Jeff Driskel

[ntcrze]

" For us to win a football game like that, Jeff Driskel needs to play,” - Muschamp has seriously lost it.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/c...-of-florida/article2209279.html#storylink=cpy​

Read what is said. Do you really think Harris could have played the entire game and beat Bama? The kid is a true freshmen, and anyone who knows anything about football can tell you, he doesn't have a full grasp on the complexity of the full playbook yet. While I fully agree it's in everyone's best interest to get him some playing time, it would be foolish to have him start right now. He needs to be eased into it, and given time to grow.

How can anything be "complex" if Jeff Driskel is running it?

 

[WobbleGator]

what would SOS do? I think we all know that based on his reputation for yanking QB's, he would have made the change before now. At least try another promising back-up like Harris.

Well then contact SOS and beg him to comeback or stop living in the past.

 

[VulcanAlex]

Dope champ has not learned anything he stii supports Jeff. He better be right.

 

[Gator Fever]

 

[oxrageous]

what would SOS do? I think we all know that based on his reputation for yanking QB's, he would have made the change before now. At least try another promising back-up like Harris.

Well then contact SOS and beg him to comeback or stop living in the past.

You got his number?

 

[ntcrze]

Will Driskel still be at UF in 2015? I'm not talking about him declaring early for the NFL, I don't think that is a real possibility. I'm asking the about the probability he transfers to another school. Or do you think he'll still be the Gator's starting quarterback in 2015?

Assuming he got benched, with only one year left the only option that makes sense would be to transfer to a FCS school and be able to play right away next year, ala Eric Kresser. If he thinks he's good enough for the NFL, that would be easily his best choice.

He's graduated, so he could play anywhere, not just an FCS school. I'm sure there's some coach at an FBS school that would think they can "fix" Jeff Driskel.

 

[WobbleGator]

Dope champ has not learned anything he stii supports Jeff. He better be right.

Very vulcan like of you with the insult.

 

[Gator Fever]

It looks as though Driskel never loses to a bowl team if he doesn't throw a pick as long as he officially is the starter for the game.

 

[WobbleGator]

what would SOS do? I think we all know that based on his reputation for yanking QB's, he would have made the change before now. At least try another promising back-up like Harris.

Well then contact SOS and beg him to comeback or stop living in the past.

Yes, but I am not sharing.

 

[ntcrze]

Jessie Palmer is still drinking the Kool Aid - just said on the radio he thinks we are head and shoulders above last year at this point - implied Pease was the main problem and that we are a threat to make the SECCG. Avoided the Driskel situation for the most part.

If that's true, they might as well hand the National Championship trophy to Alabama. But I don't think it's true and still see Alabama losing at least one, probably two games in the regular season.

 

[ntcrze]

Jessie Palmer is still drinking the Kool Aid - just said on the radio he thinks we are head and shoulders above last year at this point - implied Pease was the main problem and that we are a threat to make the SECCG. Avoided the Driskel situation for the most part.

I do believe our offense is better than last year's offense, maybe not head and shoulders better. I also agree that we are a threat to make the SECCG, but mainly to due with the East being weak.

The defense is much worse than last year. In the last two SEC games the Gators have given up 1100 yards, that's 550 yards a game. It doesn't matter if he offense is better, and the jury is still out on that, if the defense can't stop anyone.

 

[ntcrze]

That's stunning. In this day and age to see that out of eleven games, the majority, six, were games that he passed for less than 100 yards and in he remaining games he passed for over 200 yards only once. Even more amazing is that Florida still won the majority of those games.

 

[Gator Fever]

Dope champ has not learned anything he stii supports Jeff. He better be right.

Looks like he is still stuck on Driskel at the press conference - said Harris continues to improve - hopefully that is code for he might consider a change at halftime if Driskel is really messing things up again.

 

[GMDGator]

What kind of an idiot comes out in the press with this BS when everyone is screaming for a change? Muschamp just proves what a Dolt he is!!!:angry:

 

[TheDouglas78]

Dope champ has not learned anything he stii supports Jeff. He better be right.

Looks like he is still stuck on Driskel at the press conference - said Harris continues to improve - hopefully that is code for he might consider a change at halftime if Driskel is really messing things up again.

I wouldn't be shocked if he is starting Driskel in Tennesse due to the veteran leadership to get through the initial emotions of the game, and then putting in Harris for about 30% of the game to see how he handles himself.

 

[g8trs99]

Jeff cannot win with this type of gator team. He did fine in 2012 becasue he just had to make the easy throw and keep the chains moving with his feet. We had a defense that would create turnovers against anyone, and generally hold the other team to less than 20-points. He does not throw the ball down the field well. Our defense will put us in some track meets this year with their inability to create QB pressure and stick with receivers.

 

[Gator98MD]

none of it matters. If we lose to UT, his goose is cooked. If Champ is foolish enough to keep using driskel even if it imperils his career, then it wont be a long one as gator head coach

 

[Bullag8r]

Well then contact SOS and beg him to comeback or stop living in the past.

I am not living in the past Wobs. Just pointing out what any decent coach would do when the current player is drowning. What is the BIG DEAL about trying something else to see if it works? If it doesn't work, try something to fix it! What is so revolutionary about that?

 

[ATXGator]

This isn't a surprise. Did anybody really think a change was coming. The realistic scenario is that Harris gets a lot of reps during the game and if Driskel is really bad Muschamp pulls him. What really surprised me is that he said "He knows he needs to play better and he will" ... I'm glad he has that crystal ball...

The only possible positive is the "Jeff gives us the best opportunity to win right now" Let's hope that means he is considering pulling him if he doesn't improve.