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re: Which Florida football players are you most excited about this year?

Posted on 5/25/14 at 10:39 am to
Posted by boXerrumble
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 5/25/14 at 10:39 am to
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Somehow UF fans have fixated on blaming JD when it wasnt always his fault.


No, but he made quite a few key mistakes. He missed tons of wide open WRs in that game, and his pocket awareness was absolutely terrible.

I'm not blaming that game all on Driskel (his supporting cast was herp and derping around the entire game). Also, Pease's playcalling was a little questionable as well, especially once UF got into the redzone.

But Driskel was responsible for his 2 costly INTs, and both were in the redzone.

But yes you are right, UF dominated Miami physically that day. Just not on the scoreboard.
Posted by StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Member since Sep 2013
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Posted on 5/27/14 at 8:50 am to
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But Driskel was responsible for his 2 costly INTs, and both were in the redzone.


When dishing out responsibility you really do have to look further than "he stared x down", "he threw into traffic for y".

You have to look at other factors.

Is he a dropback quarterback? No. What style did we run at that time? (Pro, which necessitates a dropback quarterback.)

Did he ever have adequate time to pass? No. That's the O-Line.

Was he told that he ought to scramble to get out of trouble, or seek the pass first? I think by inference alone we can state that the coaching staff told him to throw first, scramble as a last option. Which is his strongest attribute.

Were his receivers motivated? Good? Running the correct routes?

No, no and no.

Was there any running game at all?

No.

I sincerely have to wonder how you can shoulder two interceptions on bad throws when: There is no running game, we have a system quarterback out of his system, there is no offensive line, there's a lack of creation playcalling wise, there are no good receivers even on the field or if they are, they don't feel like helping Driskel out and finally: The fanbase doesn't support the quarterback.

I don't blame Driskel for shite last year, he did what he could while being told to suppress his nature and having -no- support from anyone on the field or off.

Kid's okay in my book, and will be just fine if he's allowed to move around the field and not asked to be Tom Brady.
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