6th?!?!?!?! Um no. Noooooooo way. Very close 2nd or 3rd and not far behind 1st.
Woody (via iPhone) > On Jul 20, 2014, at 11:51 AM, Shane Ford <goufgat...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Florida position breakdown: Defensive line > > > Florida’s Dante Fowler Jr. (6) and Jonathan Bullard (90) will be leaders on > the defensive line this season. > > Matt Stamey/Staff photographer > By Robbie Andreu > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Sunday, July 20, 2014 at 7:00 a.m. > Last Modified: Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 6:55 p.m. > The upside > > The Gators have starting experience across the defensive front, led by junior > Buck linebacker/end Dante Fowler Jr., whom many think will emerge as one of > the nation’s elite defensive players in 2014. Fowler not only has great > natural strength and athletic ability, he puts in the work to try and reach > his potential. Heading into his true junior season, Fowler is looking to > increase his production as a pass rusher. The Gators have another potential > impact player at end, where junior Jonathan Bullard has played in 24 games, > with 10 starts. Bullard also is capable of sliding inside and playing tackle, > a position he played almost exclusively in the spring with UF down in numbers > at DT. Bullard gives the Gators a third proven tackle, along with last year’s > starters — seniors Leon Orr and Darious Cummings. Three young players — Buck > linebacker Alex McCalister, end Bryan Cox Jr. and tackle Joey Ivie — showed > real flashes in the spring and should see extensive playing time. The coaches > think McCalister, who has bulked up to 250 pounds, has a chance to be a > strong pass rusher. > > The downside > > There is almost zero proven depth at the two tackle positions. Bostwick and > Brantley were highly rated recruits coming out of high school, but showed in > the spring that they are still somewhat raw and inconsistent. The coaches are > expecting Bostwick and Brantley to continue to progress. That’s the plan > because they are going to be in the playing rotation in the fall. How much > they play and spell the starters will depend on their development. The Gators > also have only one proven pass rusher up front, Fowler, who will continue to > see a lot of double teams unless another pass rusher emerges. > > Young guy to watch > > Even though he was not an early enrollee, Thomas Holley, a true freshman from > Brooklyn, N.Y., has a chance to work his way into the playing rotation at > tackle if he picks things up quickly in preseason camp. Also a standout > basketball player in high school, Holley has the size, strength and athletic > ability to be an early contributor. > > Probable depth chart > > Buck > > 6-Dante Fowler Jr. > > 14-Alex McCalister > > 17-Jordan Sherit > > Nose tackle > > 8-Leon Orr > > 99-Jay-nard Bostwick > > 54-Khairi Clark > > Defensive tackle > > 55-Darious Cummings > > 57-Caleb Brantley > > 91-Joey Ivie > > 56-Thomas Holley > > Defensive end > > 90-Jonathan Bullard > > 94-Bryan Cox Jr. > > 92-Gerald Willis > > 96-Justus Reed > > Ranking defensive lines > > 1. Alabama > > 2. Auburn > > 3. LSU > > 4. Georgia > > 5. Ole Miss > > 6. Florida > > 7. Missouri > > 8. Miss. St. > > 9. S. Carolina > > 10. Arkansas > > 11. Kentucky > > 12. Texas A&M > > 13. Tennessee > > 14. Vanderbilt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > -- > -- > 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 gatornews+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
