GCMB Poll: Rate the top UF quarterbacks

[78]

1. Bobby Sablehaus
2. Everybody else

Lol, remember how highly recruited he was?

 

[78]

He had serious tunnel vision. Especially in the red zone. Made for a good SI cover though:

The fumble against Auburn didn't help.

 

[78]

Curious what the board rates as the single greatest game from one of our quarterbacks. I think there could be some serious competition there in spite of Tebow's dual heroics.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

1996 and 2006 SECCGs would be my votes, in that order. I really liked 2009 vs Cincy too. I know, not a champ game, but it was a rebound game from some terrible things and it spotlighted Tebow's abililities like none other IMO. Tebow in the Braveheart game, too.

 

[Slug]

1. Treon Harris
2. Jeff Driskell

Yea, I am bored too....

You forgot Brantley.

 

[NavetG8r]

Danny, Timmy and everybody else.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

Curious what the board rates as the single greatest game from one of our quarterbacks. I think there could be some serious competition there in spite of Tebow's dual heroics.

That's a good question. Some thoughts come to mind. Tebow's last game against F$U in the Swamp? There's got to be a Shane Mathews game in there.

Each QB, what was there greatest game. Leak's '06 NC game? Danny's '96 NC game?

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Tebow gets my #1 vote because how he motivated the whole team.

Tebow Stats in Orange Wuerffel Stats in Blue
Passing
Year Class Pos G Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A AY/A TD Int Rate
*2006 FR QB 14 22 33 66.7 358 10.8 12.5 5 1 201.7
1993 FR QB 11 159 234 58.2 2230 8.2 8.1 22 10 146.1
*2007 SO QB 13 234 350 66.9 3286 9.4 10.4 32 6 172.5
1994 SO QB 12 132 212 62.3 1754 8.3 8.1 18 9 151.3
*2008 JR QB 14 192 298 64.4 2746 9.2 10.6 30 4 172.4
1995 JR QB 11 210 325 64.6 3266 10 10.8 35 10 178.4
*2009 SR QB 14 213 314 67.8 2895 9.2 9.8 21 5 164.2
1996 SR QB 12 207 360 57.5 3625 10.1 10.6 39 13 170.6
Career 661 995 66.4 9285 9.3 10.4 88 16 170.8<-------TD/INT ratio is off the charts
Career 708 1170 60.5 10875 9.3 9.6 114 42 163.6

When you add in Tebows 57 rushing touchdowns, he accounted for 145 TDs

 

[GatorInGeorgia]

Another crappy offseason poll brought to you by Mr. Bored.

My top 5.

1) Danny Wuerffel
2) Tim Tebow
3) Rex Grossman
4) Steve Spurrier
5) Chris Leak

Noticeably absent: Kerwin Bell, John Reaves

Damn good list. I would also have Danny as my #1. Not sure I'd have Leak on there, I might have worked Matthews in there somewhere. Also, it's tough for me to view SOS through the lens of a player because 1) he played before I was even born and 2) he kicked so much azz as our coach so I view him more as our sideline roaming evil genius, but no doubt Spurrier is one of, if not the greatest, Gator of all time.

And by the way, I do think Leak was underrated in hindsight...I just don't think he wins the NC in 2006 without Tebow and I don't think Tebow wins it without Leak. That and him being more of a quiet leader probably costs him some points when making my list.

 

[stephenPE]

Agreed, but it's worth noting that Rexy got completely robbed of winning the Heisman his sophomore year.

YOIU GDMMMED RIGHT>......... If some bastrrd from Notre Dame had won it with the same BS reasoning I would still be mad............

Leak , coached by Spurrier, would have been something to see.

That is what Ive always thought...........He was the perfect (like Danny and Shane) qb for SOS...............my other wish was
to have seen Emmitt as SOS's rb. HE would have average 10yds a carry. He needed to move on but could you imagine that high powered SOS offense with a back they couldnt really stop even though THEY KNEW he was getting the ball. Imagine if they didnt know Emmitt was coming........

 

[bayou gator]

My Top 5
1. Danny
2. Tebow
3. Spurrier
4. Leak
5. Matthews

Number 5 was the hardest choice for me. It was a tossup between Matthews, Bell, and Sexy Rexy. I went with Matthews just out of love for a kid who was a humble 5th stringer, yet didn't let it deter him from having a "put me in, coach" desire that burned through, and caught Spurrier's eye. Plus, he was the QB that signaled to the world that the Gators were finally here to stay.

As for the greatest performance, I'd have to say that Danny's '96 NC game was right up there with the greatest of anyone I've ever seen. The Semenhole defense that year was absolutely incredible, and had already damn near killed Danny in the regular season. For him to bounce back and play like he did was a testament to his guts, his intellect, and his natural ability to put a ball in the most precise, perfect spot possible. God, I loved to watch that kid play for us!

As for the worst QB's we've ever had... I don't know... that's a tough one. But, I am pretty sure they all played here since 2010.

Worst 5, in no particular order:
Brantley
Claribelle
Reed
Treon
Driskel
Morningwood

 

[GatorInGeorgia]

Its hard to do bottom 5. Are we talking backups too? Or guys who just played a game or two?

Im going to go by who was least likely to get us a first down and only list starters. Obviously the Trash and Provanchas of the world are worse than the guys in front of them who actually got on the field.
Extra credit to the QBs that in addition to being ineffective are also likely to give the game away with fumbles or ints.


Bottom 5
1. Jordan Reed- too dumb to remember the plays or the snap, despite playing the position for a year and there being so few plays in the playbook. Needed true freshman Trey to call the plays, has to be the worst. Remember the staff was whispering that he'd be the guy to make us forget Cam Newton.
2. Fat Dog- some of you wont like this but he was terrible, could barely throw a screen pass and was slower than a lineman. I know, all he did was hand off but if it's just his arm or legs, we don't get the first down ever.
3. Driskel- strong contender for #1 bc he did it for so long, those other guys were spot players. No other three year starter has sucked so thoroughly or so consistently given the game away, but I have to admit he is more likely to get a first down than the first two if he scrambled forward instead of backward.
4. Morninghweg- like Fat Dog just not an SEC talent in any way. Losing to GSU, nuff said.
5. Douglas- the Driskel of his day,turnover machine, but he didnt get three years as a starter. He could easily be #2, but he at least had legs.

Honorable mention Trey (maybe the worst passing QB to ever take a snap at UF), Sabelhaus (right behind Trey but couldn't run either), Murphy (right behind Trey as worst passing QB) and 2nd year Treon (he was as fvkked up mentally as Driskel by then). I know that some won't like putting a walkon like Fat Dog on the list or a virtual walkon like Mweg on the list, but I'm just rating them as to least likely to move the ball.

Who is Fat Dog, Noah Brindise? Regarding Trey at honorable mention, while not a great QB, I wouldn't consider him for the worst list. Interesting stat about him is he holds the UF record for most TDs in a game with 6. He wasn't a world beater but definitely not near the bottom, either, IMO. Glad to see him making some money in the NFL as I recall him being a true team player who seemed to conduct himself in a dignified manner. I'm surprised you don't have Brantley listed Nywhere, I thought you hated him (although I may be misremembering that).

 

[78]

Tebow Stats in Orange Wuerffel Stats in Blue
Passing
Year Class Pos G Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A AY/A TD Int Rate
*2006 FR QB 14 22 33 66.7 358 10.8 12.5 5 1 201.7
1993 FR QB 11 159 234 58.2 2230 8.2 8.1 22 10 146.1
*2007 SO QB 13 234 350 66.9 3286 9.4 10.4 32 6 172.5
1994 SO QB 12 132 212 62.3 1754 8.3 8.1 18 9 151.3
*2008 JR QB 14 192 298 64.4 2746 9.2 10.6 30 4 172.4
1995 JR QB 11 210 325 64.6 3266 10 10.8 35 10 178.4
*2009 SR QB 14 213 314 67.8 2895 9.2 9.8 21 5 164.2
1996 SR QB 12 207 360 57.5 3625 10.1 10.6 39 13 170.6
Career 661 995 66.4 9285 9.3 10.4 88 16 170.8<-------TD/INT ratio is off the charts
Career 708 1170 60.5 10875 9.3 9.6 114 42 163.6

When you add in Tebows 57 rushing touchdowns, he accounted for 145 TDs

Three things that come to mind:

1) Tebow was even better than I remember him, esp when you consider he never had a decent QB coach.
2) How does a guy do that well against college football's best defenses week in and week out and then fall flat on his face in the NFL?
3) Did Tebow really fall flat on his face in the NFL or did his notoriety push him out?

 

[BostonGator84]

Has any Gator QB won more NFL playoff games than Tebow, other than Rexy? Too lazy to look it up.

 

[Gator Fever]

Leak , coached by Spurrier, would have been something to see.

Yep Spurrier's system makes it kind of hard to rate some of these QBs because almost all his QBs put up pinball numbers. Wuerffel had that "it" factor that the other Spurrier QBs didn't have it seemed however when things got tough even though it didn't translate to the Pros at all.

 

[GatorStud]

From me personally watching the Gators

1) Danny Wuerffel
2) Tim Tebow
3) Kerwin Bell
4) Chris Leak
5) Rex Grossman

:cool:

 

[GatorInGeorgia]

Three things that come to mind:

1) Tebow was even better than I remember him, esp when you consider he never had a decent QB coach.
2) How does a guy do that well against college football's best defenses week in and week out and then fall flat on his face in the NFL?
3) Did Tebow really fall flat on his face in the NFL or did his notoriety push him out?

I think his notoriety pushed him out.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Three things that come to mind:

Remember that stats back then didn't include post season, and Danny shined in those SECG and bowl games except Nebraska of course. I'm not going to look it up but I'd expect another 3 tds per game and another 300 yards for 8 games. The stats are a bit of apples to oranges because of that. (See that Tebow gets credit for 14 games a season and Wuerrfel only 12 or 11.)

Oh yeah, and SOS sat him one game in 1995--only 11 games, see-- so reporters would stop asking about whether Wuerffel was going to be the Heisman. Kresser, I think, threw for 7 or 8 TDs that game. I assume Wuerrfel would have done ok too. It was a cupcake team.

Neither QB would have been able to run the others offense.

It's also sad that Tebow's soph year was his best and that poor coaching made him decline year by year. I forgot that he threw for 3000 yards that year. It's also sad that he left in 2009 with no championships that year due primarily to coaching mistakes and decisions by other players. He deserved to go out a champion.

It's sweeter to have that memory of them in their final game covered in confetti while the Nulls lay in tears.

Great times by two great QBs. We will never again see a guy with 4 SECs and 1 NC or a guy with 2 and 2 in orange and blue.


My ADD kicking in, but from what I saw of Kresser both at Florida and at Marshall, I suspect HE might have been one of our top 5 had he say landed at UF as a freshman in 1996 or 1996 instead of 1993. I think Kresser hung around in the NFL for 3 or 4 years too, though it was mostly scout team.

 

[Gatorraid81]

Remember that stats back then didn't include post season, and Danny shined in those SECG and bowl games except Nebraska of course. I'm not going to look it up but I'd expect another 3 tds per game and another 300 yards for 8 games. The stats are a bit of apples to oranges because of that. (See that Tebow gets credit for 14 games a season and Wuerrfel only 12 or 11.)

Oh yeah, and SOS sat him one game in 1995 so reporters would stop asking about whether Wuerffel was going to be the Heisman.

Neither QB would have been able to run the others offense.

It's also sad that Tebow's soph year was his best and that poor coaching made him decline year by year. I forgot that he threw for 3000 yards that year. It's also sad that he left in 2009 with no championships that year due primarily to coaching mistakes and decisions by other players. He deserved to go out a champion.

Great times by two great QBs. We will never again see a guy with 4 SECs and 1 NC or a guy with 2 and 2 in orange and blue.

Don't know why they don't go back and add all the bowl game stats to the players career numbers, they could do that easily you would think. Then Danny could reclaim his spot atop the SEC career passing numbers that Aaron " never won a championship " Murray now holds.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Don't know why they don't go back and add all the bowl game stats to the players career numbers, they could do that easily you would think. Then Danny could reclaim his spot atop the SEC career passing numbers that Aaron " never won a championship " Murray now holds.

I don't know that would change it. Remember Wuerrfel traded time with Terry Dean and didn't win the job outright until 1995. Murray started all four years.

I'm sure Murray would tell you he'd trade the stat title for even one real championship ring.

Bulldwags probably bought their players some east "championship" rings though.