Florida’s defensive renaissance must begin against FAU

University of Florida defensive coordinator Todd Grantham coaching on the sideline during the Florida Gators win over Vanderbilt / Gator Country photo by David BowieYou know it, I know it, everyone knows it: Florida can’t accomplish its goals for 2021 without a much better performance from its defense. We won’t know a lot for certain after the Gators face off with the Owls of Florida Atlantic, but we should get a good idea as to whether things might be pointed in the right direction or not.

To begin with, the communication issues from a year ago have to be mostly absent. Maybe there’s one such problem early in the game involving a young member of the secondary and the home crowd being loud.…