Come on DORIAN! No excuse, dropped a TD last week, and again this week, both lead to a score for the other team. Love Baker, but damn man!
Same start as last week: Butterfingers Baker
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In Baker's defense, that could have been called PI on Hargreaves, too, b/c he ran into Baker before he looked back.
He's talking about the drop Baker had in the end zone, it was right in his bread basket
Difference in the game - their guys have caught everything thrown their way. Our guys haven't caught a thing.
Very true UF receivers are simply making tough catches
If Baker makes that catch, its 7-0 us, instead of 7-0 them in that 3 min span. Turns out, the whole complexity changed, and we didn't even score a touchdown. Patrick is playing as bad as a QB can play, but Dorian dropping key balls 2 weeks in a row, he has some responsibility in this loss for sure
All we have heard is how good the UK receivers are. Baker has to make that play. Changed the game imo. UF intercepts and the air went out of t he stadium. Towle was like a deer in headlights in the pocket.
Defense did it's part. Dawson was way too predictable. Either doesn't trust Towles or the O-line. Bad game plan. Stoops has to try and get Barker some game experience because the schedule only gets tougher.
Defense did it's part. Dawson was way too predictable. Either doesn't trust Towles or the O-line. Bad game plan. Stoops has to try and get Barker some game experience because the schedule only gets tougher.
True, I've watched the replay. Hargreaves was hanging all over Baker right before that ball arrived. It wasn't as easy as some are making it.
Every rec drops plays. Agree it was a big one but come on now, kid is a solid talent and will make plays. UL's stud rec dropped a TD in the Clemson game
That dropped pass was solely on baker. That said, this was a team efforting a loss the entire game.
NO!!!!...defense played winning fb...9 pts in the last 6 qtrs...that will get you beat 99.9% of the time
This is how we cannabilize each other. Let me be more specific, lol. A team effort of the offensive side. I have no qualms with the defense. I should have stated that.
Could have called PI there, but he should've caught it. Catching that would've been a 14 point swing considering UF picked of a pass on the same drive that set up a short TD.
He's a good talent, though. I'm willing to bet he rebounds from it.
He's a good talent, though. I'm willing to bet he rebounds from it.
Baker is a physical specimen but means nothing if he keeps dropping very catchable passes. I think sometimes he gets too jacked up and loses focus. At some point he has to make crucial plays to remain a primary target. I want to see more guys get reps and see what they can do. Snodgrass was a 4 star recruit. He has had limited snaps and no balls thrown his way so it's hard to know what he has.
In his defense, Baker did make a number of very difficult catches on those slants at South Carolina with a defender draped on his back, so I don't think it's entirely fair to say that he has bad hands. He's had two really critical drops, but he's a huge target and I believe will help us win a lot of games. He's still very young and developing...hopefully the drops will be a thing of the past.
He was facing the ball which is the easiest catch to make , no excuse for that drop . If it was over the shoulder or something then yea you can overlook it but that is as basic a reception as you're going to see . I thought good hands was a prerequisite for being a receiver , this may be one of those situations where find the physical attributes and try to make them into a receiver .
We win the game if Dorian in Grey makes that catch.
Hopefully that sin was projected on to his likeness in a painting.
Hopefully that sin was projected on to his likeness in a painting.
***THIS*** It actually happened twice, but it is very difficult for a receiver who is being interfered with to that degree to shed the defender and still catch the ball. That's why there is a rule against it, and if the refs do their job there, we likely score 7 on the next play, and at the very least, 3. Not only did this rob points from us, but it also made us throw away from Hargraves as the night went on, limiting the field of play. The Cats had their chances, but the special treatment of Hargraves was as a bigger deal than most people realize.
