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In the words of Curley Bill from the movie Tombstone:
”Well............ bye.”
I'm with you DallasDawg (I like a lot of what you write).....Only my eyes are a tad older....I go back to the earliest Dooley days. Smart is not overhauling to the point of firing all staff.....some he had no choice but to replace as he has had attrition. He is making decisive changes he sees now to augment his current system. He is brining it up to a more winning-style program. He hopes beyond the SEC East. Whatever it takes to win a natty...I am for it. Too many walks down the aisle....as a bridesmaid.
I wouldn't bet on it NOT being a total overhaul. Bringing Buster in who played for Chris Hatcher at Valdosta State and Hatcher played from Hal Mumme. Mumme was the architect of the air raid offense although Mike Leach gets some credit as co-founder of the air raid, Mumme was actually running his version of it when he was at VSU in the early 90's and at a high school in Texas before that. Leach became a part of it in 2000 and slightly modified his version. Monken is an air raid guy also.
Kirby is bringing all these guys in from the air raid system and while they do a good bit of running out of the air raid, passing is its foundation. Tim Couch had all those great stats in the air raid system under Mumme at Kentucky but he was considered somewhat unfairly as an NFL draft bust for the Cleveland Browns.
With all the receivers Georgia recruited and the type coaches Kirby brought in, I believe Kirby is doing a complete 180 from ball control offense while resting his defense to an all out high tempo quick scoring offense. I can't imagine Kirby completely going away from being known as RBU but I do think if you love offensive games, that's what is about to transpire at Georgia.
As they say: "good" is the enemy of "great"
For those who are afraid of a change in offensive philosophy, I remember when UGA's offense was centered around one big back "dotting" the I formation. The receivers did more blocking than route running. The fullback (which no longer exists in the UGA offense), was pretty much a battering ram for the tailback. Tailback would carry the ball 30 times per game, at least. Throw in a few passes, a few fullback dives, a qb scramble, and that was pretty much it. But you had an offense that was very successful. When UGA switched to a pro-set offense, there were plenty who were upset with it. But times changed and the I didn't work, as well. I still love nothing more than to see UGA line up in an I formation, with qb under center and hand the ball off. But the game has changed and has made that offense a novelty, now.
I suspect that Kirby will still depend heavily on the run. But I also believe that by changing the offensive philosophy, he will enable those great backs to actually find running room, where there was scant little, this past season, due to defenses scheming against it. Hopefully, the change can help the receivers get some separation so they can be targeted. If that passing game opens up, so will the running game. The days of arranging an offense around what you WANT to do are being replaced by arranging an offense that puts your athletes in a position to win battles and score points, regardless of what formation or philosophy that is.
Everyone thinks that next year will be our year. Dawg fans are getting all to comfortable saying that. But I believe, despite the strength of the defense, that UGA is in for some growing pains with the new offense. I hope to be proven wrong. But I'll temper my expectations, for now.