Marcel Reed catching some strays from an unnamed SEC defensive coordinator:

"He still thinks he's a true quarterback, and we want him to, like, keep thinking that way."

Are these fair comments?

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— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) August 12, 2026

Guess someone is anonymously afraid…

purplehayes said:

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Why get bent out of shape about what some anonymous dc says?

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Op makes a thread anytime anyone says anything

He spams this board more than the resident sips

What exactly is a "true quarterback?"

The last part of what the DC said is the most frustrating part

Sounds accurate.

Those comments should never be taken seriously if they're about a QB with Reed's numbers. That's just pure BS. Do they deride Beck for the poor numbers he put up against us in the same gale? The critiques of Reed use very selective reasoning.

Why on earth would any SEC DC, in the middle of fall camp, be thinking about, discussing or even acknowledging any player besides the unit he's trying to prepare for the upcoming season? Good lord.

Sterling82 said:

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Those comments should never be taken seriously if they're about a QB with Reed's numbers. That's just pure BS. Do they deride Beck for the poor numbers he put up against us in the same gale? The critiques of Reed use very selective reasoning.

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Passing TDs
Beck 1
Reed 0
INTs
Beck 0
Reed 2

Yes. One game is all that matters

"Things that were made up for social media for $500 Alex."

They don't want him running the ball, that's all this is

vander54 said:

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Yes. One game is all that matters

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That was the game he specifically mentioned when defending Reed

I think we all want Reed to do well. We all want the Ags to win big in the SEC and get another playoff appearance.

Unfortunately data points do not indicate he will in meaningful games. Acknowledging a data set that has a few outliers is not a crime.

Actually I put a lot of his failures on the most overrated OC in football. Thank god he done.

AgDad121619 said:

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Blonde Coffee Beans said:

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Sterling82 said:

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Those comments should never be taken seriously if they're about a QB with Reed's numbers. That's just pure BS. Do they deride Beck for the poor numbers he put up against us in the same gale? The critiques of Reed use very selective reasoning.

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Passing TDs
Beck 1
Reed 0
INTs
Beck 0
Reed 2

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Beck 14-20 103 yards
Reed 25-39 237 yards

Becks TD pass is generous application of the word pass as it was closer to a hand off than real pass.

And Reed has zero run support. You can argue that Reed played poorly with his interceptions but trying argue that Beck was better and the difference maker in the game is foolish and more a reflection of your illogical need to pin the last two game losses all on Reed.

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The same guy that threw an interception in the endzone?
Whatever you say. Pal.

Blonde Coffee Beans said:

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vander54 said:

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Yes. One game is all that matters

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That was the game he specifically mentioned when defending Reed

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Good point. I misread but you cherry picked stats to make your argument look good.

vander54 said:

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Blonde Coffee Beans said:

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vander54 said:

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Yes. One game is all that matters

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That was the game he specifically mentioned when defending Reed

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Good point. I misread but you cherry picked stats to make your argument look good.

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Yeah, clearly...

Cool

To be honest I don't believe any of these "a SEC coach said" articles. I coached, family members of mine coached, and many of my friends coached,. I cannot see any of them telling a reporter or podcaster anything about another teams player. if an SEC coach has the time or the lack of character to spill his guts to a podcaster or reporter about another teams player he probably shouldn't be coaching at that level. Oh, and by the way, unless this coach was the DC at Texas who got fired Marcel beat him.

JJxvi said:

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What exactly is a "true quarterback?"

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One that can throw a deep ball that is caught by a member of his own team.

Reed is small and inaccurate.

Can't do much about the size (although having a OC who doesn't prefer a bulldozer back there might help). Hopefully he spent the offseason grinding on things that will help with the accuracy.

Kid is a good QB for us and will put up decent numbers. But he hasn't shown that he's a great QB

CoachLB said:

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To be honest I don't believe any of these "a SEC coach said" articles. I coached, family members of mine coached, and many of my friends coached,. I cannot see any of them telling a reporter or podcaster anything about another teams player. if an SEC coach has the time or the lack of character to spill his guts to a podcaster or reporter about another teams player he probably shouldn't be coaching at that level. Oh, and by the way, unless this coach was the DC at Texas who got fired Marcel beat him.

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They do these anonymous coach comments articles every year. I assume they collect all the quotes during the offseason and hold them for the articles in august.

Reed would be a superstar at Blinn

I am just saying a coach may say this in a coaches meeting but it would shock me if they would get a call from a reporter and talk about another teams player. Can you see Elko doing this?

That anonymous SEC defensive coordinator's comments were fair.

Anonymous DC aka Elko….

vander54 said:

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Yes. One game is all that matters

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Yeah, that one did.