Comments on: Moore probably gone for the season

By: iJax | Baker’s Dozen

iJax | Baker’s Dozen — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:48:24 +0000

[...] all honesty, the only thing Florida needs to be concerned about are big picture problems like their lack of depth at receiver which may haunt them further down the [...]

By: phil banks

phil banks — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:04:14 +0000

I keep hearing that Hines, Hammond, Lawrence, Holliday aren’t ready, but in the first 2 games they caught 16 passes, 2 for TD. Not one of them saw action in the next 3 games

We need a WR desperately, I can’t understand why these 4 aren’t receiving any playing time

By: bob luther

bob luther — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:29:37 +0000

Seems like everybodys worried about our vertical passing game,when as far as I can tell we haven’t needed it thus far… why not take approximately 300 yards a game on the ground when offered and avoid the bad things that go with throwing the ball all over the field!!! When we have to throw and the opposition loads the box with 8 people to stop our running game we’ve got the horses to burn them when they do that.

By: Dyson Billings

Dyson Billings — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:33:51 +0000

Dave, I agree. We need to show some different looks and catch these teams off guard – especially if they are playing man coverage. We have the speed and the play makers to get it done. Rainey in the open field is a perfect weapon. Redshirting Moore is the best thing we could do for him. Don’t forget about Hernandez either, he will be a pivotal player coming down the stretch into Championship play.

By: Hilton Head Gator

Hilton Head Gator — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:57:56 +0000

We’ll need Moore next year. We don’t seem to be throwing to anybody this year except Hernandez and Cooper. When Thompson plays, all he gets are short turn-around passes. When he’s hurt, we moan about losing his speed but it’s never used when available. Just like Moody, the best third and short runner on the team. Moody is, by far, our top running back but he plays behind Demps, Rainey, and even, most surprisingly, James.

By: calgator

calgator — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:07:38 +0000

The reason we are not throwing to our receivers this year is really plain & simple, they are (for the most part) not ready to compete at the highest SEC level, so Meyer has gone super conservative. Cooper is very good (not great), Deonte has flashed both good and bad moments (good speed, bad hands), David Nelson is just not very physically gifted (compared to most top flight SEC receivers) and the freshman are…..well they’re freshman and they will not be in a position (mentally or physically) to contribute in a meaningful way this year. Hasn’t anyone wondered why we are running 65% of the time this year, its really not that hard to figure out….its a lack of talent at WR.

By: TampaDave

TampaDave — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:35:57 +0000

Problem is, if we are going to repeat THIS year, some of these guys need to step up like NOW! Like, maybe this Saturday. Where has David Nelson been?? OK, I know he is doing a good job blocking, but we could put OTHER guys out there for just that. He needs to start catching some passes. We need to get Rainey out there too, out in space where he can do his thing instead of running between the tackles all the time. Lets leave that up to Tim, Demps and Moody.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:45:16 +0000

But look on the bright side. Next year, Moore, Debose, Thompson, Lawrence, Hammond, Hines and Alli will have the potential to be a deep and talented set of receivers, just as John Brantley takes over as QB.

By: Austin Honsby

Austin Honsby — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:27:12 +0000

At the beginning of the season everyone had a ?? around the wide recievers cause Percy moved on. With stand out Andre Debose coming in and finally Deonte Thompson getting a chance to shine I didn’t see any problems there. If anything were extremely deep at this position just young. Then the season gets close and Moore goes down then Debose, and Deonte has been slowed by injuries and a couple dropped balls. I’m actually alittle worried now cause were going to have to lean on Hines, Hammond Jr, and Lawrence. Regardless we have Tebow and a great running game. Not to mention Aaron Hernandez and the best DEFENSE in the country. Wer still on track for back-to-back Titles.

By: Travis Smith

Travis Smith — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:34:03 +0000

Mike, I’m with ya, brother. The receiving corps should be awesome next season if everybody is healthy. Think about it a second. Should be DEEP with Deont’a, Moore, Hines, Lawrence, and Hammond having been in the system for over two years. Debose is recovering and absorbing the playbook as we speak, and it looks like Dunkley will be a Gator and that kid will come in ready to play. Solomon Patton is a sleeper and I think will fit into Urbie’s offense perfectly. There may be a couple more big time recruits who choose to come and compete as well. STACKED, I tell ya.