re: Feleipe Franks' Pass Breakdown, and how he can improve.

See my post

Pass selection through UT game:

Short Passes: 25 - 27 (92%)
Intermediate Passes: 6 - 31 (19%)
Deep Passes: 5 - 10 (50%)

61% of the passes are Intermediate/Deep. (27% of passes are completed at this range.)

He’s gonna say the girl in his avi is his gf.

Just to spite you.

Well is she?

Yes, she's my girlfriend. Now I can't spite Finch.

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To others who want the information and not the banter:

Franks is extremely accurate, way above average, in his short passes.

He is in the 100s in the intermediate to deep range.

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Franks is behind in his reads. That is why he has bad intermediate routes. Those throws typically require a QB to see it open up before it does. It is an improvement over last year were he never saw it. Hopefully he can continue to improve.

There have been a lot of drops on intermediate routes. The WR and TE needs to clean that up.

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The Kentucky game was where there were drops on both sides of the ball, as well as CSU. The ones in CSU were kind of wishy washy because the throw out of the backfield to Scarlett needed a lot more air under it.

The one against I think it was Lewis was more because the CSU player was literally tackling him before the ball got there -- so I didn't fault us for that incompletion.





But I mean, this has been happening in every game we've played so far and even a lot last year. Not sure why Florida gets so few pass interference penalties when defensive backs literally tackle our players before the ball is even close.

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I am much happier with his play overall with getting out of negative plays by throwing it away or running when things are not there.

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He's getting better at this as the weeks go on, his reading speed is very slow, though, and it causes him to throw it away rather than scramble for a few yards. There have been tons of times where the OL parted and he cold have just ran up the field for 6 - 10 yards instead of throwing it away/being sacked.

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Only 2 INTs in 4 games that is less than the FSU game last year.

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There were a lot of defenders dropping his passes in the Kentucky game (as evidenced before). However, we've also had very easy games these last two weeks, especially against Tennessee.

Hopefully, as I said: He will continue to use this year as a way to get comfortable in the pocket and make the shorter passes. I understand fans are a bit restless and want our vertical game, but I don't think Franks is anywhere close to being near 50% of his downfield passes, regardless of drops it wouldn't make up enough to have even 30% (which is closer to the average).

Checkdowns and simple passing patterns/reads will help him get accustomed to the game.

Oh, and don't let him run anymore. He almost died last weekend.

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So you don’t trust Mullins evaluation of the QBs ?

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I trust man's ego will hold him back from changing his mind. This isn't new to Mullen. Remember Tyler Russell when the entire world knew Dak Prescott was better and it took him getting a concussion before Mullen would change his mind?

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Who should start over Franks and why ?

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It entirely depends on what our expectations are this year. Trask is undeniably a better passer theoretically. In the small gametime experience he's had, he's protected the ball and made some very tight passes, the third and long when it mattered. (Our third and long numbers are awful).

For Jones, he offers, I believe, a more consistent play at running the ball but we're obviously not going to try the AUburn run 80% but use spread elements.

In the end, I don't expect anyone else to start, even though I think both choices offer something better than what Franks does talent wise. Trask throws better, Jones is more agile and more of an athlete.

It's way too late to change QBs at this point, but it doesn't change the fact that Franks is the last weak link on the team. You literally can't complain about any other position last two months than the one hitting 50% and stalling drives.

And who cares if Franks transfers? He's not going to beat out either of the Jones' in 2020, so him transferring one year earlier doesn't do anything.

Franks, until he proves it, does not have a future at QB. Look at NFL QBs and see how many keep their jobs with 47% of their passes completed. Worst of all we've only played an FCS, a team who lost to an FCS, the second worst team in the SEC and Kentucky.

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undeniably

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theoretically.

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I was laughing at the “undeniably better theoretically” phrasing

No worries my man

Watch your mouth about my quarterbacks though