SPRING FOOTBALL BEGINS; 3-HEADED QB MONSTER IS DEAD

GATOR GRIDIRON
ROGER FRANKLIN WILLIAMS

The next era of Gator football begins today as new Head Coach Will Muschamp leads his team into spring practice. A long list of questions will begin to be answered as Coach Will and his new staff begin to implement their offensive and defensive schemes and evaluate the personnel that will execute those new schemes on the field.

First on the mind of many Gators is the look of the offense. Muschamp has not been specific as to the exact type of offense fans can expect, other than to say he favors a "pro style" offense. The early spring depth chart is revealing, however. Mercifully, the 3-headed quarterback monster is now officially a grotesque relic of the Urban Meyer-Steve Addazio era. Jordan Reed will line up as starting TE and Trey Burton will begin spring drills at RB. "Jordan Reed will be a full-time tight end. We feel like he's a guy who can stretch the field vertically and can be a matchup issue for defenses with his athleticism", said Muschamp.

Senior John Brantley begins the spring atop the depth chart at QB ahead of Tyler Murphy and incoming Freshman Jeff Driskel, who is already enrolled in school and who will participate in spring drills. Highly recruited QB Jacoby Brissett will join the competition in the fall.

With this single development, on the first day of his first spring practice, the Coach Will Muschamp has advanced Gator football light years ahead of last season. Whoever emerges as the starting QB, at least Florida will have one specific quarterback operating one offensive philosophy led by one man, Offensive Coordinator Charlie Weis; who, by the way, is one of the brightest and most accomplished offensive minds in the game.

When asked to be specific about the exact look and scheme of the 2011 Gator offense, Muschamp gave this refreshing reply, "Spring is not about taking a scheme and throwing it on our players and saying this is what we are. It is our job as coaches to evaluate what our players can do."

Gee....Gator Gridiron is starting to like Coach Will more and more each day.....