First, I intend to make no effort to defend Florida Gators offensive coordinator Steve Addazio. I also intend to spend no time blaming Steve Addazio for the Florida Gators struggles with the Miami Redhawks. Saturday’s game caused a panic among the Gator faithful, and it should've.
If you’ve ever had any emergency training, you’ve been told panic makes things worse. Now we see why, as the Gator Nation implodes, and looks for someone to blame.
Steve Addazio made no attempts to go deep. Addazio failed to prepare the offense prior to the season. Addazio made his game plan too predictable. Addazio stuck with shotgun, when any good coordinator would go under center for the rest of the game, etc.
My favorite: Tim Tebow’s ability covered up for Addazio’s incompetence in the past. Some Gators fans will always look for a reason to conjure up the legend of Tim Tebow. Tim Tebow covered up the towel boy's mistakes, so we can give up that line of reasoning.
I’m not sure that Ben Hill Griffin Stadium would still be standing if the Gators had lost. Florida fans may have burned the bleachers to the ground, in an effort to get their hands on Addazio. Gator fans should have some concern after Saturday’s ugly victory over the Redhawks. For now, many reasons exist to let Addazio live in peace, and allow Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to stand.
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