With some of Jake Fromm’s struggles, throughout the last three seasons, did Georgia football make the right call keeping him the starter?
We have all heard it before.
Should the Georgia football coaches have given the starting job back to Jacob Eason? Did Georgia make the right call letting Fields go to Ohio State? Well, I will present the facts, and you can see how you feel.
Ok, let’s start things off with a straight-up comparison.
In seven games, Jake Fromm has completed 123 of 174 pass attempts for 1406 yards, nine touchdowns, and three interceptions.
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Fromm has completed 70.7% of his passing attempts for an average of 8.1 yards per attempt, and he has a quarterback rating of 152.18.
In seven games, Justin Fields has completed 116 of 164 pass attempts for 1492 yards, 22 touchdowns, and one interception.
Fields have completed 70.7% of his passing attempts for an average of 9.1 yards per attempt, and he has a quarterback rating of 190.20.
In eight games, Jacob Eason has completed 157 of 223 pass attempts for 1981 yards, 16 touchdowns, and three interceptions. Eason has completed 67.4% of his passing attempts for an average of 8.5 yards per attempt, and he has a quarterback rating of 158.88.
There was a big deal made after Georgia lost to South Carolina that Fromm has never won when attempting 30 or my passes. This excuse was an attempt to point out that Fromm can not shoulder the full load of the offense.
However, Fromm is not the only quarterback that struggles when passing at a high volume.
When passing 30 times or more Fromm is 0-5, Jacob Eason is 1-3, and Justin Fields has never attempted 30 passes in a game.
Let’s compare the three when it comes to third-down conversions.
Jake Fromm has thrown 45 passes and completed 27 (60%), for 397 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception on third down.
Justin Fields has thrown 26 passes and completed 18 (64.3), for 263 yards, three touchdowns, and 0 interceptions on third down.
Jacob Eason has thrown 54 passes and completed 31 (57.4%), for 418 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception on third down.
Now, let’s take a look at how each performs in the fourth quarter.
Jake Fromm has thrown 35 passes and completed 21 (60%), for 260 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception.
Justin Fields has thrown 10 passes and completed eight (80%), for 45 yards, one touchdown, and zero interceptions.
Jacob Eason has thrown 46 passes and completed 29 (63%), for 374 yards, one touchdown, and one inception.
This would not be a fair comparison if we did not compare rushing yards.
Jake Fromm has rushed17 times for 25 yards, an average of 1.47 yards per carry, and zero touchdowns.
Justin Fields has rushed 63 times for 291 yards, and an average of 4.62 yards per carry, and eight touchdowns.
Jacob Eason has rushed 24 times for -15 yards, an average of -0.63 yards per carry, and zero touchdowns.
All three quarterbacks are playing really good ball right now. There really isn’t that much separating them other than the rushing of Fields. It also says a lot that Fields is performing just as well as Fromm and Eason, seeing as he is a first-time starter, and the other two have started before.
I believe that Jake Fromm is the best fit for Georgia’s offense as Kirby Smart expects his quarterback to make his own reads at the line of scrimmage, line up the offense correctly, and make any audibles that need to be called.
That said, I am starting to believe that Fields is the most talented quarterback in this group. As a first time starter, he is showing that his ceiling may be higher than that of Fromm or Eason. Only time will tell.
In conclusion, Jake Fromm is more than capable of being the Dawgs starting quarterback, without taking anything away from Eason or Fields.
Georgia made the right decision in sticking with him. In Georgia’s offense, they need a quarterback that is another coach on the field and someone that will protect the ball. That is Fromm in spades.