Florida’s offensive line saw on tape that this defense was overrated and easily rose to the challenge. I guess that’s what happened when you get to play Maryland and Virginia instead of South Carolina and Georgia. It is a joke that, heading into the game, the Seminoles’ defense was known as the best in the nation. These guys were getting blown off the ball time after time and what resulted was the Mike Gillislee and Matt Jones show. Take away the two sacks and lucky turnover recovery by FSU defensive end Bjoern Werner, who is an incredible pass rusher, and their defense line did absolutely nothing. This performance was by far the best I’ve seen out of this team’s offensive line in a long time. The O-line didn’t just win the battle up front this was a good ol’ backyard woodshed ass-kicking. It got to the point where I didn’t think they stood a chance in hell against the amazing athletes on the defensive front for Florida State. Though it certainly had its moments earlier in the season, the unit appeared to be crumbling over the last few weeks even taking into account all of the injury issues.
I’ve spent the last few weeks here questioning the validity of the coaching staff’s claim that the offensive line was that much improved from a year ago. Read the rest of this edition of Snell’s Slant…after the break! It is crazy that people were giving him such grief at times because this young man gave you all that he had this year.
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All of this and he is a true sophomore who is still learning how to play college football in his first year with a new offensive coordinator. He has made crisp, sound decisions, and he has not put the offense in too many situations that were impossible to dig out of. Though he struggled against Georgia and had a costly turnover on Saturday, he also did what was necessary down the stretch to give the Gators a shot in the former game and bring them back in the latter. Driskel, for the most part, managed games very well and ensured his team was always in a position to win. This is a big reason why Florida crushed FSU and improved to 11-1 on the year. Driskel is doing what head coach Will Muschamp and in turn offensive coordinator Brent Pease have asked him to do all year: play smart and make solid gains while taking care of the ball. He cared more about this team and helping them win than about a bum ankle or the massive shot he took to the side of his body.Įveryone needs to come to the understanding that, at this point, the genetic makeup of this offense, especially at the QB position, is not to put up gaudy, ridiculous video game numbers. One could tell from some of his facial expressions that the ankle (and other parts of his body later in the game) was hurting him quite a bit. The training staff obviously worked Driskel over and ensured that he was ready to go on Saturday.
Ankle sprains, whether severe or not, don’t heal in just two weeks. The Gator Nation should give quarterback Jeff Driskel a standing ovation. This was, by far, the most complete win the Gators have had in the last two seasons and probably the most satisfying, too. In a game that most experts predicted was going to bring the Gators back down to earth, Florida came out and once again proved all the naysayers wrong, completely dominating Florida State in the same way they did LSU and South Carolina. Snell, who played in 46 games over four seasons and started 36 contests, was named a First Team All-American by Sporting News in 2003 and spent two seasons in the NFL.
A three-year starter for the Florida Gators who played under Steve Spurrier and Ron Zook, former guard Shannon Snell has joined OGGOA as a football columnist to provide his unique perspective on the team throughout the 2012 season.
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