When offensive coordinator Dan Mullen left Urban Meyer’s staff to be the head coach at Mississippi State, he took part of the offensive staff with him. Mullen did leave behind offensive line coach Steve Addazio, who took over the play calling duties and showed that Mullen had taken some creativity also. But now, with a year of calling plays for the gators under his belt, Addazio looks to unleash the entire playbook on opposing defenses.

After a season in which the Gators offense looked a bit stagnant at times and play calling which was clearly conservative, Coach Addazio will now look to “pencil whip” his opponents much the same way Mullen did in his years as offensive coordinator.

In Addazio’s defense, the Gator’s offense didn’t exactly have a wealth of options at wide receiver in 2009, which limited his options a bit. And, even while being hamstrung with a thin group of receivers, the Gator offense was still able to lead the SEC in total offense, while coming in second in rushing yards, passing yards and scoring offense. Many of these numbers can easily be attributed to the presence of Tim Tebow, but don’t discount Addazio’s offensive prowess.

Addazio now has athletes such as Andre DeBose, who is now 100% healthy and Chris Rainey, who switched from running back to receiver this offseason to mix things up with. Throw in the stable of athletes coming out of the backfield such as the speedy Jeff Demps and some guy by the name of Brantley, and Steve has plenty of toys to pencil whip opposing defenses.

Look for the 2010 Florida Gators get back to the big play, score from anywhere at any time offense we have all grown accustomed to.