I am like most of you at times. I really really want to like Mond. Especially with some of the throws he makes at time. But every time a think he's finally turned the corner he makes a mistake that looks like he is a freshman playing in first game ever.

Blame on the line or whatever but Kellan Mond is the most on the field bipolar A&M QB I have ever seen

Did someone say transfer portal?

Mond will be your starter next year. HTH

I tend to agree w OP.

Mond does give the best option to finish out year. But the competition should be wide open in the spring.

Nothing wrong with a senior QB.

Nino Brown said:

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I am like most of you at times. I really really want to like Mond. Especially with some of the throws he makes at time. But every time a think he's finally turned the corner he makes a mistake that looks like he is a freshman playing in first game ever.

Blame on the line or whatever but Kellan Mond is the most on the field bipolar A&M QB I have ever seen

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I keep hearing reports that Kellen is one of the most football savvy QBs from coaches who know him. Reminds me of how impressed so many coaches were with Jake Spavital as an offensive coach.

To me, there is a huge difference between book smarts and game day on the field smarts.

aggiehawg said:

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Nino Brown said:

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I am like most of you at times. I really really want to like Mond. Especially with some of the throws he makes at time. But every time a think he's finally turned the corner he makes a mistake that looks like he is a freshman playing in first game ever.

Blame on the line or whatever but Kellan Mond is the most on the field bipolar A&M QB I have ever seen

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I keep hearing reports that Kellen is one of the most football savvy QBs from coaches who know him. Reminds me of how impressed so many coaches were with Jake Spavital as an offensive coach.

To me, there is a huge difference between book smarts and game day on the field smarts.

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I really find it hard to believe he is "football savy" in practice when he takes forever to make reads at the line of scrimmage in games and is often wrong.

Next year I'm rolling with the SENIOR qb.

I'm sure the guy who has put numerous QBs in the NFL and has several conference championships as a coordinator and head coach is going to start the guy who gives the team the best chance to win.

I'm assuming that next year it will be the guy who has (by that time) started 35 games and played 3 years as one of the most productive players in the SEC.

Mond is a good kid and a good QB. But a "good" QB in the SEC puts you well down in the pack.

He cannot process information quickly enough. Slow release. Poor peripheral vision/field awareness. Many of his sacks could/should be easily avoided if he had better awareness. Last night there was a perfect example, all he had to do was move up in the pocket to avoid the tackler. Instead he was totally unaware and stayed rooted for the sack.

samhoustonag said:

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Mond is a good kid and a good QB. But a "good" QB in the SEC puts you well down in the pack.

He cannot process information quickly enough. Slow release. Poor peripheral vision/field awareness. Many of his sacks could/should be easily avoided if he had better awareness. Last night there was a perfect example, all he had to do was move up in the pocket to avoid the tackler. Instead he was totally unaware and stayed rooted for the sack.

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I have several friends that are Georgia fans, every single one of them last night said they would trade us From for Mond and not think twice about it.

Mond is right up at the top behind Tua and Burrow in the next tier of SEC QBs. The quicker you people accept that fact the better off tou'll Be over the next 14 months. Enjoy it

Perhaps Oklahoma has blazed a new way. Recruit a great surrounding cast and have good/great QB transfers seek you out?

I'm disappointed that Calzada (or anyone) has not come on in relief of Mond. Against Power 5 competition, at times, Mond has looked no better than he did in 2017 as a freshman. .Against Clemson and again versus Alabama, Mond was noticeably limping, yet the replacements remained on the sidelines.

Jimbo obviously has a lot invested in his choice of Mond. Otherwise, he would have used a backup for a few plays while Mond took a much needed break... physically and mentally.

Do the other quarterbacks really look so poor in practice that playing one of them for a couple series might jeopardize the game? News flash: We're 4-3 already, tough games ahead, and our bowl prospects are on the table.

Really, though, I'm not complaining about Jimbo. He's the best we could get, and I'm glad he's here. I'm simply surprised that there appear to be so few... if ANY... options at quarterback.

I would love to see what Calzada would do behind this Oline 7 games into his freshman year.

Aston04 said:

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I really find it hard to believe he is "football savy" in practice when he takes forever to make reads at the line of scrimmage in games and is often wrong.

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You probably don't realize this, because you are neither on the sidelines or at practice... Fisher has set our offense to milk the clock down to below 5 secs on the play clock. Mond actually does better when the pressure is high and the tempo is up. The slower pace is to benefit our Defense and shorten the game.

Last night during the game, they said Fisher grades Mond at about 90% correct in his reads. So, if Fisher is telling the media that, and telling the team that, it would seem that either Fisher knows the plays and reads or you do.

Something to think about.

leardriver said:

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I'm disappointed that Calzada (or anyone) has not come on in relief of Mond. Against Power 5 competition, at times, Mond has looked no better than he did in 2017 as a freshman. .Against Clemson and again versus Alabama, Mond was noticeably limping, yet the replacements remained on the sidelines.

Jimbo obviously has a lot invested in his choice of Mond. Otherwise, he would have used a backup for a few plays while Mond took a much needed break... physically and mentally.

Do the other quarterbacks really look so poor in practice that playing one of them for a couple series might jeopardize the game? News flash: We're 4-3 already, tough games ahead, and our bowl prospects are on the table.

Really, though, I'm not complaining about Jimbo. He's the best we could get, and I'm glad he's here. I'm simply surprised that there appear to be so few... if ANY... options at quarterback.

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our qb room this year sucks. Calzada was never a true fish starter type (not super accurate in high school and not a big time runner). Other backups aren't good enough. Jimbo should have brought in a transfer qb to compete.

Hopefully something works out and we can improve at the position.

Passing efficiency--not in the top 50
Passing TD's--tied for 33rd
Passing yards--26th
Passing yards per game--29th
Completion percentage--not in the top 50
Completions per game--14th
Passing yards per completion--not in the top 50
Yards per pass attempt--not in the top 50

Mond will be here next year. NFL wont take him.

BrotherChad said:

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Mond is our best chance at winning this year. /End

That being said, next year I don't like our chances with him. We will not go 10-2 with him. I think 8-4 during the regular season is his ceiling. He showed that last year with a better OL, and NFL caliber TE, FB, and RB to assist him. I'm not convinced we will have that kind of supporting cast next year.

Thoughts?

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Here's a thought. You should go to coach Fisher's office in the morning on Monday and layout your bold concepts. Then immediately report back on the feedback you get.

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samhoustonag said:

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Mond is a good kid and a good QB. But a "good" QB in the SEC puts you well down in the pack.

He cannot process information quickly enough. Slow release. Poor peripheral vision/field awareness. Many of his sacks could/should be easily avoided if he had better awareness. Last night there was a perfect example, all he had to do was move up in the pocket to avoid the tackler. Instead he was totally unaware and stayed rooted for the sack.

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I have several friends that are Georgia fans, every single one of them last night said they would trade us From for Mond and not think twice about it.

Mond is right up at the top behind Tua and Burrow in the next tier of SEC QBs. The quicker you people accept that fact the better off tou'll Be over the next 14 months. Enjoy it

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I'm curious as to why they would rather have Mond?
I'm surrounded by all kinds of SEC folks, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, South Carolina Tennessee and especially UGA fans and none of them think Mond is anything special. They don't speak poorly of him. They just wouldn't trade their QB for him.

TheWoodsAg said:

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I'm sure the guy who has put numerous QBs in the NFL and has several conference championships as a coordinator and head coach is going to start the guy who gives the team the best chance to win.

I'm assuming that next year it will be the guy who has (by that time) started 35 games and played 3 years as one of the most productive players in the SEC.

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Sherman had tons on NFL experience that didn't translate to college. He had a fetish for JJ while the better quarterback played receiver.

Don't be so naive.

mrfun83 said:

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Perhaps Oklahoma has blazed a new way. Recruit a great surrounding cast and have good/great QB transfers seek you out?

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Never thought about it that way but dang, you may have a point.

Lateralus Ag said:

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For $75MM I am going to hold my assessment until after next year.

But this team looks bad all around. Offense, Special teams, defense (some decent play last especially the secondary). We looked confused and out of position and slow.

We will just have to see. We just look like a bad football team.

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Still pretending our defense is bad