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Yes, @FrankDG, what you said is true, the execution was poor. But therein is the problem. Our execution was poor all season long and it NEVER improved. That's why so many Dawg fans are barking. Coaches are supposed to see their teams' weaknesses and then figure out ways to get them to improve, especially when the kids are as talented as ours. But our coaches never seemed to do that and when we finally met a team with equal (if not better) talent than ours, they showed us our shortcomings. Yes receivers dropped balls, but they were doing that throughout the year. Same for Jake missing open receivers. And our running backs, though highly touted, never were the breakout stars that they were expected to be. And that's because our O-Line, proclaimed to be All-Everything before the season, woefully underperformed all year. With this line, our running backs should have routinely running for 3-5 yards before even getting touched. All too often, they were met at the line of scrimmage -- or behind it. Think long and hard about this: the University of Georgia only gained 62 yards rushing Saturday in a conference championship game with three, THREE, 5-star running backs (Swift, White and Cook) on the roster, plus one 4-star (McIntosh). There's NO WAY that should be happening. Kirby's throwing receivers under the bus (maybe he knows they all are graduating or planning to transfer or something so he doesn't care) but there is PLENTY of criticism to go around. Go Dawgs!
@DallasDawg - great points about the running game. I've been wondering why we didn't see more of White early on vs LSU? He is a great north-south runner and was running angry with some purpose and extra effort. I felt like a few more punishing runs from him would have made a difference.
Bill, Last week , after our tight end had caught a pass for a first down, I bet my brothers, any amount of money, that we would not throw the ball to him again for the rest of the game. I would have won the bet!
Then the SAME THING happened against LSU!
The tight end is like the Castle in a Chess game and Coley refuses to use them. WHY!?
Kirby Smart was my dream hire. He was a player that played far beyond his statue and physical abilities. I do believe he is a defensive guru. He has show great recruiting abilities in the short run. But cracks started showing up late last year. Basically after the SEC championship, out team fell apart. Smart was unable to produce a motivated team for the SUGAR BOWL! I will always wonder if allowing a player who, apparently, was a divisive force and used the race card to persuade the SEC to allow him to transfer & play immediately and not sit for a year, join the team in New Orleans. Everyone knew he would not play and his presence appeared to be polarizing. I will always wonder which deserving player was left behind to make space for the transferring player.
I also believe, perhaps tired of all the internal team drama, some juniors elected to go pro. Players who might have benefited playing at UGA one more year. In any case the Sugar Bowl was an embarrassment. I believe Kirby had a failure in leadership last year. Yeah, I know discipline is now a no no for today's athletes. But I still believe a firmer hand, coupled with the love Kirby shows for his team members would produce better results.
It is hard for any man to humble himself when showered with more money and acclaim than any one person could possibly truly deserve. But great men and women find a way. Kirby Smart needs an INDEPENDENT offensive coach. A person with the track record and gravitas to make all game decisions without input from coach Smart. A coach that has a proven track record developing offenses and players, especially quarterbacks. Recruiting such a person would prove CKS a great hire. Time will tell.