Sunday, November 10, 2013
Gator Football Woes Point to Coaching
I think it's a shame that the University of Florida football team has now lost four games in a row and is now only 4-5, likely to finish the season with a losing record and without a bowl appearance. It's even more of a shame when you consider that in four out of those five losses, an excessive amount of very untimely Gator turnovers accounts for the loss margins. That means that if they had just been able to hold onto the football, Florida right now could have been 8-1! Combining their high turnover rate with chronically high amounts of penalty calls and quarterback sacks caused largely by poor pass protection from the offensive line and you just might come to the conclusion that there is something definitely wrong with how this team is coached...especially when you throw in the fact that every year, for the past several years, Florida has ranked at or near the tops in the nation in recruiting star high school players. So they have the talent, supposedly, but when that talent hits the field after all of the weeks of practice and preparation they get outperformed game after game by the opposition? That sounds like really lousy coaching to me. The excuses have been made that the Gators have had injuries this year, including their original starting quarterback and first-string running back. But other teams have had their own share of injuries as well...and besides, the backup players have stepped up to the plate (sorry about the mixed sports metaphor) and filled in admirably. No, this is a flaw with the coaching. Sorry, Will Muschamp...
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