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Post by gatordoll on Oct 16, 2022 15:28:17 GMT -5
I just saw a stat where we are ranked last in the country for allowing 3rd down conversions vs. opponents so far this year. I don’t know how to post it so maybe one of you guys can look it up. ASU is right behind us.
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Post by SoTxCaiman on Oct 17, 2022 8:09:51 GMT -5
Oh my gosh, really? How could someone be worse than us? |
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Post by wahhappen on Oct 17, 2022 8:58:02 GMT -5
I didn’t realize there were that many teams in FBS, but this tracks with what we’ve been seeing on the field. We have been terrible on 3rd and 4th down since Grantham.
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Post by gatordoll on Oct 17, 2022 9:59:42 GMT -5
I just saw a stat where we are ranked last in the country for allowing 3rd down conversions vs. opponents so far this year. I don’t know how to post it so maybe one of you guys can look it up. ASU is right behind us. What I meant to say is ASU is 130 and we are 131. |
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Post by Rock Gator on Oct 18, 2022 7:19:01 GMT -5
I didn’t realize there were that many teams in FBS, but this tracks with what we’ve been seeing on the field. We have been terrible on 3rd and 4th down since Grantham. This is far worse than Grantham's defenses, but we don't exactly have a full cupboard to work with. As far as the future goes, I'm seeing 5 DBs, 6 DL, and 4 WR recruits on the Gators board. Looks like CBN is recruiting based on need rather than not recruiting (Mullen) or, almost as bad, just recruiting for numbers (Zook!). We have to have patience. RG |
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Post by gatorgibson on Oct 18, 2022 7:41:57 GMT -5
It will take time. Important part is we are recruiting good talent.
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Post by Rock Gator on Oct 18, 2022 14:14:01 GMT -5
It will take time. Important part is we are recruiting good talent. My point is that Zook recruited good talent, but he was like a kid in a candy shop, who had just pounded a couple of double espresso shots. "I want those, and those, and 7 of those!". He had holes in his lineup in spite of recruiting good talent. Napier is focused on filling in areas of weakness WITH good talent. It's a clear step up. |
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Post by soflaisgatorcountry on Oct 26, 2022 17:21:04 GMT -5
Stadium & Gale podcast pointed out that the Gators have the 131st ranked 3rd Down Defense in the country and GA has the 1st ranked 3rd down offense in the country. Oh boy
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Post by SoTxCaiman on Oct 27, 2022 7:53:49 GMT -5
Sounds like we are the Dawgs perfect Prom date .......... lucky us.
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Post by wahhappen on Oct 27, 2022 9:28:55 GMT -5
Stadium & Gale podcast pointed out that the Gators have the 131st ranked 3rd Down Defense in the country and GA has the 1st ranked 3rd down offense in the country. Oh boy Well the joke’s on them because I don’t think they’ll see many 3rd down opportunities with the way we tackle and cover receivers. |
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Post by g8rfan on Oct 27, 2022 11:31:52 GMT -5
Stadium & Gale podcast pointed out that the Gators have the 131st ranked 3rd Down Defense in the country and GA has the 1st ranked 3rd down offense in the country. Oh boy Well the joke’s on them because I don’t think they’ll see many 3rd down opportunities with the way we tackle and cover receivers. Can’t convert 3rd down if you stay in 1st down for the entire game! Haha I love it. Saturday is going to be interesting to say the least. |
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Post by Mojave Gator on Oct 27, 2022 14:43:15 GMT -5
I found this game summary on ESPN, in which Napier addresses the defensive issues. If you're looking for specifics, you aren't going to get them, because he won't go public with findings or adjustments.
Florida vs. No. 1 Georgia at TIAA Bank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)
Georgia and Florida are both coming off a bye week, but the Gators arguably needed the time to regroup a little more ahead of Saturday's matchup.
It was one thing to lose at home to LSU on Oct. 15. But it was another thing to give up 45 points and 528 yards of offense in the process.
Florida coach Billy Napier doesn't want to get technical or give away specifics of what's driving his team's defensive struggles. But he said, "I think we understand what the issues are."
Chief among them, Napier explained, is a lack of consistency.
Defensive lineman Tyreak Sapp said the Gators are "just a few plays away." And while that's frustrating to be so close and yet so far away, Sapp acknowledged there's hope in that sentiment, as well.
But digging deeper, you find a defense that desperately needs more from its front seven.
Florida is giving up the most yards per rush in the SEC East (4.47). And it is struggling to affect the quarterback with the conference's lowest number of disrupted dropbacks at 31, a figure that includes sacks, interceptions, batted passes, passes defended and tipped passes.
Then there are the missed tackles. Florida has 67 of them. Georgia, meanwhile, has only 39.
To have any chance of pulling off the upset in Jacksonville, the Gators will need their defense to improve in a hurry, and Florida will need a big-time performance from quarterback Anthony Richardson.
Richardson has flashed first-round talent, but he also has battled consistency issues in the passing game, with six touchdowns and seven interceptions.
But Napier said he sees growth in Richardson's understanding of the offensive system and diagnosing what the defense is doing.
"I think he's still working hard on mastering what that process looks like Sunday to Saturday -- the unwavering commitment to what's required to play and win," Napier said. "So that's where he's at. Seven games in and continues to get better." -- Alex Scarborough
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