{"id":4257,"date":"2021-05-24T07:30:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T12:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gridironstuds.com\/blog\/?p=4257"},"modified":"2021-05-24T07:30:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T12:30:36","slug":"gators-cb2-spot-seems-to-be-unsettled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gridironstuds.com\/blog\/gators-cb2-spot-seems-to-be-unsettled\/","title":{"rendered":"Gators CB2 Spot Seems to Be Unsettled"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Chad Wilson – GridironStuds Blog<\/strong>
\nTwitter: @gridironstuds<\/strong><\/p>\n

We all know that the Florida Gators 2020 football season had a Jekyll and Hyde feel to it.\u00a0 On one side there was an offense that was record break and high achieving.\u00a0 On the other side,\u00a0 there was a defense that had the looks of a stock portfolio that was losing money during a bull market.\u00a0 Much of the attention on the underperformance fell on the secondary which will now have to replace three members in 2021.<\/p>\n

Of focus in this post is the cornerback spot across from all conference member Kaiir Elam.\u00a0 As departed cornerback Marco Wilson took much heat during the season for the lackluster secondary performance,\u00a0 the noise from Gator twitter and some media members was increased playing time for Jaydon Hill.\u00a0 This came despite Hill playing significant crunch time minutes while rotating in the line up for both Wilson and Elam.\u00a0 As the season developed and Wilson became the lightning rod,\u00a0 calls were made for Hill to outright replace Wilson as a starter.\u00a0 Such is the Twitter mob and the bloggers that are fueled by them.<\/p>\n

As Wilson has departed and the open role seeming ready to be filled by Hill,\u00a0 the offseason has clouded that notion.\u00a0 For all their cries for Hill to supplant Wilson in the line up,\u00a0 his move into that role with Wilson now moved on the NFL has seemed to have had sand kicked on it.\u00a0 I,\u00a0 for one,\u00a0 am surprised by this.\u00a0 How do we go from “put Hill in!” to being excited about every cornerback that entered the transfer portal this offseason?\u00a0 How did we go from “he deserves more playing time” to “Jason Marshall is going to be an impact player along side Kaiir Elam in 2021”?\u00a0 Hello,\u00a0 Jaydon Hill is still on the roster.\u00a0 Is he injured? I missed that story if he was.<\/p>\n

Fans, media and some times coaches like to run through talent like coordinators run through dry erase markers.\u00a0 They resemble unsatisfied gold diggers at the mall with their billionaire boyfriend’s platinum American Express card.\u00a0 In other words,\u00a0 they love new “stuff” and that’s not the word I wanted to use.\u00a0 I don’t know what the thought process is for the coaching staff.\u00a0 I am not privy to those conversations nor do I want to be.\u00a0 However,\u00a0 so far as the media and fanbase goes,\u00a0 it seems they are on their train again.<\/p>\n

I don’t know if Jason Marshall is ready to play or start.\u00a0 Perhaps he is.\u00a0 I don’t know if new transfer Jadarrius Perkins from Missouri is that guy for the spot on the other side of the field.\u00a0 \u00a0However,\u00a0 I do know this,\u00a0 Gator fans,\u00a0 Gator media,\u00a0 the offseason is getting long and we still have a lot of time left.\u00a0 Jaydon Hill was the apple of\u00a0 people’s eye in 2020.\u00a0 Don’t let his insides turn brown now.\u00a0 He shouldn’t have to feel cast aside and forgotten for no reason.\u00a0 Whatever you saw in him a year ago is still there and most likely improved.\u00a0 He took all those reps for something.\u00a0 Let’s give that guy a chance to see what it all was for.\u00a0 If the coaches decide it’s not good enough then write your stories.<\/p>\n

At this point it seems that it there are too many blogs, too many opinions and far too much speculation.\u00a0 Go hit your lakes, oceans and mountain trips.\u00a0 Take a break from all of the speculation and let these players go through the process free of your fantasy football dreams laid out on digital currency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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