I woke up this morning feeling very optimistic and excited for the upcoming season. Maybe too optimistic lol but anyways here’s why:
For the first time in a very long time I feel like Florida’s offense can now hurt an opposing defense with the run game and with the passing game.
I’m 32 years old and I truly believe this could potentially be the best/deepest RB room in my lifetime. That doesn’t mean I’m saying any of these RB’s will be better than Fred Taylor, but overall I believe this could be the best RB room Florida has had in a very long time. Which will also mean we can potentially have the best/deepest RB room in the SEC and probably the nation. When Webb and Daniels are your 3rd and 4th RB on the depth chart, that’s scary. Hell I would be thrilled if they were our top 2 RB’s on the team. We know a strong running game can wear down an opposing defense.
Then that’s when they make the mistake of putting a safety in the box, leaving more 1 on 1 opportunities on the outside for our very talented and fast WR’s. Imagine having to leave a DB on an island to try and cover WR’s such as Sturdivant, Eugene Wilson, Mizell, and Dallas Wilson.. Oh and the best deep ball thrower in the nation is passing them the ball, standing in the pocket behind an OL that is returning 4 starters, including the best center in the nation. Good luck trying to stop that.
TE room isn’t great, but it can be solid.
The defense showed a lot of promise towards the end of the season even with all the injuries they had, especially in the secondary. This defense isn’t as deep and as talented as the 2006 and 2008 National Championship teams but they still have a chance to be pretty damn good.
I really like our Edge/Jack room. Banks could potentially not only be a 1st rounder, but he can be the best DT in the nation and a future top 10 pick.
I absolutely love our LB room. Could be the best LB room Florida has had since 2016 when Jarrad Davis and Alex Anzalone were rocking heads. A little light on numbers at that position but a very talented group. A top 4 of Howard, Robinson, Graham, and Chiles has a chance to be one of the best LB rooms in the SEC.
Like I mentioned earlier, there were a lot of injuries in the secondary, but that allowed a lot of DB’s to get valuable playing experience last season which could end up playing dividends. This probably won’t be an elite secondary but it can be good if they can stay healthy. There’s 13 former blue chip DB’s in Florida’s secondary.
Trey Smack is good kicker, not sure how good the punter Tommy Doman will be.
I still have my concerns about Napier as a play caller and as a game day coach but we did finish the season strong last year. Napier does have an elite running scheme though and I do give him credit for that. The health of Lagway gives me some worry too.
I would like to see everyone’s else’s thoughts for this upcoming season. Where am I wrong? Am I too optimistic?
For the first time in a very long time I feel like Florida’s offense can now hurt an opposing defense with the run game and with the passing game.
I’m 32 years old and I truly believe this could potentially be the best/deepest RB room in my lifetime. That doesn’t mean I’m saying any of these RB’s will be better than Fred Taylor, but overall I believe this could be the best RB room Florida has had in a very long time. Which will also mean we can potentially have the best/deepest RB room in the SEC and probably the nation. When Webb and Daniels are your 3rd and 4th RB on the depth chart, that’s scary. Hell I would be thrilled if they were our top 2 RB’s on the team. We know a strong running game can wear down an opposing defense.
Then that’s when they make the mistake of putting a safety in the box, leaving more 1 on 1 opportunities on the outside for our very talented and fast WR’s. Imagine having to leave a DB on an island to try and cover WR’s such as Sturdivant, Eugene Wilson, Mizell, and Dallas Wilson.. Oh and the best deep ball thrower in the nation is passing them the ball, standing in the pocket behind an OL that is returning 4 starters, including the best center in the nation. Good luck trying to stop that.
TE room isn’t great, but it can be solid.
The defense showed a lot of promise towards the end of the season even with all the injuries they had, especially in the secondary. This defense isn’t as deep and as talented as the 2006 and 2008 National Championship teams but they still have a chance to be pretty damn good.
I really like our Edge/Jack room. Banks could potentially not only be a 1st rounder, but he can be the best DT in the nation and a future top 10 pick.
I absolutely love our LB room. Could be the best LB room Florida has had since 2016 when Jarrad Davis and Alex Anzalone were rocking heads. A little light on numbers at that position but a very talented group. A top 4 of Howard, Robinson, Graham, and Chiles has a chance to be one of the best LB rooms in the SEC.
Like I mentioned earlier, there were a lot of injuries in the secondary, but that allowed a lot of DB’s to get valuable playing experience last season which could end up playing dividends. This probably won’t be an elite secondary but it can be good if they can stay healthy. There’s 13 former blue chip DB’s in Florida’s secondary.
Trey Smack is good kicker, not sure how good the punter Tommy Doman will be.
I still have my concerns about Napier as a play caller and as a game day coach but we did finish the season strong last year. Napier does have an elite running scheme though and I do give him credit for that. The health of Lagway gives me some worry too.
I would like to see everyone’s else’s thoughts for this upcoming season. Where am I wrong? Am I too optimistic?
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