Why wasn't tempo a problem last year?
Fitz could go faster, but clearly that isn't the gameplan. The QB doesn't just hurry things up on his own.
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And what I'm saying is that the coach tells the player what to do. Even if you assign more blame to Moorhead, I don't think you should assign much at all to Fitzgerald. And if Moorhead can't get his QB (who has run offenses more quickly than this) to run his offense faster, that's again on him.
It's ultimately on coaching. There is no evidence to suggest Moorhead wants to run the offense faster and Fitzgerald just isn't listening. And if this is the tempo Moorhead wants, you can't put any blame on Fitzgerald.
Would you like to start a thread and breakdown the 2017 Florida Gators season for us so we can see how much of an improvement Mullen has made from the 2017 McElwain who was 3-4 with losses to Michigan, Georgia, 1 point loss to LSU and 2 point loss to aTm? Then show us how much of an improvement Mullen has made to the 1-3 Randy Shannon that lost to USCe, blowout loss to Missouri and a semi blowout loss to Florida State.
Like I said. You're comparing Mullen to Randy Shannon not McElwain because it makes your buddy look better. i.e. moving the goalposts to bring the most light possible on Mullen
You're right. I am hoping that Fitz tells Moorhead to 17 off and to 17ing speed up and starts running the offense much much faster but that isn't realistic and it isn't Fitz's fault Moorhead wants to sing kumbaya and cook s'mores on the sideline in between snaps. Maybe Fitz will get a mohawk and start taking control of this shit show before his NFL draft prospects plummet into Antarctica but that'd require some textbook insubordination. I'm also not totally sold that Fitz is even aware the pace of the offense is even an issue.
Let's put it this way...
Fitz runs the offense about as well as Liverpool and Smootness utilize the multi-quote reply button on this site...
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY GUYS - use the button when commenting back to multiple posts. It makes it easier for me to skip over what you've written as opposed to having to scroll halfway down the page.
#91 overall draft ranking. As a QB. That's in the 3rd round. Do I think he'll get drafted in the 3rd round? No but somebody does and that somebody is CBS.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospect-rankings/
There is a couple QB coaches in the NFL that will drool over his arm and size. If Fitz starts the rest of the year he'll get drafted I am guessing late 6th-7th rounds. Certainly at worst will get signed as an UDFA.
Fitz probably kicks himself daily for not trying to follow Mullen.
You don't have to sell me on Fitz's shortcomings I am well aware already. Mock draft boards generally aren't off by hundreds of spots. Fitz is comfortably in the draft as of right now. That it no way is me touting his awesomeness. I think he's been very poor this year. Especially with his reads. He still has an NFL arm at the end of the day and no Homedawg not a lot of dudes have Fitz's size, arm and athleticism.
Chad Kelly ring a bell? Cardale Jones? Brett Hundley? Aaron Murray? Matt Barkley? Jake Coker?
The projections on these guys were all off by 100+ spots at this point compared to where they were actually drafted. And those are just guys who were projected near the top of the draft at some point. That doesn't include guys who were projected 3rd-4th round and then weren't drafted.