Kevin Trahan contributed to this story.

Florida's offense has been somewhat of a dumpster fire ever since Will Muschamp took over as the Gators' coach in 2011, and heading into Muschamp's fourth season in Gainesville, the team will be breaking in its third offensive coordinator in that span. This time, it's former Duke offensive coordinator Kurt Roper, who was one of the finalists last season for the Broyles Award, which is given to the nation's top assistant.

"As far as being able to install, we need to judge that in fall camp" Muschamp said Monday at SEC Media Days."We got a lot more done in spring than I thought we would. That's a credit to Kurt and the players. We'll see who can handle what as we move forward to make sure that we're executing very well in our first game."

Roper's hiring gives Gators fans hope that they can reverse last year's miserable 4-8 season. He brought Duke's offense to new heights last year, as the Blue Devils finished with an impressive 5.87 yards-per-play and 32.8 points-per-game en route to an ACC Coastal Division title.

"You have to go in knowing that in college football, there's going to be a lot of [coaching] turnover," said quarterback Jeff Driskel, who also noted he ripped his pants walking to the podium. "Especially when you're not as successful as you'd like. But I think we're handling it extremely well."

Roper brings an entirely new offense to Gainesville, switching from a pro-style scheme to an up-tempo spread.

"I'm really comfortable with [Roper's shotgun system]," said Driskel. "We were almost exclusively in shotgun during the spring. It's just something that helps us in our two-back and our quarterback runs."

Muschamp's first offensive coordinator, Charlie Weis, was supposed to be a great fit for his pro-style offense, but Weis had one middling season before leaving for Kansas.

Next came Boise State offensive coordinator Brent Pease, who was supposed to revitalize the Gators' offense with an exciting, Boise-like brand of football. He did fine in his first season, but struggled mightily in 2013, leading to his firing. That could have been attributed to injuries, but as the Football Outsiders ratings show, nothing from the first three seasons in Gainesville screamed anything more than average. Said Muschamp:

"It's always difficult to maintain a staff from the standpoint of, guys get promotions," Muschamp said. "You want that to happen. That's part of it. When we have an opening, we've got a bunch of people that want to come."

Year Football Outsiders offensive rank 2011 58 2012 32 2013 99

Roper's goal will be to not only bring the Gators back to average, but to lift them to new heights. With a number of solid athletes in the fold in this recruiting class, including 4-star dual-threat quarterback Sheriron Jones, the future looks bright ... if Muschamp and Roper can make it there. Muschamp will be coaching for his job this season, and there will be obvious growing pains with a new offensive coordinator.

But as SB Nation's Ian Boyd pointed out, the talent is there for Florida to turn the corner this season.

If Florida's best players can handle the shift from specialist to polymath, then there is promise. Driskel's ability to handle a spread option attack should create multiple stress points for opponents accustomed to obvious formulas like "spread-out Florida = vertical stretch pass game" and "packed-in Florida = power."

If they do, though, is another story. The approach is different, but Florida fans have been tricked before.

So be on the lookout for Muschamp in a make-or-break season in Gainesville. He's stopped backing up, has just pulled out a Swiss army knife, and is looking to stab someone with what seems to be either a nail file or a reamer.

"We still have a lot to learn butright now we have a really solid base," said Driskel. "It's an offense we can be really productive in."