Florida's defense going to be under the microscope this week after gettingshredded in the second half of Saturday night's 59-31 romp over Troy. ButUrban Meyer was quick to come to the defense of his defense on his Sundayteleconference with the media.

 Meyer said if the offense had just taken care of the ball in the secondhalf, the overall UF implosion would not have occurred.

 He's right.

The big turning point started when wide receiver Andre Caldwell lost afumble after making a catch on the opening possession of the second halfthat led to an easy three points for Troy.

 That turnover changed the entire momentum of the second half. From thatpoint on in the third quarter, the offense stumbled all over itself andkept quickly giving the ball back to a potent Troy offense. The Gatorsmanaged only 12 yards of total offense in the quarter.

 UF's defense was put in bad spot after bad spot and had a difficult timefending off the onslaught.

 Had the offense been only half as good as it had been in the first half,the problems on defense would not have been exposed the way they were. TheGators would have put up 70 points or so and it would have been a nice 35or 40-point victory and no one would be complaining.

 Yes, the defense still has some holes. The inside pass rush isnon-existant and the play at cornerback has been inconsistent to poor.

 But blame the offense, not the defense, for the way that game fell apartin the third quarter.

 As for Caldwell and kick returner Brandon James, there was no news ontheir injuries Sunday. Caldwell has a sprained knee and James a sprainedankle and their status is uncertain for the Tennessee game. Meyer said hewould not comment on their injuries until his hears something definitivefrom team doctors.