Auburn defensive coordinator -- and former Florida head coach -- Will Muschamp said he hasn’t heard successor Jim McElwain’s assessment that he left a barren offensive roster behind in Gainesville.

But he clearly had heard one of McElwain’s criticisms -- that he could win with his dog Claire-a-bell as his starting quarterback.

"Said he could coach a dog and win," Muschamp said, according to AL.com. "Heck, (does) he like the dog better than his players?"

Florida had major quarterback problems under Muschamp, leading to the coach’s ouster after last season. And McElwain recently said that Florida’s spring roster depth is insufficient along the offensive line, particularly after losing underclassmen D.J. Humphries and Tyler Moore to the NFL draft.

Muschamp said those departures factored into McElwain’s assessment, but otherwise, he argues that he left a roster stocked with talent for the Gators’ new coach.

“Certainly, at that position at the offensive line, the numbers are obviously down based on [the departures], but I didn't know of any comments,” Muschamp said. “Other than that, there are a lot of good football players sitting down there.”