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Post by SoTxCaiman on Sept 17, 2022 18:52:47 GMT -5
#1 recruiting priority has to be WR's that can create thier own open space.
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Post by SoTxCaiman on Sept 17, 2022 19:03:00 GMT -5
0-2 so far on defending 3rd and long. Some things never change, camera shows student section doing the money down hand gestures then we give up the first down.
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Post by g8rfan on Sept 17, 2022 19:03:46 GMT -5
I don’t know. Our D is making the Bulls look like the Bills. Goodness gracious.
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Post by SoTxCaiman on Sept 17, 2022 19:05:05 GMT -5
Wow, we just got gashed that entire Bulls drive. 12 plays over 6 and a half minutes.
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Post by g8rfan on Sept 17, 2022 19:05:45 GMT -5
And the money fingers thing looks so dumb. 0/10 would not do.
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Post by g8rfan on Sept 17, 2022 19:18:22 GMT -5
Beautiful TD run by Johnson!
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Post by SoTxCaiman on Sept 17, 2022 19:27:17 GMT -5
4th and inches own their own 30 and we give up a 51 yard run, not a pass a run. 😖
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Post by gatorgibson on Sept 17, 2022 19:48:32 GMT -5
We have a loooooooong way to go! Dline has zero push. Do yall realize we still have zero passing td's all season? Yup, looooong way to go.
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Post by gatorgibson on Sept 17, 2022 20:05:20 GMT -5
Still have faith in Napier and company. But let's talk 2024!
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Post by SoTxCaiman on Sept 17, 2022 20:05:42 GMT -5
We are up 14 but it sure feels we are on edge and SF has all the momentum. Really weird game so far. Sure doesn't feel like we are in charge.
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Post by SoTxCaiman on Sept 17, 2022 20:10:01 GMT -5
Still have faith in Napier and company. But let's talk 2024! Oh I can't even imagine where we would be right now with Mullen and Grantham still running things. We are for sure better off than last year, and have a much better outlook going forward. |
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Post by SoTxCaiman on Sept 17, 2022 20:39:19 GMT -5
Richardson made great scramble for 1st down slide at the end to avoid contact but still came up limping. Right ankle is hurt for sure. Explains our lack of called qb runs.
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Post by SoTxCaiman on Sept 17, 2022 21:45:21 GMT -5
We absolutely are terrible on 3rd and long.
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Post by SoTxCaiman on Sept 17, 2022 21:56:47 GMT -5
That was ugly.
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Post by g8rfan on Sept 18, 2022 4:50:14 GMT -5
Richardson made great scramble for 1st down slide at the end to avoid contact but still came up limping. Right ankle is hurt for sure. Explains our lack of called qb runs. I really think he got dinged up against Utah. He has been hesitant to run and a couple of times he stepped out of bounds when he probably could have put a move on the defender. He doesn’t appear to be 100% to me. |
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Post by wahhappen on Sept 18, 2022 7:21:06 GMT -5
Richardson made great scramble for 1st down slide at the end to avoid contact but still came up limping. Right ankle is hurt for sure. Explains our lack of called qb runs. I really think he got dinged up against Utah. He has been hesitant to run and a couple of times he stepped out of bounds when he probably could have put a move on the defender. He doesn’t appear to be 100% to me. I didn’t get to watch the Utah game - only saw highlights - so I have to take everyone’s word (including NFL scouts) that AR is actually a good QB. This offense has looked like the post-death threat version of the McElwain era. No imagination, no receiver separation, no deep shots with our all-pro 80-yard armed QB, no QB runs. The passes we did attempt were all contested, overthrown, or thrown directly to their DBs. Eitienne needs to be on the field as much as possible. He is our most explosive player outside of AR with the ball in his hands. Johnson deserves Carrie’s as well. I feel like the defense was on the field the whole game. Did USF even punt the ball? The whole thing was a mess for us. It is truly amazing we won the game. You could tell Napier felt the same way in his postgame comments. He gave all the praise to USF, and he should since they were the better team outside of 2-3 key plays where they killed themselves. |
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Post by g8rfan on Sept 18, 2022 8:11:38 GMT -5
I really think he got dinged up against Utah. He has been hesitant to run and a couple of times he stepped out of bounds when he probably could have put a move on the defender. He doesn’t appear to be 100% to me. I didn’t get to watch the Utah game - only saw highlights - so I have to take everyone’s word (including NFL scouts) that AR is actually a good QB. This offense has looked like the post-death threat version of the McElwain era. No imagination, no receiver separation, no deep shots with our all-pro 80-yard armed QB, no QB runs. The passes we did attempt were all contested, overthrown, or thrown directly to their DBs. Eitienne needs to be on the field as much as possible. He is our most explosive player outside of AR with the ball in his hands. Johnson deserves Carrie’s as well. I feel like the defense was on the field the whole game. Did USF even punt the ball? The whole thing was a mess for us. It is truly amazing we won the game. You could tell Napier felt the same way in his postgame comments. He gave all the praise to USF, and he should since they were the better team outside of 2-3 key plays where they killed themselves. They ran a bootleg RPO against Utah that looked very well designed and that has basically disappeared from the playbook along with most of the other designed QB run plays. The offense, especially AR looks reeled in to me these past two games that’s why I feel like he tweaked an knee or an ankle vs Utah would also account for his accuracy issues in the passing game. I fell asleep at halftime last night so I missed the second half but he just doesn’t look nearly as fast or confident as he did early against Utah. Just my opinion though. |
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Post by gatorgibson on Sept 18, 2022 10:29:40 GMT -5
I look for the Tenn game to be very ugly for us.
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Post by Mojave Gator on Sept 18, 2022 16:41:57 GMT -5
I look for the Tenn game to be very ugly for us. I was just thinking of this earlier today. We are two plays away from being 0-3. Our defense can't stop the run, and we cannot generate consistent offense. I fully understand the situation that Billy Napier was left with, and I still fully support him (unlike some dolts of Facebook, who were proclaiming that he was in over his head after the Kentucky game). Predictions of a nine- or ten-win season did not take into account several years of substandard recruiting, inadequate player development and a lack of attention to depth at individual positions. The Mullen years were similar to the Zook years in those respects. The one possible exception was recruiting. Zook brought in some high powered talent. His recruiting didn't take into account team needs, and he was not good at player development. |
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Post by g8rfan on Sept 19, 2022 5:20:16 GMT -5
The thing I like about Napier so far is that we’ve won 2 games that we would have certainly lost last year. I think he’s setting the expectation at Win and that in itself is a turn for the better. He’s going to need time to get the train moving for sure but it seems like the team is playing to win and I’ll take that for now. Like Mo said above we could easily be 0-3. II can live with 2-1.
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Post by wahhappen on Sept 19, 2022 11:59:14 GMT -5
Don’t get me wrong. I like the general vibe of the program under Napier. I am just trying to understand the drastic difference from week one to what we have seen the past couple of weeks. We seem ultra conservative on both sides of the ball. Reminds me of when Adazzio took over as OC in 2009, minus the obvious talent gap and experience — just trying to survive and get W’s without taking any risks.
Probably the worst thing to happen was to move up from unranked to #12. If expectations had remained low, we would have less to lose and no reason not to turn it loose. We look tight and reserved. We’ve had some injuries, which has further exposed our known depth issues. Perhaps AR is hurt as well, but we should have the stones to throw the ball more than 4 yards down the field against USF.
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Post by gatorgibson on Sept 19, 2022 12:18:14 GMT -5
Don’t get me wrong. I like the general vibe of the program under Napier. I am just trying to understand the drastic difference from week one to what we have seen the past couple of weeks. We seem ultra conservative on both sides of the ball. Reminds me of when Adazzio took over as OC in 2009, minus the obvious talent gap and experience — just trying to survive and get W’s without taking any risks. Probably the worst thing to happen was to move up from unranked to #12. If expectations had remained low, we would have less to lose and no reason not to turn it loose. We look tight and reserved. We’ve had some injuries, which has further exposed our known depth issues. Perhaps AR is hurt as well, but we should have the stones to throw the ball more than 4 yards down the field against USF. Honestly i think we will see a lot of really bad games this year due to the newness of the entire coaching staff and the lack of depth/talent. We should see and expect improvements next year and hopefully be competing for championships by the 3rd year. Not sure mentally AR has what it takes and not sure we have a healthy backup plan at this point. It does suck for sure but i think Saban only won 6 games in his first year at bama. |
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Post by SoTxCaiman on Sept 19, 2022 12:52:29 GMT -5
AR does appear like he feels the weight of the world is on his shoulders. There does not seem to be any joy in his face anymore. Very troublesome. For his sake I hope the ankle rumors are true and he is playing in pain, if not then maybe being the man in a program like Florida is to much for him right now. Here's to hoping he grows into it.
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Post by Rock Gator on Sept 19, 2022 16:46:39 GMT -5
I've been everywhere from 7 wins this year to 10 or so. I'm holding on to the 7 right now.
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Post by g8rfan on Sept 19, 2022 18:28:03 GMT -5
AR does appear like he feels the weight of the world is on his shoulders. There does not seem to be any joy in his face anymore. Very troublesome. /quote] It looks like he’s playing hurt. We don’t have a QB2. With a college snap. He’s handling it the best he can. It could be so much worse right now. No one was expecting a championship of any kind this year. I’d be pretty disappointed if I were him. |
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Post by tapsgator on Sept 20, 2022 11:50:36 GMT -5
Richardson is a different QB when he's feeling healthy versus when he's tweaked. Pre-scramble in the third quarter he was starting to look like he did against Utah. After he came up gimpy he started missing 10 yard throws by 5 yards, wasn't looking to run, and generally playing white dude at a wedding football (off-rhythm). Results, predictably, were way more Kentucky than Utah. The issue I have is he seems to be injury prone, and if even tweaks lead to a complete breakdown of mechanics and approach, he either needs to play a different style or learn to play through it because we haven't got shit behind him. For this season, and really this season alone because with NIL and the portal turnarounds are accelerated, we can fall back on "a win's a win." Next year it won't be good enough, and Napier knows it. Not sure how you practice playing through and injury as a mobile QB, but somehow he has to flip that switch to realize his potential.
Also, maybe it's just me, but Dexter looks fat, and objectively his impact has been limited to say the least. Guy was hyped as a sure fire first rounder and probably top 10-15 pick. We've heard his name way too infrequently so far. He has to dominate.
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