So... this is the second reporter to mention Guys rising. But this is Andreu... so.. its likely only 70% accurate.
My guess.. is unless Treon has learned to pass a whole lot better than he has shown... Its Griers job. On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/> > Robbies Playbook <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/>He could be the > Guy at QB > <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/11192/he-could-be-the-guy-at-qb/> > Thursday, April 2, 2015 > <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/11192/he-could-be-the-guy-at-qb/> at > 12:52 > by Robbie Andreu <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/author/andreu/> > (Gainesville SUN) > > > Spring surprises often times have a way of disappearing in the fall. So > what will be the fate of Florida’s 2015 spring surprise? Will walk-on > quarterback Jacob Guy retreat to the obscurity of the scout team in > September? Or will he emerge as, gulp, the Gators’ starting quarterback in > what would one of those feel-good, didn’t-see-that-one-coming stories? > > Either could happen. What’s more likely, though, is Guy will fall > somewhere in between the two extremes. Based on what he’s done this spring, > he’s not going to disappear, he’s going to keep competing and continuing to > be a factor at the position through the the summer and into the fall. Could > he beat out the two scholarship players in front of him — Treon Harris and > Will Grier — to become the starter? Well, let’s just say that’s a very long > shot, but don’t rule it out just yet. There’s certainly a chance he could > move all the way up to No. 2 to become the next guy in line in the fall. > And once he’s in that position, anything can happen. > > The only hard facts we have on Guy at the moment are that he threw for a > bunch of touchdowns and yards at Dade City Pasco in his senior season. He > has a big arm. He has prototype drop-back quarterback size (6-foot-5, 224 > pounds) and seems to fit the mold of a Jim McElwain pro-style quarterback. > > Here’s something else I’ve found out about him in the past week. He nearly > got the call to duty last season. From what I’ve been hearing, the former > offensive coaching staff has expressed regret that it didn’t turn the ball > over to Guy at some point last season to see what he could do. He tore it > up on the scout team, completing a bunch of passes against a very good > defense and secondary. There was talk of playing him in the second half of > the season, but it turned out to be only that — just talk. > > Now, with the arrival of a new coaching staff, all the quarterbacks are > starting over in a new offense. When Harris left to deal with a family > tragedy last week, Guy got more reps and did enough good things to catch > the attention of McElwain and offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier. Now, he > is one of four quarterbacks competing for the starting job, joining Harris, > Grier and Skyler Mornhinweg. > > It’s tough for a walk-on just to get himself into the position Guy is in > now, so he’s beaten the odds already. Now, it will be intriguing (and maybe > the story of the spring) to see what he can do with this rare opportunity. > > Maybe he’ll disappear. Maybe he won’t. > > One thing we do know is the competition at QB is not what we thought it > was going to be this spring. It’s not just Harris vs. Grier. There’s > another Guy involved — and he’s legitimately in the hunt for the starting > role. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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) > --- > 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/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) --- 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/d/optout.
