
 
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