Justin Fields decides to remain a leghumper

[MJMGator]

I hear you. And I’m not predicting DM is going to get us back to that per se. I just think at times we make too much of particular systems.

I was watching the 2006 ut game on some channel where it was the vol broadcasters. After Tebow did his first few direct snap runs, one of the guys says “that’s just running the QB...not sure that’s gonna work for long”. Over the next 4 years, teams knew exactly what was coming and generally couldn’t stop it. No different than Uk in ‘93 or ut in ‘96 knowing we were gonna throw those pass plays. We just ran it to perfection because the head man demanded so.

We also had vastly superior talent on those squads.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

We also had vastly superior talent on those squads.

Yeah. That crap didn't work at all without a vastly superior running quarterback, despite all the babble about how we"d modify our offense to fit the talent, or that leak and Brantley can run well enough to be Alex Smith-like. The same babble I'm hearing now about.

 

[oxrageous]

Tim Tebow is without question the greatest short-yardage running QB in history. Hell, he’s one of the best short-yardage runners in history. It was a huge advantage knowing we could convert 99% of short yardage situations.

 

[MJMGator]

Yeah. That crap didn't work at all without a vastly superior running quarterback, despite all the babble about how we"d modify our offense to fit the talent, or that leak and Brantley can run well enough to be Alex Smith-like. The same babble I'm hearing now about.

Not to mention the OL. Maybe our second best OL squad of all time behind the Great Wall of Florida.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Tim Tebow is without question the greatest short-yardage running QB in history. Hell, he’s one of the best short-yardage runners in history. It was a huge advantage knowing we could convert 99% of short yardage situations.

Yeah, and short yardage meant 3rd and 5.

 

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From Thursday. Georgia is putting on the full-court press. I'll be surprised if we get this kid, although he's a kid, and we all know how kids can change their mind.

 

[oxrageous]

Who is that 400 pounder in red? I don’t understand how these coaches can be morbidly obese and be taken seriously.

 

[MJMGator]

Who is that 400 pounder in red? I don’t understand how these coaches can be morbidly obese and be taken seriously.

He looks like one of those inflatables you stick on your front lawn.

 

[williston_gator]

Who is that 400 pounder in red? I don’t understand how these coaches can be morbidly obese and be taken seriously.

Guess it's Jim Chaney Weis.

 

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Guess it's Jim Chaney Weis.

It is.

 

[soflagator]

We also had vastly superior talent on those squads.

I’d agree, but we beat teams with comparable talent simply because we ran our plays better. It can be done. That was y point.

Yeah. That crap didn't work at all without a vastly superior running quarterback, despite all the babble about how we"d modify our offense to fit the talent, or that leak and Brantley can run well enough to be Alex Smith-like. The same babble I'm hearing now about.

But Tebow ran it beautifully, and Cam was equally capable, and Driskel—despite his flaws—could’ve as well. That’s close to a decade straight.

I think this is one of the biggest issues that I hear that has nothing to do with Mullen. He wasn’t the guy that ran that offense. Addazio’s 2009-10 performance has nothing to do with DM.

Of course it takes the right QB. But if we’d gone from Tebow to Cam over a 6 year period, then a lull of lesser players, how is that system any more unique than Matthews to Dean/Wuerffel and the lull we saw afterward?

 

[alcoholica]

I’d agree, but we beat teams with comparable talent simply because we ran our plays better. It can be done. That was y point.



But Tebow ran it beautifully, and Cam was equally capable, and Driskel—despite his flaws—could’ve as well. That’s close to a decade straight.

I think this is one of the biggest issues that I hear that has nothing to do with Mullen. He wasn’t the guy that ran that offense. Addazio’s 2009-10 performance has nothing to do with DM.

Of course it takes the right QB. But if we’d gone from Tebow to Cam over a 6 year period, then a lull of lesser players, how is that system any more unique than Matthews to Dean/Wuerffel and the lull we saw afterward?

You still need a Percy type

 

[ThreatMatrix]

You still need a Percy type

Anthony Schwartz

 

[GatorRaz]

Guess it's Jim Chaney Weis.

He better beat ole Jim to the training table every day! Wow!!!
Go Gators

 

[soflagator]

You still need a Percy type

Not entirely disagreeing. But I think people forget how many games he missed. We made it the Fayson show against Usce in 2007, utilized other cast members against Ala in the ‘08 SECCG, etc.

To be clear, there’s no denying the drop off when PH left. But the other variable that can’t be ignored is that we went from MUllen to Daz.

 

[alcoholica]

Not entirely disagreeing. But I think people forget how many games he missed. We made it the Fayson show against Usce in 2007, utilized other cast members against Ala in the ‘08 SECCG, etc.

To be clear, there’s no denying the drop off when PH left. But the other variable that can’t be ignored is that we went from MUllen to Daz.

Just saying we need that second dynamic piece. Doesn’t have to be a hybrid, but a second player that people fear. Ideally the roster will be loaded with them, but you know what I mean.

 

[GatorJ]

You still need a Percy type

There’s not one in this class. Maybe Chase? But he’s probably a more traditional wideout.

It wasn’t just speed with Percy but was also power.

 

[Mr2Bits]

Tim Tebow is without question the greatest short-yardage running QB in history. Hell, he’s one of the best short-yardage runners in history. It was a huge advantage knowing we could convert 99% of short yardage situations.

Except Ole Miss on 4th and 1

 

[Swamp Donkey]

. But the other variable that can’t be ignored is that we went from MUllen to Daz.

You serious, Clark?

 

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Except Ole Miss on 4th and 1

There's no except. That was the one-in-100 he was allowing for.