Column: It's time for a coaching change in Gainesville
The Gators dropped to 9-16 against FBS opponents with their blowout loss to Texas A&M on Saturday
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Football What does Napier do now with the Lagway situation?
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Good article. AM most likely will finish 6-6. Hard to imagine what Ole Miss, Georgia, Texas, and Tennessee will do to our defensive front. Their Olines are much better than AMs.Column: It's time for a coaching change in Gainesville
The Gators dropped to 9-16 against FBS opponents with their blowout loss to Texas A&M on Saturday
Ability might have been helpful as well.
If it's a done deal, pull the cord now.
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Hindsight being 20-20 is pretty fun. haha
What I think should happen, almost guaranteeing that it won't happen, is this:
Lagway should be benched and redshirted for 2024.
Mertz should be the full time starter going forward.
One or some of the other QB's should play and/or backup Mertz as needed.
Lagway should be brought in for his 4th (redshirting) game as the starter for the FSU game. That will give him a good start to getting ready for starting in 2025 for his rsFr season.
That way the new HC will have a chance to have Lagway for 4 years,,,, IF HE STAYS...
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Napier & staff have twice proven that they can't defend a QB-dt (scUM/aTm),,, proving that they don';t know how a QB-dt plays (i.e. bench DJ to save him).
Going forward, I only see one possible win and that's the next game @ starkvegas cowbell MsSt, and I won't bet on that one.
Gator's are now looking at a real possibility of going 2-10 (or even 1-11) in Napier's 3rd season.
All of the coaches and players are now of Napier's choosing and it's gotten worse every year that he's been here, with the worst being NOW!
Both Mullen and Grantham are now LTFAO at the Socialist-U chumps running this place into the ground right now, while the true long time Gator fans sit in total disgust at the situation.
The iG is now looking forward to the start of Basketball season, even more than I was at this time last season. Here's to earnestly hoping that Goldie doesn't also 'Screw the Pooch.'
Lagway should be benched and redshirted for 2024.
Mertz should be the full time starter going forward.
One or some of the other QB's should play and/or backup Mertz as needed.
Lagway should be brought in for his 4th (redshirting) game as the starter for the FSU game. That will give him a good start to getting ready for starting in 2025 for his rsFr season.
That way the new HC will have a chance to have Lagway for 4 years,,,, IF HE STAYS...
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Napier & staff have twice proven that they can't defend a QB-dt (scUM/aTm),,, proving that they don';t know how a QB-dt plays (i.e. bench DJ to save him).
Going forward, I only see one possible win and that's the next game @ starkvegas cowbell MsSt, and I won't bet on that one.
Gator's are now looking at a real possibility of going 2-10 (or even 1-11) in Napier's 3rd season.
All of the coaches and players are now of Napier's choosing and it's gotten worse every year that he's been here, with the worst being NOW!
Both Mullen and Grantham are now LTFAO at the Socialist-U chumps running this place into the ground right now, while the true long time Gator fans sit in total disgust at the situation.
The iG is now looking forward to the start of Basketball season, even more than I was at this time last season. Here's to earnestly hoping that Goldie doesn't also 'Screw the Pooch.'
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Lagway had a 15.4 QBR against Texas A&M.
Astonishing (sarcasm) that he didn’t look quite the same as he did against…Samford…
And everybody still wants to kick the senior leader with experience to the curb…smh…
He played against an SEC team with a defense vs playing Fred Samford that doesnt.
I guess you missed my post, directly before your post.
I'm for benching DJ and making Mertz the permanent starter.
Oh wait, I'm not really in the EVERYBODY category anyway, so you're okay with your post....
He played for a clueless loser HC/OC, and that's really where the problem lies...
Due to the great recruiting of Napier his Asst. Coaches, plus his 50+ staff.....
The Gator roster now contains the fabulous JACKSON 5.....
99. DL Cam Jackson 6-6 342 Sr
22. WR Kahleil Jackson 6-3 215 rsJr
24. RB Ja'Kobi Jackson 5-10.5 209 rsJr
2. DB Ja'Keem JACKSON 6-0.5189 So
7. TE Amir Jackson 6-4.75 228 Fr
And they are being backed up by the Johnson 3....
1. RB Montrell Johnson Jr 5-11.25 216 Sr
27. DB Dijon Johnson 6-1 200 So
81. TE Dawson Johnson 6-3.5 225 Fr
Ole Howard must be very proud of them....
Sorry, but someone has to notice and comment on the important things during a season like they/we are having.... 😏
The Gator roster now contains the fabulous JACKSON 5.....
99. DL Cam Jackson 6-6 342 Sr
22. WR Kahleil Jackson 6-3 215 rsJr
24. RB Ja'Kobi Jackson 5-10.5 209 rsJr
2. DB Ja'Keem JACKSON 6-0.5189 So
7. TE Amir Jackson 6-4.75 228 Fr
And they are being backed up by the Johnson 3....
1. RB Montrell Johnson Jr 5-11.25 216 Sr
27. DB Dijon Johnson 6-1 200 So
81. TE Dawson Johnson 6-3.5 225 Fr
Ole Howard must be very proud of them....
Sorry, but someone has to notice and comment on the important things during a season like they/we are having.... 😏
Brian Kelly is a solid coach. He's in the big leagues now.
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So, kinda like the real one…
I'm just giving you schitt, sad, but sometimes I wish you were a Gamecock fan.
Gators, Napier Refocus on Basics; Mertz and Lagway Both to Play at Mississippi State.
This alone is cause to fire Napier now."Napier said Monday the plan is to continue to use a two-quarterback system with
starter Graham Mertz and true freshman DJ Lagway."
Bench DJ for a redshirt year and just play Mertz.
If he's got to play 2 QB's, then put in one of the other QB's on the roster.
"Florida's loss was its 7th in 8 games going back to last season and dropped Napier to 12-16 overall at UF."
Put DJ in as the starter for FSU (4th game redshirt) to get ready for 2025.
HC/OC Napier can't put together a good game plan for 1 QB, much less for 2.
""Hence my frustration,'' Napier said of the lack of a consistent running game.
"We got to do better in that area. It's one of the things that make the engine go."
Maybe Napier would have better results if he first ---
FIRED THE IDIOT OC THAT'S DOING THE GAME PLANNING AND THE PLAY CALLING....
Gators, Napier Refocus on Basics; Mertz and Lagway Both to Play at Mississippi State - Florida Gators
Florida seeks to bounce back from a tough start to the season in Saturday's road game at Mississippi State.
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Gators, Napier Refocus on Basics; Mertz and Lagway Both to Play at Mississippi State.
This alone is cause to fire Napier now.
"Napier said Monday the plan is to continue to use a two-quarterback system with
starter Graham Mertz and true freshman DJ Lagway."
Bench DJ for a redshirt year and just play Mertz.
If he's got to play 2 QB's, then put in one of the other QB's on the roster.
"Florida's loss was its 7th in 8 games going back to last season and dropped Napier to 12-16 overall at UF."
Put DJ in as the starter for FSU (4th game redshirt) to get ready for 2025.
HC/OC Napier can't put together a good game plan for 1 QB, much less for 2.
""Hence my frustration,'' Napier said of the lack of a consistent running game.
"We got to do better in that area. It's one of the things that make the engine go."
Maybe Napier would have better results if he first ---
FIRED THE IDIOT OC THAT'S DOING THE GAME PLANNING AND THE PLAY CALLING....
Gators, Napier Refocus on Basics; Mertz and Lagway Both to Play at Mississippi State - Florida Gators
Florida seeks to bounce back from a tough start to the season in Saturday's road game at Mississippi State.
We are so bad you play Lagway some hoping to keep him
If you told him the above plan for him, he'd stay,,,, IF he's going to stay...
Let him be the Scout Team QB-dt so the defense might be able to learn how to defend one....
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IMO, if we didn't have an interim president Napier and Strickland would already be gone. He doesn't want to make such a big call as the temp.Gators, Napier Refocus on Basics; Mertz and Lagway Both to Play at Mississippi State.
This alone is cause to fire Napier now.
"Napier said Monday the plan is to continue to use a two-quarterback system with
starter Graham Mertz and true freshman DJ Lagway."
Bench DJ for a redshirt year and just play Mertz.
If he's got to play 2 QB's, then put in one of the other QB's on the roster.
"Florida's loss was its 7th in 8 games going back to last season and dropped Napier to 12-16 overall at UF."
Put DJ in as the starter for FSU (4th game redshirt) to get ready for 2025.
HC/OC Napier can't put together a good game plan for 1 QB, much less for 2.
""Hence my frustration,'' Napier said of the lack of a consistent running game.
"We got to do better in that area. It's one of the things that make the engine go."
Maybe Napier would have better results if he first ---
FIRED THE IDIOT OC THAT'S DOING THE GAME PLANNING AND THE PLAY CALLING....
Gators, Napier Refocus on Basics; Mertz and Lagway Both to Play at Mississippi State - Florida Gators
Florida seeks to bounce back from a tough start to the season in Saturday's road game at Mississippi State.
Billy Napier reveals Gators’ plan at QB for Week 4 at Mississippi State
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LOL........let Lagway be the scout team QB against our D, they'd be so defeated they'd probably all quit. 😂
This is actually I think a hidden dynamic of the Napier era. Both his offense and defense are so incompetent that somehow both units come away from practice way overconfident.
Excellent point BG. The sad thing has there been NO improvement to any phase of our game in the last 3 years. Kickers are solid, but that's about it. Trenches are still horrible, lots of good skill players but discipline is bad, execution is bad, play calling is bad, defensive schemes are bad, tackling is bad and we are a soft team with no identity. Very, very sad.
The head coach doesn’t understand what a winning team at this level looks like or how to prepare them…And That’s why we have what we have.
The standard is low.
The standard is low.
He does; however, understand that you need 100+ people on staff to prepare for whatever you are preparing for…
All sadgator can say is, the coffee served in the Heavener Center ought to be world class level…
If the coffee sucks, then the entire Napier tenure has been a complete fail…
Maybe the problem is we need 2 of every position coach, not just the offensive line?
Saban, the 7X NC-winning head coach, discussed the program's culture and what Florida fans should expect on the field now that Napier is in his third season at the helm. Former Alabama head coach, Nick Saban, had a comment that wouldn’t have sounded bad if it were said in December of 2021 but is damning for a coach more than 1,000 days into his job.
“I think he’s gotta change the culture. I mean, the culture there is not what it needs to be in terms of the intangible things you play with," Saban said. "The toughness, the discipline to control the line of scrimmage. They're not just doing those types of things"
“The one thing that I look at with all these teams, the first thing I look at is what kind of quarterback (Mertz) they have, can you win with the guy (5-6) and what kind of skill players do they have to make explosive plays," Saban said. "Other than turnovers, explosive plays equal outcome of games better than anything else. I don’t see that at Florida.”
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Recruiting Note:
The 2024 class ranked No. 7 overall, 2023 finished 12th and 2022 (Florida hired Napier in November 2021) was No. 17. Former coach Dan Mullen's two classes, before Napier, were respectively ranked 12th and seventh. --- 12-7-17-12-7 = 55/5 = 11 Average Class
This tells the iG that the player talent is good enough and it's there.
Player development coaching, system, game plan, and play calling are now the things that are in question....
The Gators are spending $5 million on 61 support staffers, including eight for strength and conditioning, according to the Gainesville Sun, but it is not showing up on Saturdays. (iG says should have given that kind of support to Dan, instead of hiring Billy)
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“I think he’s gotta change the culture. I mean, the culture there is not what it needs to be in terms of the intangible things you play with," Saban said. "The toughness, the discipline to control the line of scrimmage. They're not just doing those types of things"
“The one thing that I look at with all these teams, the first thing I look at is what kind of quarterback (Mertz) they have, can you win with the guy (5-6) and what kind of skill players do they have to make explosive plays," Saban said. "Other than turnovers, explosive plays equal outcome of games better than anything else. I don’t see that at Florida.”
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Recruiting Note:
The 2024 class ranked No. 7 overall, 2023 finished 12th and 2022 (Florida hired Napier in November 2021) was No. 17. Former coach Dan Mullen's two classes, before Napier, were respectively ranked 12th and seventh. --- 12-7-17-12-7 = 55/5 = 11 Average Class
This tells the iG that the player talent is good enough and it's there.
Player development coaching, system, game plan, and play calling are now the things that are in question....
The Gators are spending $5 million on 61 support staffers, including eight for strength and conditioning, according to the Gainesville Sun, but it is not showing up on Saturdays. (iG says should have given that kind of support to Dan, instead of hiring Billy)
Can Billy Napier fix Florida football? 247Sports national recruiting analysts covering Sunshine State weigh in
247Sports national football recruiting analysts Brian Dohn and Tom Loy, both of whom have the Sunshine State among their coverage areas, answer two burning questions on the Florida Gators' outlook under third-year coach Billy Napier.
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How can you have two co-defensive head coaches and two offensive line coaches and ZERO offensive coordinators?
Do we have a true special teams coach yet?!?!? Still not quite clear on that one….
So far this season the ST's are the best units on the field, and yes, they hired a good ST's coach.
No more coaches from the Saban and Kirby Bangs cut tree, with the exception of Dan Lanning(although no chance of him taking over in Gainesville). I'm so sick of seeing photos and footages of Musdump/Fisher, Saban/Butters McElwain, and Bang Cut Kirby/Sling Blade.Saban, the 7X NC-winning head coach, discussed the program's culture and what Florida fans should expect on the field now that Napier is in his third season
Can Billy Napier fix Florida football? 247Sports national recruiting analysts covering Sunshine State weigh in
247Sports national football recruiting analysts Brian Dohn and Tom Loy, both of whom have the Sunshine State among their coverage areas, answer two burning questions on the Florida Gators' outlook under third-year coach Billy Napier.
Oh, that's a stupid ass article with a stupid ass question.
Saban, the 7X NC-winning head coach, discussed the program's culture and what Florida fans should expect on the field now that Napier is in his third season at the helm. Former Alabama head coach, Nick Saban, had a comment that wouldn’t have sounded bad if it were said in December of 2021 but is damning for a coach more than 1,000 days into his job.
“I think he’s gotta change the culture. I mean, the culture there is not what it needs to be in terms of the intangible things you play with," Saban said. "The toughness, the discipline to control the line of scrimmage. They're not just doing those types of things"
“The one thing that I look at with all these teams, the first thing I look at is what kind of quarterback (Mertz) they have, can you win with the guy (5-6) and what kind of skill players do they have to make explosive plays," Saban said. "Other than turnovers, explosive plays equal outcome of games better than anything else. I don’t see that at Florida.”
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Recruiting Note:
The 2024 class ranked No. 7 overall, 2023 finished 12th and 2022 (Florida hired Napier in November 2021) was No. 17. Former coach Dan Mullen's two classes, before Napier, were respectively ranked 12th and seventh. --- 12-7-17-12-7 = 55/5 = 11 Average Class
This tells the iG that the player talent is good enough and it's there.
Player development coaching, system, game plan, and play calling are now the things that are in question....
The Gators are spending $5 million on 61 support staffers, including eight for strength and conditioning, according to the Gainesville Sun, but it is not showing up on Saturdays. (iG says should have given that kind of support to Dan, instead of hiring Billy)
Can Billy Napier fix Florida football? 247Sports national recruiting analysts covering Sunshine State weigh in
247Sports national football recruiting analysts Brian Dohn and Tom Loy, both of whom have the Sunshine State among their coverage areas, answer two burning questions on the Florida Gators' outlook under third-year coach Billy Napier.
Our recruiting class was like # 13 that # 7 mess comes from them giving us a good portal number because we stacked up on a lot of non-SEC ready portal guys. Miami's portal class is somehow ranked # 10 behind our # 6 despite anyone with a brain being able to look at that class and seeing Miami got way more proven difference makers than we did. We got many cheaper NIL ones that it was a crapshoot on how they would actually play like Slackman. Badger and Howard the 2 that look like they can actually play are about the only 2 that most people would have said they were real good bets to play at a decent SEC level here. A lot of reaches besides them. 247 is also bad imo for rating many portal guys. They will have players that havent shown top notch ability in power 5 already ranked up there with players that have. Slackman and Douglas I think were way overranked by 247.
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A better ST coach left UF for Boston College.
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