Many Florida fans were unimpressed with Jim McElwain during his three seasons as coach of the Gators.

Add SEC Network’s Paul Finebaum to that list.

During coverage of the SEC Media Days on Tuesday, Finebaum took a shot at McElwain on “SEC Now,” implying that McElwain wouldn’t be a good coach no matter the circumstances of the job.

“I think McElwain could have screwed up the Patriots,” Finebaum said on the broadcast.

Of course, the New England Patriots have been one of the top franchises in sports, filled with elite talent, as they have won five Super Bowls since 2001 and won fewer than 10 games in a season just once during that span.

Meanwhile, McElwain went 22-12 during his tenure at Florida, going 3-4 in 2017 before getting fired midseason.

It certainly is a dig that Finebaum thinks McElwain could have damaged a team led by one of the all-time greats, future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady.

McElwain rebounded quickly after his dismissal from Florida, getting hired as the wide receivers coach at Michigan in February. He’ll look to prove Finebaum wrong as he aims to build up his coaching stock by helping Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines have success.