Praise from a former pupil
Greg McElroy, now an analyst with SEC Network, was a quarterback under McElwain in a former life at Alabama. He has lauded Florida’s hire of McElwain since day one and took the opportunity on Monday to praise his former coach even more while on live television.
McElroy not only explained why he believes the Gators will succeed under McElwain, he broke down how he believes Florida’s offense will play this season. Here are his comments, in full:
He will adapt his offensive philosophy based on the personnel they have. I would imagine they’re going to use and implement a lot of shotgun this year, because the offensive line has significant question marks. … Jim McElwain will develop an offense that best fits the players. For that reason, I would expect this offense to maybe be good this year, not great, but to take a huge developmental step forward and every year he’s in Gainesville. …
Expect a lot of misdirection, offensively. Because this offensive line is going to be young, they’re going to do a lot of play-action passing, movement with the quarterback. That doesn’t mean you have to be a dual-threat guy. Expect some roll-out, expect some naked, so [the offense will] change the shot points of the defensive linemen. Guys who rush the passer, you’re rushing to a certain spot. If you move the quarterback, it alleviates pressure up front. I would expect a lot of misdirection and trying to confuse defensive coordinators and defensive personnel. …
McElwain will have his finger in every pocket. What McElwain has a history of is being a special teams coordinator. In our time down there during the spring, he spent an awful lot of time with the special teams players. He wants this [offense] to be Nussmeier’s show. He’s going to delegate. He’ll pull the reins in when necessary, but he’s going to delegate and have a lot in the game plan, but as far as game day, it’s Nussmeier’s show.
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Greg McElroy, now an analyst with SEC Network, was a quarterback under McElwain in a former life at Alabama. He has lauded Florida’s hire of McElwain since day one and took the opportunity on Monday to praise his former coach even more while on live television.
McElroy not only explained why he believes the Gators will succeed under McElwain, he broke down how he believes Florida’s offense will play this season. Here are his comments, in full:
He will adapt his offensive philosophy based on the personnel they have. I would imagine they’re going to use and implement a lot of shotgun this year, because the offensive line has significant question marks. … Jim McElwain will develop an offense that best fits the players. For that reason, I would expect this offense to maybe be good this year, not great, but to take a huge developmental step forward and every year he’s in Gainesville. …
Expect a lot of misdirection, offensively. Because this offensive line is going to be young, they’re going to do a lot of play-action passing, movement with the quarterback. That doesn’t mean you have to be a dual-threat guy. Expect some roll-out, expect some naked, so [the offense will] change the shot points of the defensive linemen. Guys who rush the passer, you’re rushing to a certain spot. If you move the quarterback, it alleviates pressure up front. I would expect a lot of misdirection and trying to confuse defensive coordinators and defensive personnel. …
McElwain will have his finger in every pocket. What McElwain has a history of is being a special teams coordinator. In our time down there during the spring, he spent an awful lot of time with the special teams players. He wants this [offense] to be Nussmeier’s show. He’s going to delegate. He’ll pull the reins in when necessary, but he’s going to delegate and have a lot in the game plan, but as far as game day, it’s Nussmeier’s show.
http://www.onlygators.com/07/13/201...althy-but-florida-still-has-a-long-way-to-go/
GO GATORS!
