Well the good thing is.. Johnny seems to be hsndling the pressure
fine. Hes already said on numerous occassions that hes not Tebow and
isnt going to try to be.
Ive been thinking about this some. I think Loeffler was brought in
more for Brantley, than for Tebow. Could we see more of a pro style
attack this year? I think so. I think it will be a hybrid of pro/
spread like some pro-teams have adopted.
Meyer has always said he plays to the strength of the team that there
is no "system"
Woody (via iPhone)
On May 23, 2010, at 9:24 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
Regarding Doug Johnson - back then I was more worried about whether
I should switch to light beer
Regarding Brantley - I had eliminated all negative thoughts - until
this article
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Subject: Re: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] [SUN]: 5/21 16:00 ---
Brantley
not the first to replace a Gator QB icon [Andreu]
From: [email protected]
Date: Sun, May 23, 2010 8:52 am
To: "Gator Talk" <[email protected]>
Now, tell the truth. Were you really confident Doug Johnson was
going to come and replace Danny?
On the other hand we have John Brantley who filled in for Tebow at
Ky and slaughtered them...off the bench!
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
From: <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 03:14:05 -0700
To: gatortalk googlegroups<[email protected]>
Subject: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] [SUN]: 5/21 16:00 --- Brantley
not the first to replace a Gator QB icon [Andreu]
I was feeling good about next year - until I read this ...
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Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: 5/21 16:00 --- Brantley not the
first to replace a Gator QB icon [Andreu]
From: "Shane Ford" <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, May 22, 2010 10:05 pm
To: "GATORNEWS" <[email protected]>
Brantley not the first to replace a Gator QB icon
By Robbie Andreu
Gainesville SUN Staff writer
Published: Friday, May 21, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 21, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.
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John Brantley faces the daunting task of replacing a legendary
Florida football player and former Heisman-winning quarterback this
fall. He is not the first to go through this.
Two other Florida quarterbacks faced the same challenge -- Jackie Eck
dahl in 1967 and Doug Johnson in in 1997.
Here's a look at how those two fared:
Eckdahl was a highly rated quarterback prospect coming out of
Gainesville High in 1966 -- and the heir apparent to Steve Spurrier,
who won the Heisman during Eckdahl's freshman season in 1966. Many w
ere hopeful that the Gators would not miss a beat with Eckdahl takin
g over at quarterback in 1967, and he had a solid first start in a v
ictory over Illinois to open the season. But it was a struggle the r
est of the way for Eckdahl. He broke his leg during a scrimmage and
missed the second half of his sophomore season. In 1968, his junior
year, Eckdahl ended up being the backup to Larry Rentz, a former saf
ety. By the time John Reaves and the Super Sophs came along in 1969,
Eckdahl had moved to defense, where he was playing strong safety.
In 1997, it was Doug Johnson's turn to replace a legend -- Danny Wuer
ffel. The former Gainesville Buchholz star got off to a promising st
art, but faltered in an upset loss at LSU in the sixth game of the s
eason, then was suspended for a game (Auburn) for a violation of tea
m rules the Thursday night before the LSU game. Johnson was an on-ag
ain, off-again starter the rest of his UF career, starting 16 more g
ames over his last two-and-a-half seasons. Still, Johnson managed to
throw for 7,114 yards and 62 touchdowns in a solid Gator career.
Brantley, of course, is the next in line to replace a UF quarterback
legend -- Tim Tebow. To say the least, it will be interesting to see
how this plays out over the next two seasons.
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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
--
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
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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
