The debate between talent and value has been a fundamental sports debate for generations. When MVP awards are announced in any sport, we constantly argue whether it should go to the most talented player or the player who served the most value to his particular team.

Everyone has their own opinion on the matter, and although you didn’t ask for mine I’ll tell you I think a player’s value to his team far outweighs his talent. By that same logic, I think Florida’s Demarcus Robinson might be the most valuable offensive weapon returning to the SEC in 2015.

I know, of all the mega-talents littered throughout the SEC who should make a tremendous impact this fall, you wouldn’t think Robinson would even crack the list.

But consider Florida’s head coach, a defensive-minded head coach at that, was just fired after posting four straight defenses ranked in the top 15 in the nation. Think of how bad an offense must be for a defensive-minded coach leading the nation’s best defenses to still get canned. That’s pretty darn bad.

Now consider Florida has replaced that defensive-minded coach with an offensive-minded coach in Jim McElwain. The Gators are clearly pushing most of their chips over to the offensive side of the ball, where they just lost a majority of their offensive line and their leading rusher from a year ago.

What’s worse is Florida has two quarterbacks battling for the starting job, and there’s no guaranteeing either is the right fit for McElwain’s offense, especially considering he didn’t recruit either player (Treon Harris and Will Grier).

So for an already putrid offense to replace most of its linemen, its quarterback and its leading rusher, there’s going to be a tremendous burden placed on Robinson’s shoulders.

Last season, when the offense was bad enough to warrant Will Muschamp’s termination, Robinson still caught 53 passes for 810 yards and seven touchdowns. Those would be considered impressive numbers had he been the top wideout in virtually any offense in the SEC, and to post them within Florida’s struggling offense shows his talent but more importantly his value to the team.

In Florida’s seven victories, Robinson averaged 5 catches and 79 yards per game; in its five losses he averaged 3.6 catches and 51.4 yards per contest. That alone proves his value to the team.

Robinson is the go-to guy for Florida this fall. Kelvin Taylor returns to the backfield with a pair of four-star tailback signees, so Florida may still benefit from the same rushing attack that singlehandedly defeated Georgia in the Cocktail Party last season. Still, you have to throw the ball sometime, and Robinson will be the first read on every pass play.

His value is unmatched throughout the SEC. A guy like Laquon Treadwell, who has led Ole Miss in receptions in each of his first two seasons, has similar value to his team, especially considering Ole Miss’ lack of an effective run game. But Treadwell has the benefit of the nation’s top junior college quarterback with NFL Hall of Fame bloodlines throwing him passes this fall, and he has two new four-star wideout signees to lessen his burden.

Duke Williams possesses similar value as well, but he plays in an offense that has produced the last two leading rushers in the SEC. As a wideout in a run-first offense, he simply doesn’t compare to Robinson.

The best comparison among the SEC’s 14 offensive units is Georgia tailback Nick Chubb, who put the offense on his back last season with eight straight 100-yard outings to close his freshman campaign. He’ll be playing behind a new starting quarterback that just lost his top two options in Chris Conley and Michael Bennett, meaning Chubb will need to carry the load again for Georgia this fall.

But he’ll have the benefit of tailback depth in the form of Sony Michel and maybe Keith Marshall, and will enjoy running behind virtually the same offensive line as a year ago.

The gap between Robinson and the next-most effective player on Florida’s offense is unbelievable. If he can’t catch at least 60 passes for 900 yards this fall, there’s a strong chance Florida’s passing game struggles, which could lead to the same results as the last two disappointing seasons.

So while guys like Treadwell, Williams, Chubb and others are clearly more talented than Robinson, they’re not necessarily more valuable. It may be circumstantial, but Robinson is now one of the SEC’s most important weapons. We’ll see this fall if he can capitalize on the opportunity.