I listened to a podcast by Pat Dooley (Gator sports) discussing with Robbie Andreu spring practice so far with the Gators. Pat is wondering if the confidence the Gators have looking forward to the 2019 season is misplaced given the state of their offensive line (something I’ve been harping on). He said in their most recent 11 on 11 work there were a ton of holding calls because the offensive line couldn’t block their defensive line at all and that’s after losing three of the best front seven on defense from last year to the NFL.
They also fretted about the possibility of losing their opener to Miami and what it would do to the confidence of the team. Apparently the Gators are aspiring to win the championship this year. If they get knocked back down to earth right out of the gate, does their season implode along with their morale?
Now granted we don’t have too much to brag about as far as offensive lines go, at least at this point, but we do have about four times as many returning offensive line starts and that excludes Trey Smith. My guess is their offensive line may make our front seven on defense look like All-SEC at every position. I’m okay with that, especially since I expect us to get the win. I don’t, however, expect our front seven to have the same prestige after the Georgia game. jmo.
Here is their roster breakdown by position and graduation/eligibility expiration years. The one area that Pruitt, imo, is absolutely dominating Mullen is in offensive line recruiting. If we can shore up the other side of the ball on the line he could be on his way to dominating the Gators on the field for the next 2-3 years. jmo.
(Notes: Banks, once projected as a starter this year, is out for medical issues and may not return. Mullen signed 7 offensive linemen in his 2019 class).
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