Inital thoughts on Game 2: USF.
by FlaGators on Sep 11, 2010 3:47 PM EDT
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Print(Note: These are running thoughts starting from the opening kickoff until the end of the 4th Quarter)
Offensive Thoughts:
Holy crap Moody is just downright pathetic.
Horrible first possession...again.
Deonte "Stone Hands" Thompson makes yet another appearance.
Rainey shows up with a nice run, and Carl Moore shows up with a so-so run after a catch for 7 yards.
12:25 left in 2nd Quarter and Andre Debose makes his season debut.
Deonte Thompson with another drop. And another.
Nice catch by Carl Moore on 4th and 3.
'Atta boy Thompson! Way to finally hang on to the ball.
Rainey out the second half with a concussion. Can I please have some Gillislee now?
Why is it again that Gillislee didn't play in the 1st half? Please don't tell me it was because of Moody.
And the first drive of the second half goes just like the first drive of the first half.
Jeff Demps is by far our best offensive player. Jordan Reed with a nice block on that TD.
5:40 to go in the 3rd Quarter. Has Moody finally arrived? Moooooooody? Two nice runs in a row.
Gillislee runs in for the TD that Moody actually earned. Now the offense is cooking!!!
Jeff Demps is just absolutely gassed. Moody fails to take advantage. Shocking.
Why on 2nd and Goal is Burton a primary target?
Carl Moore starting to step-up and become a legit threat in the passing game.
Andre Debose shows up again with 8:37 left in the game.
Demps and Moody just running to finish this game out.
Jordan Reed with a nice TD catch. If him and Hines step up, that is a great TE combo.
Defensive Thoughts:
Not quite as dominant early on as in the Miami (Ohio) game but that was expected.
Long drives anyone? Bad penalty on Jeremy Brown, turn the other way buddy.
Bostic is one slow LB.
Great play by Jeremy Brown on a pass break-up on about a 40 yard pass.
Two defensive stops in a row! Maybe the coaches did gameplan after all.
INT for Ahmad Black right exactly one minute before half-time!
I want to see a replay of that face-mask penalty on Janoris Jenkins.
Another INT by Ahmad Black as time expires in the first half.
This defense is bending but not breaking. Very opportunistic as well.
Hicks and Riggs combine on back-to-back plays. Very nice!
Defense is everywhere. With Hicks and Bostic in pursuit of the QB, Justin Trattou gets an INT and returns it for a TD!!!
The freshman on the defense are in and they are hungry. Led by Floyd.
I'll say it again. Very opportunistic. Sometimes they will miss and give up a big play. Almost an INT by Black.
Janoris Jenkins is a beast. Elam with a lot of pressure as well.
Janoris Jenkins with an INT!!! What a freaking ball hawking secondary we have.
Special Teams:
Nice return by Demps to start things off.
Nice first punt by Chas Henry. Very good to see.
Horrible block in the back by Kedric Johnson. That was one of the dumbest ever.
Chas Henry came to play today. Caleb Sturgis did not.
Neiron Ball makes a great call in not making that block, Rainey is stuffed on the return but there is no penalty.
Caleb Sturgis continues his awful year. He also looks to continue kicking his kicks out of bounds.
Great kick-off coverage! Robert Clark is a beast on coverage.
Block in the back missed by the refs after the Trattou INT TD kickoff. Cost the Gators about 20 yards.
Jeff Demps nearly takes that kickoff return for a TD.
At least Sturgis can hit from 22 yards out.
Kickoff coverge there wasn't so good after the FG.
Player Grades on Offense:
QB: John Brantley B+, Trey Burton INC
RB: Emmanuel Moody C+, Jeff Demps A+, Chris Rainey B, Trey Burton C, Mike Gillislee A-, Mack Brown C+
WR: Deonte Thompson B-, Carl Moore B+, Trey Burton INC, Jeff Demps A, Robert Clark B
TE: Omarius Hines C, Jordan Reed B
Player Grades on Defense:
DL: William Green B+, Kedric Johnson F, Omar Hunter C+, Justin Trattou A+, Duke Lemmens B, Jaye Howard INC, Ronald Powell INC, Sharrif Floyd B+, Terron Sanders C, Lerentee McCray B
LB: Jon Bostic C, A.J. Jones B+, Jelani Jenkins C, Lorenzo Edwards B, Brandon Hicks B
DB: Jeremy Brown B, Josh Evans C-, Ahmad Black A+, Janoris Jenkins A+, Matt Elam B+, Cody Riggs B+, Jaylen Watkins C
Player Grades on Special Teams:
K: Caleb Sturgis C+
P: Chas Henry A
KR: Jeff Demps A
PR: Chris Rainey D, Janoris Jenkins A-
Random Thoughts:
Still a lot of empty seats at kickoff. And throughout the game as well.
7 points at halftime. The offense can't be that bad, can it?
John Brantley throws to Thompson way too much. He needs to realize that there are other recivers on this team.
162 yards of offense at the half. At least that is a HUGE and much needed improvement.
The offensive line (especially the snaps) are much improved. Though not early in the 2nd half.
Very impressed with how this team responded in the second half. Even though USF scored that TD late. Still, very impressive to see.
Maybe the reason the stands are somewhat empty is due to the heat. Hopefully that is the reason.
Please be kind and use good grammar.
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Good synopsis
I agree 100% on Moody and Thompson. Brantley needs to lock in on somebody that doesn’t have stonehands. In defense of Sturgis, they said he has a bum back and was questionable to even play today. But I am not sure there is any defense to how badly he missed that PAT last week. It looked like a fan was kicking from a Dr. Pepper contest promo.
Janoris is a man. Demps’ speed is ridiculous – he’s such a weapon.
I want to know what Will Hill has done to get in Meyer’s doghouse. He appeared to be the only player on the 85 man roster to not see the field. He’s too good to not be playing.
Why only a C+ for Mack Brown? He had 3 carries with a 7.8 yard average per carry. I like him. He’s going to be good for us. Gillislee too – that kid is a beast.
I was glad to see the Carl Moore coming out party. It’s about #@$!! time. I hope that Debose can contribute this season. When you’re a top 5-star recruit, you have a lot to live up to!
I’m still on the fence with Brantley. Time will tell if he’s anywhere near as good as everyone thought he’d be.
I love us running the power I. We should double that package and run it at least a dozen times per game.
Yeah. The Brantley to Thompson thing is getting really old. It was like 6 out 7 straight passes went to him. Including one where Moody was wide open in the flat for an easy 10 yards, instead the pass went to Thompson who of course dropped the pass and it was almost intercepted.
I heard that about Caleb Sturgis as well. And maybe that is why he missed that FG today, but as you pointed out, he hasn’t had the best start to the season regardless, he has missed a couple of FG’s and a bad bad miss on an extra point. Dr. Pepper fan contest. Haha. Nice.
I’m not too sure why Will Hill isn’t playing. I have an idea but it isn’t confirmed, and I don’t want to start rumors on here so I won’t say anything.
The reason for giving Mack Brown a C+ is because the word from the sidelines was that he missed a block or two. Probably should have gone with a B or B+ though. Gillislee is unreal and I can’t figure out why Moody is ahead of him on the depth chart.
Carl Moore showing up was an awesome surprise. His catch on 4th and 3 was big time. As for Debose, I saw him on the field twice (meaning he was a target of Brantley’s twice) and I totally agree with you on him.
As for Brantley and the Power I. I’m with you on Brantley and I wouldn’t be opposed to running some more of it either. It seemed to work very good.
The Once and Future King
You are way too hard on Moody. Gillislee did look good and drove the pile every time. But Gillislee didnt do anything to garnish such praise. He looked good, but most of the carries he had were when the defense was gassed and he had huge lanes to run through. Moody has earned this time, and he hasnt done anything to have it take away and while I’ll be honest and say Gillislee on the little bit of time we get to see him does look very good, he still hasnt make any eye popping plays to steal Moodys carries.
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
I’m tough (and the same goes for a lot of other Gator fans) on him because when he got here, he was supposed to be all world, he said it, Meyer said it and so far he has shown about 1/10th of what we were told he can do. When he shows it, I’ll admit it, as I did throughout my comments up at the top. Moody missed a big big chance in the game though to step up and make a play. And he got stuffed at the line because he couldn’t shake one tackler, in the open field.
The Once and Future King
Gillislee missed a block badly in the first half
He was in on one play during the Gators’ initial scoring drive. He whiffed on picking up the blitz and Brantley had to throw the ball away before he got killed.
I’d guess that is the reason why Gillislee hasn’t been seeing the field as often as the other backs.
Weoejuwejhdjwe!
by Chekhov's Spread Gun Option on Sep 13, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’m sure Meyer has his reasons and stuff that like does not go unnoticed by the staff. But they did say that Mack Brown missed a big one, and didn’t even mention Gillislee’s miss.
The Once and Future King
Thompson is the best reciever we have. Sad to say but its true.
Carl Moore is more of a possesion reciever, hell make big catches when we need him but hes not going to rack up the yardage and be a game breaker like Deonte can if he just continues to improve. His hands are horrible and weve been extra hard on him because of that. Last game the drop in the end zone was knocked out of his hands by the defender and again today the drop in the endzone was knocked out of his hands by the defender. Of course a great reciever jumps up and grabs it right out of the air but were talking about the best we got, sadly.
John Brantley is horrible at reading the option. He never gives it to the right man, and never keeps it himself. I know hes not a great runner but he cant be that bad to keep the defense honest. Maybe they are saving him for better opponents but if he never runs the option, its not really a option…its just a toss sweep or a stupid pitch to the TE that nobody knows is coming.
But his arm is a laser. Its very fun to watch him sit back there and make it look so easy. If Deonte continues to step it up, and Brantley learns how to read the option correctly including keeping it himself every now and then, our offense will be very good.
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
Yeah, I avoided the drop in the end-zone this game because it was exponentially tougher than the one last week (which I still think he should have caught). And so far, it looks like Deonte is our best WR but I think that if Brantley doesn’t start looking at other options real soon, we are going to be in a lot of trouble.
Brantley does need to improve at reading the option. It does seem like every option he chooses is the wrong one.
The Once and Future King
I wonder if the game plan is for him to not keep it himself
Whether they want to save him for the Vols
Or maybe they will package Burton in there a lot more, but saved that for next week also
Or is Brantley just scared to run and horrible at making option reads????
IM SO COLD…
"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor
Deonte
Come on guys, Deonte hasn’t even caught a TD yet, in fact he’s made it a habit thus far to not catch a TD. I just can’t accept that he’s our best receiver still.
Get out of my House!
not if
he keeps swatting them away
or letting the defender swat them away, seriously, someone needs tell him to use his body as a shield, and then … not to swat the ball away, but catch with two hands, away from the pads, pull it in and secure the ball, then think about where you are going.
Get out of my House!
Omarius
Hines!!!! (way better than thompson as a pure pass catcher, I haven’t seen him drop a pass, just doesn’t have some of the other skills down yet).
Get out of my House!
WR vs TE
I believe Hines is better suited as a wide receiver anyways. He should be our #1 slot guy. Need a sure catch? Throw it to Hines. Infact, don’t even think of throwing it to Deonte … it’s just better that way.
I like Reed as a TE. I think he could be a Ingram/Hernandez combo. With better blocking than Aaron, and better speed than CI.
Get out of my House!
True, but so far this season Brantley has focused way too much on Deonte than he should. So whoever is playing the slot hasn’t been able to do anything.
The Once and Future King
still a working process
but much better
"It's here, it's here, it's finally here" :Strongbad on football season
Option
We should toss that play out. Brantley can’t run well enough to make him a threat and we are 1 hit away from {insert name here} playing QB and the Gators going 6-6. It’s an unnecessary rish in my opinion.
My favorite play of the day
Justin Trattou’s Pick 6. Especially after Daniels had been burning our butts with his feet all game prior, it was nice to bring him down and get a pick 6, not to mention a pick 6 from a DL. Those plays are always special.
Get out of my House!
it was like watching that play from last year
where that Cardinal pick-6ed Aaron Rodgers, that was cool
"It's here, it's here, it's finally here" :Strongbad on football season
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