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Post by g8rfan on Oct 29, 2022 14:53:13 GMT -5
Again. First play of the game. Already limping. This shit is getting old.
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Post by gatorgibson on Oct 29, 2022 15:21:12 GMT -5
Will not matter.
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Post by g8rfan on Oct 29, 2022 15:31:06 GMT -5
Yes because if they aren’t afraid of him running they can just pin their ears back. Not that I thought we’d beat Georgia but it would be nice to not get completely undressed..
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Post by SoTxCaiman on Oct 29, 2022 15:32:32 GMT -5
Richardson facial expressions really turn me off. Really a big pouter when things not going his way.
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Post by gatorgibson on Oct 29, 2022 16:26:27 GMT -5
Two things need to happen in 2nd half, one is to sit AR and 2nd is DONT RUN ANOTHER PLAY UP THE MIDDLE!
Not blaming everything on AR but he ain't the answer. Our defense sucks but no fixing that right now but maybe, just maybe another QB could help. Can't hurt that's for sure.
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Post by g8rfan on Oct 29, 2022 16:57:18 GMT -5
Finally a good drive. It is flatly obvious that this offense is so much better on the edges. Especially when Richardson is involved carrying the ball. For us to be successful at all we have to make the defense account for AR. Stuffing RBs between the tackles all day isn’t gonna do it.
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Post by g8rfan on Oct 29, 2022 17:17:03 GMT -5
17 unanswered! Let’s go Gators!!
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Post by gatorgibson on Oct 29, 2022 17:52:41 GMT -5
Long way to go but I'm liking our current staff to get it done eventually though.
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Post by g8rfan on Oct 29, 2022 17:56:56 GMT -5
The talent gap is obvious. To the credit of the staff and the players this team doesn’t quit. I’m not crazy about some of the play calls but hopefully it’ll iron itself out when we get more horses. We could be using Etienne to greater effect if we got the ball to him in space. Make one guy miss instead of 8.
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Post by Rock Gator on Oct 30, 2022 10:00:26 GMT -5
I'll second those thoughts. No quit in this team, that's a very good thing. The talent isn't there, certainly not compared to UGA. I will support Richardson though. Big part of his lack of success is receivers that are covered like a blanket. When he gets flushed, he needs to go ahead and take the yardage they give him. But when the other team went for the legs on the first play of the game, it affected him. He shook it off in the second half and seemed to be much more mobile. We need more of that - he's never going to be a great pocket passer IMO, so roll him out and let him scramble after his second read.
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Post by gatordoll on Oct 30, 2022 23:40:42 GMT -5
AR is not the answer. We need to groom a new QB next year.
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Post by gatorgibson on Oct 31, 2022 5:35:58 GMT -5
By the numbers with AR:
UTAH-17-24/168 YRDS
KY- 14-35-2/143
SF- 10-18-2/112
TENN- 22-28/349
EW- 16-22-1/392
MIZZ- 8-14-1/66
LSU- 15-26/185
GA- 19-38-2/316
Not saying it's all his fault but these numbers are not good.
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Post by Mojave Gator on Oct 31, 2022 18:47:49 GMT -5
I got a chance to watch the Missouri game from near field level. It was amazing how predictable that the offense has become. Richardson continued to miss open receivers, and the run up the middle isn't suddenly going to start generating huge chunks of yardage. Just stop it.
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Post by Mojave Gator on Oct 31, 2022 18:49:47 GMT -5
AR is not the answer. We need to groom a new QB next year. I remember a time not too long ago when people were saying that Dan Mullen should be fired for not starting Richardson. Mullen gave UF plenty of other reasons, but in retrospect this one is amusing. |
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Post by g8rfan on Nov 1, 2022 7:00:45 GMT -5
Thing is, AR is obviously an incredible athlete. For whatever reason it feels like he plays at half throttle most of the time. Maybe he’s banged up, maybe Napier is the kind of guy that’s going to run his system whether it’s effective or not. I do know that a leg injury can have a huge effect on a passer’s accuracy. I really don’t think AR has been 100% healthy since the Utah game. I don’t think he should be benched but they’re going to have to get him back to full strength if he’s going to be effective. Even at the level he’s playing now I’d start him over Emory Jones all day long.
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Post by Rock Gator on Nov 1, 2022 12:22:41 GMT -5
I think he was healthy going into the UG game. To their credit, the UG defense did exactly what they were told to do, and went for his legs on the first play. He didn't shake that off for the entire first half. In the second half, he played good considering the level that UG defense plays at. He played his best game against UT, in a losing effort. If we could get that from him consistently, we'd all be happy campers.
ALL THAT SAID, our defense is terrible. TERRIBLE. Ranked 117th in yards/game and 93rd in scoring. This is what really got the ball rolling to dump Mullen, and here we are again, only worse. I know, I know the HBC has total confidence in him. And I know they are not his guys, blah blah blah. This shit has to get fixed before I get too worked about a QB that plays every game from a 2 or 3 TD deficit.
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Post by g8rfan on Nov 1, 2022 13:44:18 GMT -5
I think he was healthy going into the UG game. To their credit, the UG defense did exactly what they were told to do, and went for his legs on the first play. He didn't shake that off for the entire first half. In the second half, he played good considering the level that UG defense plays at. He played his best game against UT, in a losing effort. If we could get that from him consistently, we'd all be happy campers. ALL THAT SAID, our defense is terrible. TERRIBLE. Ranked 117th in yards/game and 93rd in scoring. This is what really got the ball rolling to dump Mullen, and here we are again, only worse. I know, I know the HBC has total confidence in him. And I know they are not his guys, blah blah blah. This shit has to get fixed before I get too worked about a QB that plays every game from a 2 or 3 TD deficit. Definitely a fair take. Our defense is awful. I missed the Tennessee game so all I really have to go off are AR’s season stats, which are god awful.. |
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Post by gatorgibson on Nov 2, 2022 5:43:35 GMT -5
I don't see the defense making any big strides this year due to lack of talent. AR reminds me a lot of Franks, has some very nice abilities but is very inconsistent. Hopefully we have another QB step up and lead us next year. Many of us thought AR would be the man but this has not worked out like we thought. Then again, the lack of talent at the receiver position is not helping his cause.
Better days ahead!
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Post by tapsgator on Nov 2, 2022 9:49:53 GMT -5
AR is not the answer. We need to groom a new QB next year. I remember a time not too long ago when people were saying that Dan Mullen should be fired for not starting Richardson. Mullen gave UF plenty of other reasons, but in retrospect this one is amusing. Gonna have to agree to disagree, particularly after watching a game in person and when I've seen the film breakdowns. Anthony Richardson is raw and flawed, but he's literally better at everything football related than Emory Jones. Mullen should absolutely have started him. He's bigger, faster, has a stronger arm, and is just as accurate probably moreso. Emory would have thrown at least 3-4 picks on Saturday and would have missed the throw to Henderson which wouldn't have been there in the first place because they wouldn't have come up to try to help in the run game. The two deep balls to Shorter (one catch and the other should have been caught and was interference) would have been under thrown and picked. I'm guessing with the number of hits we gave up Emory probably would have fumbled a time or 3 as well. I'm glad Mullen is gone, but in Meyer's system with designed QB runs that bring guys into the box and then freeze them so you can go over the top Richardson would be a big play machine and Heisman contender especially if he still had Copeland who left (along with multiple other starters) because Mullen was allowed to stick around and poison the well. It also would have been nice for Richardson to get some meaningful reps since there's no substitute for live bullets. What's done is done. Hopefully Richardson can stay healthy and doesn't leave. Somebody will draft him in this current incarnation but a first round pick is heavy for a flier. I think he was healthy going into the UG game. To their credit, the UG defense did exactly what they were told to do, and went for his legs on the first play. He didn't shake that off for the entire first half. In the second half, he played good considering the level that UG defense plays at. He played his best game against UT, in a losing effort. If we could get that from him consistently, we'd all be happy campers. ALL THAT SAID, our defense is terrible. TERRIBLE. Ranked 117th in yards/game and 93rd in scoring. This is what really got the ball rolling to dump Mullen, and here we are again, only worse. I know, I know the HBC has total confidence in him. And I know they are not his guys, blah blah blah. This shit has to get fixed before I get too worked about a QB that plays every game from a 2 or 3 TD deficit. This. Between the transfers (again why we let Mullen keep coaching I will never know) and the fact that Mullen didn't care enough to recruit once he didn't get the NFL job he felt so entitled to, we have maybe 4 players on defense (Dexter, Marshall, McLellan, and Torrance) who would get snaps at UGA and none that would start. I don't think they would give scholarships to at least 6 of our starters. McLellan for some reason struggles to get snaps but would probably get some rotational work to get experience at UGA because they do that instead of starting an ineffective or disinterested upper classmen. Our starting Defense is probably not as good as their scout team. On offense our line is good. Theirs is better. Etienne is a superstar but wouldn't stand out and would have to wait his turn. None of our receivers would play for Georgia which allows a really talented front 7 to constantly come downhill . I'm not gonna bother mentioning tight ends, they've got the best room in the country, maybe in the history of college football, we're using a converted DE in our regular rotation. I'm guessing there's a worse TE room somewhere in the country but I haven't seen it. That's where we're at. We're not close. Tim Tebow was the best college football player ever. He would not have changed the outcome of any of our games other than Kentucky and even then it would require vastly different play calling and possibly a complete systemic overhaul. I don't think that's Napier's deal. Which I'm good with, it's the Jimmys and Joes not the Xs and Os now more than ever. Just need to start hitting homeruns on the recruiting trail because solid doubles isn't going to cut it. Not after what we've seen the last 2 games. |
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