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For some reason the pattern, whether it is the result of a breakdown at WR, QB, OL, RB or coaching, the Dawgs have not shown that they can "execute," finish the drill in the big games. They've been able to jump out ahead or stay close but for some reason when the second half comes around it has been a fizzle. Have not been able to solve that riddle. Maybe one day someone will.
Hooch, you picked two examples from the same game. I don't want to throw Fromm under the bus, I would just like some real reporting on the problems we had.
Jake wasn't helped by his receivers but I would wager he missed as many throws as the receivers had drops or missed routes. I would like to see these DawgNation reporters be a little more inquisitive about Fromm's struggles this year. If it's inadequate coaching which I believe it was to some degree then I would like to see Smart make some tweaks, and maybe he will yet. We had a previous coach who didn't have the backbone to make coaching changes when they were necessary, let's hope history doesn't repeat itself.
The responsibility for the play of the position group lie at the feet of the position coach and the coordinator. I have heard ZERO accountability on the subject DawgNation reporters.
Poor Jake, receivers couldn't get separation and when they did he either over/under threw them or they just flat out dropped it. Comedy of errors. You fall behind like we did and he started pressing and making poor throws as in the two interceptions.
Joe Burrows was all-world, Jake Fromm was anything but. It's as simple as that. Give Joe B the same receivers Jake Fromm has and the results would be the same. No, the WR corps is not great at UGA, but neither are the LSU receiving corps as a whole. No, the WR corps is not the problem, Jake Fromm is the problem. Joe Burrow made his group of receivers look better than they are. That's what a great QB does. A great QB makes the players around him better. Jake Fromm cannot elevate the players around him. It's as simple as that.
Player development and coaching are a BIG part of why we continue to come up short every season.
What would Fields have been able to do this season in our offense? Probably been successful but limited based on our play calling, play makers, and conservative offensive strategy. He fit with OSU immediately and has been very successful.
Fromm is so darn limited in his throws and his play making ability since he is such a one dimensional QB. Other than Trevor Lawrence, all other (3) QBs in the playoffs are dual-threat QBs. I really believe in college football it is almost imperative to have a dual threat QB that is a very good passer as well as big enough and strong enough to be a threat to run the football. In which case, defenses MUST defend against that threat.
Bottom line: We can't be such a one-dimensional run heavy offense that teams can simply load the box and stuff us. That happened too many games this season. We've got to become more dynamic in our game plans. We may not get the best receivers in the country, but with player development & better coaching we should be able to keep teams guessing when they play us.
TE and WR are areas we must improve in ! We need a upgrade in OC a proven OC that has called plays in the SEC ! Coley has to be demoted but kept around. He is a great recruiter. I wish we could of got Mike Bobo !
The difference in Joe Burrow a year ago to now is that Offensive scheme ! He improved because LSU finally went to the SPREAD and installed RPOs
Sorry, y'all. I skipped everything. Normally, I read the whole article, jump down to the bottom of the comments, and work up from there. This happened, though, and I just needed answers.
"Robertson made all 26 of his career catches at Georgia this season. His four catches for 52 yards was second on the team in both categories against LSU."
Robertson made 26 catches this season.
Robertson made 4 catches for 52 yards.
Were these 4 catches part of the 52? They have to be, right? Otherwise, why are we talking about Robertson? How did they fit in, though? Why are we focusing on those 4 in the middle of the other 22? It's weird.
Don't even know how to conclude this, except to say that I'm jumping back up now, to read the rest of the article.
There has been much written about the loss of all those receivers last year but I'm still waiting to hear an explanation that matches up with what we all saw on the field this year. We lost some really talented guys from last year's squad but the offense we put on the field this year wasn't even mediocre. I hear that Fromm may have had low confidence in the 2019 receivers but that does not explain the horrendous throws that happened game after game. Balls in the dirt, balls in the 3rd row, staring down receivers, even some completions where the receiver had to reach back to gather a ball in that was behind them. Could it be that maybe the receivers lost a little confidence in Fromm?
We need WRs !! JUCO guys, Prep School, Grad Transfers and immediate transfers ! Cortez Hankton is a great coach !
For the most part, Yep, we were short.
Except.
How many times this year have we seen Fromm with open receivers in front of him that he JUST DIDN'T SEE?
I can't speak as to why this is a problem, but it is. People will say it's coaching, people will say it's receivers not getting open (and Fromm should've seen them, considering what play he called), people will say it's the O-line crowding his vision (a tactical mistake if ever I've heard one...). The bottom line is that we've got to make connections. Jake has been a wonderful manager, but, this past year, has come up short reading his field. When the receivers have flat-out missed, Fromm's percentage is on them, but that's been a 50/50 gig. Making good on that missing 50 has been on the QB.
Is it O-line coaching? Kinda.
Is it on the receivers? Kinda.
Is it on overall Offensive execution? Kinda.
The point is that there is no one person/area to blame. Chopping wood is a whole-body activity.
GO DAWGS!
Things are changing in the college game...I thought the Kirby actually had a chance last year to revolutionized the game of college football with a detailed dual QB attack....I was so looking forward to that...I thought it was a missed opportunity that Fields did not play last year in a revamped offense....no matter........as mentioned Kirby keeps calling himself old school....Do we really need that? 3 yards and a cloud of dust....I don't think so....We need a dual threat QB and the best receivers in the nation....
BTW....Finebaum had an interesting guest on his show today talking about the SEC TV rights being up for renewal in a few years.......team revenues going from 50 Mil to 500 Mil...It got me to thinking.......... aren't teams like Georgia.....Alabama.....LSU....Auburn...worth a lot more than Vandy, Miss State, Arkansas and South Carolina...Why should Georgia not leave the SEC and negotiate their own TV contract? Think about that!
Decide not to indict the wide receivers that were in the SECCG.And then promptly indict them.
Don't matter what WR we have Frommis going to under, over and flat out miss them. SMH,