Im not sure Meyer would tell him that. His attitude is.. let Tebow be Tebow... but I see what you are saying and I mostly agree... except for the fact... he has tried to spread the ball around...and they let him down... I almost wonder if Tebow is the leader of this team in more ways than one.
Woody On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Randy Platt <pcga...@tampabay.rr.com>wrote: > Steve, > > > > I will go out on a limb and say that from what I have seen so far the > biggest problem with our offense is Tim Tebow. Granted he is also the best > thing about our offense, but I really don't think he has played as well in > the first half of the season as he did last year. He has two fumbles > because he is holding the ball down by his hip, his decision making, > particularly on passing plays is shaky at best, he seems to look for Cooper > or Hernandez and then run, he still holds on to the ball way to long. I > just think TT is putting too much on himself to carry the team and not > relying on the talent around him to help him out. I just think Meyer needs > to have a little talk with TT and explain that he doesn't have to carry the > offense on his back. > > > > JAFO > > > > > > Randy Platt > > aka "PCGator" > > aka "The Armchair Quarterback" > > aka "The Other Randy" > > > > Later Gators! Afterwhile the Rest! > > > > > > > > From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Steve McKibben > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:29 AM > To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: "Just win" > > > > > --- On Wed, 10/21/09, Woody <gatorrr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > A win is a win is a win... Ill take em. But is anyone else getting the > impression that that mentality may be setting us back? > > The fan base more than the team, IMO > > - We're #1... and so long as we win we're in. But will that remain true > if > Bama or whoever shows to be more impressive as the season continues? > > If it's only Bama that leapfrogs us (and keep in mind they've only done > that > in the AP poll so far, which is NOT a component of the BCS poll which > selects the participants in the title game), then, if we "just win" out, > we'll get to decide the "BCS semi-final" on the field with them. To carry > that further, even if we were to drop to #4 in the BCS, a win over a #1 > Bama > would likely get us back in the top 2. #3 or better at that point and it's > win, we're in. > > - these problems are not just due to Tebows concussion.. that cannot be an > excuse.. he's been on his game. But the entire game cannot rest on his > shoulders. > > I'll be interested to see if we run the read option play this week. That's > where Tebow puts the ball in the tailback's belly as if he's running a dive > play then, depending on his read, can pull it out and run it wide, and > possibly pitch it to the trailer. We were killing Kentucky with that pay, > and (ostensibly) to protect Tebow, we have not run it since. We were able > to > gash LSU with the straight dive, but Arkansas schemed to take that away, > and > we struggled on the ground against them for the most part. > > - "just win" because the entire year is going to be a struggle because they > are not as good of a team as we thought. That atleast seems to be true... > > And that could be true - especially if the "as good of a team as we > thought" > part means as good as those hyper inflated "best team ever" expectations. > > - "just win" because Addazzio is still getting his feet wet as a OC and is > going through a learning curve, hence why we are not very productive. > Maybe > he's playin it too safe and doesnt wanna screw up? > > While he's the OC, our plays are scripted called, and reviewed by committee > and Meyer has the final say. Not saying the old OL coach doesn't like to > give his hosses the opportunity to play smashmouth, but I think if anyone > is > reigning in the playcalling, it's probably Meyer. > > look..I know meyer isnt happy that we arent happy with just accepting a > win... i dont think thats what we are up in arms about... Im not so sure > thats the case at all... i think everyone of us would accept a win... but I > do think this mentality of "just go in and get out with a win" may be the > wrong mindset. I think it also shows that Meyer doesnt have that much > confidence in this team or someone that is keeping them from being a > dominant figure. > > Last year we were very good at not turing the ball over and also very good > at taking it away. That gave our offense a lot of short fields (and in many > cases defensive scores) that allowed our naturally conservative coaches to > loosen up a bit. This year, so far at least, we are minus in the turnover > column, and therefore are looking at longer fields in tighter games, so the > conservative nature shines through. If we'll start getting some timely > turnovers, or more importantly, stop giving them away I think you'll feel a > lot better about the scoreboard. > > Again.. maybe im thinking too far into it all > > A long drive after a tight game will do that! > > ... but right now.. Miss St game is scaring the hell outta me. > > Until proven otherwise, the only game on our schedule that I don't think we > can possibly lose is FIU. By the same token, despite all of our current > watrs, we're capable of, and in fact, SHOULD be able to win all of > them!</table > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
