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Post by wahhappen on Apr 25, 2024 20:46:17 GMT -5
After 6 Quarterbacks were taken in the first 12 picks of the NFL draft, the Raiders were forced to take a TE. I am certain they would have selected Graham Mertz had he opted to leave UF (assuming he wasn’t taken sooner). We are so fortunate that he decided to come back for unfinished business. Think of how much money he gave up to return.
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Post by gatordoll on Apr 25, 2024 21:58:33 GMT -5
In the ESPN Draft show I'm seeing lots of highlights with Gators in them. Unfortunately its against the guy that's getting drafted.
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Post by Mojave Gator on Apr 25, 2024 23:25:51 GMT -5
I was expecting nothing out of Gainesville in the first round. Ricky Pearsall opened enough eyes at the combine to land with the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers on day one of the draft.
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Post by gatordoll on Apr 27, 2024 23:33:00 GMT -5
A sports reporter for the Bay Area News Group wrote a good piece about the Niners draft of Pearsall. One sentence stood out: "Florida's offense was a mess this past year. Pearsall made it look competent at times."
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Post by tapsgator on Apr 29, 2024 9:09:55 GMT -5
For the first time since 1980 the Gators only had 1 guy drafted. That is humiliating.
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Post by wahhappen on Apr 29, 2024 13:39:32 GMT -5
I don't keep up with the "true" fans. I assume they are blaming Mullen for the lack of drafted talent and praising Napier for bringing Pearsall in to save us from having zero draft picks, right?
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Post by g8rfan on Apr 29, 2024 15:47:36 GMT -5
I don't keep up with the "true" fans. I assume they are blaming Mullen for the lack of drafted talent and praising Napier for bringing Pearsall in to save us from having zero draft picks, right? Nailed it.
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Post by SoTxCaiman on Apr 29, 2024 15:51:37 GMT -5
Thanks goodness we have Mertz nailed down for the 2025 draft and the Gator draft streak will continue!
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Post by tapsgator on Apr 30, 2024 11:57:18 GMT -5
I don't keep up with the "true" fans. I assume they are blaming Mullen for the lack of drafted talent and praising Napier for bringing Pearsall in to save us from having zero draft picks, right? Yep. And the only reason Pearsall got drafted in the first round was the coaching he received under Cajun Willie. I hate Mullen, his staff out recruits Napier's every day of the week, by a wide margin when he's invested, but even when he's on a show cause and day dreaming of NFL jobs, he's still a better recruiter. I really dislike Dan Mullen but he's right (to a point) on this: x.com/MarcRyanOnAir/status/1737597934596706479www.on3.com/college/florida-gators/news/dan-mullen-billy-napier-florida-troll-recruiting-rankings-national-signing-day/Where he's wrong is that averaging 11th isn't something to brag about and isn't good enough regardless of facilities.
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Post by wahhappen on Apr 30, 2024 13:27:53 GMT -5
I don't keep up with the "true" fans. I assume they are blaming Mullen for the lack of drafted talent and praising Napier for bringing Pearsall in to save us from having zero draft picks, right? Yep. And the only reason Pearsall got drafted in the first round was the coaching he received under Cajun Willie. I hate Mullen, his staff out recruits Napier's every day of the week, by a wide margin when he's invested, but even when he's on a show cause and day dreaming of NFL jobs, he's still a better recruiter. I really dislike Dan Mullen but he's right (to a point) on this: x.com/MarcRyanOnAir/status/1737597934596706479www.on3.com/college/florida-gators/news/dan-mullen-billy-napier-florida-troll-recruiting-rankings-national-signing-day/Where he's wrong is that averaging 11th isn't something to brag about and isn't good enough regardless of facilities. Yeah, Mullen bothers me because he could have been a good coach but basically chose not to be. I feel like he started to build something and then just gave up. Napier, on the other hand, just sucks at every aspect of leading a program. Yet, he continues to act like everything is going great -- as if 7-5 is the standard he was hired to live up to.
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Post by Mojave Gator on May 2, 2024 13:24:20 GMT -5
For the first time since 1980 the Gators only had 1 guy drafted. That is humiliating. Even more humiliating is that the only player taken wasn't even a UF recruit, but a transfer.
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