Very well could be (Brantley)... but he had better step up soon. And good point on the RBs... Totally forgot we had those (ahem)... but I think, as was pointed out before, Newton could have stepped in some to play that role. ESPECIALLY in the Mutt game.... but I think Newton wasnt 100% either last year at certain times of the year if I remember correctly so there are a whole lot of factors that led to the way things happened the way they did.
On 8/27/08, Steve McKibben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think that the only reason Tebow ran "the Tebow plays" his freshman > year was because leak could not be counted on to consistently fight for the > last yard in crucial situations. > > Newton was not as ready to play last year as tebow was the year before - > Tebow showed that he could pass if the defense sold out to try and stop the > run. > > I think the overuse of Tebow last year stemmed from three things - no real > confidence in the RBs from the coaches, Tebow's belief that he could will > himself to get the tough yards, and Tebow's relative inexperience as a QB > with full rein of the offense - which led him to give up on his pass > progressions earlier and tuck it and run. I think the first and third will > be much improved this year, which in turn will allow Tebow to not rely so > much on the second. > > I think that Brantley will be the next QB to take the reins of the offense > while Newton will more than likely remain the "change of pace" QB - i.e. the > one that gets the "Tebow plays" when Tebow is no longer around to run them > himself. > > Just my $.02 > Steve > > --- On *Wed, 8/27/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Brantley Battling Staph > Infection In Throwing Arm > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 11:11 AM > > Netwon appears to run the Tebow plays (as little as we have seen) as well > as Tebow. I remember an image where Newton just buries a DB at the goal > line. > > Meyer kept saying that Leak / Tebow worked because it was such a difference > ("a change up") > > But Meyer said that Tebow / Newton was not a change up and would not work. > > > My primary concern is Tebow getting hurt. If Tebow gets hurt and is out for > the rest of the year - we are not all done - but close to it. No telling > what could happen to Tebow's NFL career. > > http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/collegesports/2004019268_grid17.html > > http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ms-dixon042708&prov=yhoo&type=lgns > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Brantley Battling Staph > Infection In Throwing Arm > From: "Gatorrrrrr (via wireless)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, August 27, 2008 10:54 am > To: <[email protected]> > > > Oh I agree. Im not really sure why he didnt.... Otherthan if he had.. And > was successful at it.. Would Tebow have won the heisman? > > Woody (via wireless) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Sent: 8/27/2008 10:26 AM > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Brantley Battling Staph > Infection In Throwing Arm > > <<I think Meyer & Co want Newton to step up to take some of the running > load off of Tebow running the ball.>> > > Which is what we were screaming about last year! Let Newton run the "Tebow > plays" - the plays that Tebow ran when Leak was the starter. > <<I dont think one will be a predominant starter over he other unless one > reallllllly step up before then.>> > > It appears that neither one wants the backup role. > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] [SUN]: Brantley Battling Staph > Infection In Throwing Arm > From: "Gatorrrrrr (via wireless)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, August 27, 2008 10:15 am > To: Gatortalk <[email protected]> > > > 1 Tebow > 2 Newton > 3 Brantley > > I think Meyer & Co want Newton to step up to take some of the running load > off of Tebow running the ball. > > After Tebow is gone.. 2 QB system... Brantley and newton. I dont think one > will be a predominant starter over he other unless one reallllllly step up > before then. > > Woody (via wireless) > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
