I think they are preparing to do a lot of trick plays this year.
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Keith Baldwin <ke...@baldwinnc.com> wrote: > This is not good news. Biggest concern on this team is backup QB. > Burton comes into UF early so he can go through spring practice. Now > they’ve run Burton off to other positions? > > > > *From:* gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Shane Ford > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:57 AM > *To:* gatorn...@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* [gatornews] [SUN]: Burton’s versatility paying dividends for > Gators --- 8/24 19:57 --- [Andreu] > > > Burton’s versatility paying dividends for Gators > > > By Robbie Andreu <andr...@gvillesun.com> > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > > Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 7:57 p.m. > Last Modified: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 7:57 p.m. > > > > > > Trey Burton arrived in Gainesville as a quarterback back in January. > > Since then, he's evolved into, well, a football player — and a potential > playmaker, a guy willing to play any and all positions to get on the field > and help Florida win football games. > > He's a quarterback. He's a Wildcat quarterback. He's a short-yardage > runner. He's lining up as a slot receiver. He's a tight end. > > He's whatever the coaches ask him to be. > > "He's the total ballplayer," UF offensive coordinator Steve Addazio said > Tuesday. "He lines up. He's taking snaps, direct runs, playing that > hip/fullback/flexed-out guy (that Aaron Hernandez played last season). He's > powerful, he's smart, he's a really good athlete. He's got great hands. > That's been really fun to watch over the last five or six days. > > "He's just like, 'Hey, I want to do whatever it takes to help this team and > get on that football field.' He does everything. He's a fun guy to be > around." > > Burton entered preseason camp as the No. 2 quarterback. But his role has > expanded significantly over the past week or so. He may or may not still be > the No. 2 quarterback (he's battling fellow true freshman Tyler Murphy), but > his chances of contributing somewhere on offense this season seem to improve > with each practice. > > "Trey Burton has had a great week," Addazio said. "He makes plays in a lot > of different positions. It's really fun to watch him develop right now. That > guy is playing all over the field making plays. He's playing it all. He's > aplaymaker. So, that's really cool. > > "He's really done a great job. He's very versatile. Hernandez was very > versatile. Trey is maybe slightly different. He can do a lot of things. It's > pretty amazing, really." > > Addazio said he still doesn't know who the No. 2 quarterback is between > Burton and Murphy. Tight end Jordan Reed, a former quarterback, also remains > an option,Addazio said. > > *Parks returns* > > After missing most of training camp due to a wrist procedure, redshirt > freshman tight end Desmond Parks returned to practice, tight ends coach > Brian White said. > > Parks will go five days before wearing full pads as part of his acclimation > process, but participated some. > > "He looks good in shorts," White said. > > In other injury news, Addazio said he didn't know the seriousness or type > of knee injury sophomore offensive tackle Xavier Nixon suffered. He also > said it was "too early to tell" ifredshirt sophomore tackle Matt Patchan > (wrist) will play in Florida's opener. Patchan and Nixon are battling at > left tackle, but Addazio said he's prepared if neither play. > > "There are plenty of combinations," he said. > > Wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni said senior wide receiver Justin Williams > (shoulder) is still in a sling and missed practice Tuesday, but the injury > isn't considered serious and he's expected back in "a couple of days." > > *Christian moves around* > > With redshirt junior fullback Steve Wilks out for a few weeks (back > surgery), White said redshirt sophomore T.J. Pridemore and freshman tight > end Gerald Christian are getting reps at fullback. > > White said Christian is serving as a tight end/H-back and has really > improved since spring, especially with his blocking. > > "He's getting better, but crosstraining a young athlete is never easy," > White said. > > *Quotable* > > Senior center Mike Pouncey on the freshmen coming in overconfident: > "Everybody needs to come in with that type of attitude, but at the end of > the day the freshmen need to shut their mouths and come play. They haven't > done nothing on Saturday and most of the fans don't even know who they are. > Until they prove themselves, they need to sit back and let the older guys > play. > > "That whole recruiting class is cocky." > > > > -- > 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
