I also think Mertz feels too comfortable with Ricky , as he should be but we need to spread the wealth . When there are 2 other wide open guys he goes the safe route to Ricky

I am happy to see receivers getting separation. If he starts seeing the open receiver more often, we can do some things in the throwing game. That being said. I'm still happy with his consistency so far. Didn't have that at all last year

As always, great analysis James. Too many missed opportunities on offense that will come back to bite us against the better teams. How many cover zeros did we run the ball against? SMH

Billy is hell bent on running the ball when there are 8, 9 or 10 guys in the box, no matter what...that is Insanity.

WE NEED TO HIRE AN OC

Needed the practice on special teams, for bigger games will probably be on the line....confidence in kicking

Certainly, from a bird's eye view consisting solely of the scoreboard and the "optics" around the offense, one would be frustrated with the team's performance Saturday night. I'm here to offer my two cents (not that it's worth much), and insert some reason into the discussion about this team. First, a caveat: there is no question that the red zone and 3rd & short conversion percentages should have been much higher, regardless of the situation. There is no debating that. However, some things to take into consideration: 1. The entire right side of the offensive line was suspended the first half due to the "fight" at the end of the Tennessee game. 2. Eguakun, our starting center, did not play at all during last night's game due to injury. 3. All signs are pointing to Mertz still dealing with his hand injury suffered during the Tennessee game. This is important for a few reasons: one being that while, yes, he was allowed to throw the ball during the first half, the playcalling was not particularly exotic, and allowing him to toss a few balls was likely done to give us as much of an edge as possible, knowing that at some point (as we saw in the second half) there would come a time pass plays would be off the table for him the rest of the way. So why leave him in the game? Well, for starters, it keeps the opponent on their toes. Just because he's handed the ball off the 9 previous plays, doesn't mean he isn't liable to take a shot on the 10th. Second, bringing in a backup (particularly the ones we have) opens up the possibility of a botched snap o handoff. Thirdly, and arguably most important, this allows Mertz to continue to stay on the field and command the offense because, yes, he himself is still learning. Do I think Napier is the second coming of Spurrier? Absolutely not. He's definitely had his share of questionable decision making previously, particularly in the playcalling and clock management departments. However, this is about the Charlotte game. And by in large, with the significant limitations we faced from within, I think he handled it well. While I remain skeptical of any coach who hasn't yet proven themselves, I think we need to cool it on the Napier/Offense slander. All things considered, with the exception of the Utah game, he and the offense have done a very respectable job so far. Here's to hoping Mertz is 100% next week and we get to see him let it fly versus Kentucky. Go Gators

Cover 0 and we run , yikes

I still think our play-calling is questionable at times. That should not be. It's self-inflicted. Establishing the run is great in theory, but there are a number of times when we "should" be throwing.

Billy really tryna turn us into the rajin cagin 😭😂

Excellent content

Do we ever pass the ball without play action? And when can we get rid of motioning a Wr on pass plays just to have him sit behind the LOS

What’s crazy is this offense needs a dual threat qb. It’s so simple where you need to have someone who can take off when need be because of how simple the route combinations are. I’m cool with it but if we cans add a little more passing concepts than i think it can be unstoppable

It puzzles me to think that when reviewing film with the staff , that nobody on the staff sees the things that you point out that could have been better options on certain plays. And it seems like its the same issues every week. Wonder if things are pointed out but Billy refuses to make changes

Everytime you said "COVER ZERO" i felt like a stab in the heart 😖😖

I wish he would give Billy Gonzalez passing and keep running plays.

I know our O is not great, but I was thinking could part of the issue in this game at least, be that Nape wanted to work on stuff? Meaning, he knew Mertz could carve up this defense, but that doesn't really help the team down the road, but making best out of a play call and/or learning ways to improve in game? It sounds like a stretch, but maybe?

I'm curious if CBN used better concepts at Louisiana when defenses were in cover zero, or cover one. If he did then he either knows he doesn't yet have better offensive personnel (namely OL, WR and/or QB) to run it, or he's holding back as much as possible until the big stretch coming up. (Sounds dumb I know) I'm trying to have faith that the passing game will change, but this is so frustrating to watch.

For the love of everything can we please get you on board as a passing coordinator or sit with the staff in the film room. The cover 0 was beyond disrespectful lol.

Florida doesnt take enough shots at the endzone when in the redzone. Every good team in college football throws the 50/50 ball to their best recievers in the redzone except Florida.

Can you please get hired as an analyst. Pass game coordinator or something we need help

Love the breakdowns and last Saturday was very frustrating watching and seeing us not take advantage of them playing man on our WR'S and daring us to pass. My question is and what I hope is true, do you think Napier was trying not to show to much with Kentucky the next week? I want to think that rather than believe Billy is just that dysfunctional with play calling.

Billy needs to stop calling plays. Be a head CEO, he is really holding the offense back

I’m only 10 minutes into the video so far, but I just wanted to comment that I feel James is going a little too heavy on the meta commentary (“passing offense bad”) on many of these plays, almost as if to put a negative spin on several of the successful plays Florida had early on. JMO of course, and I greatly appreciate these film reviews in general!

Overall the program is in a better position, but I do miss Mullen’s in-game ability to adapt and adjust the offensive scheme. It feels like Napier just runs his offense regardless of what opposing defenses give us.

Pearsall did the jump - man!

i feel like we had a kick tryout this game and smack won it maybe why we did on go for it on 4th downs

This whole game was establishing special teams .. crazy Noone sees that

Billy Napier needs to trust his receivers to make the plays when there's absolutely no coverage too contended

I've said since the Utah game this offense doesn't go to Caleb Douglas enough. Jeremiah Smith looking on and Billy Napier just puts on an absolute sh** show

These offense breakdowns are depressing 😂 Hoping Billy opens this up against UK bc they will tear these short plays to pieces

I wonder if Mertz’s hand injuries are affecting Billy’s play calling. Maybe that’s why we are calling less passes

Was at this game! That catch by Ricky really got the crowd going. Not many stuck around for the 4th quarter though. Hopefully we’ll pick it back up soon go gators ! 🟠🔵

this offense isn’t sustainable. it’s predictable. does he not see what’s happening?

Dude that 3rd and 1 in the 1st with 5 min left has to be the worst playcall/design/decision in the entire game maybe all year. Take a look at the offensive line. The TE lines up at LT. You have 3 OL to the right power side. They are outnumbered on the left side of the ball and they still run the ball to the left side. Can't make this up.

every week it feels like they are waiting to show off their "big" passing plays until they need to but we are a quarter through the season and I think billy is just scared to pass. not sure why - graham is a more consistent passer than AR. they are gonna start losing to teams they should definitely beat the way things are going w this offense.

We need to get better on offense.

I’ve been telling everybody Billy Napiers offense and passing concepts are 💩. This is too easy to defend.

BN's pride of not wanting to hire a TRUE offensive coordinator is killing this offense!

I can’t tell what is mertz and what is Nape

Nice video. Maybe it is more Mertz than Billy. Maybe it’s both. Either way, this is pitiful and I don’t see Billy trying a different quarterback anytime soon. Buckle up for SEC play 😬

Why couldn't you show the All-22 as just a screenshot/still frame? I think that would be okay under the "Fair Use" guidelines.

I would love #tomclements and #billynapier to swap thoughts

We need an oc bad.

This why I'm still not solid on mertz

This is the kind of stuff that is going to make beating mediocre SEC teams incredibly hard, forget Georgia. Billy is NOT Spurrier.

I think this shows too just how bad Tennessee's gameplan was vs Florida.

And here I thought Mertz was killing it because of the high completion percentage 😭

Mertz just tries to play too safe and is so predictable. If he is scared, we need to give someone else a chance. I was mentioning this during the game on X and Nick Delatorre took time to say was a bad take. When Charlotte is stacking the box and we can’t take advantage, there are major issues.

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Dude, why don't you get a gig as a coordinator? Maybe you are one...

67 on the o line needs to be benched. He's a hazard. I've seen screen doors block better than him

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Absolutely disgusting

They didn’t pull anything out on charlotte idk how nun of u realize it he didn’t do no motions or anything y give away the plays against a team we know we are wayyy better then