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The JD era at UF needs to end, now.
Posted on 9/20/14 at 11:23 pm
Posted on 9/20/14 at 11:23 pm
It has become painfully obvious that JD is just a below average QB. He hasn't improved at all since '12. This style of offense is for JD and he still can't play in it. If WM is going to hitch his wagon to a below average QB, just turn in the resignation now. Below average QB's aren't the standard at UF.
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Posted on 9/20/14 at 11:34 pm to gatordmb89
I couldn't agree with you more. Watched his postgame and he didn't really take any blame for the loss he would start to say I then change it to we. I understand there were dropped balls and the D played like crap but the o line kept him clean and gave him time and he still couldn't complete a pass. Tebow after the Ole Miss loss looked like his dog died that's how much it meant to him. Driskel on the other hand looked like he wanted to hit the Taco Bell drive thru on the way home.
This post was edited on 9/21/14 at 12:00 am
Posted on 9/20/14 at 11:51 pm to gatordmb89
I felt Driskel played dumb this game. He kept trying to force it down field instead of take the underneath, easy stuff. Maybe he was too hyped to play Bama and wanted the knock out punch. If we can coach him to be more disciplined, he might have a decent year. You really can't underestimate the amount of time it takes to transition into a new offense.
With that said, I do agree I'm ready for Grier or Harris to start. Just don't think this year is the right time for them. There needs to be a true open competition next year though.
With that said, I do agree I'm ready for Grier or Harris to start. Just don't think this year is the right time for them. There needs to be a true open competition next year though.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 12:09 am to BasedGator
I can no longer stand by Driskel. He wasn't entirely to blame for the crapfest we had on the field...he just was too slow pulling the trigger and it hurt us in stopping drives.
We did have a lot of dropped passes that have to stop...where the hell are Fullwood and Dunbar? We had no production passing...so its hard to say what happened to our other guys...but Driskel is too slow pulling the trigger..period.
We need to start grooming someone else. Roper called a bad game and hopefully he can turn it around.
We did have a lot of dropped passes that have to stop...where the hell are Fullwood and Dunbar? We had no production passing...so its hard to say what happened to our other guys...but Driskel is too slow pulling the trigger..period.
We need to start grooming someone else. Roper called a bad game and hopefully he can turn it around.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 12:16 am to reel_gator8
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Roper called a bad game and hopefully he can turn it around.
He called 9 straight runs in between the end of the 2nd Q and middle of the 3rd.
If your QB limits your playcalling, a change has to be considered.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 12:17 am to gatordmb89
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It has become painfully obvious that JD is just a below average QB. He hasn't improved at all since '12. This style of offense is for JD and he still can't play in it. If WM is going to hitch his wagon to a below average QB, just turn in the resignation now. Below average QB's aren't the standard at UF.
Ive been saying this shite for the last year
Posted on 9/21/14 at 12:35 am to boXerrumble
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If your QB limits your playcalling, a change has to be considered.
That sums it up right there. I get the feeling Driskel has always been a practice warrior and turns into cannon fodder when its gametime. For 4 years now I have chalked it up to being a spread style QB playing in a pro-style, bad oline protection, limited QB coaching, WR with the dropsies and having to learn 3 new offenses. While the kid may have all the tools of an elite athlete, he doesn't have that "it" factor to be a SEC quality QB. The offensive line gave him adequate time today to go through his progressions and reads and he either made a bad decision or was to slow to pull the trigger when the play is there and he always overthrows wide open receivers down the field not to mention he doesn't have the best pocket presence. At this point if Roper and Muschamp stay with Driskel, I am just praying he becomes serviceable at this point. I will always pull for the kid because he is a Gator and I hope he makes me eat some crow and goes out there and tears it up from this point forward but right now I just don't see it.
Lets be honest with ourselves here. It would be nice to see Treon get the reigns and let him take his lumps this year so we could have a bright future but Muschamp is not worried about the future and he is not gonna let a true freshman decide his fate. If he did hand the job to Treon and we somehow ripped of a 7-4, 8-3 or 9-2 record (highly unlikely) you would have to give him credit for taking a ballsy approach and actually playing to win.
I will end this rant saying this. Any coaching staff in the country who isn't on the hotseat would of made the QB switch by now.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 12:39 am to gatordmb89
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It has become painfully obvious that JD is just a below average QB. He hasn't improved at all since '12. This style of offense is for JD and he still can't play in it. If WM is going to hitch his wagon to a below average QB, just turn in the resignation now. Below average QB's aren't the standard at UF.
But he still has the same problems as before.
No production at running the ball (Saban had our offense completely stuffed rushing wise).
No protection from the Oline.
Bizarre playcalling that has Driskel throwing over 30 yards right from the git go for no real reason.
This whole game was a mess, and it's not all Driskel's fault. There was some horrendous (and I mean horrendous) drops where if you throw the ball absolutely perfect and they fail to come down with it on third and long...
Well that can make you hesitate down the line because you try to adjust later. You don't trust their reflexes, so you have to make extra sure that they're ready to get the ball.
It's easy to blame Driskel, but our entire team is absolutely broken. The entire coaching staff (save Roper) needs to be removed and we need to rebuild from scratch.
Muschamp is the guy to blame, period.
Driskel didn't give up 641 yards of offense.
Let's get a different, more applicable whipping boy.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 12:40 am to olemc999
I have a funny feeling if Driskel is benched, the UF media will rip Muschamp a new one...
Posted on 9/21/14 at 12:42 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
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Bizarre playcalling that has Driskel throwing over 30 yards right from the git go for no real reason.
He overthrew DRob who beat the CB and safety.
Should've been a TD...
Posted on 9/21/14 at 12:45 am to boXerrumble
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I have a funny feeling if Driskel is benched, the UF media will rip Muschamp a new one...
you know it
Posted on 9/21/14 at 12:46 am to boXerrumble
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He overthrew DRob who beat the CB and safety.
Should've been a TD...
Everyone overthrows -- we just pay way more attention to Driskel because every time something bad happens he's an easy out.
We don't need to throw deep fricking balls if we can never connect on them. The short routes were there all game long. Tell him to put priority on those.
If Muschamp gets burned by a long throw, he tries to emulate it and get one of his own. The guy has no gameplan, no creativity, nothing.
Short passes first.
Bombs later.
The whole point of our offense is to spread the ball out, yet we played more vertical than we did horizontal and once again it bit us in the arse.
That's the only reason Kentucky was even in the game -- because instead of say 2nd and 6 (which can be a pass or a run) it's 2nd and 10 because we blow a long bomb, they're statistically less likely to work. Something like 1/10, unless they're playing against our secondary, of course.
This post was edited on 9/21/14 at 12:48 am
Posted on 9/21/14 at 12:48 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
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Well that can make you hesitate down the line because you try to adjust later. You don't trust their reflexes, so you have to make extra sure that they're ready to get the ball.
I do agree with this, I think it is always in the back of his mind that his receivers are gonna drop his pass if he doesn't throw it perfectly and he tries to do to much and just doesn't settle down and play the game.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 12:49 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Dude, Driskel couldn't hit the broad side of a barn today. Short, Intermediate, Long, didn't matter.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 1:21 am to gatordmb89
JD was awful tonight and realistically will never amount to much, but I'm not going to pull the plug on him in favor of a true freshman after a rough game on the road against the #2 team in the country.
And it's not like he was sole reason we lost tonight. We were outclassed at every position. Had it not been for those few lucky breaks we caught early, we would have lost by 50. The secondary is hot shite outside of VH3. The pass rush was nonexistent. Our O-line sucks balls. The WRs are overrated and can't catch. Our RBs are a positive, but sadly we can't block for them.
Enough scapegoats. The WM era should have ended after last season, and every game he coaches this program is simply wasted effort. We're staring at another season where we'll be fighting for bowl eligibility. Is that what we want?
And it's not like he was sole reason we lost tonight. We were outclassed at every position. Had it not been for those few lucky breaks we caught early, we would have lost by 50. The secondary is hot shite outside of VH3. The pass rush was nonexistent. Our O-line sucks balls. The WRs are overrated and can't catch. Our RBs are a positive, but sadly we can't block for them.
Enough scapegoats. The WM era should have ended after last season, and every game he coaches this program is simply wasted effort. We're staring at another season where we'll be fighting for bowl eligibility. Is that what we want?
This post was edited on 9/21/14 at 1:27 am
Posted on 9/21/14 at 1:26 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
StrawsDrawnAtRandom is working overtime sticking up for Driskel. JD was forcing it downfield and not taking the easy stuff. You really think Roper was telling him to force it into double coverage no matter what?
Everyone might overthrow, but Driskel overthrows 90% of the time. He still can't throw well with anticipation.
I still think he can be good enough for us, but he has to play within his limitation and stop trying to play hero ball.
Everyone might overthrow, but Driskel overthrows 90% of the time. He still can't throw well with anticipation.
I still think he can be good enough for us, but he has to play within his limitation and stop trying to play hero ball.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:25 am to gatordmb89
9/28 93 Yards 1 TD 2 INT
Enough said.
Enough said.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:55 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
The OL is actually one of the positives this year. I couldn't disagree more. JD had plenty of time to get WR's the ball. Every QB is gonna get hit and sacked every now and then.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:57 am to gatordmb89
He threw 28 passes and including the 3 drops, about 5 of them were actually good throws.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 9:00 am to GatorsGators
I'm convinced that most of UF's shortcomings are directly correlated to JD. Looking at '12, he was still pedestrian, that D carried us all yr and might have been our best ever. If UF had an average-above average QB, that's probably a NC team.
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