See... i think the entire Spring Game was a lil... deceptive. Its hard to tell just how good they really are on the O or D. I think the D is going to be a step back.. and if thats the case... was the O really that good? Im entering this upcoming season... with great caution. Let your fingernails grow out now.. cuz we'll be doing alot of nailbiting this year I think. Will we totally collapse? No.. I dont think so... but I certaintly dont see better than a 9-10 win season... atleast right now.
On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 8:37 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I thought that the true freshmen played very good. In many cases - > people forget that they are true freshmen and have been there battling the > older guys for years. > > Yes, the freshmen looked raw early on - but most showed significant > improvement over the spring. So much so - it will be hard to bench these > guys next fall. > > I thought Burton looked good - and he was only like 3 stars. Maybe I'm > just too orange and blue? > > We definitely do not have to worry about injuries. Most teams - if they > lose 1, 2, 3, of 4 guys - their season is over. We have so much talent in > our backups - we just plug the next guy in and keep rolling. > > Urban Meyer has a good problem - how do you keep all the egos in check and > happy? We already saw a blowup with Carl Moore. > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Freshman Shaw tested early [Patton] > From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, April 15, 2010 8:26 am > To: [email protected] > > Freshman Shaw tested early > > > > Doug Finger/Staff photographer > > *Buy > photo<http://reprints.gainesville.com/cgi-bin/fotobroker.cgi?c=latest.htm&a=&op_by_line=contains&by_line=Finger&b=photo_db&s=&t=&show=3-4> > * > > Freshman cornerback Joshua Shaw led the Gators with eight total tackles in > the Orange and Blue Debut on Saturday. > > > By John Patton <[email protected]> > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > > Published: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. > Last Modified: Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 12:34 a.m. > > > > > Just a few months removed from being a coup of a signing for the Florida > football team, Joshua Shaw said he is beginning to feel more comfortable > playing the college game. > > A four-star cornerback from Palmdale, Calif., the 6-foot, 189-pound Shaw > had his share of up and down moments in last Saturday's Orange and Blue > Debut. There, playing for each team, the early enrollee led all Gators with > eight total tackles (six for the Orange). > > The first play of the game saw him beaten for a 47-yard completion from > John Brantley to Deonte Thompson. However, he rebounded one series later by > intercepting a pass from fellow freshman Trey Burton and returning it 31 > yards. > > It was apparent UF coaches were looking to test Shaw. > > And following the spring game, coach Urban Meyer joked “I like picking on > Josh Shaw” before adding “Shaw, I thought had a good day.” > > Hoping to be in the mix to replace early NFL departee (and projected > first-round draft pick) Joe Haden in the starting spot opposite Janoris > Jenkins, Shaw said he was happy to get the on-the-job training. > > “It was great to have all of that work,” said Shaw, who added he has been > watching a lot of tape of Jenkins. “Some of it was good, some bad, but I > feel like I'm getting better each time out.” > > He said he learned on each snap, no matter the result. That is something > familiar to Haden. > > “When I first got to Florida, Percy Harvin used to beat me all the time,” > Haden said on his Pro Day. “But practicing against a guy like him and the > other receivers at Florida helps make you into a better player. > > “I wouldn't be where I am without that.” > > Where Shaw is right now is a long way from home. > > He said he went a few weeks using the bus to go everywhere he needed before > his family shipped over his car. Now, he has his familiar ride, as well as > more familiarity competing in a program that has won two BCS national > championships since 2006. > > “The speed of the game has been the biggest difference,” Shaw said. “In > high school, I was the best pure athlete on the field. > > “Here, everybody was that.” > > So, he is finding his pre-prom arrival beneficial. > > “I'm so glad I came in early,” Shaw said. > > *John Patton can be reached at 352-374-5074 or by email at > [email protected].* > > > > -- > 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 > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > 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 > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject. > -- 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 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
