Florida Gators offensive failures ultimately fall on Jim McElwain’s shoulders
Nussmeier is the scapegoat for fans now, but ultimately this is and should be McElwain’s offense. It’s puzzling when offensive-minded head coaches give up play-calling duties. McElwain’s play-calling ability at Fresno State helped get him the offensive coordinator job at Alabama, which helped him get the head-coaching job at Colorado State, where he gave up play-calling duties after his first season. Why give up what helped bring you success?
Ultimately the responsibility to fix the offense falls on McElwain’s shoulders. Yes, Florida has playmakers out on the offensive side of the ball but that can’t be used as an excuse.
It’s time for McElwain to do what he was hired to do and fix Florida’s offense. If that means calling plays on Saturday than that’s what he should do. If that means meeting with Nussmeier and Feleipe Franks to figure out what plays the redshirt freshman is comfortable running and simplifying the offense even further, than that’s what he must do.
Whatever they’re doing currently isn’t working. Florida, because of back-to-back home SEC losses, no longer controls its fate in the SEC. McElwain won’t have the “we made it to Atlanta” card to play at the end of this season when asked about another abysmal offense.
No matter who the offensive coordinator is, this has been and will be thought of and remembered as Jim McElwain’s offense.
He should start acting like it.
