It has to be Padron - doesn't it???

by **ReedFrawg** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:57 am

I was able to watch almost all of the A&M game and the second half of the UTEP game. From an outsider's perspective, I don't see how you can stick with McDermott. Not that he has performed that poorly but SMU isn't going anywhere significant on offense with JJ at the helm. Let's be honest - this is not SMU's year to be a BCS buster so why go with an experienced senior at this point? Padron has shown he can win at this level and he is the younger QB...I want to know if Padron can take back this team and be a leader. At the least I would be giving both QBs a significant amount of playing time.

Good luck until October 1!

by **Arkpony** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:04 am

I agree

by **ponyboy** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:05 am

I agree as well.

by **NastyStang** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:14 am

Absolutely has to be Padron. Let Padron get after it against NW St. and Memphis and get him ready for TCU. Obviously Padron makes mistakes, but he also connects on deep balls which have been non-existent the first two games. What if JJ puts up similar #'s this week? NO TD's, some yardage and maybe a pick and we still win? Hate this "the QB that wins - stays."

by **RyanSMU98** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:17 am

NastyStang wrote:Absolutely has to be Padron. Let Padron get after it against NW St. and Memphis and get him ready for TCU. Obviously Padron makes mistakes, but he also connects on deep balls which have been non-existent the first two games. What if JJ puts up similar #'s this week? NO TD's, some yardage and maybe a pick and we still win? Hate this "the QB that wins - stays."

Agreed, and I also don't think the argument of "the QB that wins - stays" because JJ did not win that game. He had no passing TD's and an INT. The four scores were: two by Zach, one by KP, and one by JG. Where in all that did JJ win the UTEP game exactly?

by **mr. pony** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:32 am

RyanSMU98 wrote:
NastyStang wrote:Absolutely has to be Padron. Let Padron get after it against NW St. and Memphis and get him ready for TCU. Obviously Padron makes mistakes, but he also connects on deep balls which have been non-existent the first two games. What if JJ puts up similar #'s this week? NO TD's, some yardage and maybe a pick and we still win? Hate this "the QB that wins - stays."

Agreed, and I also don't think the argument of "the QB that wins - stays" because JJ did not win that game. He had no passing TD's and an INT. The four scores were: two by Zach, one by KP, and one by JG. Where in all that did JJ win the UTEP game exactly?

Uh, he didn't throw two 1st-quarter picks?

by **SMU 86** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:34 am

Both QB's will play.

by **ponydawg** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:38 am

Maybe it isn't "the qb that wins, stays" but more "the qb that doesn't lose it, stays".

But I don't think that can get you to the next level.

by **RyanSMU98** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:40 am

mr. pony wrote:
RyanSMU98 wrote:
NastyStang wrote:Absolutely has to be Padron. Let Padron get after it against NW St. and Memphis and get him ready for TCU. Obviously Padron makes mistakes, but he also connects on deep balls which have been non-existent the first two games. What if JJ puts up similar #'s this week? NO TD's, some yardage and maybe a pick and we still win? Hate this "the QB that wins - stays."

Agreed, and I also don't think the argument of "the QB that wins - stays" because JJ did not win that game. He had no passing TD's and an INT. The four scores were: two by Zach, one by KP, and one by JG. Where in all that did JJ win the UTEP game exactly?

Uh, he didn't throw two 1st-quarter picks?

Nobody is arguing that KP didn't stink up Kyle Field, but are you really telling me that two sequences in that game really justify benching an O'Brien watchlist QB in place for a guy who has thrown one TD (in a loss) and one INT (in a win), and who in both cases showed that he can't get the offense going for more than two series? Sorry, JJ is not the guy from what I have seen. He hasn't made quite as costly mistakes, but he also hasn't done anything to show he can fire up the offense.

by **ReedFrawg** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:40 am

mr. pony wrote:Uh, he didn't throw two 1st-quarter picks?

I do think it was right to pull Padron at A&M but he has had almost 2 full games to sit and think about things. I would want to know sooner rather than later if he is mentally strong enough to come back and be effective before you get back into conference play. JJ is ok but more of a bus driver...I think SMU needs a playmaker in there.

by **SMU 86** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:45 am

Coach Jones said that both will play.

by **ponyboy** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:57 am

Kyle Padron will come roaring back.

by **ponyscott** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:57 am

If you are a D-1 coach with a QB starter with a 3-5 record in his last 8 games and was going to 3-6 ( TAMU was going to to be the 6th loss) in his last 9 starts and one of those wins was against THE worst rated defense in the Conference ( ECU) and also one of the worst ranked in the Nation and SMU had to win it in Overtime with a DEFENSIVE INT (Richard Crawford) , and one game of the wins (Tulane) was won after the QB was throwing the ball away and the WR actually went and caught it for a lucky TD ( Aldrick Robinson) , there should be unrest in the ranks and a shakeup, whover is the QB even if he is a great kid. The first half of all those games had either no SMU touchdowns or very few points, which made all the second half's a come back situation. In addition, with all of his work with the WR's and his multiple starts over the past two years, he should be hitting his stride, not regressing.
Kyle worked his friggin [deleted] off this past off season, looks good physically, is a great kid and wish him the best and hope he comes out of this funk....in other professions could it be called 'performance anxiety'? He means well and wants to be good, he just has to make it happen when he is in there. The coaches lost faith in Kyle for a reason, and Kyles knows it better than ALL of us. He HAS to engineer the wins. All this talk about JJ not winning his first start are also BS, as he engineered the win, however he did it. We watched the replay at the Monday lunch and as Jones showed the passes in Slow motion, the throws were good, caught on the run and one of the passes that didn't look good where Beasley had to come back to catch it on the 9 yard line, there was a reason he threw it that way. His QB rating was a 136 for the game, whats wrong with that?

We should be behind whomever is out there and if they aren't winning on a consistent basis, we should be concerned. Lets see what JJ can do the next two weeks and when Kyle gets in the game, we should be behind him and hope he kicks [deleted], and then we really have a QB controversy.

by **mrydel** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:57 am

This is all a ruse to confuse TCU so they do not know for whom to prepare.

by **Nacho** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:04 am

padron doesn't understand the offense.
every game was a struggle on offense last year.
why do you think june has 20 minute conversations with him between every play?
june clearly wants to play someone else next year.

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