At pretty much every stop Urban Meyer has made in his coaching career, the offense has been pretty much the same. Even when Dan Mullen became his new offensive coordinator, the offense was still pretty similar to what he had run at Utah.

Read option, speed option, counter, shovel pass, and a relatively simple passing game, made so much more dangerous by his mobile QB's, fast WRs, and potent running game.

In 2009, Urban Meyer had probably his most diverse offensive staff in his entire career. Scott Loeffler, known more for his work with pro-style QB's, Steve Addazio, known more for his work with the OL than his mind as an offensive coordinator, and Billy Gonzales, a guy who had been teaching WR's the spread option offense since 2001.

So maybe it shouldn't come as a surprise that UF looked bi-polar on offense at times in 2009. You had a spread option QB trying to play like a pocket passer, an offense that relied mostly on speed and misdirection in 2008, alternating between that same strategy, and a power game with 2 backs under 190 pounds in 2009, and only a handful of WR that could actually grasp the subtle changes in the offense.

Maybe I'm being unfair. UF certainly did have some personnel limitations in 2009, specifically at WR, which maybe forced some of the schizophrenia on offense. UF did win 13 games, and they did end up in the top 10 in total offense and scoring offense, but it didn't look pretty. Now, if Urban Meyer were here, he'd kick me, because being pretty and winning are two completely different things. But the increased sacks allowed, the drop in 3rd down productivity, and the red zone hiccups really took away from what could have been one of the best offenses EVER at Florida.

Now it's 2010. John Brantley is the QB for Florida, and most people are expecting a new look Florida offense to be unveiled in September. But how different will it really look?

Well here are some key differences:

1. In 2009, Tim Tebow looked like a fish out of water trying to stay planted in that pocket. In 2010, John Brantley should be a lot more comfortable in the pocket, and I'm guessing that will mean less sacks, and less happy feet. So I'm guessing the passing game will look cleaner, and be more productive, although I don't think a lot of the plays are really going to change on paper.

2. In 2009, the speed and misdirection running game was limited to Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey. There wasn't any danger from the slot, and no other offensive player could really contribute. In 2010, Rainey moves to the slot, Debose is healthy, Gillislee adds depth at RB with Demps, and UF adds a bevy of quick players that could immediately impact that aspect of the offense. Again, it'll look different, but the plays won't change, they'll just be more successful.

3. The power game in 2009 was limited to Tim Tebow and Tim Tebow. In 2010, Tebow is gone, but Mike Gillislee and Emmanuel Moody return. Mack Brown could also make an immediate impact on the position, so UF is much bigger at RB this year, and with more diversity in the power game, the offense won't so much resemble a one man battering ram. This will look a lot different from 2009.

So here's my point. On paper, the offense itself will not actually be that much different in 2010 than it was in 2009, but it will LOOK different on the field.

The reason is this: As it turns out, with all the coaching changes on offense, 2009 was a transition year for UF. They had a pro-style QB coach and a spread option QB. They had a guy that loves running the ball with power at OC, but a team with only one consistent guy running the ball that weighed over 200 pounds. And they had a WR coach that was trying to play catch-up most of the year with a short bench. So, yeah, the offense looked ugly and out of sorts at times, even though it was one of the top offenses in the country. But it's just because the pieces didn't fit perfectly.

2010 should look much better. The personnel fits the coaches better, IMO, and these offensive coaches will show us what they can do when that happens. It could be a big year.

But the offense won't actually be that different.