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Dan Mullen expands on the things Anthony Richardson must do to play more
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Whether he wants to admit it or not, and whether it’s warranted or not, Florida head coach Dan Mullen appears to have a quarterback controversy on his hands.
And the reason for that is simple: Anthony Richardson, who at times so far this season has looked like a cross between college versions of Cam Newton and Lamar Jackson.
Mullen has continued to remind fans and media members alike that while Richardson is certainly explosive, he still makes plenty of simple mistakes as well.
During his Monday press conference, Mullen was once again asked about the types of things that are keeping Richardson off the field and he cited a specific example.
“An easy one would be, if you go back a couple of games, he drops back, misses a protection check, then misses the hot throw, then misses the primary read, and then scrambles around and runs and everybody thinks ‘what a spectacular play,'” Mullen said.
Full Dan Mullen quotes when asked about the QBs and what reads Anthony missed (he mentioned it after the USF game but didn't provide an example, was asked again today) pic.twitter.com/Oq4f1Or0vH
— Nick de la Torre (@delatorre) September 13, 2021
Mullen was also quick to add, however, that the same things that apply to Richardson when it comes to making the right reads also apply to starter Emory Jones.
“They always do. Both of our guys do,” said Mullen about reading the defense correctly. “I thought in the first half (against South Florida) that both quarterbacks played really well, made good decisions, and I thought in the second half we made a couple poor decisions, missed reads, missed checks, you know, things that you gotta do. Taking care of the mental part of the game for both of our quarterbacks. I think that’s a big part of it as they continue to grow.”
The No. 11 Gators are back in action at home this Saturday with a huge game against top-ranked Alabama.
"Chris Wallace covers college football for Saturday Down South. He has covered college athletics for multiple newspapers and also worked previously for Rivals.com and GolfChannel.com."
