...regarding Mettenberger's commitment to play QB at LSU. He is apparently enrolling for next semester, so I believe he can participate in bowl practices, in addition to spring drills.
On to the tweet... Really? First of all, Metts doesn't run. So, his game isn't multi-dimensional like Newton's. Having said that, to have the impact at LSU that Newton has had at Auburn would mean he'd essentially have to make the numbers put up by Mallet and Murray this year look like season totals for high school JV quarterbacks. I don't see that happening.
Calling Mettenberger the next Newton is doing so after one spring game and a season at Butler Community College. Sure, Newton impressed at Blinn before coming to Auburn. But, again, Newton is multi-dimensional and a perfect prototype for a Malzahn offense. I just think it is premature to call a non-running QB on a low-scoring team who has never played in a D-I game a player who will have the same impact as Cam Newton.
Again, the hate on Aaron Murray. Already getting surpassed in love by the SEC media types for a guy who hasn't even taken a snap yet. You'd think they'd learn their lesson from the John Brantley talk.
Meanwhile, this does set up an interesting scenario in the SEC moving forward. Mettenberger will be a red-shirt sophomore next season, just like Murray. So, they will have three years in which they are compared to each other on opposing sides of the conference (assuming they stay that long). Even more interesting, UGA begins playing LSU again in 2013. That would mean Metts gets a shot at UGA in his senior year (assuming he stays that long).
Got to love people who make like 30 "Mark it Down" predictions a year. Then one out of 30 come true and they go ape sh#T. TOLD YOU SO!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat guy is a d bag. Mark it down