Yes we should have beat U Mass by 40 and yes the O-line looked like s**t but take into account the following and keep in mind arguably one of, if not the best D-back did not play:
The reason for the somewhat sloppy play is that the Gators actually played 11 freshman throughout the game. Here’s the full list of the players and their positions:
RB – Lamical Perine
WR – Joshua Hammond
WR – Freddie SwainOL – Jawaan Taylor
DL – Jachai Polite
LB – Vosean Joseph
LB – David Reese
LB – Jeremiah Moon
CB – McArthur Burnett
DB – Chauncey Gardner
S – Jeawon Taylor
Florida still managed to put up 363 total yards while holding the Minutemen to 187 total yards and got nine more first downs than UMass (21-12). But the Gators did have eight penalties for 80 yards, which led to some extra first downs for the opposition. Coach McElwain will surely be looking to cut down on those, especially the dumb ones like roughing the passer or hands to the face, which happened a couple times on Saturday.
The reason for the somewhat sloppy play is that the Gators actually played 11 freshman throughout the game. Here’s the full list of the players and their positions:
RB – Lamical Perine
WR – Joshua Hammond
WR – Freddie SwainOL – Jawaan Taylor
DL – Jachai Polite
LB – Vosean Joseph
LB – David Reese
LB – Jeremiah Moon
CB – McArthur Burnett
DB – Chauncey Gardner
S – Jeawon Taylor
Florida still managed to put up 363 total yards while holding the Minutemen to 187 total yards and got nine more first downs than UMass (21-12). But the Gators did have eight penalties for 80 yards, which led to some extra first downs for the opposition. Coach McElwain will surely be looking to cut down on those, especially the dumb ones like roughing the passer or hands to the face, which happened a couple times on Saturday.
