Rumors are that Florida coaches told Pouncey that if he came back - he could move to center and become best center in America - ala his brother. I think Pouncey will correct the problem - even though he does not how - but what if he doesn't? Would Meyer's stubbornness, I mean loyalty, prevent Meyer from replacing Pouncey if we continue to see problems in USF game?
Speaking of stubbornness, I mean loyalty, and playmakers - Meyer did take away from the first game what everyone else took away. Most people saw Gillislee and Hines busting their butts whenever they touched the ball and Rainey, Demps, and Moody giving up at first contact. Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Demps, J. 1 8 102 4 98 12.2 1 72 98.0 Gillislee, M. 1 6 55 0 55 9.2 0 41 55.0 Moody, E. 1 5 16 11 5 1.0 0 7 5.0 Burton, T. 1 2 4 0 4 2.0 1 2 4.0 Rainey, C. 1 3 6 5 1 0.3 0 5 1.0 Brantley, J. 1 3 3 12 -9 -3.0 0 3 -9.0 TEAM 1 4 0 55 -55 -13.8 0 0 -55.0 Total 1 31 186 87 99 3.2 2 72 99.0 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Rainey, C. 1 6 34 5.7 1 25 34.0 Demps, J. 1 4 4 1.0 0 3 4.0 Hines, O. 1 3 49 16.3 1 21 49.0 Thompson, D. 1 3 24 8.0 0 10 24.0 Burton, T. 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 2.0 Total 1 17 113 6.6 2 25 113.0 http://www.gatorzone.com/football/stats/team.pdf If you take away that one run by Demps, his average was 7 attempts and 30 yards = 4.3 yards per carry (still better than I thought) but half of Gillislee's 9.2 yards per carry What most people took away was Gillislee and Hines are our playmakers and should be starting at RB and slot in place of Rainey, Demps, and Moody. But Meyer thinks that he needs to get Demps and Moody more involved! "If you give him his crease, that's a good day for the Gators," coach Urban Meyer said. "We've just got to utilize him more. We've got to get him and Moody going because they're really good players." IMHO - that is the wrong conclusion. The right conclusion is that Demps and Moody need to be demoted to second string and Gillislee promoted to first string. -- 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
