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Florida fans frustrated, call for Todd Grantham’s job after rough first half vs. Vanderbilt
By Adam Spencer
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The Florida Gators are off to a bit of a slow start on Saturday afternoon in Nashville. At halftime, the Gators are leading the Commodores 17-10.
While giving up only 10 points in a half is nothing too terrible, Florida fans aren’t happy with DC Todd Grantham, as it’s the most points the Commodores have scored in the first quarter all season.
Fans and media members took to Twitter to criticize Grantham’s defense, particularly calling him out for not developing some of the older players on the defensive side of the ball.
Here were some of the reactions to Grantham’s first-half coaching job against the 0-6 Commodores:
Think there's *some* merit to this statement, but there are plenty of veterans getting beaten right now. https://t.co/0DB8vMb8ic
— Thomas Goldkamp (@ThomasGoldkamp) November 21, 2020
Vanderbilt drives right down the field on the first drive. This defense is unbelievably porous
— Pat Dooley (@pat_dooley) November 21, 2020
Grantham been ass per usual, but Dan playcalling been sus today
— KyloGator (@KyloGator) November 21, 2020
DBs are ankle biters. Can’t tackle anyone. Marco trying to strip the ball while the receiver is dragging people for a first down.
The personnel decisions and continuance to play players just because of seniority is mind boggling. There are much better players on the bench
— Derek Tyson (@DerekJTyson) November 21, 2020
What a poorly poorly coached Florida defense. There’s just no other way to explain it.
— Derek Tyson (@DerekJTyson) November 21, 2020
It’s the same song and dance. Guys lined up wrong, missed tackles, soft as butter coverage.
— Derek Tyson (@DerekJTyson) November 21, 2020
Sad realization… our best players on defense are the freshmen because they’ve not been “developed” by Grantham as long
— Jerry Jr. (@JBreezyII) November 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/TrueDreamer_21/status/1330211239352479745
On third and 4, wouldn’t we all expect a defense to play tighter coverage (other than Grantham)? Making it much more difficult to run a screen. https://t.co/uZMx7n3rMF
— Derek Tyson (@DerekJTyson) November 21, 2020
Defense has been so back and forth this season. We need consistency and growth, get ot together Grantham
— Kawali Gokool (@KawaliGokool) November 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/vanieltweets/status/1330212660911214593
Tired of Grantham!!!!
— FranklinSaint (@Bishopdadon23) November 21, 2020
Will the defense be better in the second half? We’ll find out soon enough.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
