I'm looking very forward to rubbing every win in your face while you sulk about them.
We ain’t that fuching talented. It would take Urban level recruiting to overcome our coaching deficiencies. Newsflash, we aren’t stacked with THAT type of talent.
Many of our fans would prefer to be "right" instead of the Gators winning this season. They have painted themselves in a corner to such an insane extent that they have no choice but to hope for failure, otherwise they will look idiotic on record levels. That's why there's going to be a lot of rooting for the opposition from our own fans this season. Some secretly (like yourself), some openly (like Donkey).
I agree with your previous post. The guy has looked like an outright buffoon at times. It's affected his otherwise good efforts recruiting. But I agree with Ox, at least in that it will be disheartening if after the poor seasons behind us, the good recruiting and coaching upgrades/additions, we do not improve measurably. If he cannot engineer 7 wins this regular season it would be hard to make the case that with more time he could ever get to 10.
I am on record saying I really hope this staff succeeds. Even with all the upgrades I am very reserved. In all of my years watching football, I have never seen a HC so inept in his play calling and time management. Talent doesnt override incompetence.
If not for inexplicable mistakes last season we win 7. Had our defense been better, even great, we win 8+. Same offense, no staff blunders, solid STs, and a much better defense, we win 7 this season, maybe more. It's not too much to ask. 5 or 6, not acceptable. Beat miami and we are off to a good start.
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In short, yes it certainly does in sports. Over and over and over and over again.
Again, we don’t have THAT kind of talent.
In short, yes it certainly does in sports. Over and over and over and over again.
just because there's been a few coaching changes, doesnt mean they are upgrades. nobody we've hired was known by any of us until the name was announced, the coordinator positions are still manned by individuals who have shown to be grossly deficient, and the ST hire is another off field guy. we may have a better roster but our staff remains dreadful until they prove otherwise. finally, does getting 7 wins this year mean he can get 10? i see no logic or rational reasoning for that. getting 7 means he can get 7, nothing more.
Somewhat true, but the turnaround in talent is not massive enough to make coaching nearly irrelevant (think Larry Coker).
We know garbage coaching when we see it.
Exact same thing you said last year "Mr Year 2 is always better."
And you had us winning 2 games last year. You were much farther off than me.
I agree 100, until they prove otherwise. For me, Napier seems inept. Yes, upgrading the roster is a process, and that seems to have happened and could continue. The problem outside of recruiting and the "process" is, Billy is slowww to evaluate and make adequate changes. It has often looked like the team does not practice, or practice like an SEC football team. I really don't believe he's at practice soundly evaluating our units and the team, nor is their evidence he has that capability because I cannot forget how confident he was our defense was going to be a strength before last season. I do not think much of Napier's right hand men, Sale and Hocke. I mean, Hocke's retained and riding UF for a million a season and he has no title- involved in some kind of S&C role. Really? Sale has his supporters but I do not see a good recruiter or OC and that's exactly what he's supposed to be, titles aside. Is he not a great OL coach so he needed a counterpart or is he so involved with the offense that he does not have time to be The Man? Does he stand around at practice and blow smoke up Napier's skirt? I ask that because we never see him coaching OL, no video, no training, nothing that shows he works with the OL. Not to mention, having only a decent OL class committted and he's pictured with a PWO the day before NSD. I would add, I cannot imagine that a number of Napier's counterparts did not snicker at some of the game management issues we saw last season.
Swamp Donkey:
it was kind of a butter's thing really. we were told an offensive explosion was coming in 2014. I'm just merging Butters and his protege. I actually think the words last year were something like Billy's confident because he knows what he's got or something like that.Seedy said:
