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Welcome back to A Peak Inside Gator Football. Allie Peek here.
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It's HMA when you play a $ 5 lineup. And if
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you win, you'll get 150 in lineups instantly. So Florida's
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offense is broken. The number from Saturday night, they're not
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just bad. They are literally, guys, alarming. 203 yards against Oklahoma,
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seven points, 11 first downs, two third down conversions, two,
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and just 47 offensive plays. Five weeks ago, the same
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program was celebrating 52 points against Ole Miss. Florida has
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scored 15 points across two games, and the Gators are
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headed to Kentucky at night where they've lost their last
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three visits. Here's what concerns me most. This isn't just
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one bad game. The same weaknesses keep showing up against
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different opponents with different quarterbacks. So blaming Tramell Jones or
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blaming Philo or blaming any one person isn't good enough.
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John Summerall and Buster Faulkner have to find answers. Not
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in December, not after another offseason, this week. Today I'm
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going to give you five specific fixes Florida needs before
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kickoff in Lexington. And I'll tell you which one matters
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the most. Fix number one, give Jaden Baugh a real
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role again. Eight carries, 35 yards. That's Baugh's rushing line
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against Oklahoma. Yes, he scored Florida's only touchdown, a 15-yard run.
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But eight attempts for arguably your most dangerous offensive weapon? Well,
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that's a problem. It's a problem for me. Now, it's
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too easy to just scream, give him the ball 25 times.
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When the line isn't creating movement and you're barely possessing
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the ball, the carry count doesn't tell the whole story.
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Florida only ran 47 plays. Oklahoma ran 73 plays. But
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there are ways to feature Baugh even when traditional handoffs
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aren't working. Motion him out of the backfield. Throw him
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a screen. Get him matched against the linebacker. Use a
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quick toss with an extra blocker. Make the defense account
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for him on every single snap. And don't forget Duke
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Clark either. He's got six rushes for 28 yards against Oklahoma.
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Florida had more than one player who can stress the edge.
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Use them. The point isn't to force the same run
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into a stacked front until it magically works. It's to
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build an offensive plan around your best players rather than
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ask them to rescue a broken plan. Fix number two,
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fix the protection plan, not just the blocking. Tramell Jones
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was sacked three times against Oklahoma. Florida also lost 26
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yards on those sacks. That puts a struggling offense behind
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schedule before the next play even begins. We can argue
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about who's responsible for each pressure. Sometimes the lineman loses
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his matchup. Sometimes the quarterback holds the ball. Sometimes the
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defense brings more rushers than the protection can handle, but
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the staff has to give Jones cleaner answers. Keep a
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tight end in to create some help on certain downs.
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Slide protection towards the biggest threat. Use chips from the
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running back. Move the launch point so the defenders can't
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rush that same spot every single time. And most importantly,
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shorten the time between snap and decision. A young quarterback
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shouldn't have to be a superhero on every critical third down. Now,
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that doesn't mean abandoning downfield throws. I mean, I guess
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we kind of have abandoned downfield throws because I don't
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know if we've seen any this season at all. It
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means earning them by making the defense hesitate. If opponents
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know they can attack the quarterback without fearing the run
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or a quick completion, they're going to keep coming. So stop.
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Fix number three, win first down and get off the
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field on third down. These are like, this might be
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the most important point of the entire video, truly. Florida
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converted two of nine third downs on Saturday. Oklahoma converted
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10 of 18. That is not just a
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statistic. That
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is the story of the game. When you fail on
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third down, your offense sits. When the opponent converts, your
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defense stays out there. And every failed possession makes the
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next offensive series feel even more desperate. Oklahoma had a
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20 play. I don't even know if I've ever seen
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a 20 play drive before, but we had a 20
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play drive, 89 yard ends in a touchdown. That drive
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consumed 12 minutes and 45 seconds. Think about that. Nearly
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an entire quarter disappeared on one possession. You can't ask
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Florida's defense to be perfect while the offense is consistently
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handing the ball right back. The repair starts on first down.
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Avoid negative plays. Take the easy five yards when they're there.
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Mix runs with quick throws. Stop turning second and manageable
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into third and forever. And on third and short, have
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something you trust, a concept that you've practiced, that fits
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your personnel, that doesn't require a miracle throw. Florida needs
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repeatable answers, not a different gamble every single drive. We're
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going to take a quick break from this video because
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I appreciate you guys consuming my content any way you
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choose to. So my fix number four is make the
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quarterback's job simpler without making the offense predictable. This is
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a pretty big ask. Jones finished 10 of 22 for
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133 yards and two interceptions against Oklahoma. He is responsible
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for his decisions, especially the fourth down interception when Florida
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had a chance to take the lead. But we're evaluating
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a young quarterback who's making only a second career start.
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The playbook should recognize that reality. Give him defined reads early.
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Create easy throws to Duke Clark and Dallas Wilson. Use
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play action when you've shown the defense a credible run threat.
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He is a credible run threat too. Give him an
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outlet when his first read isn't available. And when Florida
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gets into scoring position, think carefully about the risk. On
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fourth and three at the Oklahoma 17, Jordans threw an
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interception into the end zone. That was a chance to
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change the game. It did change the game, just not
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in the way Florida would have wanted to. The opportunity
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to score disappeared. Was it the right call? I think
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you can debate that. I actually have no issue going
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with it on fourth down. None at all. I understand
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the logic that Florida hadn't been in the red zone.
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I totally get all of that. But what can't be
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debated is the need for better execution and better options
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in those moments. Did you need to go for seven
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right then? Couldn't you have taken the three and lived
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to fight another down? That's, I don't know. There's some
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debate there. But a better throw, even if it wasn't
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the right play call, was there. Now, what about Aaron Filo?
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If he's healthy, the staff should evaluate him honestly. He's
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played efficient football early in the season. But Florida's offensive
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struggles began before Jones took over. So I don't know
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what you do about that. Another quarterback might help. He
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won't magically fix protection, running lanes, or third down execution though.
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But don't turn this into a quarterback popularity contest. Build
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an offense that gives whoever starts a reasonable chance to succeed.
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Fix number five, get the play calling identity back and
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have a plan B. Remember Ole Miss? Florida ran for
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302 yards and six touchdowns that night. The Gators dictated
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the terms of that game. Oklahoma was the opposite. Only
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70 rushing yards, one touchdown, and no sustained rhythm. I'm
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not suggesting Faulkner suddenly forgot how to coach. And I'm
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not claiming that the same plays will work against every defense.
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But an offensive identity is more than saying you want
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to be physical. It's what you call when you're backed up.
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It's how you respond when the defense takes away inside runs.
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It's your best third down concept. It's what your players
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believe will work when the stadium is loud and everything
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gets tight. Florida needs a core of dependable plays, plus
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counters when Kentucky starts taking those first options away. Maybe
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that's more perimeter runs. Maybe it's moving the pocket. Maybe
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it's using tempo after a successful first down so the
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defense can't substitute. But do something with purpose. Because right now,
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too many of Florida's possessions feel like they're happening to
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the Gators instead of being controlled by the Gators. And
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here's my biggest point. These five fixes are all connected.
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Better early down offense makes third down easier. Better protections
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lets Jones or Philo play with confidence. More touches for
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Baugh forces defenses to respect multiple threats. Better play calling
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gives all of it a structure. You don't fix this
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by changing one player and hoping for some magic. Kentucky
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is next on the road at night against a team
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that will be desperate to respond after losing to Tennessee.
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Florida is 5-4, and bowl eligibility is not guaranteed. So
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what would progress actually look like on Saturday? Not necessarily
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40 points. Start with sustained drives, more manageable third downs,
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a real rushing threat, a quarterback who has answers when
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the first read is covered, and an offense that keeps
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its defense off the field. If Florida does those things,
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the Gators give themselves a chance to win. If we
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see another night of negative plays, stalled drives and wasted opportunities,
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then the problem isn't just execution. It's that the coaching
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staff still hasn't found a workable solution. For me, the
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most important fix has got to be staying on schedule.
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If Florida can win first down, everything else becomes so
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much easier. Ball gets meaningful touches. Protection gets less predictable.
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The quarterback doesn't have to save every possession. But now
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I want your answer. Which fix matters most to you?
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Is it Boz usage? Is it pass protection? Is it
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third down efficiency? Is it quarterback development? Or is it
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play calling? And what would you change first against Kentucky?
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