Florida Gators head coach Dan Mullen spoke with the media on Monday about backup QB Emory Jones’ absence as well as quarterback strategies.
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The Gators’ offense executed well once again on Saturday despite a loss to Texas A&M on Saturday. But in that game it was missing a component of its offense, as backup quarterback Emory Jones, who spells Kyle Trask with a wildcat, run-first package, wasn’t available.
Talking to the media on Monday, Florida coach Dan Mullen said having the option to run packages for Jones makes it harder for defenses to prepare.
“I think one thing Emory does in coming up is, like changing the running back, he brings a little different perspective to the position, and even running some of the plays he’s going to be a little bit different,” he said. “Obviously the quarterback run that I alluded to earlier, when he is in there, it does draw up very, very nicely, and the personnel fits it very nicely as well, so that’s just another thing for the defense to have to defend and have to prepare for of finding where the guys are out on the field.”
Mullen also hinted that there are more packages for Jones that the team hasn’t gotten to yet. He said there are packages that include both Jones and Trask, and even ones the team ran in camp that also include third-string quarterback Anthony Richardson in addition to Trask and Jones.
“I haven’t even gotten to our two-quarterbacks-on-the-field package yet, or we did have one in training camp where we had three quarterbacks on the field in one deal, but haven’t got to that yet, not that I want to give away all our secrets,” Mullen said. “But, no, I think when you’re utilizing personnel in different ways, it certainly puts and adds pressure to the defense of how they’re going to match up against those different people.”
Mullen was coy when asked about specifics, of course.
“I’m not going to tell you where they’re all going to be, but it is interesting to figure out who’s out there. I mean obviously one of them will take the snap, but you don’t know where everybody else might be, so.”
Though Trask has solidified himself as one of the best passers in college football, Mullen clearly thinks that by forcing opponents to prepare for more than one quarterback, the Gators will be more successful.
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