Kadarius Toney

[heversle]

https://www.seccountry.com/florida/jim-mcelwain-florida-gators-creative-offense-kadarius-toney

Know this is a few days old, but it sounds like we have a weapon in Kadarius Toney. Sounds like he's a playmaker.

 

[deuce]

Team speed!


Yes!!

 

[rogdochar]

Great! Take a Lamar Jackson-potential QBl" (Louisville Heisman) and immediately believe he's gotta play elsewhere.
Maybe he gets the ball 2 another plays per game & gains 25 yards each game = McNuss pat their backs and say: "yep we sure put him in the right position.".... meanwhile, in Louisville's first 2 games, Jackson rushes for 80 for 2 TDs/game and throws for 2 TDs/game.I know Toney is just 5'11" but he played vs regular height, By a great difference in performance, he beat out tall QBs through high school. I don't like prejudging Tonry, but if Toney turns out to be
Percy Harvin clone. I'm happy with it.

 

[Gator Fever]

Not sure what they will end up doing with Toney. He has speed and cutting ability but it didn't look like he had the kind that would stick out a lot in major FBS football. I guess anything is possible - even playing QB some due to the other freshman not working out well but that is probably doubtful this season.

 

[-THE DUDE-]

Have read he's really struggled throwing the ball so far...probably just needs to learn multiple positions on offense and get the ball in his hands. Wildcat just need to go away...

 

[Concrete Helmet]

Great, Nuss is bringing the Wildcat back......Look there are 10,000 guys across the country who can run one in from the QB position when the defense gets caught napping....problem is once that happens they assign a shadow to the position and unless they can hit a 1 on 1 covered receiver in stride 10 yards downfield the whole thing becomes useless.
Now if the kid can fit a ball into coverage with his arm, or even keep his eyes downfield to find a open receiver AND haul ass when he needs to then I'll sit up and take notice, anything else is not a viable part of the offense.

 

[ATXGator]

Great! Take a Lamar Jackson-potential QBl" (Louisville Heisman) and immediately believe he's gotta play elsewhere.
Maybe he gets the ball 2 another plays per game & gains 25 yards each game = McNuss pat their backs and say: "yep we sure put him in the right position.".... meanwhile, in Louisville's first 2 games, Jackson rushes for 80 for 2 TDs/game and throws for 2 TDs/game.I know Toney is just 5'11" but he played vs regular height, By a great difference in performance, he beat out tall QBs through high school. I don't like prejudging Tonry, but if Toney turns out to be
Percy Harvin clone. I'm happy with it.

This is probably more due to his performance in practice than anything else. If he was killings it at QB they wouldn't do this

 

[maheo30]

Every team that had Toney in to throw rejected him as a QB. He was so bad, they wouldn't even offer him a shot. We got him because Mac and Nuss promised him a shot at QB. He has NFL potential at WR. The sooner this kid accepts he isn't a QB, the quicker he can get to learning the receiver position. By the way, he isn't Lamar Jackson. The only thing Toney and Lamar have in common is skin color.

 

[Thick&ThinG8r]

Nothing says your offense sucks a$$ than installing the wildcat.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Every team that had Toney in to throw rejected him as a QB...

The same can be said for Trask, well every team except one, same team for both kids.

 

[rogdochar]

Except when standard FB plays are being stopped and you have and exceptionally sharp ballcarrier (really fast, quick cutter, exceptional vision etc.). Yes, there are standard ways to get that guy the ball, but direct snap means blocks don't have be long-held 'cause our guy is gone. If Toney shows that in practices, so be it.

Since Lamar Jackson wound up at Louisville, I bet many big schools dissed him at QB and pushed him towards DB.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

Not a big fan of the wildcat - except when it works. Read recently that they had a lot(?) of plays designed for Massey in the opening game last year and had to throw them out when he was injured on the first play. I'm not sure how I feel about that. Granted it might have been very successful against UMass but I don't want to see it against real competition. Throw it in once a game early just to keep the defense guessing. In any case having one or two skill position guys that can throw a better than average pass isn't a bad thing.

 

[Gatorraid81]

I'm ok with the wildcat a few times a game "IF, AND ONLY IF" it's putting the ball in a playmakers hand.

 

[Gator Fever]

The same can be said for Trask, well every team except one, same team for both kids.

It wouldn't shock me if most of your ire is focused on a blue chip QB soon.

 

[TLB]

Read recently that they had a lot(?) of plays designed for Massey in the opening game last year and had to throw them out when he was injured on the first play.

We may have read the same article. I recall a lot of comparisons of Toney to Massey. I'll admit I had a lot of hope and excitement about Massey and what he might do for our offense from the slot, and if Toney is comparable, I'll be excited this fall to have two such players to call on.

But I'm there with you on having too much of your offense around a player like this...even if it is only against Umass. I assume that is to give the kid some spotlight but also to hide tape of your real offense in the opening game(s). I'd rather see the opening games used for more 'practice' of your intended offense.