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THe defense hasn't shown it can affect the passer of the best teams without blitzing. Michigan did to Milroe what we should have done. MOst people who are in the know said Bama's O-line pushed our front four around. Milroe had time to survey the field. He looked deep first and if that wasn't there he checked it down. That's a problem. Even great passers when pressured become human. So-so passers when given time look like Joe Montana. Everyone knows the best way to beat UGA is through the air. We've only lost twice in the past 30 games or so, and both times it was through passing. HIstorically our DB's don't turn and find the ball(maybe they're not taught to) if they are they're not doing it well enough. I've watched the tape on Ellis and the kid is amazing! He looks like he's relaxing the day at the park when covering the best. He will start day one IMO. Offense is going to be a beast. We should break many records if the main players stay healthy.
Amen Bro !! DOMINATE !!!! I Hope so. I think it Can be !!! If So that will make life much easier for the Secondary, and there help enable them to make the plays when needed. It’s hard for even the best QBs to throw accurate when under Dominate pressure !! IF that occurs this Dawgs team will be a force through out CFB. Practice, Practice, Practice, Kirby Smart style !!
After being traveling for a while, I wanted to volley back on your interesting comment.
1) Yes -- I meant that we lost 2nd, 3rd & 4th top DBs (not 3rd, 4th & 5th). Sorry about the confusion.
2) I'm not saying we're gonna have a Davis, Walker or Carter on the DL next year. But I do think the increased experience among those who are coming back will combine with the additions to make for a better line than in 2022. No matter how many Dawgnation fans pooh-pooh Bear Alexander since he left us, his departure was a bit of a wrecking ball for our DL depth chart for a couple of years.
3) Interesting point about Mykel playing OLB. You got me thinking also about strength and speed training. Mykel's big for an OLB/Edge guy. While he's light at DE, he fits a particularly prototype of the mobile DE. So, sort of to your point, I suppose training and conditioning would push him in opposite directions depending on the position (e.g. more strength if he's gonna be at DE, more speed if he's gonna be at OLB), which means it'll be easier for him to be excellent if he sticks to one or the other. At times, he has looked excellent as a DE, but he was a bit inconsistent -- perhaps because minor injuries slowed him a bit.
Agree with you on DBs. There seems to be plenty of talent but experience is stretched thin.
To my eye, all this still points to a need in the spring portal to bring in an experienced, one-year S who has more upside than Pope, plus an edge type -- either OLB or DE, but preferably an OLB because that would push Mykel to his natural position. The problem is that we could use established talent in those positions, and I'm not sure we'll see much of those kinds of guys in this spring's portal. So we're most likely going to have to bank on a couple of guys breaking out (esp in the DB) and not a lot of injuries.