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Forget about Franks not being ready. Forget about young DBs. Forget about lacking LBs. Forget about WRs being hurt or too small. Forget about 3 stars v. 5 stars. Forget about suspended players. None of these things matter in the current state of the program. This program is lacking not because of lacking any players or any players lacking enough talent.
This program is lacking because of one thing plain and simple. This program does not have the coaching and leadership to get UF where UF should be.
With excellent coaching UF would have WRs catching the ball all over the field. Many of us have seen WRs who could not catch cold turn into All SEC caliber players just with a change in coaching staff. Lots of college teams with worse recruiting ranked WRs than UF's guy have WRs consistently getting open and making catches. It takes coaching to hold WRs responsible for getting open and for catching balls they should.
aTm last night at times had 4 Frosh DBs in the game. UF's Frosh DBs can do the job and for that matter have been doing the job, giving up 18 points per game in these two losses.
As far as QB goes, does anyone believe UF does not have as talented a QB as the 2 star guy leading WSU very good offense. Sure they struggled Friday night, but wouldn't you love to have those kid of troubles. But coaching that makes excuses rather than demands excellence leads to babying a QB who has been through 2 springs and is in his second season as young.
As for LBs, sure UF is depth shy but UF could not be more depth shy than the 2000 SEC championship team. The job of the coach is to piece it together and find a solution to the problems that happen to each team every season.
So there is little reason to critique this player or that player until UF gets better coaching. Coach has and continues to trump player ability.
This program is lacking because of one thing plain and simple. This program does not have the coaching and leadership to get UF where UF should be.
With excellent coaching UF would have WRs catching the ball all over the field. Many of us have seen WRs who could not catch cold turn into All SEC caliber players just with a change in coaching staff. Lots of college teams with worse recruiting ranked WRs than UF's guy have WRs consistently getting open and making catches. It takes coaching to hold WRs responsible for getting open and for catching balls they should.
aTm last night at times had 4 Frosh DBs in the game. UF's Frosh DBs can do the job and for that matter have been doing the job, giving up 18 points per game in these two losses.
As far as QB goes, does anyone believe UF does not have as talented a QB as the 2 star guy leading WSU very good offense. Sure they struggled Friday night, but wouldn't you love to have those kid of troubles. But coaching that makes excuses rather than demands excellence leads to babying a QB who has been through 2 springs and is in his second season as young.
As for LBs, sure UF is depth shy but UF could not be more depth shy than the 2000 SEC championship team. The job of the coach is to piece it together and find a solution to the problems that happen to each team every season.
So there is little reason to critique this player or that player until UF gets better coaching. Coach has and continues to trump player ability.