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Suggestion : simplify the process. Block the guy in front of you. Get lower than they do on short-yardage runs, especially at goal line. It’s ain’t complicated, it’s football. Get back to the basics.

Man, is this spot on… of all the "advice" handed out in the DN comments sections (including mine), this seems not only logical (most of what I've read from others seems to be so also), but very actionable in a short time. One has to wonder "why not?" on some of the things you mention. We obviously don't have all the info (like the readiness of certain freshmen on Offense), but almost all of your reco's can be done/achieved… IF the coaching staff has their act together. Perhaps that's the bigger issue?

I've seen the Defense adjust nicely, both in-game and between halves… not so much from the Offense. Take all the talent you mentioned (it does not seem overhyped… it's real talent) and it ultimately comes down to coaching/leadership.

I'm fairly certain that (at least individually) Beck, Bobo, and Searles are capable of high performance… in fact, I think all of them are quite strong in terms of raw talent personally. However, together? Clearly not working. The evidence is not just on-the-field, but off it as well… whether on the sidelines, on campus, or in a squad car.

Kirby used to harp on culture constantly… notice he hasn't hardly at all recently? And notice how rough he looked at the presser where he (appropriately or not) threw uncharacteristic barbs at Pope? He knows the culture, at the very least on Offense, that he spent years building and delivered multiple Championships is broken. So, is it temporary or something bigger? He can't do it alone and several of the most prominent leaders seem to be at the root of the problem.

Finally, on your point around the editing SNAFU (wish we'd won at Bama!), I've finally given up on my daily DN editing/proofing error count… too many to keep track of 🤣🤣🤣

Kirby cannot be serious. We are in Week 11, and you're telling me that this team has gotten better?? Clemson wasn't a bed of roses, but other than that game and certainly Texas, I can't say we've played even a solid B grade game in all phases. It feels like this team is running in place and not going forward at all…definitely backwards in some regards.

I'm not buying THAT Kool-Aid that Kirby is trying to sell.

As I posted a couple of days ago…Sports Writer Seth Emerson wrote a great piece in the Athletic and sums things as it stands today rather succinctly:

" Well, good news: Nobody on this Georgia team is playing well enough to deserve to point fingers at anyone else.

What is the one thing that this team is very good at? What is the thing that you can count on this team being good at in any game, no matter what? Well, other than the punter and the kicker, who both are doing their jobs very well. The fact they are inarguably the best things about this team right now says enough. "

I am utterly shocked that a University of Georgia football team, especially one led by Kirby Smart, would rank 15th out of 16 SEC teams in rushing yards and ATTEMPTED rushes. Kirby and the team try to make it like we've been forced to throw because teams are stopping our run. But it was quite clear to me that in both the Texas and Florida games, we had a "pass first" game plan. We really didn't try to establish the run. Now whether the coaches are doing that because they have no faith in the running game — or are trying to showcase the passing game to get better wide receiver recruits — I have no idea. I just know that we shouldn't be second to last in the conference in rushing attempts. It's not like we're loaded with All-American receivers and Carson Beck is throwing for 300 yards per game.