UF WR corps not in shambles

Durty South Swamp

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I'm still not going to hold my breath on Franks and his new found abilities until I've had a chance to witness it with my own eyes! Yes he was improved last season but at moments still had read issues and was flustered by defenses a few times!
I want to believe and really hope he has shaken those demons but I'm still on the fence about his ability to keep a clear head and not be rattled to a point he can't preform his job This is also true for our OL not downing them but they are getting some attention that really still needs to be proven before it can be fully embraced!! I do believe they'll get a passing grade when all is said and done but would never go out on a limb and say they'll be a Nat/Title contender this season! Even if we're loaded at the big skill positions the WALL must hold to make it all work!
Because we ALL know what happens to Franks when he is harassed and rushed behind that wall So until the great state beatdown is in the books all the talk is well just talk..
your avatar coupled with your penchant for posting additional emotes in your prose makes me picture you as some sort of cartoon character in real life. :lol:
 

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1900 yards for the WRs.... in 13 games. Do the math.
I get that our offense isn't lighting it up like an Air Raid style offense, but to insinuate that we don't throw is disingenuous. We're not GA Tech under Paul Johnson. We throw. A lot. We're just not a pass-happy team. And I'm cool with that.
 

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I get that our offense isn't lighting it up like an Air Raid style offense, but to insinuate that we don't throw is disingenuous. We're not GA Tech under Paul Johnson. We throw. A lot. We're just not a pass-happy team. And I'm cool with that.

I think starting with the 2nd half of the SC game we only threw the ball on about 33% of the plays from then through the bowl game and that coincided with the turnaround in the offense. We seemed to get more plays ran also from that point of the SC game.
 

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I'm not usually a fan of this style of passing game. But one of the positives for this style is there's very high percentage throw and catches. Hammond hasn't dropped one yet.
 

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They clearly didn't trust Franks until it looked like something clicked in the second half of the sc game. He's not going to get better at throwing unless you give him a chance in-game. Our WR corps is too good to get wasted. It would be a damn shame if they only ended up with like 2k yards as a group again. We should be tearing it up through the air. Especially vs the cupcakes. Let it fly and rack up the reps and yards.
 

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You're such a doofus. I love a great passing game just as much. The objective isn't how often you throw, but rather when you throw and how well.

The game is littered with stories of prolific passing attacks that netted zero in the championship column.

Mullen's gonna throw about 40% of the time. If we can make better use of those plays and get to Atlanta, everyone -- yourself included -- is gonna be happy.
 

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They clearly didn't trust Franks until it looked like something clicked in the second half of the sc game. He's not going to get better at throwing unless you give him a chance in-game. Our WR corps is too good to get wasted. It would be a damn shame if they only ended up with like 2k yards as a group again. We should be tearing it up through the air. Especially vs the cupcakes. Let it fly and rack up the reps and yards.

We actually cut down the passing after that bad stretch and that is when the scoring took off. We only passed it 33% of the time after that. We did nail some long ones however.
 

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You're such a doofus. I love a great passing game just as much. The objective isn't how often you throw, but rather when you throw and how well.

The game is littered with stories of prolific passing attacks that netted zero in the championship column.

Mullen's gonna throw about 40% of the time. If we can make better use of those plays and get to Atlanta, everyone -- yourself included -- is gonna be happy.

Everyone is going to be happy ? Except our WRs and any blue chip wide out that might want to be a gator
 

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Everyone is going to be happy ? Except our WRs snd sny blue chip wide out
Do you think any of them actually expect a ton of throws in their direction? I doubt they do.

They'll get their chance to shine with YAC and purposeful grabs. That's the nature of DM's offense.
 

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All together, the WRs last year accounted for 2,016 receiving yards in Mullen’s first 13 games, with a QB who most had thrown in the towel on.

By comparison, the ‘96 Gator WRs—one of Spurrier’s best overall casts, with Ike, Reidel, Green, etc, and a Heisman winning QB—accounted for 3,118 over 13 games.

The difference is an astounding 84.7 yards per game.
Using the most pass happy coach in Florida's history as a comparison is a little disingenuous for you.
 

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Whether you fool people with the pass or run, it's all the same sleight of hand. Spurrier called the draw or the between the tackles. Mullen pitches the ball over the middle.

You're trying to catch the defense flat-footed and move the ball. I can get off on either.
 

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Somebody look up the stats.
What was Mullen's attempted pass/run ratio since 2006? Granted Meyer was more risk adverse than Mullen but I'll bet 2006, when Mullen had a competent passer, he had a higher pass/run ratio. Then look at his record at MSU. Higher pass/run ration when he had a better passing QB. Or just pull his ratio last time he had a decent passing QB at MSU. I'm curious what his highest P/R ratio was.
Look at Spurdogs. Hell you don't have to do first half second half. Look at games that were blowouts vs games that were tight. Willing to bet Spurrier wasn't even close to 50/50 in tight games.
 

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Fact: Spurrier didn't always do so well in tight games. He was a far better front runner.
 

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Fact: Spurrier didn't always do so well in tight games. He was a far better front runner.
Thats the fact w Mullinz as well.

But that doesnt mean it is smart to try to make every game into a tight game.
 

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Thats the fact w Mullinz as well.

But that doesnt mean it is smart to try to make every game into a tight game.
Not last season, bud. Far from it. We came from behind numerous times.
 

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