GatorEye Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 Another former Gator looking good tonight. I think he'd make a great third down back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 Good hands, and nice burst of speed:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potato Sack Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 Betts was looking good too! Gillespie's got some SPEED!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzFiftySix Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 I can't believe that I was never a fan of this "O" when watching the Gators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potato Sack Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 I second that Blitz! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerm Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 Gillespie really looked good out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 Keep him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golgo-13 Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 He will be our poor-man's Larry Centers. Kinda' reminded me a little of old Larry with a little Warrick Dunn sprinkled in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSkin Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 He is definitely a keeper, just based on that shovel pass. Great play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorEye Posted August 4, 2002 Author Share Posted August 4, 2002 I'm glad he proved me right tonight. I didn't want everyone to think I was talking out of my a$$ when I had been talking him up earlier this summer. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsterdamgator Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 You all laughed at me when I told you about him. Eat me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 its time for amster to go sit in the corner for a while!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckydevil Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 Watson didnt look that great. Betts look solid as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 right there with you GatorEye. I couldn't understand how people were running down as a scrub a guy with good hands and the ability to make people miss in the open field. The reason Gillespie wasn't drafted was because he isn't a candidate to be an everydown back in the NFL and scouts were scared off by his less than impressive straight line speed. But being the third down back in the NFL is about vision, hands, QUICKNESS rather than straight speed and instincts. The best third down backs like Mitchell, Meggett, Centers, etc... weren't always the fast guys or the ones with the sharpest college pedigrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W&M Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 I wouldn't want him in on conventional downs, but I really like him as a 3rd down back. Reminds me a lot of D.Meggett, J.Washington, R.Irvings. Super quick, good (not great) straight line, great vision, and moves foreward. I like him a lot. Some people will qualify his performance by saying that its because he knows the system ... I think they have it wrong. The fact is, his talents "fit" the system very well as a 3rd down back. As for Betts, I still like him, and I imagine he'll play some 3rd down back, but he's not a true 3rd down back. He's a true, full-time back who can also catch the ball well. He's not a true 3rd down back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTerps2002 Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 He really did look good... But lets remember that he knows the system.... If he can help on special teams then he should be the third back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorEye Posted August 4, 2002 Author Share Posted August 4, 2002 Originally posted by RTerps2002 He really did look good... But lets remember that he knows the system.... If he can help on special teams then he should be the third back... Knowing the system doesn't really help him make people miss in the open field. He's very shifty and he can fly through the hole with a great burst. I can't remember what his 40 speed is, but he usually makes people look like they are standing still when they try to tackle him. I think he had something to prove last night...and did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTerps2002 Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 Of coarse it helps... He can just play by instinct while others are worried about what to do instead of just reacting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 The only problem I forsee is that Stephen Davis does not have near the pass recieving abilities that the backs showed last night. In Carlisle, Davis struggled and looked very awkward catching passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizer Jose Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 Gillespie looked a lot better than Betts, I think. Seemed instinctual, has really sharp moves, and is fast as hell. Watkins looked slow to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTerps2002 Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 Again ... Gillispe is familar to this system Betts and Watson seemed to be thinking and not reacting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierskin Posted August 4, 2002 Share Posted August 4, 2002 The only Gator that did not play really well, was Reidel Anthony. How come I have not seen a story headline that says: GATORS ARE REDEEMED, SHOW THEY CAN PLAY....especially since there were numerous articles and television shows that kept telling us that Spurrier is nuts by signing all of these Gators. Even if it was only a pre-season game, I think it showed that Spurrier knew what he was doing. Chris Doering did look like Ed Mc Caffrey out there! The kid knows how to get open and can play. I think the players that fit the system the best should play. Just because we draft players does not mean we just throw them out there. I am in favor of playing as many Gators as possible at this point because they looked great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted August 5, 2002 Share Posted August 5, 2002 This amster dude is along the lines of that redskintailgate dude. Most fans here arent going to blindly follow some player from florida because he played for S Double. Its called prove it to me or as they say in Missouri, show me. And they are justified now if he consitently performs as he did last night then great he is our 3rd half back at most and I'd still like the Rock over him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riggins44 Posted August 5, 2002 Share Posted August 5, 2002 The kid plays hard. I was impressed with him and how hard he played. We need to keep him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panel Posted August 5, 2002 Share Posted August 5, 2002 Based on what I've seen, I'd Choose Gillespie over Betts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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