Billy Napier's Bold Decision: Why Florida's Head Coach is Keeping Play-Calling Duties Amid Criticism
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Join David Waters and Will Miles as they dive deep into Billy Napier's controversial decision to retain play-calling duties for Florida's offense. The hosts analyze Napier's offensive philosophy, his track record with quarterbacks like Anthony Richardson and Graham Mertz, and debate whether this choice could make or break the Gators' future with promising QB DJ Lagway. Plus, hear their insights on what it takes to compete at the highest level in college football and whether a head coach can successfully balance both roles in today's game.
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I'm not even going to be that invested next year like I have been I have been around following uf for many years and you can see the product is what it is after three years
@@EverythingGatorsWithRyan miss them videos u put out man but I understand
@kswiss6978 I miss it too and who knows if I get back to doing it. I appreciate it though I got too many hobbies and kids lol.
But 1/2 the base believes his offense is better than Urban, Spurrier, Mullen, Chip Kelly, Heupel and Marion combined. And any failure is the player’s fault.
Let's not sugar coat it. Napier sucks as a play caller!! Us fans have known this!! We have playmakers at the skill positions, but it means nothing with a below average play caller
I agree. This is Napier being stubborn and insisting on being a game day play caller because he was fired at Clemson (exact same knocks there that we’ve seen at Fla) and he never once was offered the OC job at Bama.
He is trying to prove to the world that he can be a game day play caller at the most elite level which is selfish bc it’s putting his own interests ahead of the program.
At Lou he called his own plays and the offense was just good but in far too many 1 score games. In 3 years at Fla it’s been a clunky offense with no rhythm and many poor game day coaching issues bc Napier is too distracted.
I always use this analogy. It’s not the system, it’s the play caller.
Steve Addazio tried to run Mullen’s offense in 2009 with majority of the same team and the same terminologies but the offense was nowhere what it was under Mullen. Why? BC Mullen is a far better play caller, schemer and overall offensive mind than Addazio was. Napier is just a bottom 1/3 OC and it’s going to hurt Fla Im 2025 at some point.
Totally agree! Napier is stubborn and is a terrible play caller. He is a control freak!
He's mid at best. He's the one getting in the way of the program taking the next step. He wants to prove to the world he's a good play caller but he's just not
@@barrone71agree 💯
@@eliyawahamashi8310 preach!
Billy is gonna squander DJ!!
Nothing further than the truth, be smart now. Watch the spring game.
Stubborn just like Dan Mullen....this will be his last season. Get rid of Scott Stricklin too.
I’m sure CBN was thinking they won the last four games so why change. However I would say those last four games were more the result of the defensive play than his play-calling.
Billy is going to be his own worst enemy
This shit is absolutely mind boggling! This man OBVIOUSLY needs an OC!
We all know here that his play calling is going to cost us at least a game or two this year.
Couldn't have said it better Dave. Predictable playcalling, simple 2 routes that are blanketed. Only hope is the playaction shot that is also predictable. Hopefully we see things opened up and cleaned up. But I don't have hope in Billy. My hope is in DJ
Gator Dave! Great show with Will! Have you heard anything about Dallas Wilson? Is he enrolled and/or on campus?
@@seanabel3759 not yet, but is supposed to be this week
@ Thanks for clarifying! Fingers crossed!
All that elite speed just sitting on the sidelines while we run 2 WR routes with 2 big slow TEs 😂😂😂
💯if not with lagway then who or when?
The scheme is bad when it doesn't fit personnel
@@EverythingGatorsWithRyan Fits the run pretty good haha. He’s recruited well enough to open it up more, but his base scheme will always be there
@GatorsBreakdown yeah I should probably back track run game is smooth pass game is pretty bad lagway hit the ceiling on what it's capable of I actually think even a pass game coordinator would have been sufficient.
This will be his downfall just like it was Mullen’s stubbornness ego and pride.
100%
And like how Muschamp refused to hire a top tier proven OC for his teams
@ exactly every since urban quit that’s what killed 🐊 🏉 is pride
Why do we keep saying he’s gonna make it to 2026? If he starts the season 2-3 he’s not coming back in 2026.
@@FrankThrasher3 sadly I feel UF UAA assured Napier 2 things, 4 full seasons and now, HC while Lagway is enrolled at UF. In the past 15 years the UAA has not prioritized football the way the top programs have. I feel like Napier is here through 2026 regardless bc he doesn’t have an out of control program and it shaves money off his buyout.
Not what I would do, but the UF UAA hardly ever does what I would do/prefer
Why would you expect the UF offense to look anything like OSU’s, Dave? Napier is a monkey compared to Chip Kelly’s offense IQ. It’s 1990s football from the pistol. Run, run, run…and make the passing game completely dependent upon play-action. That’s not going to win a championship. You need to be able to execute whatever game plan you need to win the game. If UF can’t run the ball, Napier is unable to adjust. Lagway “papers over” a lot of Napier’s insufficiency as a playcaller.
But hiring an OC is meaningless if that guy’s not a game changer. If we’re gonna hire a guy just to hire an OC, you might as well let BN keep calling plays. But the fact that Day lured Kelly to run the offense while Napier still thinks he can do it himself tells you everything you need to know about the chasm separating UF from elite status.
another year of bad time management, bad special teams and bad penalties He will turn DJ into Mertz
Nobody wants to talk about the failure of the defense to stop third and long the last three years.
Billy is never going to stop calling plays and some people will just never accept that and move on from that wishful thinking 😂😂😂
Just because someone continues to stubbornly do something poorly doesn’t mean it’s wrong for people to continue pointing out that it’s being done wrong.
Then he will be fired
A good DC knows every play Billy is calling. Obvious in bowl game early.
I don’t think Napier should get another season if he fails this year to make a 12 team playoff. But I know, defend him at all costs. He’s had multiple OC hiring opportunities. We didn’t let Dan get away with keeping Grantham too long and now Nape keeping himself longer than Dan kept Grantham.
But again, I know, exhaustive list of excuses. No accountability ever. At what point does anyone actually think Billy has to win? Neil Blackmon even tweeting beating the 6.5 is worth keeping Napier again.
Boneheaded billy
Silly Billy
Players win games not coaches. Need better defensive and offensive lines recruiting 😊
A lot of people are crazy and over reacting. Florida was 6-0 in games DJ started and finished. If Billy can go 6-0 with DJ as a freshman why would Billy want to change everything and confuse DJ. Instead of come back with a comfortable more seasoned DJ.
He doesn’t need to change the system nor the terminologies, he needs to hire a better play caller who has a better feel for the game which also would free up a Napier to be a better HC on game day
@ChrisWhite1003 that's a hell of a way of getting around the fact that he's lost games when DJ started the game, but nonetheless, it says even more about him when he had Mertz starting over Lagway. Also, look at what he's done in games when DJ didn't start.
No we're not clown!
@@BashayG7175 I encourage you to re read my statement and fact check your statement. Napier has only lost one game that DJ started. That was against Georgia. And DJ got hurt halfway through the game and Florida was winning at the time. Florida is 6-0 in games DJ started and finished which is exactly what I said above.
@ChrisWhite1003 that speaks more to who DJ is as a player not Napier being a competent play caller 💡
Florida doesn't need a offensive coordinator. As they used to say... Watch this!
Lagway trust's Napier. Napier knows if he doesn't win he will be fired.
But does that mean Napier really will choose bruising his ego to stay as opposed to failing his way and getting $20+ million to go home?
What's Silly Billy's record at UF? He's a loser!
Florida's offensive is going to rip next season.
He will be fired
Blind? Lacking smarts?
DJ will be wasted by Silly Billy!!!!!!!
Napier had Lagway healthy for ONE START, and the offense threw for 300 yards and ran for 200 yards and scored 48 points. He'll have all the pieces in place next year, let him run the offense he spent 4 years building.
He had a top 5 QB in the draft already. C-mon man
Make Florida offense great again. Fire Napier as Coordinator. He sucks