There is over a decade's worth of data that paints a picture that Billy Napier is not a great offensive coordinator. He is in his 11th season as either a D1 OC or as a D1 head coach, and only once has he finished in the top 25 in points per game.
The Florida Gators could be 4-0 this year if not for the offense, and yet when asked again on Wednesday if he would consider making any changes during the bye week, the answer from Napier was a broken record we have heard time and time again.
Billy Napier to still call plays coming out the bye week
During his teleconference on Wednesday, Napier was asked if he would continue to call plays for the Gators.
He simply said, "Correct."
At this point, hoping to get Napier to give up play-calling is like trying to get a four-year-old to change a shirt they are dead set on wearing to school.
Beyond the mounds of data that indicate Florida's offense has grossly underachieved all four years Napier has been in town, despite a roster that has talent, the issue is that he never has a real answer on how things will ever get better.
Even if one doesn't want to buy into the narrative that opposing defenses are predicting the "exact" play Florida is about to run, we'll just state that opposing defenses are continuously set up to be in position to stop well-known Napier tendencies.
But when pressed on these issues, Napier continually reverts to the same tired platitudes of "play better" rather than looking at the root cause of why Florida has a grand total of three touchdowns over the last three games.
What makes Napier look even worse in 2025 for his refusal to give up play-calling is the turnaround FSU is having. Mike Norvell gave up play-calling, and FSU now has a top-rated offense.
Ryan Day at Ohio State relinquished play-calling responsibilities ahead of the 2024 season and went on to win a national title.
But at the University of Florida, going 0 and 13 on third downs and having just one first down at halftime against Miami is perfectly normal.
Smile and nod.
Just smile and nod.