Still no consideration for Jake Allen. Big mistake. On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 10:58 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote:
> <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/> > Robbies Playbook <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/>QB still a big ? > <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/11356/qb-still-big/> > Friday, April 14, 2017 > <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/11356/qb-still-big/> at 12:50 > by Robbie Andreu <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/author/andreu/> > (Gainesville SUN) > > Here’s my take on why there remains mutual interest between the Florida > coaches and Notre Dame graduate transfer quarterback Malik Zaire: > > Both parties can clearly see that the quarterback situation is no more > settled now than it was before the start of spring drills last month. Those > 14 practices and a spring game established only one thing — one > inexperienced redshirt freshmen is slightly ahead of another heading into > the summer. > > That’s it. > > The spring did not reveal who the starter is going to be. And it certainly > has not offered any assurances that the next great (or even just efficient) > Florida quarterback is even on campus yet. Who knows, maybe that guy is > still a sophomore or junior in high school. > > It could turn out to be Feleipe Franks. Or Kyle Trask. Or Luke Del Rio. Or > maybe even true freshman Kadarius Toney, who lit up the fourth quarter of > the spring game with his electrifying performance. > > It probably isn’t going to be Zaire, unless the SEC changes its graduate > transfer rule and allows UF to accept one even though the last one did not > complete the required academic work. > > So, let’s assume the Zaire thing is not going to happen. That leaves the > Gators with four options, and the coaches have an idea how only one is > going to perform in an actual game (Del Rio). The other three are great > unknowns at this stage. > > Franks moved slightly ahead of Trask in the second half of the spring and > enters the offseason on top of the depth chart. He had an OK spring game, > but there was no wow factor with his performance. And there’s no way to > tell yet if he’s going to have the it factor coaches always like to talk > about with quarterbacks. At this stage, all we know for certain about > Franks is that he’s a big kid with a big arm and he threw a lot of > interceptions in practice and struggled to convert in the red zone. > > Is he ready to go play against Michigan in a nationally televised game? No > one knows yet. > > Trask does not seem ready. He was overwhelmed in the spring game leading > the No. 2 offense against the No. 1 defense. When he finally had a chance > to jump in with the ones, he led the offense to a touchdown in the second > half, which was encouraging. But his overall body of work in that game was > certainly less than impressive, and there are some nagging doubts about his > leadership ability. > > Del Rio showed some leadership last year during an injury-riddled season, > but his spotty performances when he did play and his questionable arm > strength have convinced many in Gator Nation that he is not the answer at > quarterback. But, he’ll have a chance to jump back into the mix in August. > > As for Toney, he’s obviously an explosive playmaker who will have an > opportunity to run a package of plays in the fall. But he’s still raw and > seems a long way from being ready to be an every-down quarterback in coach > Jim McElwain’s offense. > > This is an offense that now has some promising pieces in place — > playmakers at receiver, running back and tight end and a line that finally > has some experience and depth — but there remains an element of uncertainty > at the most critical position of all. > > There is some doubt about quarterback. And it is a doubt that will nag > many in Gator Nation throughout the summer. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. 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