FIFY!
Theo, this is it in a nutshell. I just dont look at these ingredients and think wow we are going to do this or that well. The receiver ranking is nice, but most of those kids are freshmen or second year guys who have done absolutely nothing. Are they different than the last fab five of Fulton, Worton and Company? I hope so but it sure as hell isn't inevitable as we've seen.
I just don't know how we win with this.
And I'm absolutely dumbfounded that some thing we've rebuilt and are set to dominate. Stunning assessments.
I look at the OL experience, size, talent & depth and think they could be VERY good. But show me.
I look at the RB corps and think yeah, Scarlett is a solid SEC back, Perine looks to have great upside, Thompson may someday (Fullwood echo here) put it together and the freshmen give depth. But show me.
I look at QB and see a promising but untested freshman, a 6' unproven transfer, a dynamic 5' 11" spark plug, a wounded oughta-be-walk-on and a Bobby Sabelhaus redux. For the Gators to have a good to great year 1-3 of those guys have to play well and contribute when called upon. I'll be happy if one wins the job and holds it all year. But show me.
I've seen enough from the WRs to have confidence that unit is repaired (if Callaway can stay eligible.) TEs too.
What I can't do is have that level of understanding across the SEC. That's where Phil Steele matters. Other teams have questions, too, including at QB. So I like seeing his optimism, but it's just an opinion.
8-4 with progress will be fine.
8-4 with the same messes won't be.
I go into every season excited & interested to see how the team develops. Whatever happens in Dallas, where are they in December? (See baseball & basketball.)
But even that's not absolute. Zook won in Tallahassee. SOS never did.
I think about what has helped me grow when I've failed and look to encourage, not that I have ANY influence on anything that happens on the field. But that's how I approach life.
