Driskel=Kaepernick

[tommyuf21]

Originally Posted by rserina

Coming out of high school, Driskel was unbelievably raw. Great arm, good mechanics, good head on his shoulders, but you could tell he had no idea what he was seeing on the field. I don't want to get into the specifics of why that is the case publicly, but suffice it to say Driskel was very unprepared for football at this level and was way behind Brissett coming to campus (one reason I think Weis pressed for the latter's recruitment).

I'll hazard a guess. Hagerty is a young school that has only played varsity football for a few years. If I'm not mistaken, Driskel was a part of maybe the second senior class in the school's history.

I'm going to also guess that Jeff's high school coaching left a lot to be desired. They basically relied on Jeff's athleticism for their success as a team. He truly was a one man show.

[rserina]

Originally Posted by Minister_of_Information

rserina, I feel that last sentence is over the top. There are plenty of good fans here to go along with the others. Insulting everyone out of frustration serves no purpose whatsoever.

Congratulations. I've never understood why people don't send PMs rather than clogging up these threads with commentary on someone else's posting etiquette.

[dawny]

How does Saban/Miles just reload, there QBs look great not green,Baylor just reloaded, Meyers went into a new system ,works good, Louiville looked good,dont blame our QBs for everything, maybe a teaching /coaching QB problem,bet Brissett will shine where he goes.

[Minister_of_Information]

Originally Posted by rserina

Congratulations. I've never understood why people don't send PMs rather than clogging up these threads with commentary on someone else's posting etiquette.

Yeah, I know.

Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that you directed your remarks at everyone.

[Tebowism0823]

Originally Posted by whitelakegator

JD looked horrific vs louisville...a whole year and extra week to prepare. He looked worse than the beginning of the year. Excuses are easy but he needs major improvement. Our defense will struggle. Jd will have to throw next year. I don't believe he can. Any proof to show that he'll be able to?

Our defense will struggle?

[Tebowism0823]

Originally Posted by Minister_of_Information

Yeah, I know.

lol

[whitelakegator]

Originally Posted by Tebowism0823

Our defense will struggle?

Struggle for them will be top thirty or so. You don't lose what we're losing without some drop off. Losing floyd is huge. Bostic...slam. plus the others. Even bama has drop off. Jd will have to win us games with his arm. Has he shown he can do that yet? No.

Crowd the box and make jd throw it. The blueprint is obvious. I mean did anyone see the la game or Missouri game? Uga? Louisville? We barely passed for 145 yes a game. Sorry but that's crazy. But its everyone but jds fault on here. Sure.

[whitelakegator]

Originally Posted by rserina

How can one provide proof of something that hasn't happened yet? Is that even possible? Good luck next year. Hopefully all goes according to plan. This thread has given me a headache because of the obstinacy reflected by some and the inability to grant a single damn point, even though I granted a number of concerns along the way.

Have fun in life. Hope you find happiness.

Wow...didn't mean for you to give up on humanity. It's just a message board and maybe you are taking it a tad bit too seriously. What does my life have to do with our friendly conversation. Oh...you are one of those...gotcha.

It is all good. I'll be sure to only post good things from now on. Sunshine and happiness. Sorry boss.

[Juggernautz]

Originally Posted by pcolafan

Valid points or excuses depending on your perception. But why did our offense....including Driskel....look so aweful against the cupcakes and lesser teams we played this season. We played several games where we had the distinct mechanical advantage and completely laid an egg on offense.

In the Sugar Bowl every aspect our team looked awful including the coaching.

[UGator]

Playing down to competition, like we did several times this year, is the sign of a team less motivated and probably undisciplined to boot. It's both on the players and coaches and needs to be dealt with and improved for our return to Atlanta and the MNC.

Saban seems to get his team to play all out and win in a dominant fashion and Bama rarely comes up flat for games. He has the talent and depth to keep everyone hungry for playing time.

Muschamp has done tons to get the players to play, but he is also building depth which should greatly improve the issue. If it's hard to motivate a player, then sit him for another who wants to play and not just show up. It's all about life, not just football.

[gatorich]

Originally Posted by sgtfury

You are the starting QB at UF you are cut zero slack from the get go. You were signed to lead the team and win. Pretty cut and dry no matter the circumstances or team around you.

11-2

[GatorAvatar]

Originally Posted by gatorich

11-2

People like to use the 11-2 record as if it was all Driskel. 11-2 has as much to do with Kyle Christy, Matt Elam, Purifoy etc as it was with Driskel's play.

[orangeblueorangeblue]

It's never "all" one player. It's about doing your part on a winning team.

[GatorAvatar]

Originally Posted by orangeblueorangeblue

It's never "all" one player. It's about doing your part on a winning team.

True

[Gatorrick22]

Originally Posted by gatormater

Dude for every Tom Brady (only 1) there's hundreds of college QBs who had unspectacular college careers and couldn't last in the NFL. I'm not trashing Driskel, just think it's a bit wishful thinking to compare him to Kaepernick let alone Brady. At this point, I'm just hoping he can be more AJ McCarron. Our defense and running back crew should be pretty elite.

I'm not comparing the two - I'm pointing out the fact that players that were not great can get great in short order. Driskel has two more years to prove the doubters wrong.

Cut him some slack already. Not saying you are one of these people, but there are way too many fainting goats posting on this subject/thread.

[orangeblueorangeblue]

Both Kaepernick and Brady were good in college.

[Gatorrick22]

Originally Posted by orangeblueorangeblue

Both Kaepernick and Brady were good in college.

And after two more years so can Driskel.

[orangeblueorangeblue]

No doubt.

I'm just saying the narrative about Tom Brady really was never true. And Kaepernick was a 4-year starter and pretty good all 4 years.

[kellgator]

Originally Posted by amangator08

His point is valid. If a QB has limited time with his OC, terrible protection from his OL, and low quality WRs, the cards are already stacked against him being successful.

Agreed. It's likely that Driskel and the rest of the offense spent their time learning what to do, rather than working on skills that improve how they do it. With the offense already installed, Pease can work on developing Driskel's QB.

[GatorJeff]

Originally Posted by UGator

Playing down to competition, like we did several times this year, is the sign of a team less motivated and probably undisciplined to boot. It's both on the players and coaches and needs to be dealt with and improved for our return to Atlanta and the MNC.

Saban seems to get his team to play all out and win in a dominant fashion and Bama rarely comes up flat for games. He has the talent and depth to keep everyone hungry for playing time.

Muschamp has done tons to get the players to play, but he is also building depth which should greatly improve the issue. If it's hard to motivate a player, then sit him for another who wants to play and not just show up. It's all about life, not just football.

These are 18, 19, 20 year old kids........it's amazing that they were about to get up emotionally for as many games as they did, beating four teams in the final BCS top 12. Bobby Bowden used to say that he could only get his players up for games about three times a season, but you claim (despite the inevitable mental, emotional and physical exhaustion) that they are probably "undiciplined" if they aren't jacked up every weekend while playing the most demanding schedule in the country. Come on, man.