Dan Mullen shares how Florida plans to stay sharp, whether he thinks style points matter
Coming off a win over Arkansas that avoided a let down following the huge win over Georgia, Florida now faces a road game at Vanderbilt in front of less than 1,000 fans. Coach Dan Mullen on Monday at a press conference discussed how the Gators plan to stay sharp.
“Not only does our focus have to be on Vandy, in preparation within the scheme and game plan and everything we’re doing with Vandy but we can’t also lose focus on ourselves and how we’re getting better in different ways,” Mullen said.
The big plays given up against Arkansas is one area to start, Mullen said. Offensive efficiencies and seeing how opponents are playing against the Gators. Arkansas, for example, played a lot of dime defense and dropped a lot of players into coverage. Creating depth and having the “next man up mentality” is also important.
“There’s a lot of little things that we do and we do have to focus on ourselves as well as making sure we are ready for the game against Vanderbilt in every aspect of the scheme, and that’s how you get better,” Mullen said.
Last week it was coming off an emotional win, “let’s make sure we continue that motivation, we haven’t arrived yet.”
Mullen was also asked about style points being a factor for teams to be included in the fourth spot in the College Football Playoff. He initially deflected the question to Athletics Director Scott Stricklin. Mullen said he’s not into that.
“I’m into how do we are we making our team better,” Mullen said. “I certainly don’t want to be somebody we’re up five touchdowns and we’re in a two-minute situation trying to go up six touchdowns, or I’m faking a punt up four scores. We scored to go up 28 in the fourth quarter and we’re going to go for two, instead of one. That’s not who I am as a coach. … That’s not what I think the game of football is about, I think it devalues some of the game.”
Sharp like continuing to pass when you already have 55 points?
Maybe if UGA let Fields pass more, even in garbage time, you would not have a QB issue right now.
Everyone saw Fields complain about how it was BS with the plays UGA let him run. Go figure he left.
Yes, it’s reminiscent of, what’s that QBs name…Emory something or other
Except that Emory is playing behind a heisman candidate and one of the best players in the country?
No, not even close Emory is allowed to throw the ball.
Here’s the thing, right now you wish you had Feleipe Franks as your QB, but you went after the rong guys in the portal. You also wish you had Emory Jones as your QB, but you screwed up the backup QB thingy with Fields.
Recent Georgia QB history is a big fat mess, thank you Kirby
Do what cojones?
Emory has thrown the ball 10 times in 5 games this year…last year he had 38 passes… 1 LESS than Fields had in 2018 behind Fromm…
If I didn’t know better I’d swear you’re trying out for the, what is your trademark name calling card…moron triumvirate club. Lol. You crack me up palley.
I’ve always felt the idiotic fake punt was when Fields had to say– this is what Keebler calls a “special package?” I’m done.
At least he was smart enough to recognize Smart wasn’t for him, poor Emory just doesn’t get it does he…
With a back up QB to a back up receiver.
Maybe we should have just kneeled and punted those last 2 series
Let me do my best UGA troll impression…
“44-28”
LOL
I must say, it is nice not to have the Gator articles completely littered with comments from the three duma$$ UGA trolls.
Their season is over. They failed to meet any of their goals. It’s like the old joke, that they had a sign in the lockeroom listing national champs as their team goal. Crossed it off and changed it to SEC champs. Crossed it off and changed it to to SEC East Champs. Crossed it off and changed it to, Finish the Season. What else are their fans gonna do then come here and whimper?
Good one but you forgot to add “chumps” at the end
Yes. Passing, you know… Oh, wait – you don’t know.
We had our second and third string QB, receivers and linemen in so they could get practice in game situations.
Perhaps you should be giving tips to Kirby on how to coach and develop players. Lord knows, he needs it.
Give him a break guys. I don’t blame him for being mad. If I had Frodo throwing the ball I’d be jealous of that ther teams passing to.
I would like to see us put up 70pts like the Spurrier days, have to stay sharp.
UGA fans still think passing the ball is some kind of immoral act. Too much Kirby in their minds these days.
Garbage time. Had backup qb in. Every team out there puts their backups in. Not sure what you’re going to get. Ark scored during that time, so did Jones.
Practice a lot. And stay focus. One game at a time. Defense and offense. One who wants it the most. Focus your attention.
Irregardless.
I can’t believe webster’s made irregardless a word this year. LOL
My guess is irregardless got mixed with irrespective and regardless.
They put D’oh! In there a few years ago, too, though it was used exclusively by a cartoon character or people quoting said character.
You know what’s my most hated coach speak phrase of this year: “next man up mentality”
Style points definitely matter, maybe even more so this year due to the shortened schedules for some conferences. However, they do not matter for the Gators. If Florida wins out, they are in the playoff no matter the scores of the games. Win and in…Go Gators!
Lol, enjoy the sunshine my gatorbaitor brethren, but remember this…You are being watched. The government has a secret system: a machine that spies on you every hour of every day. I know, because I built it. I designed the machine to detect delusional Mullet lovers and heaven forbid they slip up against Bama in Hotlanta and there will be troll hail to pay…
So, you’re the person that launched Google!
Wonder if that machine can detect if a transfer QB will leave before the season or not? Or even better a 5-star ? Will he stay or will he go? I think “The Clash” has a song about that already.
Only a Moron lands a “top” transfer QB and a few months later goes after another. Dummy thinks stockpiling 5 stars and top players is the name of the game. Dummy doesn’t understand 2 top QBs in the same cycle ain’t gonna work cause you can only play one at a time. Then dummy and delusional fanbase are surprised when the first guy says screw this sheet I’m out of here a few weeks before the season starts.
To make things worse, the second guy that ran the first guy off has a secret injury that prevents him to play.
Meanwhile dummy gave all the first team snaps in a shortened season to the guy that bolted and now has a midget competing with a scared deer in the headlights for QB. Can’t make this sheet up
So your watching to see if we pull a UGA?