Spring Practice thread: Report: OT Noah Banks has been cleared to play

[BMF]

I was just curious to him actually being referred to as a former walk-on, instead of walk on.

Oh, I could be wrong. I'll try to find the scholarship break down somewhere...

 

[BMF]

 

[Swamp Donkey]

He's been getting mentions in almost every article I've read this spring. I expect him to see the field, but we have a lot of depth at WR.

We do have great depth, but the WR room gets very empty next year after like 4 to 6 dudes leave.

He is getting a lot of press but remember he's playing with Kyle Trash against the rest of the fourth stringers.

 

[BMF]

We do have great depth, but the WR room gets very empty next year after like 5 or 6 dudes leave.

He is getting a lot of press but remember he's playing with Kyle Trash against the rest of the fourth stringers.

Agree Law....but I'm just referring to this season and him getting on the field. With this year's depth, he's going to have a hard time getting on the field. He's very similar to Toney also (and they both were HS QBs). I'm actually excited to see what the kid can do. He's a curve ball type WR in our offense and has the explosiveness to make plays. He was a steal getting him as a walk-on (I'm sure he could have landed at a 1AA on a scholarship if he wanted to go that route). He has gotten some reps w/ the 1's, so it's not all walk-on vs. walk-on.

 

[neteng]

He's a big man when in a red jersey....

I think yesterday was full contact with no red shirt to hide behind ... and he dished out more than he took.

 

[LagoonGator68]

I think yesterday was full contact with no red shirt to hide behind ... and he dished out more than he took.

Not according to practice reports of non contact QBs

 

[neteng]

Not according to practice reports of non contact QBs

Yeah ... went back and reread the link that donkey shared and see that he was wearing the non-contact jersey. However, it does read like it was kinda ignored after the first hit and Franks wasn't complaining about getting hit nor was Mullen, who praised the attitude.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Given how soft he was just a year ago, I'll take it.

 

[LagoonGator68]

Given how soft he was just a year ago, I'll take it.

He'll never make it through the season playing like the end of last year....

 

[alcoholica]

Oh, I could be wrong. I'll try to find the scholarship break down somewhere...

Wasn’t that, just thought the wording was off, so I asked. It would have been a Butters move to give a walk-on a ship when we’re weeding people out

 

[GatorFL]

Right? A real suck up.

Not sucking up. I don't always agree with ox (Chip Kelly is probably tops on that list) but I thought his post distilled down Gators frustrations with Foley, Chump, Butters and Franks.

I can even add that Gators have been very fortunate to have two of the best QBs in history, Wuerffel and Tebow. Both of those guys were true leaders and team players who conducted themselves as gentlemen. So it's frustrating to see Franks act like some kind of primadonna when really he's just been another inaccurate guy with a huge arm.

 

[gatormandan]

Not sucking up. I don't always agree with ox (Chip Kelly is probably tops on that list) but I thought his post distilled down Gators frustrations with Foley, Chump, Butters and Franks.

I can even add that Gators have been very fortunate to have two of the best QBs in history, Wuerffel and Tebow. Both of those guys were true leaders and team players who conducted themselves as gentlemen. So it's frustrating to see Franks act like some kind of primadonna when really he's just been another inaccurate guy with a huge arm.

Just playin dude.

 

[Concrete Helmet]

I think this is indicative of Franks' continued growth. I'm sure Mullen's message was that he needs to become more physical and more available to sacrifice himself for the team.

This X 1000....Different sh!t works on different players. Franks has spent a year and half undoing the mind f vck that Butters did to him. Franks is a big rugged QB and Butters tried to make him a finesse pocket QB....

If Franks makes even marginal improvements in the passing game and continues to gain confidence as a runner.....look out.

 

[Gatorraid81]

He'll never make it through the season playing like the end of last year....

You may be right, but one thing about Franks that seems to be under appreciated is his durability. He took a beating 2 years ago and last year he had to become more physical of a player. Don’t really recall him getting hurt in spite of all that. Sure he got his bumps, but don’t remember him missing time due to it.

 

[TLB]

You may be right, but one thing about Franks that seems to be under appreciated is his durability. He took a beating 2 years ago and last year he had to become more physical of a player. Don’t really recall him getting hurt in spite of all that. Sure he got his bumps, but don’t remember him missing time due to it.

This is a good point. Weak OL has been a decade long curse. Franks has proved durable thus far, and one can hope Savage makes him stronger and better able to take those beatings.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

This X 1000....Different sh!t works on different players. Franks has spent a year and half undoing the mind f vck that Butters did to him.

Butterteeth: the point of the QB is to make the punter look good.

 

[Albert]

Not sucking up. I don't always agree with ox (Chip Kelly is probably tops on that list) but I thought his post distilled down Gators frustrations with Foley, Chump, Butters and Franks.

So it's frustrating to see Franks act like some kind of primadonna when really he's just been another inaccurate guy with a huge arm.

It’s Pre-Madonna. Don’t make me tell you again...

 

[Slevin]

 

[Slevin]

 

[Slevin]