- Jun 12, 2014
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Back in 2005 before the cocktail party Meyer made a decision to go against the spread that he envisioned for a number of reasons. Then just as today he saw we didn't have the type of playmakers he needed to run his offense. He wasn't going to let a season ending injury to Bubba Caldwell make our offense dreadful. He saw he had a pretty good football player in Latsko that wasn't being used, and decided it wasn't too bright to have Leak in an empty set after having him slammed to the grass over and over again in Baton Rouge. A game we lost despite getting five turnovers. A good coach or even a decent one who isn't stubborn as a mule would do what the kids do best. Jones and Taylor are good fits for an I- form attack, but are fairly average out of the spread.I prefer Taylor to Jones in this regard. It shouldn't be lost that we have one of the best lead blockers in America relegated to special teams. What should be done differently?
#1- Scrap the slot and insert Joyer as FB. We aren't getting production for the position anyway. We have a proven commodity in Joyer and need to use it. Instead of seeing sub-par performance again and again. Using Joyer as a lead blocker for Jones / Taylor will increase our chances of hitting a big play.
#2- Go under center. Have Treon take 50 snaps before and after each practice with Garcia. Doing this will benefit him greatly. No reason why he can't get 1,000 snaps from Max before toe meets leather in Jax.
#3- Knock off the confusion between QB and RB. No more zone reads, or confusion on the pop pass PA. It has resulted in foolish and careless turnovers at the worst time.NO MORE! If you want PA call it in the huddle so the back knows he isn't getting the damn ball.
#4- Having trouble in pass pro? Keep Joyer and TE to help. Flare back or wheel him if possible. One of the few routes Jeff throws well. Motion receivers to dictate defensive coverages. This is one of the few things Pease did well.
These are all very basic things that don't take much talent to do. They do however take time to master. I don't expect it to be mastered, but there is no reason it can't be done in a competent manner . Meyer was smart enough to realize it's what needed to be done for us to win before he could sign more playmakers. We are in the same position now as we were then. Using this simple and effective way to get the most out of our kids we can win just as we did in the 05 game against them. We will all be happy if these simple things are done. Go Gators!
#1- Scrap the slot and insert Joyer as FB. We aren't getting production for the position anyway. We have a proven commodity in Joyer and need to use it. Instead of seeing sub-par performance again and again. Using Joyer as a lead blocker for Jones / Taylor will increase our chances of hitting a big play.
#2- Go under center. Have Treon take 50 snaps before and after each practice with Garcia. Doing this will benefit him greatly. No reason why he can't get 1,000 snaps from Max before toe meets leather in Jax.
#3- Knock off the confusion between QB and RB. No more zone reads, or confusion on the pop pass PA. It has resulted in foolish and careless turnovers at the worst time.NO MORE! If you want PA call it in the huddle so the back knows he isn't getting the damn ball.
#4- Having trouble in pass pro? Keep Joyer and TE to help. Flare back or wheel him if possible. One of the few routes Jeff throws well. Motion receivers to dictate defensive coverages. This is one of the few things Pease did well.
These are all very basic things that don't take much talent to do. They do however take time to master. I don't expect it to be mastered, but there is no reason it can't be done in a competent manner . Meyer was smart enough to realize it's what needed to be done for us to win before he could sign more playmakers. We are in the same position now as we were then. Using this simple and effective way to get the most out of our kids we can win just as we did in the 05 game against them. We will all be happy if these simple things are done. Go Gators!
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