Podcast GSS: Jay Walker (10-18-22)

[CajunEXPRESS]

Beep beep beep…BWK backing up.

Man you make it hard to agree with you. I think Ben should start. I think he gives the current lineup the best chance to win now (even when Chandler is healthy). I’m just not gonna throw any shade at at Chandler. At all. He’s a good QB, and if our line was better he’d likely be our best bet.

Emotionally I’m all in for CF, but my eyes keep telling my emotions no it’s BW that gives us the best quarterback. My y emotions tell me CMD using two quarterbacks is the safest bet, but the results say otherwise. Lots of disharmony when we have two leaders.

[KajunKrazy]

What does that tell you about what the coaches thinking was at that time? It tells me something. It tells me they didn't trust chandler to be that guy to lead the team. Otherwise, he would have been that guy. I'm sorry, I just don't see how anyone can get any other realistic interpretation out of what occurred.

It has been well documented why he is doing what he is doing with the QBs. No need to rehash that.

[Bandwagon King]

BWK you can be pro-Wooldrige, but please don't disparage CF. He's done all that has been asked of him.

I am not attempting to disparage Chandler. I already basically said he was as good as any QB we had during Bustle's tenure. That doesn't make him a bad QB. What I said was the ceiling is what it is with Chandler. The ceiling is much higher with Wooldridge. I think a lot of people are going to get my drift this weekend. I have a feeling this offense is about to have it's coming out party this weekend. Not just one half of football either. I'm predicting 33-7. But I believe it could get much worse than that.

[KajunKrazy]

How's about this? Chandler would have been a great QB to start the Bustle era. Does this help it feel better?

How about this Chandler was the best QB through out the spring and fall of 2022 according to those who saw him day in and day out. Is that fair to say? Does that make you feel better?

[Bandwagon King]

How about this Chandler was the best QB through out the spring and fall of 2022 according to those who saw him day in and day out. Is that fair to say? Does that make you feel better?

Okay, I give up. You win. I'm good with it. Let's see what you have to say after Saturday night.

[Turbine]

How about this Chandler was the best QB through out the spring and fall of 2022 according to those who saw him day in and day out. Is that fair to say? Does that make you feel better?

Makes sense.

Word is Chandler Fields was running with the "ones" during most of that period and running against the "twos"

ps I wasn't there to verify, just what I was told. (take it as hear/say)

[Bandwagon King]

Look at my post 145. No matter what happens on Saturday night I am sticking to those words.

I'm down with you my friend. Stick to your guns. But, let's just say we paste these guys 45-7 or some such score. We won't be mad about it will we? You know like let's say you go fishing & you catch 40 fish & you only expected to catch half a dozen. You wouldn't throw any back because you have to clean em? Would ya?

[KajunKrazy]

I'm down with you my friend. Stick to your guns. But, let's just say we paste these guys 45-7 or some such score. We won't be mad about it will we? You know like let's say you go fishing & you catch 40 fish & you only expected to catch half a dozen. You wouldn't throw any back because you have to clean em? Would ya?

No I won't be mad. Don't get me wrong I am not against Ben. I just haven't seen where Chandler given the same opportunity isn't better. I want to see that and the reason why he was named starter. It was hard to get a good read on either with the musical QB system.

[RaginDave]

No I won't be mad. Don't get me wrong I am not against Ben. I just haven't seen where Chandler given the same opportunity isn't better. I want to see that and the reason why he was named starter. It was hard to get a good read on either with the musical QB system.

I agree, I really don't care who is the QB as long as we win. I have seen good and bad from both. Again, I want Ben to throw for a ton of yards and a ton of TD's this weekend with zero interceptions, I am rooting for him not against him, just like I am pulling for every single player that lines up in a Cajun uniform.

Let's just go get the win.

[CajunVic]

No I won't be mad. Don't get me wrong I am not against Ben. I just haven't seen where Chandler given the same opportunity isn't better. I want to see that and the reason why he was named starter. It was hard to get a good read on either with the musical QB system.

This is a demonstration of exactly why Chandler was the starter in game 1. I may be proven wrong, but I believe history made Chandler the starter game 1 and history will put Chandler behind center again before the year ends. What is that famous saying . . . History has a tendency of repeating itself.

At the same time, I have no problem if Ben manages to beat history, this time. The past says he won’t but maybe he has grown out of it . . .

[SlickRick]

OK...I've sat on this topic long enough and here's my take.

As some of you may know, my Dad was a football coach, so I grew up being around coaches, mostly HS coaches, but some were HS hall of famers, many college coaches and even a couple of NFL coaches. They all were different personalities but there was a common denominator that was not deviated from. If you had two RB's with equal talent, do you want the big, fast back or the smaller, fast back? They all would choose the big back. It's a physical game and size trumps decisions most times, especially if other traits are a wash.

Obviously, this debate over CF and BW is still raging because neither has done enough to differentiate himself, one way or the other. I agree....and to be honest, I haven't seen enough of them in person due to being out of state the last 2 years. I haven't missed many games in person, but I usually make practices in the spring and fall that would further justify my thoughts on this issue, at least to me.

But, based on our offensive performance so far this season, I'll go with BW because he's the bigger QB and is a better runner. CF has thrown a couple of passes this season that really stood out, but so has BW. Give me the big guy over the smaller guy, and in this case, height at the QB position is significant while in the pocket....as some may recall my posts in the past. If CF had more elusive wheels than BW, that would make some difference, but he doesn't.

The decision to go with 2QBs was likely due to how close they were in competition and due to BW's reaction to not getting the nod. I didn't like the playing with 2, but that's CMD's call and he has stood by it as he should. This situation is not ideal for the locker room as some have pointed out, how could it. QB1 is the guy. We didn't have that problem with I played! Roy had more talent in his pinkie finger than I had in my whole body, but prior to me getting there, Roy competed with Barry Pollard...and there were divisions on the team during that period. Barry ended up leaving the team in the end. The point is, CMD didn't have a clear cut QB1 starting the season and from the looks of it, it wasn't because they were both all conference talents. In fact, there aren't too many teams in the Belt that I wouldn't want their starting QB over our 2 guys, based on what I've seen so far. That's a tough pill to swallow, but it is what it is. I do think BW has the bigger upside based on the small sampling size so far. I hope he shows that tomorrow.

Lastly, I want to see LL2 in the wildcat (like Taysom Hill) more than a play or two at the end of the game. I'm hoping these long 10 day windows of time between games has allowed them to work on 4 or 5 plays with LL2 in the wildcat. He's too explosive of a runner to not get him the ball more often and we need help in the run game. Sure, he's a great candidate for bubble screens, but not a real fan of that play type. Sad to say, but Chris Smith looks to be the only guy able make people miss and break a long one. Losing Bailey and Johnson has really set us back running the ball. Sure, the OL blocking has been a problem, but those guys we lost made people miss, especially Bailey. I'm waiting for Washington to break out, hopefully soon. So, LL2 will improve our run game...I think dramatically if they plan for it correctly and give him more than run right or run left vanilla plays. He also needs to throw it once a game if he's in enough times or have a Tebowe play for him on goal line.

Peace out!

[fanof71]

Nice Take Slick...its one I'd take to the bank...The OLine is only going to be as good as the back running the ball...They've faced the two top DLines in the SBC, in one game, we have a back run for a buck plus...and in the other, he doesn't play. The other backs aren't Chris Smith, he's the difference in whether our OLine is getting the job done, or they're garbage...