We will not throw as much next year . Four senior pass catchers gone along with an improved line likely means more work for Emory and the backs . Pitts of course along with Copeland came in with Emory and have looked good on their time together . I know Dan will start Trask , but we will be tougher to defend with Emory as the starter .
Not so sure it will go down like that. Trask seemed pretty effective finding Pitts, Copeland, Toney, and Grimes when they were in the play and were the right read. They all back. Plus we have at least a couple promising red shirts hitting the field.
With the present o line, the only way Mullen runs more is when defenses overplay the passing game (eg UVA). How much Emory did we see against UVA despite Trask having an off night throwing?
If the offensive line gels in the running game next season, Trask is still the QB and just hands off a bit more.
Emory is the future (2021 and I predict he leads the Gators to a playoff berth in 2022), but he isn’t playing a lot of prime time snaps in 2020 unless Trask gets hurt or becomes ineffective.
The latter could happen if the line regresses at pass blocking due to injuries, or Trask could be schemed for now that SEC DC’s have more tape on him. I think that’s what Mendenhall attempted with some success on the bowl game, but Trask stayed in because the running game was there. Dan might counter with Emory, if he can’t get the running game going AND Trask is ineffective passing. In that case, big ambitions for the season are probably down the tube.