I don't remember Jackie Eckdahl very well, but comparing the maturity levels of Dougie and Johnny shows there's no contest. Brantley is much more mature and a better thrower. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message----- From: Gatorrrrrr <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 10:39:10 To: [email protected]<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] [SUN]: 5/21 16:00 --- Brantley not the first to replace a Gator QB icon [Andreu] 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 > > -------- Original Message -------- > 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 ... > > -------- Original Message -------- > 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. > It's your Daily Football Fix! Gainesville Sun staff writers are here > to help get you through the long, hot summer with a daily dose of > college football. The series runs every day until the start of fall > practice. Enjoy! > > 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. > > -- > 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 > -- > 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
