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QB Malik Zaire, Pros: Running Ability, Experience, Arm Strength
What Zaire brings to the table is the ability to add some wrinkles to the offense in terms of designed runs and a read option game that stresses a defensive line. Going against a Michigan front that should be extremely good, allowing Zaire to run some zone read could greatly slow down the Wolverines, which are expected to feature an extremely aggressive defense. On top of his running ability, Zaire has also started in games against some good teams, like LSU and Texas. That experience, coupled with very good arm strength could push him over the top ahead of the season opener.
QB Malik Zaire, Cons: Communication, Playbook Knowledge, Intermediate Throws
It's been clear through the first week and a half of camp that Zaire is still getting up to speed in the offense. There have been several disconnects between him and receivers, the type of miscues that can stall drives or end them altogether with a throw to the wrong spot. He also doesn't seem to operate quite as smoothly pre-snap in terms of getting the protections aligned right as Luke Del Rio and even Franks. Moreover, he's been a bit erratic at times on intermediate throws, something Franks has done better at.
QB Luke Del Rio, Pros: Knowledge of System, Communication, Short Throws
Del Rio clearly has the best grasp of the offensive system, and it isn't all that close right now. He's the one guy who consistently gets the offense aligned properly and makes the right pre-snap reads and checks. That's important to an offense that is still very young. It also helps Del Rio move the chains despite getting pressure from the defensive line; he's able to get the ball in his playmakers hands quickly when he properly identifies where pressure is coming from. He appears much healthier than he did through most of the 2016 season
QB Luke Del Rio, Cons: Arm Strength, Anticipation, Immobility
Though his arm strength was severely impacted late in 2016 by knee and shoulder injuries, Del Rio didn't boast very good arm strength even before he was hurt. His deep balls don't come off nearly as effortlessly as Zaire or Franks, and he struggles to gun the ball into the intermediate ranges when the windows are smaller against elite teams. He doesn't seem to anticipate windows closing down as quickly as they do against those teams. Couple those limitations with Del Rio being pretty limited in mobility, and teams that can take away the easy throwing windows can frustrate Florida's offense in a hurry with Del Rio in there.
QB Feleipe Franks, Pros: Arm Strength, Confidence, Rate of Improvement
Franks' arm strength has been evident from Day 1. It was on full display in the spring game, when he made a number of deep throws with ease. But the things that have really impressed this fall with regard to Franks are his improved confidence and sense of command of the offense. From a knowledge standpoint, he's not always making the right checks, but he operates with a sense of calm that wasn't there before. That's also led to some quick improvement. Routes that Franks struggled with in his first year and even the spring (outs, corners, deep seams) are quickly turning into more comfortable throws for him. And that makes it easy to envision his upside being quite high if that growth trajectory were to continue once the 2017 season began.
QB Feleipe Franks, Cons: Gunslinger Mentality, Protection Checks, Inconsistency
One of the biggest issues for Franks is that he still has a bit of a tendency to lock onto receivers, which can get him in trouble over the middle of the field. He's not afraid to try to gun it into a target, and sometimes he misses defenders slipping into certain zones that could make for a dangerous throw. He still needs to improve his command of the offense pre-snap, knowing when and where to slide protections and where to go with it on certain RPOs. He also tends to be a tad bit inconsistent. He'll miss open throws on occasion or fail to see the open receiver.
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What Zaire brings to the table is the ability to add some wrinkles to the offense in terms of designed runs and a read option game that stresses a defensive line. Going against a Michigan front that should be extremely good, allowing Zaire to run some zone read could greatly slow down the Wolverines, which are expected to feature an extremely aggressive defense. On top of his running ability, Zaire has also started in games against some good teams, like LSU and Texas. That experience, coupled with very good arm strength could push him over the top ahead of the season opener.
QB Malik Zaire, Cons: Communication, Playbook Knowledge, Intermediate Throws
It's been clear through the first week and a half of camp that Zaire is still getting up to speed in the offense. There have been several disconnects between him and receivers, the type of miscues that can stall drives or end them altogether with a throw to the wrong spot. He also doesn't seem to operate quite as smoothly pre-snap in terms of getting the protections aligned right as Luke Del Rio and even Franks. Moreover, he's been a bit erratic at times on intermediate throws, something Franks has done better at.
QB Luke Del Rio, Pros: Knowledge of System, Communication, Short Throws
Del Rio clearly has the best grasp of the offensive system, and it isn't all that close right now. He's the one guy who consistently gets the offense aligned properly and makes the right pre-snap reads and checks. That's important to an offense that is still very young. It also helps Del Rio move the chains despite getting pressure from the defensive line; he's able to get the ball in his playmakers hands quickly when he properly identifies where pressure is coming from. He appears much healthier than he did through most of the 2016 season
QB Luke Del Rio, Cons: Arm Strength, Anticipation, Immobility
Though his arm strength was severely impacted late in 2016 by knee and shoulder injuries, Del Rio didn't boast very good arm strength even before he was hurt. His deep balls don't come off nearly as effortlessly as Zaire or Franks, and he struggles to gun the ball into the intermediate ranges when the windows are smaller against elite teams. He doesn't seem to anticipate windows closing down as quickly as they do against those teams. Couple those limitations with Del Rio being pretty limited in mobility, and teams that can take away the easy throwing windows can frustrate Florida's offense in a hurry with Del Rio in there.
QB Feleipe Franks, Pros: Arm Strength, Confidence, Rate of Improvement
Franks' arm strength has been evident from Day 1. It was on full display in the spring game, when he made a number of deep throws with ease. But the things that have really impressed this fall with regard to Franks are his improved confidence and sense of command of the offense. From a knowledge standpoint, he's not always making the right checks, but he operates with a sense of calm that wasn't there before. That's also led to some quick improvement. Routes that Franks struggled with in his first year and even the spring (outs, corners, deep seams) are quickly turning into more comfortable throws for him. And that makes it easy to envision his upside being quite high if that growth trajectory were to continue once the 2017 season began.
QB Feleipe Franks, Cons: Gunslinger Mentality, Protection Checks, Inconsistency
One of the biggest issues for Franks is that he still has a bit of a tendency to lock onto receivers, which can get him in trouble over the middle of the field. He's not afraid to try to gun it into a target, and sometimes he misses defenders slipping into certain zones that could make for a dangerous throw. He still needs to improve his command of the offense pre-snap, knowing when and where to slide protections and where to go with it on certain RPOs. He also tends to be a tad bit inconsistent. He'll miss open throws on occasion or fail to see the open receiver.
http://florida.247sports.com/Galler...s-starting-QB-options-106088524/GallerySlides
