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To all the Florida Gators fans in the audience: For God's sake, lay off poor Chris Leak!
I see another frustrating season coming up for the Gators with Chris Leak under center. What are the chances of seeing Tim Tebow at QB this season when/if Leak struggles again?
--Mike, Dunedin, Fla.

OK, we know Chris Leak has the starting QB job at Florida, but how many losses do you think it will take for Urban Meyer to pull him in favor of Tebow? I'm guessing two -- out of the title race and probably a little peeved at the whole season.
--Joe Ballou, Apex, N.C.

OK, guys. I'm going to offer you a list of three potential culprits for Florida's offensive struggles last season. Tell me which one you think was the least troubling?

1) A trio of running backs that combined to average 110 yards per game (there were 18 ball carriers around the country that averaged more than that on their own).

2) An offensive line that purportedly blocked for those runners while also allowing 35 sacks in 12 games.

3) A quarterback who completed 62.8 percent of his passes for 20 touchdowns and six interceptions.

I understand that the folks in Gainesville are getting a little antsy, seeing as it's now been five years since the Gators were serious contenders for an SEC or national title. I also understand that Steve Spurrier left a legacy of not only winning, but also scoring a lot of points. And I also understand that the quarterback is always the primary scapegoat when an offense struggles.

But Leak is not the problem, people. Is he the world's greatest runner? Not exactly. Could he have made better decisions at times? Sure. But in his three years as the starting quarterback, I've never seen him go out there and absolutely stink up the joint. He's never had a Chris Simms/Chris Rix/Brock Berlin-caliber meltdown. He's probably going to finish his career as one of the most prolific passers ever to play for quarterback-rich Florida. And yet, people want his head.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/stewart_mandel/07/25/mailbag/index.html
 
I think he will do a lot better this season with him being used to the new scheme.
 
Get Up And Go said:
I think he will do a lot better this season with him being used to the new scheme.
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As excited as I am to see Tebow on the field, I do think Leak will have a solid year. Especially since he'll have the same OC for the first time since he's been there. Having a RB step up will help tremendously as well.
 
this is not Leak related, its a question for Gator fans...

Hows that number 1 WR recruit coming along, I beleive his name is Percy Harvin, I watched some film of this guy and wow he reminds me alot of Mark Clayton, not the ideal size (both were 5-11) but could jump forever and are very shifty.

He looks very entertaining to watch in the coming years
 
AirFishOne said:
this is not Leak related, its a question for Gator fans...

Hows that number 1 WR recruit coming along, I beleive his name is Percy Harvin, I watched some film of this guy and wow he reminds me alot of Mark Clayton, not the ideal size (both were 5-11) but could jump forever and are very shifty.

He looks very entertaining to watch in the coming years
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To be honest I haven't heard much about him in the offseason, we are extremely deep at WR, I wouldn't be surprised if he sees limited playing time this season.
 
Chris Leak should easily have his best year as a Gator, and I personally believe he is a "sleeper" Heisman candidate. I mean people place him as one of the best college QB's that are going to be playing this year, but nobody really puts him as a "Heisman" candidate . . hell I have heard people name Kyle Wright as a Heisman sleeper, I think Leak is going to put up tremendous numbers this year.

Harvin looked real good on film, but I have seen alot of guys like him look good on film in high school. It is all about transistion, and yes Florida is fairly deep at WR, I mean I'm guessing he will play this year, but he wont step in as a 1 or 2, he gonna have to work his way up.
 
Leak should have a great year, this is Meyer's second year and history has a habit of repeating itself.
 
The Urban Meyer's offensive system not require players with characteristics like current QB starter Chris Leak and this is the problem of a lot of Gators fans, and nowadays Tim Tebow is the best hope for the Gators nation... I think Tebow are going to take a lot of action this year...
 
firestorm said:
The Urban Meyer's offensive system not require players with characteristics like current QB starter Chris Leak and this is the problem of a lot of Gators fans, and nowadays Tim Tebow is the best hope for the Gators nation... I think Tebow are going to take a lot of action this year...
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I think we'll see alot of Tebow in the red zone.
 
If Meyer is half the coach his reputation claims he is, Tebow won't see any action this year. I've always been a fan of Chris Leak, and I think he'll have the Gators in contention for the SEC title. I think the Gators don't have a strong enough team overall to compete for the national title, so it doesn't matter if it's Leak or Tebow at QB. But Leak is by far the better player right now.
 
kpcane said:
If Meyer is half the coach his reputation claims he is, Tebow won't see any action this year. I've always been a fan of Chris Leak, and I think he'll have the Gators in contention for the SEC title. I think the Gators don't have a strong enough team overall to compete for the national title, so it doesn't matter if it's Leak or Tebow at QB. But Leak is by far the better player right now.
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Meyer has already said repeatedly that Tebow will see the field in some way this season. You also have to consider going into the spring they were the only two scholarship QBs on the team. Tebow needs to at least get some experience, whether it be mop up duty or not, in case Leak goes down. I agree Leak is the better player at this point, if for nothing more than his experience alone plus second year QBs in Meyer's system have always had fantastic seasons.
 
Leak is a square peg in a round hole, the Gators however will be in the hunt for an SEC championship this year because of their great defense.

IMO Urban's offense will not take off until he finds a mobile signal caller (Tebow) that fits his system.
 
Marino2Clayton said:
Leak is a square peg in a round hole, the Gators however will be in the hunt for an SEC championship this year because of their great defense.
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I agree, i think Gators' defense is surely the best SEC defense, especially its defensive front that is impressive and scare me!!. LSU, Auburn and Florida, in my opinion, are the SEC title maximum contenders...

PD: Vols, see you by October and i expect that, this year, the game is easier than the last season in Tuscaloosa :D, always Vols are a rival very hard (and sportingly hated :D)...
 
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