Thoughts on the Eastern Michigan game?

[Gator Fever]

I really liked we kept throwing deep even with the big lead. I am still reserving some judgment on the offense until I see it next week against an improved KY defense because it did seem like we were playing against air almost with how bad that defense was. I liked that Burton was actually catching what was thrown to him this game but McGee is a big loss.

 

[VulcanAlex]

Decent first game. Plenty to improve and at least one serious injury. Too many bubble screens and long throws across the field.

 

[Gator Fever]

Decent first game. Plenty to improve and at least one serious injury. Too many bubble screens and long throws across the field.

That makes me a little nervous also but I am glad we get the KY game and at least a defense with a pulse so we know where we really stand going into the Bama game. If we throttle KY that will be a real good sign.

 

[chferg]

Red zone efficiency...that has to improve...

Also, Driskel has to not lock on his target as better defenses will jump those long routes

 

[601Gator]

Loved it. Running game looked like I thought it would. Driskel looked like I thought he would. Demarcus Robinson. WOW. Mcgee does hurt and hopefully we get Humphries back for Bama. All in all great win.

 

[GatorJ]

Demarcus Robinson is a beast. I'd like to see a couple more down field throws but I'm sure the horizontal throws were by design to get Driskel comfortable.

 

[Homer J]

Red zone efficiency...that has to improve...

Also, Driskel has to not lock on his target as better defenses will jump those long routes

Right! If we were playing Bama tonight, Jeff would have thrown 2 INTs.

 

[Mudd]

Decent first game. Plenty to improve and at least one serious injury. Too many bubble screens and long throws across the field.

What else do you do when the DBs are lining up 10-15 yards off the WRs? I feel if they was playing on the WRs more we would have had more down the field passing.

 

[Homer J]

Today was a good warmup game for us. It was a good game to see how our line reacts to blitz's, to see if Jeff has command of the offense and we played a lot of people.

I watched a little of the KY game today and they were ahead in the 2nd half, 20-7 against Ohio. They should be another good warmup for Bama.

 

[Gator Fever]

I wonder if we will try and get that freshman TE involved that caught some passes in the Spring Game - it looked like there was some potential there.

 

[chferg]

Decent first game. Plenty to improve and at least one serious injury. Too many bubble screens and long throws across the field.

What else do you do when the DBs are lining up 10-15 yards off the WRs? I feel if they was playing on the WRs more we would have had more down the field passing.

Mudd is spot on, also screens are glorified run plays, it keeps the defense from loading the box hence why we had three backs bust off big runs

 

[SaltGator]

I was very happy to see us CRUSH a cupcake, its been way to long. Kentucky will be a better test next week.

 

[maheo30]

Red zone efficiency...that has to improve...

Also, Driskel has to not lock on his target as better defenses will jump those long routes

Every college QB does that. Mariota is going to be a top 10 pick and he still does it. Manziel is in the NFL and he does it as well. So does Winston. That habit probably won't be broken unless he develops in the NFL.

 

[MJMGator]

Defense looked great. They missed on a few open receivers, but we didn't give em much. The offense looked solid. It was nice to see us hit all of those big runs up the middle. Good depth in the backfield. Driskel looked fair, but as someone already mentioned, we can't be throwing the ball 40 yards across the field against SEC defenses and he did get back to his old ways a few times. Seems like he's still struggling a bit when his primary receiver isn't open. The WRs finally looked like the type of players we're used to seeing in the orange and blue. Spread the ball around extremely well, keeping everyone involved. That should pay huge dividends in practice and on the recruiting front. Kicking game was good along with the returns, but we looked the worst I've seen in the WM era on kick coverage. Need to get that fixed this week. All in all, a great day (other than the injury) and my hopes are high. Go Gators!

 

[maheo30]

My thoughts:

1. David Sharpe looked good. He is physically imposing. On a couple of plays he moved his guy 5-6 yards. He may be better than Humphries by the end of the year.

2. D-Rob needs the ball more. He is clearly on another level than the other receivers. He can do things the others can't.

3. Tyler Moore doesn't need to be playing. I counted at least 3 plays where he did his bullfighter impersonation by getting beat by a DTs swim move.

4. Quincy Wilson need to teach Tabor how to jam a receiver. I watched Wilson jam his guy a number of times only to watch the receiver struggle to get free. Tabor did his normal weak jam allowing the receiver to get a step on him. Still, Tabor is far more fluid with his hips than Wilson.

5. Neiron ball looks fast. Extremely fast. He continues playing at that speed he is going to have a good year.

6. Clay Burton was very impressive catching everything thrown at him and even making a diving catch. It seems Driskel trusts him. It is clear the guy has worked very hard on catching the football. Props to him.

 

[GatorJ]

My thoughts: 1. David Sharpe looked good. He is physically imposing. On a couple of plays he moved his guy 5-6 yards. He may be better than Humphries by the end of the year. 2. D-Rob needs the ball more. He is clearly on another level than the other receivers. He can do things the others can't. 3. Tyler Moore doesn't need to be playing. I counted at least 3 plays where he did his bullfighter impersonation by getting beat by a DTs swim move. 4. Quincy Wilson need to teach Tabor how to jam a receiver. I watched Wilson jam his guy a number of times only to watch the receiver struggle to get free. Tabor did his normal weak jam allowing the receiver to get a step on him. Still, Tabor is far more fluid with his hips than Wilson. 5. Neiron ball looks fast. Extremely fast. He continues playing at that speed he is going to have a good year. 6. Clay Burton was very impressive catching everything thrown at him and even making a diving catch. It seems Driskel trusts him. It is clear the guy has worked very hard on catching the football. Props to him.

This entire post is spot on.

 

[t-gator]

I thought Matt Jones first step looked pretty good.

 

[SaltGator]

My thoughts:

1. David Sharpe looked good. He is physically imposing. On a couple of plays he moved his guy 5-6 yards. He may be better than Humphries by the end of the year.

2. D-Rob needs the ball more. He is clearly on another level than the other receivers. He can do things the others can't.

3. Tyler Moore doesn't need to be playing. I counted at least 3 plays where he did his bullfighter impersonation by getting beat by a DTs swim move.

4. Quincy Wilson need to teach Tabor how to jam a receiver. I watched Wilson jam his guy a number of times only to watch the receiver struggle to get free. Tabor did his normal weak jam allowing the receiver to get a step on him. Still, Tabor is far more fluid with his hips than Wilson.

5. Neiron ball looks fast. Extremely fast. He continues playing at that speed he is going to have a good year.

6. Clay Burton was very impressive catching everything thrown at him and even making a diving catch. It seems Driskel trusts him. It is clear the guy has worked very hard on catching the football. Props to him.

Spot on.

 

[t-gator]

I was impressed with driskel the most, debose and Dunbar dropped a couple deep balls that should have been caught. I think driskel is going to be even better as the season progresses. We did what we we re supposed to do in all phases.

 

[Gator Fever]

I thought Matt Jones first step looked pretty good.

It always does when there is a hole you can drive a truck through.