John Brantley is your quarterback. Jordan Reed and Trey Burton are your alternate quarterbacks.

But it is difficult to make excuses for stuff that is only on him. He does sail the receivers, “but” he is hit on every play… His receivers quit routes at times, “but” he hasn’t hit them in stride all year…

To me JB is the best QB on the team, “but” you have to put in your best option to win…

I believe it is all on the OL. They are a fair option-based line, but a horrific pro-style. 3/5 are in the wrong position and Halapio just looks lost. Chicken or the egg argument on whether its them or JB, but an option QB fits this group better.

While i think it is a mistake to have three players run an offense, I agree it is too late in the season to make any dramatic changes at the position.

I have to agree with Pecan, Brantley is the best passing QB the Gators have. But I would like to see Urban mix it up with Brantley, Reed, and Burton. I think using the three would really mess with defenses. You have Brantley who is a passer, then you have Burton who runs the ball. When you stick Reed in defenses will be thrown off because they won’t know if Reed is going to run or pass, the same could be said about Burton. The Gators have amazing talent it’s to bad they really haven’t been able to show it off this season. As for the South Carolina game, I think the Gators win it. The defense needs to put pressure on Garcia and force him to make bad throws. They need to contain Lattimore. As for the offense they need to more the ball down field and Brantley needs to be accurate and consistent with his throws. We also need Rainey to have a good game. South Carolina is doing what they seem to always do at the end of the year. And that’s fall apart. Now it’s up to Florida whether or not they want to play in Atlanta.

for the remainder of the season, Brantley is still The Guy

This is true.

But I wonder if next year…..

… that the most popular guy in town is the backup quarterback? John Brantley has definitely had persistent struggles this year, and Reed looked far better than I expected. When he threw that laser to Thompson, my immediate reaction was, “We moved him to tight end?!?”

But let’s not get carried away here. Reed looked good and he has physical tools. But aside from a few meaningful (and admittedly impressive) plays in the past two games, our impressions of him are derived entirely from a spring game and mop-up time against a bad team. May I remind everyone that John Brantley looked fantastic in those situations. Things are different under live fire.

John Brantley has been loyal to us. And though he needs to improve, we owe it to him to not clamor for Reed after next Saturday’s first incomplete pass.

but I think the argument is not whether Brantley can play QB. It is whether he can play QB in a Meyer/Adazzio offense. The offense requires a QB who is a running threat. I think we can all agree that Brantely is not that guy. The OL cannot block for a drop back passer and that is what Brantley is. Whenever he drops back, the d brings pressure and he gets killed back there – not his fault.

Isn’t Driskel a drop back passer just like Brantley? If so, he’s making a mistake committing to the Gators.

which is to say “HAHAHA, NO”.

That said, Reed didn’t look great in the fourth quarter. We’re putting a lot of weight on one great pass. I think Florida needs to stick with the hydra-headed QB for now. Neither Georgia nor Vandy could gameplan or adjust to the offense, which is a hell of a lot more than you could say about any offensive showing for the first seven games of the season.

I’ve been harsh on Brantley before, and while some of his troubles are other ‘s fault (the line is terrible, the backs are hurt and Thompson can’t catch), he’s just not the best option at QB.

The coaches may well keep Brantley in as the starter the rest of the year – I expect they will in fact – but if all jobs aren’t up for grabs, and I think in some ways that’s true, then Meyer’s not doing his job.

Brantley’s a legacy candidate for the job. He sat, he waited patiently, he deserved to get the job. He does not deserve to KEEP the job unless he earns it, week in and out.

Now, this Jordan Reed character has given us quite the performance to consider. Is he our quarterback of the future? Is he our QB of 2010 for that matter? I think the answer to those questions is at least a “maybe” in both cases, and that means you keep playing him and giving him opportunities.

There’s 80-something guys on this team. I want JB to play well enough to keep the job, but if he can’t, it’s only fair to give it to the next guy. That’s football. And that’s certainly what the Florida Gators need.

I want to see Reed play some early this week – against USC’s first string defense. Vandy is like playing a good high school team and we already knew that Reed dominated in high school. I liked what I saw though and want to definitely see some more!