Offense seemed to change tactics slightly in second half

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To give Florida credit, they were disguising their blitzes very effectively.

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Kelly talked about this in the postgame presser. Said they had to adjust the protections at halftime because UF was giving them some exotic blitz looks.

Napier talked about their game plan in his postgame presser as well. He said something along the lines of “pick your poison. You can man up and try to get to the QB, and then your DBs have their backs to him when he takes off running. Or you can play zone, try to play contain, and die by a thousand cuts.”

He said they did some of both. You could hear in his comments just how hard it is to defend against Daniels.

They got close a few times, but Jayden is avoiding sacks great this year. There were a few plays that would’ve either been a sack or a throw-away by nearly any other QB.

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Do we even have screens in the playbook?

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We’ve run some WR screens, but we never block them well. Nabors and Thomas have come a long way in that regard, but some of the other WRs still struggle with it.

Because the screen doesn’t exist in our offensive playbook.

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We’ve run some WR screens, but we never block them well.

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I’ve developed an irrational hatred for bubble screens over the years. I feel like they get blown up for a loss just as often as they go for 7+ yards. I don’t know if that’s at all accurate but that’s how I feel every time I see one.

I’ve seen Denbrock call some jailbreak/tunnel screens and yeah - seems like we always miss a block somewhere. Plus the TE (or tackle) has to be careful on those with the blindside block rule nowadays.

I don’t recall seeing any middle screens which I think are what most people are really talking about. That said, middle screens take a lot of practice to run effectively. It becomes a cost/benefit question IMO when you have an offense that does so many other things well. I could see it playing a bigger role next year with Nuss and Kaleb Jackson but I don’t know if it’s the best use of practice time with this group.