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Florida Gators QB BATTLE taking UNEXPECTED turn

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by GatorGrowl, Apr 18, 2023.

  1. Gatorrick22

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    McCall... I believe he's willing to do that.
     
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  2. Wanne15

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    Mertz or Miller may turn out to be the guy for the next two years but it doesn’t look like it. It’s not often that a guy in his third or fourth year out of high school. Finally has things click most of the truly good quarterbacks play well as red shirt freshman, and are drafted by the third year.
     
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  3. Gatorrick22

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    And the next year with Mertz, Miller, Brown and Lagway? You do NOT think one of them can win the starting job as QB1?

    Let's say none of them are ready in 2024, why not get another McCall type one and done QB1 from the portal again? We will also have a great 2025 QB on our team after Lagway's second year, so do we complicate our QB room even more with another QB? I'm not saying I want one type of outcome, I'm just trying to rationalize one side. That does not mean I am inflexible and that my suggestion for our QB room is immutable.

    I am open to other ideas.
     
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  4. Gatorrick22

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    And she's wrong.
     
  5. Matthanuf06

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    He is by far our best bet

    Still hoping for the best for Mertz but as I’ve been saying he has a ton of experience being a well below average QB.
     
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  6. ThePlayer

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    After watching clips of elusive QB Austin, I'm starting to think reclassification isn't such a bad idea.
    If our OL doesn't hold up we will need an energetic scrambling QB who can break containment.
    Then he can be either 1a or 1b with Lagway next year....but a solid backup at the very worst.
     
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  7. garettk

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    Thought that was the pig
     
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  8. Skink

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    Can’t argue against McCall - picking him up would be great. Has he expressed interest in UF?
     
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  9. apkgator

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    Arnold, pig on Green Acres
    Wilbur, human on Mr Ed
    Mr Ed, talking horse

    Cmon people, get with it
     
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  11. Gatorhead

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    Kinda with Rick, I'm all in with Lagway, oh and BTW, I don't want to rock the boat of arguably the BEST recruiter UF has right now.
     
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  12. Skink

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    This thread is trending in an interesting direction.
     
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  13. Gatorhead

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    How could you leave Lassie out?
     
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  15. red4512

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    And exactly how is this ---connected to UF football?
     
  16. lizardbreath

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    Pigskin?
     
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    I can't get past the first minute to find out what she said.
     
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  18. Wanne15

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    He’s not even in the portal but that may be nice
     
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  19. 62gator

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    Not being able to bring in a top flight HS QB in the first 2yrs has really put Billy behind the :emoji_8ball:, imho.


    “I was talking to Shane and he said, ‘I’m not sure we have a great quarterback right now,’”

    “I said, Shane, they told me that when I took the Florida job back in ’90. You gotta find somebody and coach the heck out of him.”
     
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  20. Wanne15

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    That’s all true but you can’t make a silk purse out of alligator hide.
     
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