LIB,MR BEARS said:Keep in mind that had GB not transferred out, the guy you are going to bat for would have been QB3. How far out on that limb do you want to go?BEAR 45 said:Who has stated that Drones should have started ? He got ZERO playing time except for a few short yardage goal line snaps. We finished 6-6, and there was not a point where he might have provided a spark ? Why would he have any confidence in the "competition" this spring, based on this year. I don;t know if Drones would have made any difference, but if he was considered as our #2 and capable of filling that role, he deserved the chance to show it.parch said:Good to see people have no agency or control of their own actions then. Makes it convenient when you're trying to prove a slanted point with a single diseased note.BaylorGuru said:
Aranda opened the door and guided him out. Then was applauded by Baylor fans for allowing Gerry to transfer.
Our offense produced more points per game, more yards per game (including more passing YPG), more first downs, fewer penalties and almost the same exact number of turnovers per game compared with our offense under Bohanon. Shapen isn't the answer, but Bohanon wouldn't have been with this diminished group of RBs and WRs and a significantly worse defense either. They're both middling QBs on good days. Bohanon is also statistically incapable of making it through a full season, but that's another issue entirely.
At root this is not a Drones issue or a Shapen issue or a Bohanon issue or even an Aranda issue. It's a competition issue. Drones would have every chance to win the job this offseason, and it looks like he's about to pass on it and most likely go somewhere with a QB1 worse than Shapen (and there are a lot of those programs out there).
Unless you have some sort of smoking bullet or evidence that Drones noticeably outplayed Shapen and deserved to be starting to outstrip those of our coaching staff, then please present your evidence and credentials. If that information exists I would honestly love to see it. Otherwise it's just hearsay with an agenda.
As far as possible. Everyone knew why Aranda made the call after the spring. He wanted to give Gerry a chance to go somewhere else and start . I think he respected Gerry and realized he had been our starter for most of the season where we not only won a championship, but posted the best record in Baylor's history. Aranda certainly knew he would leave, and so did everyone else, except maybe you. The minute that decision mas made, Drones was #2. I respect Aranda for what he did. It shows great class, but he has a responsibility to the rest of the team to do what is best for the team and that was like going for it on 4th and 30