Fair enough point, Jerry. Plenty of 5-star recruits are a bust in college, and I guess we'll never know if he can be successful in the SEC unless he actually is.
Rob Sent from my iPad On Jan 6, 2011, at 10:13 PM, Jerry Belloit <[email protected]> wrote: > Rob, > > > > I agree that Brantley should be OK, but to be fair, the college game, > especially in the SEC is much faster than the high school game. It may be > that his game is better suited for the Big 10. I think he can succeed in > the SEC but could easily be wrong. We all remember what a shock it was to an > All-American QB for Ohio State to find two Gator Defensive Ends hanging onto > him the whole National Championship game. > > > > Jerry > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Rob > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 3:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Well... on one hand... > > > > I think you’ve pretty much nailed it, Ken. There’s no way the former HS > national player of the year just lost the tools and forgot how to play. > Brantley really was in a no-win situation this year and he could come back > and surprise us under the new system. I’m not sure how likely it is, because > I think it’s really difficult to come back mentally and regain the type of > uber-confidence you need to be a great QB once you’ve lost it. If the old > staff were staying, I’d say there’d be no chance, but with a new pro-style > offense, and as experienced a QB coach as Weiss, it’s possible. He’s a great > kid, and if he stays, I hope he does turn it around. > > > > Rob > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 10:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Well... on one hand... > > > > Brantley has the skill set, the problem this year was mental. We have seen > him make throws before, even this year at times he looked good. I think his > problems stemmed from a variety of sources: > > - bad o-line play - from the bad snaps to generally scrambling for his life > he never got confidence sitting in the pocket. > > - poor playcalling - knowing that we didn't have a real threat at QB to run > and knowing we had a mish-mash Oline due to injuries, we still ran the same > offense as we did last year. > > -bad team chemistry between upperclassmen and freshmen - to offset the poor > playcalling, the coaches then let a couple of freshmen QBs take snaps and > they have success running the spread. I think this increased tension on the > team > > - fan criticism - I realize he probably doesn't obsess as much as we do, but > he had to hear it. That had to be hard since this is his dream. > > > > I think all of this led to a kid that by the end of the year was scared to > make a mistake, and that is when you usually make them. He would check down > to his safe pass almost immediately, I think by the end of the year, the only > way Johnny would thrown the ball deep is if the WR was uncovered at the line. > > > > The big question is, will he be able to regain his confidence and gain the > trust of his underclassmen teammates. We have the talent on the roster to be > good next year, what we need is to get all those names to become a team. > Coach Dawg has his work cut out for him. > > > > Ken K > > MNGator > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Well... on one hand... > From: "Stephen Manuel" <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, January 05, 2011 9:26 am > To: <[email protected]> > > Now that John Brantley is staying at UF and Charlie Weis is the OC, one of > the more interesting things to watch will be what happens to Brantley. > > > > Can given his pedigree will Brantley become a serviceable SEC QB or better or > will he even be the QB if Jeff Driskell is all that he’s supposed to be ?? > > > > Both were Gatorade Player of the Year, both were 5-star recruits, etc… > > > > Remember, Tom Brady, Brady Quinn and Jimmy Clausen were coached by Weis. > > > > > > Stephen > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of John Vega > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 9:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Well... on one hand... > > > > > > On Jan 4, 2011, at 6:02 PM, Stephen Manuel wrote: > > > > > I know I fell for this, but it's sort of like being excited watching John > Brantley in mop up time throwing darts all over the field then watching him > this year, it was night and day... > > > > I fell for it as well. > > > > The Gatorade Player of the Year, breaking Tebow's records, his family > lineage; I couldn't have been more excited to watch him this year. > > > > Oh well. > > > > -Zeb > > -- > 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
