“I was very involved defensively at Florida and regardless of popular opinion I wasn’t as much on offense,” Muschamp said with a chuckle. “Should have been, but I wasn’t.”
No shit, Sherlock.
In fact, since Tebow’s departure, the Gators have had just two individual 300-yard passing performances in the last five years. Brantley threw for 329 yards against Furman in 2011, and Tyler Murphy threw for 305 yards in a home loss to Vanderbilt in 2013.
If you’re Georgia Tech, that’s no big deal. But for a team that runs a traditional offense – you know, the kind with quarterbacks who throw the ball to receivers – that’s amazing. And for a program that cut its teeth bringing the passing game to the SEC, that’s pathetic.
Part of me thinks Florida will bounce back this season better than I tend to give it credit for, simply because there’s no way McElwain can be as inept putting together an offense as Boom was.
(P.S. To save some of you astute observers the trouble, yes, I know, 38-20. Thanks.)