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...it is because they have two totally different skill sets. KB is a runner, always has been, always will be. He also has challenges in the passing game. Mainly his mechanics and his decision making. Not saying KB hasn't improved, because Freshman KB vs. Now KB is a world of difference. But he has always been trying to fit in a square hole. And while he has worked hard to shave off his edges, and the coaches have developed game plans to showcase his talen (Miami ACCCG 2017), he will always be the round peg trying to go into a square hole. He is what he is, a good mobile QB with challenges when it comes to throwing the football. The thing about TL is he is the square peg. He needs no modifications to fit the square hole, just fine tuning and deeper understanding of the offense. Both of which will come with practice and game experience. Right now you do not have to force TL to become something he is not, he just is. But with KB (God Bless him) it will always be a struggle to get production out of our passing game. So yeah, the plays are different. Because a round peg can't do some things a square peg can, and vice-versa, but right now we need a square peg for that square hole at QB.

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Re: TNET: Monday morning thoughts: Trips to Atlanta are fun again, all eyes on quarterbacks

Sep 24, 2018, 9:10 AM

When KB is the QB, the box is stacked. Why? Because other teams don't respect his arm. The Result? Our RBs get less carries and KB's rushing stats generally outweigh them or are fairly close - without checking stats - it certainly feels that way. When TL is the QB, the box isn't stacked. We can run the ball at will. And when the opposing team's D focuses on stopping the run, TL burns them with a pass. Sorry, but our offense is better when TL is playing if for no other reason than it requires opposing defenses to play us differently than if KB is in there. There's no question that TL is the better passer of the ball. There's no question that KB is the better runner of the ball. Call them even if you just looked at passing and running and traded one for the other. When we begin to face better defenses and lord willing, we see Bama again - that game will not go any better this time than it did the last if KB is the QB. The team that beats a team like Bama this year will have a QB that is effective at passing the ball. Ideally, that same QB is effective at also running the ball which I understand that TL can also do when needed. I don't think any team will have success against a team like Bama if they try to run the ball with RBs. What concerns me on our offense is the lack of getting the tight ends involved whether it's TL or KB. If you had to rely 100% on passing the ball, I think we have to continue to improve passing the ball to RB's and getting the TE's involved. As for ETN and running the ball - fantastic effort and improvement by him. However, I don't think his stats or any of the other RB's stats are great when KB is the QB. Show me Lynn J Dixon running the ball when TL is in there - just once.

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I think this team is about to start hitting its stride.***

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