CBS Sports points out the one thing that may keep Florida from a breakthrough season

Jon Sumrall has put together a solid roster for his first season with the Florida Gators, but he is taking a huge leap of faith in the most important position on the field.

CBS Sports has the Gators in their preseason rankings at No. 25, which is testament to how much confidence there is in Sumrall and what he's put together in terms of a roster and a coaching staff. But that doesn't mean things are perfect. As a matter of fact, Brad Crawford wrote one thing he liked and one thing he hated about Florida going into the season.

CBS Sports lists the positives and negatives for the Florida Gators

The thing that Crawford likes is the wide receiver room and that makes sense. A healthy Dallas Wilson and Vernall Brown III are two great young players with considerable upside. By adding Eric Singleton Jr, (Auburn) and Micah Mays (Wake Forest) to the fold, it's a group with four high-end pass catchers. 

But the thing that Crawford didn't like is something that could turn out to be a blessing or a problem that lingers for the entire season -- the quarterbacks, Crawford writes:

"Many expected Georgia Tech transfer Aaron Philo to seize the role because of his familiarity with Faulkner's offense, but redshirt freshman Tramell Jones made the competition far more interesting this spring after remaining with the program following DJ Lagway's transfer to Baylor. Sumrall needs clarity at quarterback before the regular season begins."

Jon Sumrall loves the QB competition, but needs someone to emerge

The fact that Jones gave Sumrall and offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner something to think about is a good thing. Sumrall loves the competition, and he loves that Jones is not standing pat and accepted a backup role.

"Philo obviously has familiarity within the system, which gives him maybe a little bit of a jump start on where you are in the progression of operating within the offense," Sumrall said during spring practice. "And then Tramell just has sort of a natural moxie. He just has a naturalness about him. You know, he's got a quiet confidence about him. He's very easy to relate to and sort of gravitate to."

Iron sharpens iron and all that. Everyone should want the guys to push each other to be better. But only one of them is going to play, and neither player has the kind of experience that most college football programs want out of their quarterback, especially in the first year with a new coach. Both Philo and Jones have shown great flashes in the few snaps they have taken, but neither has anything to show what they could do from game-to-game.

Sumrall trusts Faulkner, and he should because the former Georgia Tech assistant is a top-flight offensive coordinator. Obviously, Philo is very familiar with the system, which is an advantage. But Jones has some tools that could be beneficial to the playmakers. Both will play, but one guy has to step up and until that happens, the concerns at QB will remain. 

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