Another week, same story: Florida fans continue to be upset about Todd Grantham's defense
Stop us if you’ve heard this one — Florida fans are upset at DC Todd Grantham for the Gators struggling on that side of the ball.
You probably said “stop” as soon as you hit “Grantham,” right? Well, what if we told you the Gators are continuing to struggle defensively against Texas A&M and fans continue to be mad at Grantham?
That’s the case on Saturday afternoon, with Florida holding a 21-17 halftime lead in College Station. If they’re leading, what’s the problem?
Well, the Aggies are converting long 3rd downs (3rd-and-Grantham, if you will) like they’re the easiest things in the world and already have a 94-yard touchdown drive.
Here are some of the reactions to the Gators’ defensive struggles thus far:
In year 3 of Mullen, the offense is playing at an elite level and the defense has gotten worse and is abysmal this year. They’ve recruited really well on defense and yet they keep getting worse. Grantham isn’t the answer
— Derek Tyson (@DerekJTyson) October 10, 2020
Todd Grantham when Dan Mullen asks him whats wrong with the Gators defense #UFvsTAMU pic.twitter.com/TRjtDxRl2r
— Coded One (@Coded_Everyone) October 10, 2020
So again Grantham’s defense is 0-for-4 on 3rd down. He’s soooooooooooooo overrated.
— Derek Tyson (@DerekJTyson) October 10, 2020
When our offense scores but then I realize I have to watch Grantham’s defense. pic.twitter.com/Ft2SZEanw9
— T (@tdgator9) October 10, 2020
Crazy stat of the day:
Todd Grantham makes $1.8 million a year. Or $180k per every TD that Florida’s defense has already allowed in just 2.5 games. pic.twitter.com/o0B0o6gUjA
— Chris Marler (@VerneFUNquist) October 10, 2020
I would just straight up fire Grantham after this game. Promote Turner to DC and bring Paul Pasqualoni from off the field to DL coach. Can’t be any worse than the disaster that is our Grantham defense this season.
— Hammersuit (@the_Hammersuit) October 10, 2020
Todd Grantham let this team score 24 points last week pic.twitter.com/YcqzfoUNht
— Charlie Parker (R.I.P. Tyce) (@cmparker999) October 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/mdaisy129/status/1314975831421259778
Will things turn around in the second half? Based on the way it has gone this season, don’t count on it.
They should be. First Gator game I’ve watched this year. They are going to have to figure this out if they want to have long term success. I don’t think the defense needs to be great with all the points they can score but they at least need to be a speed bump and prevent a third down conversion sometimes.
I do believe this ship may sink
At least it’s been sailing. Georgia has been “elite” for some time. Trophy case looks lonely though.
We will squander this championship level offense.
That’s my fear and the reason for my Charlie Strong statement in the other article. Dawg fans warned of a Grantham defense that got worse every season and they weren’t wrong.
Yep. Third and Grantham is alive and well. I don’t understand why you guys hired this guy. Heck Spurrier would be a better choice.
“Championship Offense”… Middle School Defense.
Not wrong
Actually, I don’t believe this is a championship offense! All their doing is the same thing that Mississippi state is doing! Arkansas put a stop to that quickly!!!!
You have to be able to RUN THE BALL! And you don’t get good at running by never doing it!!! Not one but TWO elite running backs have been suckered in to playing at Florida. How? I really want to know how? What is the pitch? Maybe it’s ” YOU’LL LOOK REALLY GREAT TO THE NFL, BLOCKING FOR KYLE TRASK! ”
ATTENTION ALL ELITE RUNNING BACKS:
NEVER EVER GO TO FLORIDA AGAIN!!! Because Dan Mullen wouldn’t know how to use an elite running back if he came with INSTRUCTIONS!!!! I know this is basically a freebie year. But hey, the NFL is still watching!!! MULLEN HAS TALKED YOU INTO BEING THERE JUST IN CASE HE GETS A WILD HAIR AND DECIDES TO RUN FOR A FOOT INSTEAD OF PASS!!!!
Y’ALL WERE 5 STAR RECRUITS. THE ONES I’M TAKING TO!!! And a decent game every now and then, just won’t cut the mustard!!! THE NFL WANTS PROVEN WORKHORSES LIKE UGA PUTS OUT EVERY OTHER YEAR!!!! I would say every year. But they do play 3 years first!!!!
ELITE RUNNING BACKS ARE WASTING YOUR TIME LISTENING TO THE MEDIA AND GOING TO FLORIDA!!!. THE DAYS OF E SMITH ARE OVER!!! They have been over!!!! If your a truly ELITE RUNNING BACK. UGA IS WHERE YOU BELONG PERIOD!!!!
PS. Good try orange crush!!!!! A&M didn’t show up against Vandy and only wiggled a little to prove they had life against Alabama. BUT JUST AS KING NEGAN PREDICTED. A&M KICKED FLORIDA’S A$$!!!!!
King Negan, still batting 1000!!!! LOL
Hear me out…. Kick onside kicks after every score. We get maybe 1 out of 4 back and that’s about the amount of stops we get.
Except for that EXTRA 3 POSSESSIONS you give the opposing team, one out of every four kick-offs, will be enough to BURY YOU!!!!!! No, I know the media had your hopes up. I know they had you dreaming of Spurrier and Urban Liar like you were back in those days! But reality is different!!!! Reality is hard. Reality sometimes hurts. And it’s easy to turn away from such harsh reality to dreams of better days gone by!!! It’s never easy to face a $hitty reality. BUT FACE IT YOU MUST!!! Otherwise you risk being banished to THE PHANTOM ZONE!!!! And go hurling through outer space and nearly light speed. Forever and forever!!!! AND I’M SORRY TO HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS. BUT THERE WON’T BE ANY BIG PILE OF NUCLEAR WARHEADS THROWN AT YOU BY SUPERMAN, IN ORDER TO ACCIDENTALLY FREE YOUR TORMENTED SOULS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Therefore you best face the truth right now, while you still can. And realize the truth. YOU SUCK!!!!! And only one possible answer, that no Florida person wants to face or wants to have to do!!!! That answer is first realize you suck! Then as quickly as possible… FIRE DAN MULLEN!!!! He was the brain that said Grantham was the TOP DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL!!!!! And he is the guy that rarely if ever uses 5 STAR RUNNING BACKS in the actual RUN GAME!!!!
Sure you can sling the ball around with the best of em!!! You were almost as good as The Mailman for UGA today!!! But smart coaches have always known. To play true SEC CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL. You have to be able to RUN and play elite defense!!!! DAN MULLEN CONVINCED YOU THAT GRANTHAM WAS THE BEST! Now you know better!!! So instead of calling for Grantham’s head. Why not call for MULLEN’s head first??? Plus had it not been for Mullen’s obsession with finding another Dak Prescott. Regardless to who started at Florida. You would have either Trask or Matt Corral that just hung 48 on Alabama and 35 on Florida coming off the bench just in case!!!!
PS. I know, I know but Negan he’s a Florida guy!!! We can’t fire Mullen just like that. Okay fine. That sounds great to me!!! KEEP MULLEN AND KEEP DREAMING OF SEC EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS. WHILE UGA KEEPS WINNING THEM AND MORE!!!!!! LOL, it’s not over just yet. But I’ll tell ya, Don Meredith is warming up his vocals on, TURN OUT THE LIGHTS, THE PARTIES OVER!!!! LOL
King Negan, still batting 1000!!!!
What about the 3 times each and probably more that you don’t get the inside kick? That is brilliant coaching. ARE YOU SURE YOUR NOT KIN TO DAN MULLEN????
PS. Come on you can tell!!! LOL. Think it’s bad now? Just wait until next year!!!!
King Negan
There have been a couple coverage busts but the coverage has been pretty tight. Sometimes the other team has some good players too (like Wydermyer) too. Run defense has been pretty solid.
Pass rush has been a disappointment though.
No sure what any of these things have to do with Grantham’s scheme.
Lol…that’s one of your better quips. Like me saying a couple of missed opportunities on our offense last year had nothing to with Coley Kirby scheme. Reality check, Your defense sux
@Leg………There is a ray of sunshine in all this. Yea, it’s true their defense SUCKS. But not as bad as Alabama this week!!! LOL.
King Negan
What??!! ATM is throwing at will! Tight coverage??
No worries 73g8r, nothing an Grantham special 8 man rush can’t take care of…look at the bright side, with all the bs fake roughing calls y’all are getting, your offense has got you covered…
No QB pressure today, even an average guy like Mond can hit receivers when he’s got time and open passing lanes.
That last drive didn’t look like solid run defense. A&M just ran it down their throats. If Florida can’t stop that, Jacksonville is going to be brutal.
Oh your calling it now after you saw a few games!!! KING NEGAN SAID THE COCKTAIL PARTY WAS GOING TO BE ANOTHER EPIC BEAT DOWN WITH UGA WINNING. Only I said it way back in the spring we never had!!!!
King Negan
Yup. They stink.
@NashvilleGator………Yep, sometimes that can be the case. Only now I think your reaching!!!! Where were any of these great players vs Vanderbilt or Alabama???? As sleepy Joe Biden would say….
PS. Come on man!!!!
King Negan
Don’t know what to say but his units don’t tackle. He was reason we lost SECCG in 2012. Couldn’t get off field.
We’re a 7-3 team at best due to this shi tty defense
Ruh Roh Shaggy
Todd Grantham is why Florida can’t have nice things.
Lol…I feel your pain man, I feel your pain
WET TOILET PAPER would make a better defense right now, incredibly disappointing.
I still think Trask pulls it out, but man…not pretty
Good lord, Gators have a kicker though
What’s crazy is how consistent he is and the power in his leg but the lack of national recognition.
Defense has been bad, but Trask has thrown three absolutely horrible passes today. Oh, and Pitts has a slight limp.
I was wondering why Pitts seems to be getting limited time.
I don’t know why your trying to make excuses for him Nash the offense played about as good as you can. They had 8 possessions 5 tds 1 fg 1 punt 1 to. The issue is defense. We’re getting limited possessions because of their inability to stop anyone. Don’t get me that quick score offense causes bad defense argument either. That’s not what’s happening here, that defense plays bad from the opening snap.
Truth
It was four bad passes. And they ended up not affecting the outcome. Texas A&M’s ball control drive and Davis’ fumble were the difference in the end.
Gator D looking good. Thought this was DBU, DLU, LBU?
Yeah! And all the Florida fans said the Gators would be better after Charlton Warren came to Georgia.
Georgia has maybe the best DB’s in CFB, Florida not so much.
The way this game is going the best defense would be to let the Gators score.so the offense has time left to score.
Lol…fumble as I typed this.
Way to go Florida. I was actually pulling for the Gators.
I have three words for Florida. Third and Granthm!
Congrats to A&M. They earned the win.
Tough loss Nash. Nice show of class as always. Hope Pitts injury isn’t serious.
Holy smoke! I can not believe UF lost. Tough game guys.
I swear on my life I will not watch another Florida game until I hear that Todd Grantham is fired.
I don’t care if it’s a week from now or a decade from now. I refuse to watch talent be wasted like this.