The term “shell shocked” was coined during World War I to describe the trauma soldiers who were coming home went through during months and years of trench warfare.
After years of taking jabs from fans and the media the Florida Gators offense is a bit shell shocked themselves. Success has been hard to come by and the offense have been the butt of jokes as they tried harder to simply stay out of the way of the defense, rather than, you know, score points.
Getting an offensive minded head coach in place has changed a lot, but changing the mentality of the players who have been beaten down for years is proving to be more difficult than Jim McElwain expected.