When Jeff Demps sneaks through Miami's defensive line, avert your eyes.
Look the other way when Chris Rainey jukes and shakes his way for a 20-plus-yard gain. Even when Percy Harvin makes his season debut this weekend, don't get giddy when he touches the ball.
And please, try to refrain from making ga-ga eyes at Timmy Tebow. Fellas, I'm talking to you too.
Instead, check out the big boys gyrating down front. It shouldn't be that hard, either. We're talking about 300-plus pounds of man here.
Don't discount the speed the Gators have. It's something every coach would love to have, and the options it provides offensively are numerous. But not even Demps, Rainey or Harvin could make those 10- and 20-yard sprints if the big guys didn't open creases for them.
UF's offensive line provides more than just a crease. It's more like lumberjacks clearing land for a five-star hotel.
With the type of spread offense the Gators run, if there's not blocking at the line or down the field, there are no big plays. No more hearing the phrase "Mercy, Percy" or watching defensive backs scratch their heads as UF's athletes run past them.
"(The) offensive line dominated really good," receiver Carl Moore said. "Everybody was dominating blocking. That's what we got to do to win."
Even Moore, as a receiver, knows how important the blocking scheme is to the Gators' success. When Rainey scored on a 33-yard scamper Saturday, wideout Riley Cooper cleared out the last Hawaii defender in what Meyer called a "seven-second block clinic."
Even without starting guard Jim Tartt, who is still recovering from his third shoulder surgery, the offensive line was impressive Saturday. Last season, it wasn't as noticeable because the Gators' best running backs were a wide receiver and quarterback.
Now with Rainey, Demps and a healthy Emmanuel Moody in the backfield, this offensive line will start getting the recognition it deserves.
Mike Pouncey was named the offensive player of the game Saturday. While the system Meyer uses to "grade out" players appears arbitrary, Pouncey being named the top offensive player when the Gators scored 56 points tells you something.
"I really think they deserved it," Pouncey said. "With Rainey and Demps in the backfield, all you've got to do is hold your block for two seconds. When they gave it to me, I guess they felt sorry for me."
Actually, it's the opponent's defensive line you should feel sorry for. Phil Trautwein, Jason Watkins, Maurkice and Mike Pouncey have gelled as one deep, cohesive unit, and that's not good news for anybody already clueless on how to stop UF's offensive juggernaut.
"Everybody says we've got the strongest unit on the team right now," Maurkice said.
Well, there's that Tebow guy who has the quarterback situation down pretty well. Other than that, though, it's hard to argue the offensive line isn't key to the Gators' success. Offensive line coach Steve Addazio has said he has several players who can play multiple positions on the line, and it's no coincidence three of UF's 11 team captains play there (Trautwein, Watkins and Tartt). They're large leaders - literally and figuratively - who are successful student athletes.
So the next time you see any of these jolly giants on campus, give them a nice pat on the back. Just don't buy them dinner. Your bank account can't handle that.
