I'm a fan too, not a 'football' guy. I don't know what the spread looks like when it's working. I do think, though, that when you're playing in today's SEC, which is beginning to seem (talent-wise) as close to the NFL as you're going to see anywhere, that a team needs a guy who is a threat to run right up the middle for 4-5 yards on every single play. We had that with Tebow. Teams had to watch for the run up the middle, and not just a little mosquito like Rainey and Demps. A big SOB like Tebow or Trent Richardson or Mark Ingraham. A guy who wasn't just going to dive into the middle, he was going to run straight ahead with power. None of this running sideline to sideline looking for an opening. None of this dive play for a yard and a half. Up the freakin middle, straight ahead, get the hell out of my way, my butt is coming through and is going to bowl you over. I cannot understand why the coaches don't give an entire game to Mack Brown and or Mile Gillislee and say "earn your scholarship, my man!"
Knowing as little as I do, if our OL isn't giving the QB time to throw downfield, and the QB is no threat at all to run, and only Rainey or Demps is in the game, well, guess what? It's Rainey or Demps every time. And a backpedal by Brantley followed by a pass out in the flat to Rainey or Demps is not going to go anywhere against Bama or LSU. By the time the skeeter has the ball, 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage, he's not going to go far. Simplify the OL blocking schemes, quit trying to have an offensive playbook thicker than the Beijing phone book, and play some straight ahead power football. That's what is winning in the SEC right now. Not that I know squat. John From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shane Ford Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 2:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [gatortalk] What do we think now? I believe Danielson made that remark. I've always heard playing on an offensive line in a spread attack is MUCH different with all the pulling and different blocking schemes one must do vs playing in a NFL scheme. I would think there were NFL quality O-Linemen we would have missed out on getting, as they would have skipped us for schools running a more traditional offense. I would think the same would be true for WR's. Who would want to block in a spread offense, when you can learn how to run passing routes and prepare yourself for the NFL in a more traditional offense? I don't know the answers to these, but it seems every one is questioning the talent Meyer left UF with. I was floored after reading Bianchi's latest column. I'm a fan, not a "football" guy. All I can say is: In ALL kinds of weather..... Go Gators! -- 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
