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re: How good is UF Dline- I know Miami had two freshmen

Posted on 8/25/19 at 5:32 pm to
Posted by GoldenDawg
Dawg in Exile
Member since Oct 2013
19087 posts
Posted on 8/25/19 at 5:32 pm to
Zuniga is a beast. Will be a handful against any O-line.
Posted by gatordmb89
Member since Dec 2009
30458 posts
Posted on 8/25/19 at 5:58 pm to
UF does have a good DL. Miami’s OL was youthful though. Hard to tell how great the DL really is, we will know more in the upcoming weeks.
Posted by boXerrumble
Member since Sep 2011
52279 posts
Posted on 8/25/19 at 6:03 pm to
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I havnt been following, did I hear Florida had DL missing last night?


Yes, Slaton was out.
Posted by Tiger Roux
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
4936 posts
Posted on 8/25/19 at 7:29 pm to
Their D line looked great, the guy from Louisville is quick. Not sure about their depth.
Weird game, looked like Fla was going to blow them out then turnover city.
Their OL looked weak.
Posted by slayerxing
Gainesville
Member since Feb 2010
11045 posts
Posted on 8/25/19 at 7:48 pm to
According to the PFF scores, the secondary had a really bad day. I counted 7 missed tackles by the two starting safeties.

Just a really sloppy game. Hopefully that improves.

The DL is not the most talented on paper, but they are deep, veteran, and experienced. Very blue collar. Will be fun to watch them this year.

Posted by bisonduck
Oregon City, OR
Member since Apr 2011
12977 posts
Posted on 8/25/19 at 7:51 pm to
Wasn’t most of that on one wildcat run?
Posted by so_comfort
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2014
725 posts
Posted on 8/25/19 at 9:19 pm to
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I counted 7 missed tackles by the two starting safeties.

From Grantham's stint at Georgia, I wouldn't count on a ton of improvement in that area. The biggest knock on him has always been the lack of emphasis on fundamentals.

Here's a Louisville fan from '15
quote:

I have always thought that fans usually know a lot more about their teams than the national experts. That is why I was really concerned about the Grantham hire after the Georgia fans celebrated us "stealing" him away. 

You don't need to be a D1 coach to know this D has some serious talent. Rankins, Kelsey, Burgess, Harvey-Clemons are all NFL players. Still the D is getting progressively worse since the start of last season. Fundamentals are getting worse


That took 15 seconds of googling to find. There are plenty more testimonials.
Posted by slayerxing
Gainesville
Member since Feb 2010
11045 posts
Posted on 8/25/19 at 9:43 pm to
Testimonials from fans?

Wow. that settles it...

S&P+ by Grantham defenses
2018 Florida - #17
2017 MSU - #18
2016 Lville - #15
2015 Lville - #21
2014 Lville - #9
2013 Georgia - #33
2012 Georgia - #15
2011 Georgia - #3
2010 Georgia - #36

That seems pretty consistent to me over time.

I was never super excited about the hire, but the guy is clearly a decent DC.
Posted by so_comfort
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2014
725 posts
Posted on 8/25/19 at 10:55 pm to
Poor tackling, lots of PI calls, and third and Grantham. It's not a fun future UF has in store
Posted by Bayou_Tiger_225
Third Earth
Member since Mar 2016
10443 posts
Posted on 8/25/19 at 11:27 pm to
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number 60 on Miami 
I started to feel bad for that guy.
Posted by KYHunter110
Lexington
Member since Dec 2016
466 posts
Posted on 8/26/19 at 7:57 am to
Nobody will know how good Florida’s D-Line actually is until they play a decent oline. Their first test will be Kentucky.
Posted by User_Name
Member since Aug 2014
518 posts
Posted on 8/26/19 at 8:06 am to
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Poor tackling, lots of PI calls, and third and Grantham. It's not a fun future UF has in store


They dont want to listen. Louisville didn't either. They'll see soon enough.
Posted by meansonny
ATL
Member since Sep 2012
25575 posts
Posted on 8/26/19 at 8:15 am to
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Testimonials from fans?

Wow. that settles it...

S&P+ by Grantham defenses
2018 Florida - #17
2017 MSU - #18
2016 Lville - #15
2015 Lville - #21
2014 Lville - #9
2013 Georgia - #33
2012 Georgia - #15
2011 Georgia - #3
2010 Georgia - #36

That seems pretty consistent to me over time.

I was never super excited about the hire, but the guy is clearly a decent DC.


Grantham leaves in starters for blowouts to pad the stats.

No other team does that.
It is why there is a "skewed favorable number" for Grantham and all of a sudden against good/great teams you get duds.

Why does Grantham do it? He gets paid on those stats. He gets his next job on those stats.

How will it hurt Florida? The fans will be overconfident as they face better teams. And even worse, the younger players will be unprepared to play a season or two down the road.

Wash rinse repeat. Check out the games where the opponents get 60 yards rushing and then a few weeks later 200+ to go along with 30+ points. Grantham doesn't change his stripes.
Posted by Jenar Boy
Elsewhere
Member since Aug 2013
12530 posts
Posted on 8/26/19 at 9:12 am to
Zuniga, Greenard, & Houston are really good IMO. Their DB’s looked terrible.
DL & LB are strong.
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
22953 posts
Posted on 8/26/19 at 9:38 am to
Miami only had two good runs all night. One was a wildcat. They didn't run the ball well. Just got us one that wild cat really.

Obviously their line was awful. Our secondary had a bad night though. Hopefully that gets worked out these next two weeks. I highly doubt Wilson and Henderson forgot how to tackle though..just first night and probably haven't hit much in camp.
Posted by chillmonster
Atlanta, GA
Member since Dec 2018
5072 posts
Posted on 8/26/19 at 11:04 am to
10 sacks in the P5 is elite level no matter how you slice it.

That being said, they'll need to dominate the LoS every game because the rest of that team looked quite pedestrian.

Does anyone remember a game where a team got 10 sacks and didn't blow out the opponent?
Posted by Jobu93
Cypress TX
Member since Sep 2011
19208 posts
Posted on 8/26/19 at 11:23 am to
10 sacks at D1 level is pretty outstanding.
Posted by TarnishedWisdom90
Daphne, AL
Member since Sep 2018
1220 posts
Posted on 8/26/19 at 11:29 am to
I think they are a pretty solid line but were highlighted due to Miami bad O line
Posted by TarnishedWisdom90
Daphne, AL
Member since Sep 2018
1220 posts
Posted on 8/26/19 at 11:31 am to
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Does anyone remember a game where a team got 10 sacks and didn't blow out the opponent?


AU vs Clemson a couple years ago. Think we were sacked 11 times and lost 14-6
Posted by SneakyWaff1es
Member since Nov 2012
3940 posts
Posted on 8/26/19 at 11:39 am to
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They are very good at rushing the passer, but not so great at stopping the run (Miami RB Dallas finished the game with 7.9 ypc).
Did you watch or just pick stats? Most of Dallas' yardage came from a couple wildcat runs. The rest were pretty pedestrian at best.
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