ESPN’s Jonathan Vilma blasts Jim McElwain for failure to elevate offense
By Cody McClure
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Former University of Miami and NFL linebacker-turned ESPN college football analyst Jonathan Vilma commented on Florida head coach Jim McElwain’s job performance on Thursday.
Vilma, like many others, sees that something is wrong. He detailed some of the issues in a recent segment on ESPN.
“He [McElwain] was brought in to fix that offense, and frankly, no one wants to hear about how many scholarship players they had or didn’t have,” Vilma said. “They brought him in there, and he knew the situation he was getting into. He signed on the dotted line and he’s supposed to perform. He’s supposed to produce. He’s not producing to the level Florida fans [expect].
“If this were back in the 70s or 80s, he would get five, six or seven years to rebuild the team and make it his own, but that’s not the nature of the beast anymore,” Vilma added. “It’s win and win now. … It’s the offense that’s killing me. That’s a head-scratcher. Offensively, he’s supposed to fix that, and it hasn’t happened. It’s the defense that’s gotten them to the SEC title game. And they can’t hold up against the better teams.”
The video below, posted by @DarbFishner on Twitter, shows Vilma’s full comments.
Jonathan Vilma on Jim McElwain pic.twitter.com/LCJXVfjMx0
— BWF (@DarbFishner) October 26, 2017
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.
