testtubetimmy
Supreme Lord Emperor
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Listen, im no advocate of gus the bust. In fact, I said before the Tampa game that he was never going to get us where we needed to go and would eventually be a bust, and yet got verbally smacked down by almost everyone here, saying he's doing what we need to win.
Now, hes not. So, lets remember back to why Saban chose him over Feeley and Rosenfels in the first place.
The reason he was brought here was because he knew the system Linehan was going to put into place. He was a short term quarterback to fill the void until we could train someone younger to take his place (Lemon? Someone new? who knows)
He beat out Feeley, who is at about the same talent level as him, but without the knowledge of the system.
The players took to him more, called him a true leader on the field.
And mostly, the fans took to him as well. They saw Feeley as Wanny and Spielmens last mistake and wanted that tie to an old era gone. Now everyone is clammoring for Frerottes head, even to the point of suggesting throw Lemon in.
Bottom line is, Saban wont take Frerotte out just yet. If New Orleans goes sour and Gus puts up the same stats he has for the past few games, expect there to be a real QB controversy. But for the same reasons gus was brought here, hes going to stay in. And lets count our lucky stars that we have a coach who knows the future is key, not the present, and that soon enough Gus will be a decent second stringer to our new franchise QB, whoever that may be.
Now, hes not. So, lets remember back to why Saban chose him over Feeley and Rosenfels in the first place.
The reason he was brought here was because he knew the system Linehan was going to put into place. He was a short term quarterback to fill the void until we could train someone younger to take his place (Lemon? Someone new? who knows)
He beat out Feeley, who is at about the same talent level as him, but without the knowledge of the system.
The players took to him more, called him a true leader on the field.
And mostly, the fans took to him as well. They saw Feeley as Wanny and Spielmens last mistake and wanted that tie to an old era gone. Now everyone is clammoring for Frerottes head, even to the point of suggesting throw Lemon in.
Bottom line is, Saban wont take Frerotte out just yet. If New Orleans goes sour and Gus puts up the same stats he has for the past few games, expect there to be a real QB controversy. But for the same reasons gus was brought here, hes going to stay in. And lets count our lucky stars that we have a coach who knows the future is key, not the present, and that soon enough Gus will be a decent second stringer to our new franchise QB, whoever that may be.
