Florida football coach Urban Meyer said Wednesday he is working hard to repair a struggling Gators offense, and is evaluating everything from the scheme to the personnel to the play-calling.
"What I've been able to do, a very in-depth study of where we're at and what the issues are," Meyer said during a teleconference.
The problems, he said, primarily center on Florida's lack of a running game, low number of big plays, subpar passing efficiency and turnovers.
"Now," Meyer said, "how do we fix the issues?"
According to Meyer, the staff is reviewing just about everything to figure out what's working and what's not working. The Gators rank 91st in total offense (329 yards a game) and 65th in scoring (27.57 points). They also rate low in other significant statistics, such as first downs (85th) and red zone efficiency (102nd).
"Whether it's personnel changes or scheme changes, that's what this time's all spent on doing," Meyer said. "It's one or the other or it's a combination of both. That's what coaches do and we're knee deep in the evaluation phases right now and addressing it at practice."
What specific changes might we see when the Gators (4-3 overall, 2-3 in the Southeastern Conference) play Georgia next week.
"I think a little bit of both [schematic and personnel wise]," Meyer said. "I don't want to get in too much detail because it's not set yet, but we just have to improve. How do you improve? It's two things: it's scheme, it's personnel. One way of getting better personnel wise is getting your guys back healthy. ... I can't give you exacts and I wouldn't give you exacts anyways, but that's what we're working on right now."
As for the play-calling of offensive coordinator Steve Addazio, which has been heavily scrutinized in recent weeks?
"That will be fixed if it's broken," Meyer said.
