Comments on: The Back Nine: What happened to the Gator defense?

By: cdb

cdb — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:41:30 +0000

The prolem is simple the wr are in the wrong spots.Tebow is great but he is making a couple of bad plays.With that being said I think after all the great things he has done he is going to have a little to much on him.The knew Oc is going to have some growing pains.I think he is trying to put to much of his own imprint on the play calls.We realy need to do more under center for one.Its realy not about what could be it is about what is and that is our staff and team are still getting the job done.I would love to see our O go out and beet teams down but to many tunovers are making the D live on the field.Every game they are fighting turnovers,injuries,and some poor play calls.Here is an idea use rainy in the slot some.That way jacobs can focus on what he is great at.Run some Iform under center.Stop calling every play out of shotgun and if we are going to be conservative use the huddle.I love what we do but we have to develope players for the next level.Let Tim make some of his own reads.he is a 4 year starter and I trust him.Remember it takes a little luck to win the big one.The D has brought it all year.We missed some takles ill bet this in any big game we wont the D will dominate and will win by double digits.Thank goodnes For our staff!GO GATORS

By: Tim Tracy

Tim Tracy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:49:55 +0000

Take away all of the fumbles and dropped passes this year, and nobody is bitching. The offense has moved the ball just fine, in fact I think we have more yards at this point than last year but, we keep shooting ourselves in the foot with turnovers and lack of execution. Shore up the miscues in the Tenn and Arky games, we win by 25 in both of them.

By: AtlGator

AtlGator — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:17:50 +0000

I’m agreeing with Tony…Dan Mullen gone? Offensive production and red zone TD’s gone? Don’t think it’s coincidence, b/c we haven’t dropped much on the talent level since last year….and YES, WHEN OH WHEN will we get more Moody? This is the guy to take some of the load off Tebow running so much…..Why doesn’t Meyer use more of him?

By: StuW

StuW — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:50:56 +0000

Has anyone noticed that both times that Urban has suggested the Gators were going to win games with Defense and Special Teams that within two weeks the Gators have either lost (Ole Miss, last year) or almost lost (Arkansas, this year)?

While you may think that as a coach, you can’t say it! We are not Ohio St., and we have not mastered the “win by 3 points” technique. When the Gators are at their best, they are putting up 36-40+ points per game, and leading the game as front runners. Our record is only about 50% when the opposition scores first, versus well over 90% when we do. The moral of this story is we need to have an effective offense every week, not just against the patsies. That includes a passing attack, to go with the spread runs, and Tebow. If we’re not balanced offensively, eventually we are going to get beat!

By: Florida Frankie

Florida Frankie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:16:53 +0000

Thanks Arkansas for just breathing some fire into our Gators for the next EIGHT games, and to think it didn’t even cost us a loss this year. See ya in Pasadena.

By: Harry O'Neal

Harry O'Neal — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:05:39 +0000

Notjng that Marsh, Howard and Spikes wouldn’t cure! Please Free Moody,Hines, Hammond and Lawrence!

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:11:19 +0000

I agree with Wayne…you folks sound like a bunch of spoiled crybabbies who have no idea how good they have it. My second year at UF was a banner year, as we were 0-10-1 with tie coming against Army for Homecoming. In other words, I knew them when…

I once asked the talk show host of WIP in Philly why they and the fans were “so” negative all the time, and his answer was that they cared so much. In that case Gator fans, stop caring so much….as you might drive Urban to Notre Dame and be looking at another Zookster dynasty.

By: brian

brian — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:05:57 +0000

I watched Coach Addazio work with the offensive line with a white board on the Gator bench several times during the game (which is exactly what an offensive line coach should do). However, he could not simultaneously review pictures of the pre-snap defensive formations and formulate effective offensive play calls for the next offensive series (which is exactly what an offensive coordinator should do). Despite all the assertions to the contrary by the coaching staff, he can’t do both.

By: John P

John P — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:11:25 +0000

I tip my hat to all that Urban has accomplished, but it is hard to repeat as Nat’l Chasmps and real hard to get your team to focus after a HUGE road win against a Top-5 team. This was a game just like Ole Miss, and at the end of the season I think we will view it as a foregivable lapse. The defense was up-and-down, the offenense sputtered (and the play caling was iffy) and overall we did not play “with fire and enthusiasm (thank you, Vince Lombardi). This was a sloppy, unfocused performance by all involved, including the coaches. I hope we get our mojo back, and soon. FREE MOODY!

By: Garey Goff

Garey Goff — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:57:40 +0000

It is easy to be an armchair quarterback and I am certain Addazio and Meyer have their reasons but I must agree that the big question is why do the coaches not use Moody? Has anyone asked Meyer this recently?