(07-23-2023, 11:36 AM)Jag149 Wrote:

(07-23-2023, 08:55 AM)RicoTx Wrote: It’s all in the tag line folks. 

If he couldn’t see he ‘has what it takes’ long before week nine of last year he’ll never see it an he’ll cling to that hope so he can say he was right.

I believe you are partially right there.  What happened is someone followed a clown face over the edge until it became apparent TL did have something.  (week 9)  Most good coaches know players can have all the physical traits and skills in the world. There are many. The difference is when the time comes for that critical play does the athlete just execute or does his butt hole pucker up (technical term)  and not. I call it the pucker factor...lol  I think Giselle Brady said it best to a reporter after a Super Bowl. "Did you expect Tom to catch the ball too?"

Most all of us could see it prior to that and understood football success is dependent upon 53 players and a team of coaches working together as a unit.

I will disagree.  I think it’s always been evident that he has what it takes.  He has all of the physical tools and the football smarts. And then to subject him to the [BLEEP] show that was Urban Myer, when he would have been a senior in college, was almost unfair.  I give him a ton of credit for weathering that storm.  It’s just a matter of if he could put it together.  Sure he could have fallen flat on his face but we got a glimpse of what he can become as he STARTS to put it all together.  And us you stated, MOST of us could see it…and long before week nine of last year.

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