"We have so many weapons on offense" DejaVu. If I recall correctly.. we seemed to have said that very same thing last year... and where were they?
so the question is... were they really not that good.. or was Tebow - like you said - hogging the ball? On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 5:40 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > The main difference between Tebow and Brantley is - Brantley does not > have to win games for us. > > When tebow lost a game he took it personally. When Brantley loses a game - > it should not fall on Brantley - but the whole team > > I think this is a great thing. Instead of Tebow "hogging" the ball all the > time - Brantley will be glad to get it out to a playmaker. Instead of > defenses keying / "spying" on Tebow - who are they going to spy on now? > > We have so many weapons on offense - remember most of these guys are 4 and > 5 star guys that have been in the system a while - that all Brantley has to > do is get them the ball and let them make plays. Manage the offense on the > field. > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] [SUN]: 5/21 16:00 --- Brantley > not the first to replace a Gator QB icon [Andreu] > From: Jerry Belloit <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, May 23, 2010 10:35 pm > To: [email protected] > > Keith, > > I am not worried at all. I don’t remember enough about Eckdahl to know > really how good he was. I want to address Doug Johnson. I want to begin > with SOS as a coach. Spurrier recruited several highly rated quarterbacks. > Only three turned out to be able to handle his coaching—Shane, Danny, and > Rex. Doug Johnson was simply unable to respond the way Shane, Danny, and > Rex could. > > John Brantley has an incredible supporting cast surrounding him. One > would argue that he has a better QB coach than Spurrier—certainly if you > look at the success his QBs have had in the pros vs. those of SOS. > > Even though we will probably have to play Alabama twice this year, I expect > that, barring injury to the QB or more than one of our offensive line > starters, Florida will simply be unstoppable this year on offense. Again > barring injury to more than one of our defensive line, Florida’s defense > will be able to give the offense enough slack to be able to outscore anyone, > including Alabama! > > In short, I am expecting this team to be another championship team. Even > though it is a little early for our annual season football contest, I am > claiming the first person to predict a perfect storybook season. For the > tie-breaker, I am estimating that Florida will average 35 points per game. > > Jerry > > *From:* [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > *On Behalf Of *[email protected] > *Sent:* Sunday, May 23, 2010 9:25 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] [SUN]: 5/21 16:00 --- Brantley > not the first to replace a Gator QB icon [Andreu] > > Regarding Doug Johnson - back then I was more worried about whether I > should switch to light beer > > Regarding Brantley - I had eliminated all negative thoughts - until this > article > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] [SUN]: 5/21 16:00 --- Brantley > not the first to replace a Gator QB icon [Andreu] > From: [email protected] > Date: Sun, May 23, 2010 8:52 am > To: "Gator Talk" <[email protected]> > > Now, tell the truth. Were you really confident Doug Johnson was going to > come and replace Danny? > On the other hand we have John Brantley who filled in for Tebow at Ky and > slaughtered them...off the bench! > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > ------------------------------ > *From: *<[email protected]> > *Date: *Sun, 23 May 2010 03:14:05 -0700 > *To: *gatortalk googlegroups<[email protected]> > *Subject: *[gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] [SUN]: 5/21 16:00 --- Brantley not > the first to replace a Gator QB icon [Andreu] > > I was feeling good about next year - until I read this ... > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: 5/21 16:00 --- Brantley not the > first to replace a Gator QB icon [Andreu] > From: "Shane Ford" <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, May 22, 2010 10:05 pm > To: "GATORNEWS" <[email protected]> > Brantley not the first to replace a Gator QB icon > > > By Robbie Andreu <[email protected]> > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Friday, May 21, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. > Last Modified: Friday, May 21, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. > > > > > *It's your Daily Football Fix! Gainesville Sun staff writers are here to > help get you through the long, hot summer with a daily dose of college > football. The series runs every day until the start of fall practice. Enjoy! > * > > > John Brantley faces the daunting task of replacing a legendary Florida > football player and former Heisman-winning quarterback this fall. He is not > the first to go through this. > > Two other Florida quarterbacks faced the same challenge — Jackie Eckdahl in > 1967 and Doug Johnson in in 1997. > > Here's a look at how those two fared: > > Eckdahl was a highly rated quarterback prospect coming out of Gainesville > High in 1966 — and the heir apparent to Steve Spurrier, who won the Heisman > during Eckdahl's freshman season in 1966. Many were hopeful that the Gators > would not miss a beat with Eckdahl taking over at quarterback in 1967, and > he had a solid first start in a victory over Illinois to open the season. > But it was a struggle the rest of the way for Eckdahl. He broke his leg > during a scrimmage and missed the second half of his sophomore season. In > 1968, his junior year, Eckdahl ended up being the backup to Larry Rentz, a > former safety. By the time John Reaves and the Super Sophs came along in > 1969, Eckdahl had moved to defense, where he was playing strong safety. > > In 1997, it was Doug Johnson's turn to replace a legend — Danny Wuerffel. > The former Gainesville Buchholz star got off to a promising start, but > faltered in an upset loss at LSU in the sixth game of the season, then was > suspended for a game (Auburn) for a violation of team rules the Thursday > night before the LSU game. Johnson was an on-again, off-again starter the > rest of his UF career, starting 16 more games over his last two-and-a-half > seasons. Still, Johnson managed to throw for 7,114 yards and 62 touchdowns > in a solid Gator career. > > Brantley, of course, is the next in line to replace a UF quarterback legend > — *Tim Tebow* <http://www.gainesville.com/section/TOPIC0102/>. To say the > least, it will be interesting to see how this plays out over the next two > seasons. > -- > 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 > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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
