re: Feleipe Franks is going to be a Top 10 NFL Draft Pick

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So, since the last time he had to???

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No, he didn't do it when he had to. There were tons of drives wasted by poor decision making (old and new Franks) and terrible passes (old and new Franks).

I doubt we would even be having this conversation if Kentucky caught 2 or 3 of the 6 balls Franks put directly into their hands.

As to the second part: You guys have to stop acting like we're kicking your dog when we say Franks needs more time to develop and step up.

The entire team is stepping up around him with catching for him, running hard and turning the ball over. He is the only piece to the team that seems to underperform almost every game.

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I doubt we would even be having this conversation if

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If
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IF CeCe is in the KY game, Or IF our DL could make tackles, their QB wouldnt have been able to scramble around, slip tackles and throw 20 plus yard td's to wide open wrs.
IF Reese is in the game, their RB wouldnt have ran up our arse for 4 qtrs.
IF a good fg was called good. It changes the game.
IF JS catches the pass out of the backfield that hit him in both hands its a first down.

Isnt this fun? We can IF shite to death all day long. It is what it is.

nm


jeez

You won’t change my mind on this Straws

Franks is SO much better than last year, it’s mind blowing. No, he’s not perfect. Yes, he will struggle at times this year. But to ignore his progress is silly.

His completion percentage would be closer to 60% if he didn’t have 2-3 drops per game.

Maybe there shouldn’t be any blame for anybody right now.

The team is scoring 41 points per game. EVERYBODY is doing their jobs better, regardless of competition. I don’t care about his “dropped could’ve been interceptions”, I care about scoring points and winning games. So far, Franks has given us a better opportunity to score points and win games than he did at any point last year. He’s not great, but he has been distinctively better than last year, and we’re getting the best quarterback play we’ve seen since Tebow left.

He has the rest of this season and another two years to grow into this offense. He is going to be fine. Mullen is working absolute wonders. Let’s relax on the hate schtick. He has looked like a completely different guy than what we saw a year ago. If this was his first season starting, we would be fired up about the future. We’re 4 games into the Mullen offense. Franks leads the SEC in touchdown passes 1/3 of the way through the season. He’s on pace for THIRTY SIX TD PASSES. That is an INSANELY good job by Mullen and Franks. I don’t care about the running backs, the wide receivers, the OL, anything. I care that Franks has progressed to the point that he can throw multiple TD passes in every game we’ve played this season.

IMO,It's time to call a truce on the Frank's argument.

At the end of the day, we are all Gators and want the team to succeed. We are 3-1 with some big games coming. One player isn't going to win or lose those games. Lets just all be Gators and support the team, coaches and be loyal fans for a while.

in all kinds of weather, we'll all stick together for F-L-O-R-I-D-A

go Gators!

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CHSU, an FCS.
Kentucky, a decent team (and he threw horribly and had, potentially six picks)
Colorado State, a team who lost to an FCS.
Tennessee, the worst team in the East.

Like we have had a comically easy schedule and the turnovers have been completely in our favor. Of course he's going to have an outrageously good touchdown to interception ratio.

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I don’t care about “potential interceptions”. Those don’t count. I could say that he has had 10 drops at least this season, which is probably accurate, and his completion percentage would be ~60%. Then there’s literally no complaint in any facet of his game. We can’t just pick and choose “well he had 6 potential picks” and ignore he’s had a ton of drops. They all balance out. And at the end of the day his numbers are what they are. Let’s only deal with the actual numbers and stop with the “could’ve had, should’ve had” type arguments for or against him.

He needs to make decisions quicker, yes. That comes with comfort in the offense and with comfort in what opposing defenses are doing. Last year, it didn’t matter how bad the teams we played were, Franks threw for 9 TDs all season long. And had, what, 8 picks? It was not a foregone conclusion that he would have an outrageously good TD to INT ratio, or that he’d be tied for the lead in the league in touchdown passes. He had done nothing to prove he could do that. If we were told Franks would be tied for the lead in the sec in TD passes 1/3 of the way through the season, even the pumpiest of the pumpers would have said you’re crazy.

What’s happening here is we as fans are moving the goal posts. We are able to do this because Franks has played so beyond our expectations to this point. We’re so used to bad QB play, that when we see improved QB play, we think our eyes are deceiving us and we nitpick him because we’ve been conditioned to complain about QB play for so long. He’s not perfect. He needs to make quicker reads. I don’t know yet if I trust him. But he’s proving he IS coachable. He’s proving he has the talent to be an SEC quarterback. He’s proving that there may not be a better quarterback coach in the entire country than Dan Mullen.

I am unbelievably excited to see his continued progression under Coach Mullen. What we’ve seen is through 4 games. He’s basically a true freshman in Mullen’s system. Just wait until hes another year more comfortable in Mullen’s offense and with opposing defenses. The games will slow down, the reads will be quicker, and we will see him develop into a top NFL prospect. That’s what we’re witnessing the beginning of.

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This system is protecting him, but he's pretty much the same guy as last year, just the team around him is better.

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Why is everybody else better, except for him? I think you’re right that the system is protecting him, but that is by design to help him execute the gameplan to the best of his ability. What coach doesn’t protect a young quarterback and try to put them in the best positions to be successful? It’s a sign we’re well coached and that he’s executing what he’s being asked to do. That’s lightyears better than last year, when we weren’t well coached and Franks could barely execute a handoff.

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Do you think he keeps his stats up vs. LSU, UGA and MSST?

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I have no idea. I don’t know if he’ll throw for 3 touchdowns a game against those teams, but how many quarterbacks in the country would? I’d venture to guess not many. I’d also guess they haven’t given up 3 TD passes in a game to any QB all year. That’s another example of moving the goalposts. We’re able to have the conversation “will Franks keep throwing for 3 TD passes per game” and we are 1/3 of the way through the season. That’s unbelievable improvement over last year. I’m excited about our coaches and I’m excited about our quarterback. If he continues to be put in positions to be successful by the staff, he will have an opportunity to keep this up. The competition is tougher, but we’re getting better. Franks is going to be absolutely fine. And he will be an early NFL draft pick. I will die on this hill with Franks