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Dad’s Corner: Diagnosing UF

Dad’s Corner is a new feature on I Want to be a Sports Agent. My father, Phil Heitner, is a fan of the blog and has some pretty opinionated feelings on the world of sports. I will let him voice some of his opinions each weekend. Enjoy:

In watching UF’s defense, I believe that they need to go away from zone coverage to man to man with the safeties moving up at least 5 yards closer. They also need to rush at least 5 on most plays. They did go to man to man coverage in most of the second half and it was a large improvement. They went back to zone on Auburn’s final drive and we all saw the results: short slant passes and better runs setting them up for the final field goal. Their secondary is fast but not experienced enough for zone coverage. It would be better for them to be beat on an occasional long pass than having an 80% completion record against them on passes under 15 yards.

As far as their offense is concerned, UF has a light offensive line that is young and fast. They will improve under their excellent coaching. Tebow is too precious a commodity to run up the middle as much as he is doing. If he goes down with a major injury they can kiss this season goodbye.

These view points are mine and not necessarily my son’s.

-Phil Heitner

By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.

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