Coaching includes the hiring of staff...

[instaGATOR]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida coach Dan Mullen made three staff changes prior to the 2019 season and they paid off in a big way as the Gators won 11 games on the field this fall.

On Wednesday, David Turner was named the Defensive Line Coach of the Year by FootballScoop.com for his work with the Gators up front in the trenches this season.

Perhaps most impressive about Turner's job in coaching up the defensive line this season was that he did it while replacing 2018's top pass rusher in Jachai Polite and without his two primary pass-rushing threats for various portions of the season. Both Jonathan Greenard and Jabari Zuniga were hobbled by ankle injuries at times, yet Florida piled up an impressive 49 sacks, good for fifth nationally.

For the rest of the story go here:

https://247sports.com/college/flori...ine-coach-of-year-FootballScoopcom-141862645/

 

[PacoGator19]

He’s a great DL coach

 

[instaGATOR]

And that news should calm the worry about Shuler, Greenard and Zuniga finishing up their Gator careers and moving on to the NFL. The cupboard is not empty or inexperienced on the DL for 2020.

https://www.si.com/college/florida/football/florida-gators-2020-roster-outlook-defensive-line

 

[instaGATOR]

More to consider on DE / LB..

2020 Linebackers

MLB James Houston IV 6-1 233 - 38 Tkl, 3.5 sacks, 1 FF.
MLB Ventrell Miller 6-0 222 - 55 Tkls, 3 sacks
MLB Amari Burney 6-2 224 - 37 Tkls, 1 Int.
Burney's the fastest & best pass defender of those 3.
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Jeremiah Moon 6-6 228
Brenton Cox 6-4 247 (MLB or WDE?) Ga-xfer
Lacedrick Brunson 6-1 229
David Reese 6-0 220
Mohamoud Diabate 6-2 213
Khris Bogle 6-6 216
Ty'Ron Hopper 6-2 215
Jesiah Pierre 6-2 225
Lloyd Summerall III 6-5 214
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FNG's
Derek Wingo 6-2 210
Antwaun Powell 6-3 234
Johnnie Brown 6-2 250
Noah Keeter 6-5 224 - (UCLA xfer, P-WO)

For 2020, MLB-OLB- WDE-BUCK are all open and mobile.
It remains to be seen, which positions that each will settle in to....
The only sure thing is that there is plenty of depth & talent.

 

[fsu939913]

Hiring a great staff is paramount in todays cfb world. Some can do it and some cant.

 

[GatorNation79]

Hiring a great staff is paramount in todays cfb world. Some can do it and some cant.

Agreed and retaining a great staff is just as challenging too.

 

[instaGATOR]

Back to my original point, moving into 2020 with Shuler, Greenard, and Zuniga gone on to the NFL. OF those 49 team sacks, there were 18 different Gator players with a sack in 2019.

So while I'll miss watching those 3 mentioned players, I'll be looking forward to see which of the others moves in to pick up their slack...