UF Fall Camp: camp over...Game 1 up next

[Musclepug]

 

[Oklahoma Gator]

That's Braun as the OL, who's the DL?

I think Lee

 

[Mr2Bits]

Fat Todd working that prevent D on 3rd and 4

 

[GatorJB]

Exactly what I was thinking. I'm all for this defense practicing tackling, but why are the on their knees and in what world will the ball carrier stand still with his legs together? Fortunately, Gatorchatter has the perfect emoji for this drill:

 

[Slug]

Fat Todd working that prevent D on 3rd and 4

DB corch doing work.

 

[aka]

They post these clips just for all of you guys. Wouldn't want your armchair assessments to slip in the off season.

 

[GatorJ]

Looks like it’s a drill that they do in the NFL? Seems to be a Seahawks drill? At least from a poster on 247. Here’s a video.

 

[NavetG8r]

 

[GatorJ]

Go to the 8.35 mark to hear about the difference that McGriff brings to the safety coaching.

 

[GatorJ]

First two practices insider update:

Cliff Notes:

QBs have been erratic. Great arms but not very good touch. EJ has been the best.

Running back room looks stacked. Bowman is the quickest and Lingard is by far the fastest.

DL looks good

OL looks mediocre.

X. Henderson is elite. Copeland is solid. Fraziars has made a leap.

LB is just terrible. Completely lost.

DB has confidence issues. They’ve been making progress.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Go to the 8.35 mark to hear about the difference that McGriff brings to the safety coaching.

no wonder Jboss loves his coaching staff so much.

 

[williston_gator]

First two practices insider update:

Cliff Notes:

QBs have been erratic. Great arms but not very good touch. EJ has been the best.

Running back room looks stacked. Bowman is the quickest and Lingard is by far the fastest.

DL looks good

OL looks mediocre.

X. Henderson is elite. Copeland is solid. Fraziars has made a leap.

LB is just terrible. Completely lost.

DB has confidence issues. They’ve been making progress.

So hopefully 8-4....

 

[Swamp Donkey]

LB is just terrible. Completely lost.

Surprising. I figured this was the year our Dwag GA would figure out how to coach.

 

[Gator By Marriage]

Fat Todd working that prevent D on 3rd and 4

That was almost Toney-esque. Almost.

 

[soflagator]

First two practices insider update:

Cliff Notes:

QBs have been erratic. Great arms but not very good touch. EJ has been the best.

Running back room looks stacked. Bowman is the quickest and Lingard is by far the fastest.

DL looks good

OL looks mediocre.

X. Henderson is elite. Copeland is solid. Fraziars has made a leap.

LB is just terrible. Completely lost.

DB has confidence issues. They’ve been making progress.

This I don’t get. Even factoring in CR and his obvious inability to develop anyone, how is it that multi year guys are lost. It makes no sense to me.

 

[GatorJ]

This I don’t get. Even factoring in CR and his obvious inability to develop anyone, how is it that multi year guys are lost. It makes no sense to me.

so the Monday practice had one LB who seemed to show flashes. Chief Borders.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

This I don’t get. Even factoring in CR and his obvious inability to develop anyone, how is it that multi year guys are lost. It makes no sense to me.

Im going to take a stab at being as fair as I can be.

The biggest problem IMO is recruiting. We keep recruiting safeties and OLBs and trying to make them inside linebackers. Maybe with some whiz position coach it would work. It will never work with CR who doesn't seem to show the ability to even be average. I don't think Im being too harsh by saying that no one has shown improvement under him, at all.

The only two mediocrish LBs we've had in the last three years are Reese and Miller. And they knew how to play LB when the two Dwags arrived. Both are too slow. Miller is a tad too small. And both were horrid in coverage, especially man coverage.

If we changed coaches, we'd still be fuchsed for a while. There just aren't any answers on this roster.

Diabete is sort of a blitz specialist OLB of extreme talent IMO. In the mold of Lawrence Taylor Lite. He even does pretty well chasing down a back in space. BUT WE DON'T PLAY AN OLB. Our OLBs in our pretend 3-4 are a Rush and a Nickel. Putting him at ILB and asking him to take on an SEC guard? He is giving up 100 pounds. Of course he can't get off those blocks. He never will. He will have to jump a gap and hope the back doesn't go the other way. Then he will be criticized.

Burney? He is a heavy safety. He'd play perfectly in the Tony Joiner role. Maybe in a REAL star. (We don't play a star, we play a 3rd corner. )

Without going through the rest, the same problems exist with them. Either too slow and untalented. Or too light and really a safety or maybe OLB.