MustChomp and he would never get along. On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Kirkley.net <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sarkisian at Washington was the true offensive coordinator. Lane has > never shown any real offensive genius. And in no way should we ever let > that Bastid on our campus, that would be almost as bad as having a dawg as > a head coach.... > > Ken K > MNGator > > > On Oct 22, 2013, at 10:19 AM, "mail.bobparks.com" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Lane did a pretty good job as the o-coordinator when he was at Southern > Cal. He was at least impressive enough that Al Davis hired him. If he > never gave a press conference to shoot his mouth off... Maybe. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > Bob Parks, LLC > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > 615-972-4239 > 615-826-4040 > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Helen Huntley <[email protected]> > *Date:* October 22, 2013 at 8:57:58 AM CDT > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* *[gatornews] John Reaves' Commentary on the Gator Offense* > *Reply-To:* [email protected] > > From Gator Country > (good stuff except for the last comment about his son-in-law. Last thing > we need is Lane.) > Written byJOHN REAVES, OCTOBER 21, 2013, 0 COMMENTS, > [image: Print > Friendly]<http://www.printfriendly.com/print?url=http://www.gatorcountry.com/feature/monday-morning-quarterback-4/> > > It isn’t easy to write this today. I was thinking of bringing in a guest > columnist such as Carlos Alvarez or Steve Tannen. Steve lives in > Gainesville now and just underwent back surgery. He is getting better and > rode his bike 100 miles yesterday. I need some back surgery myself. > > It looks like the Gators could use some surgery. It has been along time > since we were not competitive and that’s the only way I can describe what > happened yesterday in Columbia, Missouri. We were in trouble from the first > play and it only got worse from there. > > From the first drive when Missouri needed only two plays to score until > the fourth quarter, they toyed with us. The final score was 36-17, but > really, they did whatever they wanted whenever they wanted to do it. > > Surely they don’t have better players than we do, do they? After all, our > recruiting classes have been rated consistently in the top ten in the > nation – and often the top five – the last 10 years. > > I remember when I coached at Florida with Coach Steve Spurrier and > Georgia’s recruiting class was always rated #1 in the SEC. Without fail it > seems. Yet I remember Ray Goff saying before one game that he wished he had > all the great players that Florida has. Coach Spurrier promptly responded, > “What happened to all those great players you signed Coach Goof?” > > That still makes me laugh. > > The Gators seem to be heading on a downward spiral. We got worse in just > one week after a bad showing in the LSU game. Offensively, we haven’t been > very good at all this year, but the LSU and Missouri games were terrible. > In the last two games our offensive line can’t block anyone and the > defensive line can’t stop the run or get to the passer. > > I know all about the injuries, but that’s why you go out and recruit new > guys into the program every year so that you always have depth. We always > hear that saying “next man up.” Well, what happened to the next man? > > I have begun to question what’s going on with our strength and > conditioning program with all the injuries that we’ve had. Is this just a > fluke year or is there something going on that’s causing them? I have to > ask that question because we never had injuries like that when Rich Tuten > was in charge of the program back in the 1990s. > > Our play calling is so predictable I can call the plays when I see the > formation. If I can, so can the D Coordinator for the opposition and the > defensive players. Our passing game scheme doesn’t get anybody open. > > How easy is it? When the Gators have 21 personnel in or two backs, two > wide receivers and a tight end (sometimes they substitute another offensive > tackle for a wide receiver) we run either the counter play to the weak side > or the power play to the strong side. I would say that we are probably > 90-98% that tendency. > > When Trey Burton lines up in shotgun at quarterback, it’s the read option > 100% of the time. It’s averaging about -5 yards lately and it killed a > potential touchdown at both LSU and Missouri. Come on! Do something > different if you insist on putting Trey in there as the wildcat QB! > > When the Gators are in 11 personnel, meaning one back, one TE and 3 WR’s, > we run the short passing game. It’s very predictable and we seem to have no > clue about blitz pickup. If I’m a defensive coordinator and I see the > Gators in that personnel package you can bet I’m bringing the house. Until > someone on the Gators shows he can pick up a blitz, I’ll do it over and > over again. > > We used to self-scout after three games to see if we had tendencies that > were easy to read. When we found them, we tried changeups. That means we > gave the same look but did something different to fool the defense. We > could use that concept right now. We also could see what we were averaging > on each play. That factored into our game planning and our play calling on > game day. > > Back to the Missouri game. > > If it weren’t for a herculean effort by “King” Solomon Patton and Kelvin > Taylor we would be nowhere. Solomon showed us his speed on that kickoff > return. He caught six passes but only one downfield – good for 14 yards – > and ran one jet sweep and that was good for 17 yards. He’s got speed that > we need on the edge in the running game and we’ve got to start figuring > ways to get him the ball further down the field where he’s got more space > to maneuver and have a chance to go all the way for a score. > > Taylor gave us a spark on that nice touchdown drive, but as soon as he > scored on the 20-yard run late in the third quarter to close the score to > 23-17 he only carried the ball one more time. After that, Mizzou toyed with > us again and promptly marched to another TD. It’s frustrating! > > Dante Fowler played hard and that’s about it on defense. Even our two > corners were getting torched. > > I guess a bright spot was special teams. We scored on a kickoff return by > Patton, Frankie Velez made all his kicks and our new punter Johnny Townsend > averaged 45.6 yards so there was at least some improvement somewhere. > > So where does that leave us? We have an open date to lick our wounds and > regroup. We have to come up with some answers. Hopefully Will Muschamp and > his staff will come up with a plan that works. > > If they need any help, I know a really good offensive mind who needs some > work and who can recruit lights out. He’d be open to Florida, too. After > all his wife and father-in-law are Gators!!! > > John Reaves > > QB7 > > Beat the Dogs!!! > -- > Helen Huntley > (727) 823-3801 > www.helenhuntley.com > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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