I love u bro, but I’m not an emotional poster. I said what I said & I meant what I said. TVD has 6 outstanding games under his belt to end the season in 2021. He was cooking those 6 games; but, TVD has played in more than 6 games.
So let’s examine 9-7 TVD. (Again, I’m not including the games post injury which he sustained against Duke)
-Last 6 games to end the 2021 season? 5-1. All other games? 4-6.
-TVD has 4,668 yrds in 16 games. That looks great, except, 47% of that production came within, u guessed it, 6 games.
-TVD has 35 TDs in 16 games. Again, looks great; except, 57% of that production came within, wouldn’t u know it, 6 games.
So let’s discuss why TVD is 4-6 in those other games:
Sure, the low hanging fruit would be blaming Diaz or Gattis, except the reason y we weren’t 7-0 to end the season in 2021? B/c Tyler was a turnover machine against both UNC & a 3-win at the time FSU. Yes, it’s true we remember the 4th & 14 against FSU, but we forget the hole we dug for ourselves w/ TVDs ints.
OK, let’s Ffwd to 2022; everyone saw despite how chitty Gattis was calling plays, TVD was missing easy like Sunday morning throws. So Gattis changed up his philosophy & allowed TVD to start toting the rock. TVD threw the ball some 176 times during a 4 game stretch. By comparison, the most passes TVD had during any 4 game stretch under Lashlee was 163 times.
Now I know, not all passes are created equal, right? Except his career high in yards came under Gattis, ironically. Never mind all of that, let’s talk MTSU, u know the home game against a G5 opponent?
Who spotted MTSU an immediate lead? That would be TVD.
Who was boo’d out of the bldg & had to be replaced by a guy who’s stinking up Mizzou’s practice field? That would be TVD.
While TVD was absolutely dazzling those last 6 games to end the season in 2021, the fact is in those other 10, he’s a 247 ypg w 15 TDs / 8 int QB or 2:1 ratio.
So, let me be very clear…with all these shenanigans, whether it was meant to be leaked or not, now it’s out there. There’s no more Diaz excuses, there’s no more Gattis excuses. TVD has an OC that took the 35th rated QB coming out & put up #’s I hope he balls out, but as I said, none of this chit happens if that QB room was stacked; I’m not saying TVD don’t ask for 4 more $$, but our susceptibility to it.
And just remember, TVD wasn’t “hurt” until Week 7, which is y I’m not holding those other two games afterwards against him.
