Watch & Read: Mertz more comfortable in the offense

Press Conference

by Inside the Gators Staff
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HAYDEN HANSEN

Highlights

  • Hansen expects the offense to make strides in explosive plays this season
  • He’s made progress in becoming a better pass-catching tight-end
  • Napier told the players that the team that wins the explosive play battle wins 75% of the time

JOEY SLACKMAN

Highlights

  • Talked about his use of smelling salts during lifting and practices
  • His wrestling background gives him a legup playing defensive tackle
  • Gerald Chatman is the heartbeat of the defensive line room

ARLIS BOARDINGHAM

Highlights

  • Boardingham is working on his blocking
  • They approach every game the same way. They don’t elevate certain opponents
  • The team is trying to eliminate ‘selfish’ football

GRAHAM MERTZ

Highlights

  • He feels much more comfortable in the offense in his second-year
  • Mertz didn’t want to share too much info on how UF will utilize the new sideline communication
  • Said that center Jake Slaughter is the same guy every day
  • Players truly changed their bodies over the spring and summer

SHEMAR JAMES

Highlights

  • Camp has been a grind. They are in the dog days
  • The next step for the defense is to be consistent and finish
  • Grayson Howard looks and plays the part. He brings the juice
  • Every day they talk about playing for the guy next to them

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