(09-09-2019 06:20 PM)southpaw1 Wrote:  

(09-09-2019 05:33 PM)WiseMan Wrote:  

(09-09-2019 05:20 PM)Old Tiger Wrote:  I have been watching with some interest in the almost constant criticism of Brady White with most posters comparing him poorly to Riley Ferguson. Some posters seem to think that there is some disparity between the receiving group Riley had vs. what Brady has and the only difference here, to me, it that Riley had Anthony Miller, who is probably the best receiver in our history with the possible exception of Isaac Bruce. Throw the ball anywhere near Miller it is caught about 90% of the time.

These stats may have been posted earlier but I did not see a major difference in the two for their 1st years. Remains to be seen in the second year but I expect Brady to be much improved since he is fully recovered this year, in better shape, and, in my opinion, the smarter of the two quarterbacks (currently, working on his second masters). Here the numbers and I vote we stick with him.

Brady White Riley Ferguson
2018 2016
Attempts 392 Attempts 443
Completions 246 Completions 280
Total Yards 3296 Total Yards 3698
% Completed 62.8% % Completed 63.2%
Yards per Completion 8.4 Yards per Completion 8.3
Touchdowns 26 Touchdowns 32
Interceptions 9 Interceptions 10
Quarterback Rating 150.7 Quarterback Rating 152.7


2019 (2 Games) 2017
Attempts 52 Attempts 474
Completions 40 Completions 299
% Completed 76.9% % Completed 63.1%
Yards per Completion 9.8 Yards per Completion 9.0
Touchdowns 2 Touchdowns 38
Interceptions 1 Interceptions 9
Quarterback Rating 168 Quarterback Rating 161.2

Good post but don’t say ‘possible” exception of Issac Bruce who should be in NFL HOF. I love Miller but Bruce best Tiger receiver ever hands down. Did you see him play at Memphis in a run system? M

18,000 plus receiving yards in NFL before passing systems became the norm.

If the 1993 team ran the offense we run today we would have gone 11-0. We had some terrible losses that year. We had some great offensive weapons:

QB - Steve Matthews
RB - Larry Porter
RB - Marcus Holliday
WR - Isaac Bruce
WR - Mac Cody

We beat miss. state and ole miss that year and lost to tulsa and cincy and louisana lafayette.

I'd put Matthews up against any QB in Tiger history. That dude had a cannon for an arm.

Are you thinking of the 1992 team; we lost the 5 games by a combined 17 points?

Yes Bruce played in a passing offense with the Rams but it was unique then and not as pass happy as the NFL is now.