pilgrim82 said:

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I know he played before a lot of y'all's time, but Mike Jay was a pretty tough guy, too. He took a lot of big hits holding the ball until the last second in the wishbone. And he's a Marine!

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I agree, Mike Jay.

Bucky
McGee
Hargett
Manziel
Shipman
Jay

William_C_G said:

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Most people rank Bucky over McGee, but don't articulate why. I think Ags remember Bucky more fondly because he had better talent around him and the Ags won the vast majority of his games. I'd rank them as follows:
1. McGee & Bucky (tie)
3. David Walker
4. Mike Jay
5. Manziel (very tough for his size, but he would have had several injuries if he was the QB in the running offenses for which the first four played)
6. Mond

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I think with Bucky Part of it was his enjoyment of contact. One of my last memories of him playing were at tailback instead of quarterback. Thats just the type of guy he seemed to be on the field.

Hargett, McGee, Richardson

McGee

Bucky.... easily....

Dylan....Dylan...Dylan

Cause I spit hot fire

Seamaster said:

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McGee...

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Reminds me of how much frannie SUCKED.

Stephen McGee, Tannehill, Stephen MCGee

Jerrod Johnson

Bucky
McGee
Johnny
Mond

fla_agfan said:

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Seamaster said:

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McGee...

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Reminds me of how much frannie SUCKED.

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Thanks for posting. I was there. Sip fans got up and left after that McGee TD. When football was football not all spread junk.

I'm a Johnny fan, but how does running down a player make him tough?

Bucky
McGee
Reggie

rfvgy12 said:

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Bucky
McGee
Reggie

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"Reggie" McNeal?!? Not doubting his character, but he gave up and went down too easy too many times to be included in a toughness debate.

Edd Hargett
Bucky Richardson
Steve McGee

Gramercy Riffs said:

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Knight won't make everyone's top 3, but he deserves honorable mention.

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We're talking about Aggie QBs, bro.

Anyone who puts Manziel over Tannehill obviously has not been alive that long.

pilgrim82 said:

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rfvgy12 said:

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Bucky
McGee
Reggie

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"Reggie" McNeal?!? Not doubting his character, but he gave up and went down too easy too many times to be included in a toughness debate.

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Reggie McNeal is the most wasted talent in aggie history. That guy could have been amazing. Don't feel like he was the toughest quarterback but man he could have been great.

pilgrim82 said:

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rfvgy12 said:

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Bucky
McGee
Reggie

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"Reggie" McNeal?!? Not doubting his character, but he gave up and went down too easy too many times to be included in a toughness debate.

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Reggie McNeal is the most wasted talent in aggie history. That guy could have been amazing. Don't feel like he was the toughest quarterback but man he could have been great.

Reggie was Johnny before Johnny was Johnny. He ran a crap offense and took a lot of punishment like McGee

McGee
Bucky
Mond

Detmersdislocatedshoulder said:

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pilgrim82 said:

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rfvgy12 said:

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Bucky
McGee
Reggie

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"Reggie" McNeal?!? Not doubting his character, but he gave up and went down too easy too many times to be included in a toughness debate.

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Reggie McNeal is the most wasted talent in aggie history. That guy could have been amazing. Don't feel like he was the toughest quarterback but man he could have been great.

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I agree he was supertalented, and again, not casting any shadow on his character. However, Johnny escaped so many plays that were seemingly similar to plays where Reggie just seemed to lay down.

"Reggie was Johnny before Johnny was Johnny?!?" WTHF?!? Think Reggie could ever make that play in 2012 at Alabama inside the 20, getting trapped, fumbling/recovering, scrambling left, squaring his shoulders and throwing a strike against his body to Ryan Swope for a TD? Johnny made more electric plays in two years than Reggie did in 3.5+. Again, nothing against Reggie, but the bodies of work don't compare.

Kellen Mond might be the right answer dude takes a beating

Name one prior qb that could take that punishment

runontexas said:

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Name one prior qb that could take that punishment

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how can you ask that question on page 3?

In my lifetime that I saw play...Bucky, McGee, and Johnny

Honorable mention: Tannehill, Knight, McCown

My case for each...

Bucky- winner and IMO the quintessential Aggie FB player. He was a hard nosed, gritty RB playing QB

McGee- dude could take a lickin and keep on tickin. He was relentless. The '05 OU and tu games stand out to me. He stepped in as a fish when Reggie tapped out and gave us all hope for the future. The '06 season had a lot of good moments and that team was all blood and guts, led by McGee. I was at the '07 game v Nebraska in Lincoln and watched him get pounded on by their defense and just kept getting up time and time again. Great win that day.

Johnny- most competitive QB to ever wear the maroon and white. He was tough af physically. Different type runner than Bucky or McGee but he carried the load for the team and willed us to victory many times based on physical toughness. His mental toughness alone gets him in the top 3 for me

spherical said:

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runontexas said:

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Name one prior qb that could take that punishment

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how can you ask that question on page 3?

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Sorry but none of those QBs would be sitting upright after the hits Mond has taken.

La Bamba said:

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MD1993 said:

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Bucky
McGee



Manziel

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Right three wrong order.

Manziel
Bucky
Magee

Neither Bucky nor Magee ever dealt with SEC level/quality defenses.

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He had them listed in the right order.

Ill give you five or six and in no specific order...


Bucky
JFF
Granger
McGee
Mond
Murray (Kevin)
Pavlas
Stump


OK, there are eight. You could put this group on defense and you would have some hitters on the field.


What about Johnny Holland? Recruited as a QB and played LB for three years. The guy played like a Sherman Tank. What a player.

Bucky- winner and IMO the quintessential Aggie FB player. He was a hard nosed, gritty RB playing QB

Not really; he was a LB, playing RB who every once in awhile played QB. He didnt take any crap on the field.

Detmersdislocatedshoulder said:

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William_C_G said:

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Most people rank Bucky over McGee, but don't articulate why. I think Ags remember Bucky more fondly because he had better talent around him and the Ags won the vast majority of his games. I'd rank them as follows:
1. McGee & Bucky (tie)
3. David Walker
4. Mike Jay
5. Manziel (very tough for his size, but he would have had several injuries if he was the QB in the running offenses for which the first four played)
6. Mond

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I think with Bucky Part of it was his enjoyment of contact. One of my last memories of him playing were at tailback instead of quarterback. Thats just the type of guy he seemed to be on the field.

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Agreed I loved watching Bucky dish it out as well as McGee. Both played tough as nails and took the fight to the defense.

Of the qb's I was able to watch in person
, Edd Hargett
S McGee
Bucky R

Very gritty players.

Pavlas? C'mon, man. He threw a pretty ball but tough?