Who do think will win the NC this year? Pick your 5 favorites.

[socraticsilence]

Would feel a bit better if someone could push Jeff, not take his job but just be good enough so he'd know that the position isn't secure unless he really buckles down and makes strides. Physically its all there with him, the mental stuff is always a question til you see it as it might never be there no matter how hard you work.

[GATORAZ]

Originally Posted by socraticsilence

Would feel a bit better if someone could push Jeff, not take his job but just be good enough so he'd know that the position isn't secure unless he really buckles down and makes strides.

Even if JB stayed he wasnt going to push Jeff. You dont replace a QB that lost 1 regular season game last year. Jeff had the job next year no matter what. Jeff's got to find it from within. The people around Jeff are better next year as well.

[slayerxing]

Originally Posted by GATORAZ

Florida is better at RB position than last year
Florida is better on the OL then last year
Dunbar was our best WR last year and he is back
CWM is the D coordinator
Robinson and Purifoy can beat vertical threaTS
Jeff did fine last year
the Kicker situation is troubling

Interesting you didnt talk about any positives coming into the year

Positives:
What should be a very strong dline
Good corners
Oline depth
Punter

Thats it. Everything else is a hope,if,maybe, itll be better.

Lb corp is a huge issue
No xp at either safety
Wr corp and rb corp huge ???
Any tes??
Qb that can throw the ball CONSISTENTLY??
Ol is improved??

Tons of questions on this team for next year. Could they be great? Sure. Will we get great play out of every maybe position? Odds say probably not.

[GATORAZ]

Originally Posted by slayerxing

Positives:
What should be a very strong dline
Good corners
Oline depth
Punter

Thats it. Everything else is a hope,if,maybe, itll be better.

Lb corp is a huge issue
No xp at either safety
Wr corp and rb corp huge ???
Any tes??
Qb that can throw the ball CONSISTENTLY??
Ol is improved??

Tons of questions on this team for next year. Could they be great? Sure. Will we get great play out of every maybe position? Odds say probably not.

LB corp has big questions
I think there are questions at who plays safety but the talent is there and they all will play a lot. Riggs has played safety and Watkins has a ton of experience he is playing safety in nickle. We are in nickle and dime over 60 percent of the time

RB will be better than last year
The Oline is improved you replace Wilson with Max Garcia. The whole right side is back plus you add depth with Moore.

The corners are great. Every team in the country has questions at this point in time. We have the talent on the team to answer them.

[socraticsilence]

Originally Posted by GATORAZ

LB corp has big questions
I think there are questions at who plays safety but the talent is there and they all will play a lot. Riggs has played safety and Watkins has a ton of experience he is playing safety in nickle. We are in nickle and dime over 60 percent of the time

RB will be better than last year
The Oline is improved you replace Wilson with Max Garcia. The whole right side is back plus you add depth with Moore.

The corners are great. Every team in the country has questions at this point in time. We have the talent on the team to answer them.

Where I worry about the Linebackers is coverage- Morrison and Taylor are great thumpers but we might be like Bama last year in that our backers are very vulnerable if isolated.

[Gatorrick22]

Originally Posted by DawgFanFromAlabam

Murray has beaten the Gators two years in a row. He looked pretty good against Bama too.


Louisville? Are we talking round ball? They lost to 5-7 Connecticut (who in turn lost to Western Michigan) at home and got blown out by a decent Syracuse team. They beat 3-9 USF by 2, a winless Southern Miss team by 4 and 3-9 FIU by 7.

You guys made them look like world beaters and just played a poor game. Louisville as a NC contender next year is laughable.

OSU plays Bama and SEC notches another one.
Clemson (if they beat UGA)
USCe (if they beat UGA)
UGA (if they beat Clemson, USCe and Florida)
Dark horse - A&M

GTFOOH Dog.... No defense equals no Championship.

[GATORAZ]

Originally Posted by socraticsilence

Where I worry about the Linebackers is coverage- Morrison and Taylor are great thumpers but we might be like Bama last year in that our backers are very vulnerable if isolated.

I think Morrison was more lost last year than physically unable to perform in coverage. He wont be Bostic or Jenkins good but he should do an adequate job. Taylor on the other hand just cant cover he has to come off the field in nickle. The major question is who is beside Morrison when we have two LB's on the field. The good news is the DB's on the field with them will probably be the best group in the nation. I do share your concern with the LB's in coverage.

[number1]

1. Alabama

2. Ohio State

3. Florida

4. Georgia (I know, I know lol)

5. South Carolina

[c_gator24]

Originally Posted by GATORAZ

I think Morrison was more lost last year than physically unable to perform in coverage. He wont be Bostic or Jenkins good but he should do an adequate job. Taylor on the other hand just cant cover he has to come off the field in nickle. The major question is who is beside Morrison when we have two LB's on the field. The good news is the DB's on the field with them will probably be the best group in the nation. I do share your concern with the LB's in coverage.

Morrison was a true freshman who got thrown into the 2nd game and played very good. He will be fine. Neiron ball and Jeremi Powell will be the other 2 LBs with Ropo at buck. Our pass rush will help a lot too. Last year no one expected anything from us, we were suppose to go 8-5 and we went 11-2. This team will only get better in Muschamps third year.

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[GATORAZ]

Originally Posted by c_gator24

Morrison was a true freshman who got thrown into the 2nd game and played very good. He will be fine. Neiron ball and Jeremi Powell will be the other 2 LBs with Ropo at buck. Our pass rush will help a lot too. Last year no one expected anything from us, we were suppose to go 8-5 and we went 11-2. This team will only get better in Muschamps third year.

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Morrison looked lost a lot last season but yes I think he will be fine. Evans covered up a lot of mistakes by the LB's and corners in the run game last year. I have a hard time seeing Jeremi Powell play if the roster weight is correct. I think Ball will be fine but still a huge question in pass coverage.

[c_gator24]

Originally Posted by GATORAZ

Morrison looked lost a lot last season but yes I think he will be fine. Evans covered up a lot of mistakes by the LB's and corners in the run game last year. I have a hard time seeing Jeremi Powell play if the roster weight is correct. I think Ball will be fine but still a huge question in pass coverage.

Yeah Josh Evans was very underrated IMO. Alex Anzalone and Daniel McMillan will probably play a lot too. Btw do you think Cody Riggs will stay at safety?

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[DawgFanFromAlabam]

Originally Posted by Gatorrick22

GTFOOH Dog.... No defense equals no Championship.

You guys lost about as much as UGA but seem to have next year will be better. UGA's defense returns a lot of guys that got significant PT last year (as the "stars" sat out their suspensions). Jenkins and Geathers were major disappointments. The run defense was iffy and that's being generous. This year's defense has a chance to be as good as yours. And the offense has a much greater chance to be better than yours. Hasn't stopped quite a few of your faithful from picking the Gators as a top team next year. UGA has FAR fewer question marks tha do the Gators.

What does that have to do with you guys overhyping Louisville? Next thing you'll tell me ULL will win whatever conference they're in.

[CharlesUF09]

You're losing your D-line, 2 of 4 linebackers, and the entire secondary.

It's not even close.

[GATORAZ]

Originally Posted by c_gator24

Yeah Josh Evans was very underrated IMO. Alex Anzalone and Daniel McMillan will probably play a lot too. Btw do you think Cody Riggs will stay at safety?

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Yes I think you have to start either Riggs or Watkins at one the safety spots you need the experience on the field we play Miami game 2.

[whitelakegator]

Originally Posted by GATORAZ

Jeff did fine last year

There are many many "experts" that disagree. He was simply a game manager and actually regressed throughout the year.

Fine=115th in passing?

And your response....

Fine=11 wins

I know the drill so spare me. That championship grade defense last year was/is the reason we won 11 games. Hats off to CWM for engineering that awesome unit! They were downright dominant.

[GATORAZ]

Originally Posted by whitelakegator

There are many many "experts" that disagree. He was simply a game manager and actually regressed throughout the year.

Fine=115th in passing?

And your response....

Fine=11 wins

I know the drill so spare me. That championship grade defense last year was/is the reason we won 11 games. Hats off to CWM for engineering that awesome unit! They were downright dominate.

Yep we won 11 games last year with one of the hardest schedules in the country. You might put 115 in passing all on Jeff I dont. The Oline and the WR's needs to play better. Florida went against the best front 7 players in the country last year just look at the upcomin draft.

Also you cant just talk about passing stats look at what Jeff did running the football he also did well with not turning over the ball most of the year. Yes Jeff did fine in his first year of starting but he needs to improve just like everybody else

[gator1986]

Originally Posted by theghost

Again, we lost as much...or more than UGA did on D. They also return 10 starters on O. Advantage UGA.

Florida rotated more guys in on defense than any other team... So playing inexperience is not a problem

[whitelakegator]

Originally Posted by GATORAZ

Yep we won 11 games last year

I already filled that in for you. You could have skipped it.

[Tito22]

Same people who think UGA has no shot at a title are same people who posted in that "we're going to beat UGA 52-3!!!" thread. Clueless about football. UGA will have one of the best offenses in the country. How they have no shot but we do based on absolutely nothing is laughable

[c_gator24]

Originally Posted by GATORAZ

Yes I think you have to start either Riggs or Watkins at one the safety spots you need the experience on the field we play Miami game 2.

Yeah that's true. Riggs I think will do great at safety but Jaylen Watkins is a great corner so I think he will stay there.

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