Well that was a mixed bag start to the season for sure. Loved seeing Trask come into his own and all those Kyle-to-Kyle connections. it's definitely good that he's playing well since it looks like we are going to have to score a lot of points to win games. Of course it may be a bit more difficult against better defenses. You think the coaches can teach them to tackle this week? Helen
On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 7:30 PM Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > Dooley Grades The Gators > Pat Dooley <https://www.gainesville.com/staff/3308318001/pat-dooley/> > Gator Sports > [image: Mississippi wide receiver Elijah Moore runs past Florida > linebacker David Reese (4) during the second half Saturday in Oxford, Miss. > No.6 Florida won 51-35.] > > *OFFENSE A+* > > *First half:* It looked a lot like last year minus the four wide > receivers now in the NFL. Other than a 50-yard run by Kadarius Toney, > Florida managed only 46 yards rushing. The Gators threw almost twice as > much as they ran. > > *Second half: *It was an amazing display by the two Kyles as they seemed > to be able to get whatever they wanted even with Ole Miss employed double > coverage. Florida did have some luck running the ball in the second half. > > *For the game:* Obviously, this was a game about offense and the Gators > had to have all of their weapons to win a shootout. We figured Kyle Trask > would be ready for a big season, but for Florida to set the record for most > yards ever in an SEC game, you have to give some credit to the > much-maligned offensive line. > > *DEFENSE D-* > > *First half:* You saw the good and the bad in the first half. The good > was that Florida has some obvious speed in its young players and that > Ventrell Miller looked like you hoped he would look. The bad was that the > Gators allowed 278 yards and a pair of touchdowns. > > *Second half:* Florida scored quickly to start the second half and only > 36 seconds later Ole Miss had a touchdown. Matt Corral gave Florida fits > all day. Fortunately for the Gators, one touchdown came back on a holding > call. > > *For the game:* This is not the Gator defense we have expected to see, > well, maybe ever. The Gators allowed 613 yards and some of that is on Lane > Kiffin, but Florida looked like a defense that lacked ball awareness. > > *SPECIAL TEAMS B+* > > *First half:* They weren't called on much, but it was a nice first punt > of the year by Jacob Finn and Evan McPherson was the usual Mr. Reliable. > Good kickoff coverage as well. > > *Second half:* McPherson was money and the 55-yarder was a huge kick in > the game. McPherson finished 3-for-3 on field goals and Florida did not > allow anything in the kickoff return game. > > *For the game:* While the special teams were not a huge part of the game, > Florida was efficient in almost every area. But the grade comes down, > because Ole Miss recovered an onside kick while the game was mathematically > still in doubt. > > *OVERALL B-* > > We can give Florida a little leeway on defense, but to get this grade any > higher, we would have to come up with a boatload of excuses. Florida was > amazing on offense, but this was not an SEC-championship caliber defense. > And it's difficult to unsee that. There is obviously a lot of work to do. > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from Shane’s iPhone > Go Gators! > > -- > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/FBBF6AFF-B71F-458B-A06A-7B89EB71BA37%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/FBBF6AFF-B71F-458B-A06A-7B89EB71BA37%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/CAPY6WJN%2ButTzptZKQEcH9E7Kr3W2ycPSeS%2BYsQwRGg%2BDUKK55g%40mail.gmail.com.
