re: Reel...(and reflections)

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He was having Driskel throw deep early in the game to strike fear in the defense. Problem is, several times the WR was open and he missed. If he hits on a FEW of those, it cleans up the box and now you are playing against 7 in the box instead of 8-9 for the rest of the game('s). He stopped throwing deep with Driskel late in games because it was essentially throwing away downs for no reason.

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Yeah, I just don't think that style works at all. Like I said: In the beginning of the game your chances of getting beat deep are slim. You have to rely on their team being slow because in the beginning of the game they almost always play two deep, period.

One on one -- you got a better chance of completion.

One on one + safety help -- you have almost no shot at completing.

Especially in the beginning of the game.

And people miss WRs all the time, I'm going to repeat myself: I think most people are just looking for faults with Driskel from the onset, so everything he does is meticulously picked apart.

But, people miss receivers all the time, wide open. I hear that remark at least once a game -- and it's way easier to see the field from above than it is from behind the line.

People throw interceptions -- bad ones.

People make bad throws -- even when they're fantastic quarterbacks.



Manziel -- let's count how many cardinal rules of quarterbacking he's broken.

1. Throwing late.

2. Throwing into the center of the field.

3. Throwing off of his back foot.

4. Throwing against his body.

5. Throwing into quadruple coverage.

You want to know what the difference is, though, when he throws it vs. when Driskel throws it?

He knows his man is going to try his hardest to come down with that ball. He can trust his receiver -- and whether or not this is because his receiver can trust him to just lob the ball up is a good question.

The cohesion of the team has been a problem since Murphy transferred, and I personally don't feel like that's a Driskel problem. Murphy was right to transfer, but you back up your team no matter what.

Seriously I am starting to think you are a Troll on this thread for Driskel. It is over for Driskel. You have your opinion other people have theirs. No matter what you say nothing will change their mind. You are beating a dead horse. It is a waste of finger energy just let it go. I could go the rest of the season without seeing or hearing his name. The team has moved on its time for every Gator fan to do the same. Yes we know passes were dropped and we were in a lot of 3rd and longs. Lets look forward and not back at the past we should all agree we need to forget it. Its time.

Straw, of the starting QBs in the SEC, what place would you rank Driskel

No doubt. Has been WM's downfall imo

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No doubt. Has been WM's downfall imo

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And I get called the troll?

WM's downfall is running a pro-style offense with a battery of spread players.

Nothing says stupidity like running your 180 pound backs right at the line of scrimmage and wondering why we don't look like Bama.

And one last addendum: If you look at the LSU game when we thought Harris might be out forever -- Driskel had a damn good game.

If not for a crucial pair of drops near the end of the game (one in the end zone) -- we would have won it.

Five drops get turned into catches?

He's 19/25 for ~205 yards. Astronomically different result.

Driskel accounted for 71 yards of rushing in that game.

The rest of the team combined had 52.

And Brantley would of looked awesome running the spread.

His entire college career was not in the spread. 2011 was pro style. He had better numbers in 2011 and played in less games due to an injury.