You know this time of year they are desperate to write about anything beyond 'Coach Mac was happy/unhappy with today's practice.' It's got to be brutal sitting there with a deadline and nothing to say.
Rob Sent from my iPad > On Apr 3, 2015, at 6:09 PM, Woody <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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: >> >> Robbies Playbook >> He could be the Guy at QB >> Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 12:52 >> by Robbie 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. -- -- 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. 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