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I don’t know the answer. But one time he’ll get either burned or a penalty, another time he’ll make an INT. I honestly don’t know. STILL I’d rather have him than not have him. It’s really weird but the times where he Does get an INT or has knocked the ball down were at the Exact time in the game where we really Needed that to happen !! He’s sort of a reflection of what this team has been, Highs and Lows. But in the end I guess as long as we keep seeing those W’s it’s all’s well that ends well !! Go Dawgs !! P.S. My Ole memory is getting worse, but I think he got burned in Last years SECCG, only to come back and be a Hero in the Natty !! Maybe he can get the bad parts worked out and be all good. Hope so.
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Yeh, I agree, it's like Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hide. A conglomeration of good and bad. It's the effort that puzzles me, moreso than the talent. I don't expect him to defend every pass(well maybe I do if you're being talked about as a shutdown type NFL DB.) but it's the what looks like a lack of effort, as in the attempted tackle he just whiffed at. Head scratcher type stuff. I guess when you don't have better at such a key position, then you put up with it.
But for any other position group you might just bench a guy for that lack of effort and zeal.
Great analysis MG. I for one, will not be sad to see SB go after this year. He played well last year, but this year, he has been hit or miss. Luckily our defense continues to be good, so the game is not on the QBs shoulders. Beck? I don't know. He hasn't shown a whole lot, but then again, he hasn't had a ton of opportunities this year. Not thrilled with his fumble on Saturday. BVG or Gunner? I am more excited about these guys, because they are more mobile and both have great arms. I also think that Monken could be more innovative with his play calling with either of those two. It will be exciting to see what transpires in the QB room for next season.
I have four suggested changes for Mi quibbles:
Another observation: Our offense is so good in so many areas. We have the best TEs in the country, maybe the best OL and among the best RBs. We do lack that one WR who draws extra attention because he gets separation regularly -- much less multiple guys like that, as the Buckeyes, Trojans and Vols have. But AD could change that when he finally returns, Ladd is right up there in sneakiness, and Arian Smith has shown flashes of being that guy, too.
Then, there's Bennett's unevenness: Against weak competition, he looks like a decent quarterback with wheels who makes more than his share of bad passes. Against real competition, he usually plays like a Heisman winner on a good day. It's great that SBIV almost always rises to the occasion, but I'd be a wee bit more comfortable if he always played the way he did this year against the Ducks, Gamecocks and Vols.
Seemed to me that Keelee was being "picked on" because he wasn't getting as much help as Lassiter and was kind of alone most of the time on the right side. Early in the game, he may have been tight and had a penalty or two. But in the second half, he had some great passes defended.
It's gonna be, like: K-Mac: KABOOM! K-Mil: KABAM! D-Ed: KABLAMO!
Starks was caught out of position but you never question that guys desire!
All great comments today. I'll say this about Bennett; I'm not so sure that the coaches are keeping him under wraps as much as Bennett just may not be consistently executing the offense at a high level. Consider: Near the end of the first half against MSU, we had a run called but Bennett checked to a pass. He threw low and outside to Blaylock, forcing us to punt, which they subsequently returned for a TD. Kirby was unhappy with Bennett's decision. Then, the next week against Kentucky, he overthrew a wide-open Darnell Washington, which at 6'7" is hard to do. It contributed to our slow start there.
Against Tech, on our opening drive (after Tech had scored a TD), he had Kearis Jackson wide open on a slant for what would have been a first down. Instead, Bennett threw behind him forcing us to punt when we really needed to build momentum. Then, while everyone raved about Bowers' TD catch off the grass, more worrisome was the fact that Bennett threw it there in the first place when Bowers was super wide open.
No one (or at least, I don't) expects Bennett to be perfect on every play. But the "gimmie" stuff is just that and he must take advantage in those situations. On throws like the TD to Bowers or D. Washington in Kentucky, they were so open that he didn't need to be perfect. Average would do. But when he doesn't even do that, it just magnifies his shortcomings. And perhaps it makes Monken and Smart just a little more reluctant to give him full control. Maybe by playing back in Atlanta on Saturday, it will remind him of what he did against Oregon and he'll play like that again. Go Dawgs!
Wow these are Excellent comments !!! Agree totally !!
As usual, "Even" should be changed to "Stock Down" (or even "Stock Tanking"). I realize we are a Dawg fan site AND we won, but like Bennett had a pretty rough day. That TD pass to Bowers was likely an incomplete pass and was really poorly thrown at the grass with him wide open. That would've been a turnover on downs.
Our D really got embarrassed especially in the first half as they were getting huge runs and big passing plays left and right. I'm a bit disappointed in Starks whom I thought early on was going to be a superstar and while he is indeed doing quite well, he also is clearly playing... like a Freshman.
I firmly believe we will "wake up" and "get it together" for the SEC Championship game... but it was a really rough half and GA Tech imploded in the 2nd half making things easier.
Are we afraid of hurting feelings? There used to be a "Stock Down" category. Maybe I get Bowers being "Even" because he is always great so getting better is difficult and he certainly isn't getting worse.
Bennett is most definitely sliding. I don't know if it is play calling, his calling or execution or just plain falling off as the season goes but he has been mostly unimpressive the last several games. Yes, good here and there but not the high level he had been playing at.
I'm not sure how Monken isn't on the down, excuse me, even, category. I can only guess we are saving something? We have 3 games left. I think we can start showing the playbook now.