Some people want to compare Richardson to Scam Newtron, but why not to Driskel instead?
247 Recruit Rankings:
#9 QB-dt Richardson 6-4 224
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#1 QB-dt Driskel 6-4 234 *****
(coaching change stymied his performance)
#2 QB-dt Scam Newtron 6-5 235 *****
(did not meet the Gator Standards)
#1 QB-dt Tebow 6-3 215 *****
Looks to me like who the HC is, matters more than the HS recruit rankings do. @
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Richardson is the first Gators QB with a 70+ Yd TD run and 75+ Yd TD pass in the same season since Jeff Driskel in 2012.
Keep in mind that running the entire game plan produces different results than coming in for a few plays that have been set up by previous plays to succeed. Like everyone else, I'm hoping that Anthony can learn and run the entire game plan at some point, but we've not seen him do that yet.
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Tim in 2006, playing behind Leak, had the same kind of effects with fan calls for Tim to start.
Early in 2007, showed that there is a difference in outcomes between set plays and having to run the entire game plan by yourself.
@ Home vs AU --
UF 17 - 20 AU
@ LSU ---
UF 24 - 28 LSU
vs UGly --
UF 30 - 42 UGly
Tim kept on getting better, but it did take some time to adjust....
People point out that without Tim in 06, they might not have won a NC.
But they gloss over what the loss of Leak in 07 with Tim as starter resulted in.
Jones is not Leak, and Richardson is not Tebow, but I still trust Dan to decide who to play and when to play them.