But don't you have to ask yourself why he wasn't playing except in mop up duty ?? Ask yourself, in similar situation would a Neal Anderson, JL Williams, even Erictt Rhett or Fred Taylor been playing..??
I think Gillislee has a chance to be a serviceable SEC RB, maybe get 6-8 carries a game, but he has his work cut out for him. Besides Rainey and Demps, you have Mac Brown and Mike Blakely he will be competing against barring injury or position changes. I don't think he will ever be a 20-25 carries a game RB that has a chance to go over 1000 yards in a season. Stephen From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of wildeart...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 9:50 AM To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Well... on one hand... You can't shine if your coach prefers a different style of player and leaves you on the bench. I think Gillislee was great as a freshman. His yards per carry were excellent, and he tore it up whenever he was in the game in mop up duty, but he was lost in the rotation behind Meyer's ultra speedsters. Again this year, he was a solid producer whenever he played, but he had few opportunities and was behind an underperforming OL. I'm not saying he's the next Emmit Smith, but I think he can be as good as the feature backs currently playing for several other SEC teams. I'm looking forward to seeing what he can become under Weiss' system and I'm predicting that he will fit that offense well and see significant and productive playing time. Rob Sent from my iPad On Jan 4, 2011, at 9:17 AM, "Stephen Manuel" <srman...@bellsouth.net> wrote: I have theory about RB's, barring injury, a truly great RB will be great right away, if they take 2-3 years to develop they might be above average but never great. I don't think coaching can teach Emmitt Smith how to run or any of the other great RB's in UF history, I can't think of many that were great after 2-3 years, most were great or very, very good right away..I believe that holds for any offensive system the RB might be in. Stephen From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Polhill Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 2:34 AM To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Well... on one hand... You are right, Rob. Paula and I both have watched him and are convinced he will be a great one. He has good balance and strength, as well. A. Leon Polhill, Gator "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain _____ From: Rob <wildeart...@gmail.com> To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 4:45:45 PM Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Well... on one hand... I think Gillislee has the potential to be a big-time back in a pro-style offense. He's big enough to push through the line (but still needs another 20 lbs) and fast enough to break free. He also seems to have good vision and a knack for finding holes on the rare occasion that he's given a chance. I predict he'll have a big year next year. Remember, you heard it here first. (Actually, no need to remember. If I'm right, I'll remind you. If I'm wrong, I'd rather you forgot!) Rob -----Original Message----- From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Charlie Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 12:04 PM To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Well... on one hand... We'll see what happens in the running game with a more pro oriented approach and hopefully more aggressive line play. Personally I don't think the spread is very running back friendly so I'm looking for better things next season. I also believe Drayton said as much when he left UF for Tn a couple of years ago. I'm also not crazy about 170-190 lb scat back types as the main ingredients in the running game. Charlie -----Original Message----- From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Manuel Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 11:32 AM To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Well... on one hand... I don't know why people are so down on Stan Drayton, his #1 RB was out most of the year with an injury, his #2 RB was suspended for a substantial portion of the season, his #3 RB is a bust regardless of who coached him....Plus his highly recruited freshman RB was injured and redshirted... I wonder what the results would be at any other school given similar circumstances. For some reason, 3 head coaches at major universities, UF and UT have hired him.. Stephen Manuel. -----Original Message----- From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatort...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Woody Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 11:11 AM To: Gatortalk Subject: [gatortalk] Well... on one hand... Loeffler is gone. So now QB play might get better. (coughs) Now.. someone explain to me again.. how Drayton didnt get the ax? Please... anyone? Any... one? Maybe RBs will get better under Verducci... maybe. Apparently he did coach Emmitt Smith when they were both at Dallas. 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