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Former 13-year NFL veteran quarterback: 'Georgia is done'
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Former 13-year NFL veteran quarterback: 'Georgia is done'
Georgia football can still reach the College Football Playoffs by winning out, but analysts are starting to bet against the Bulldogs because of their receiving corps issues
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As much as I want to disagree with him and say I don’t give a crap about his opinion, he is correct. All day long Saturday SC defenders were around our receivers like a blanket. Several of us in the stands were all saying the same thing, there is no separation. Until these young and talented receivers mature and realize this is the SEC and no longer high school football it could get real bad, real quick. Hoping for a speedy recovery for Cager and all our other injured players. Go Dawgs!
Yeah, I'm pretty concerned. I think it started with the Texas game. They prepared their defense to play us and we couldn't adapt. "Chopping Wood" isn't the answer: you have to punish them when they load the box or their do it everytime. That's been our problem for awhile now. You can have the best RBs in the nation and largest OL but a quality defense will stop you if they are ready for it.
I think the key part of his statement is "coaches didn't do anything to help them out." You don't have to have separation all over the field.
We see our opponents constantly looking for mismatches--getting their best receivers on Wilson or Daniel, getting their RBs on the run (as opposed to floating over the middle or in the flat) against our LBs, actually using TEs over the middle where size is more of advantage against 2-safety sets, and using rub routes to gain advantage.
It seems like our approach is "we're just going to do what we do, impose our will, and beat you straight up." We're getting out-schemed.
100% accurate, and it devastates me. I was really concerned about WR position preseason. Folks kept saying we'd be fine... but we are not fine. Our best players are grad transfers and true freshmen. That's just not a good place to be in. Attrition and injuries have surgically hit us in this spot. It's so sad because all the other pieces seem to be in place for a good run.
Yep, I agree. Unfortunately he's right.
OK so maybe the WR's are suspect but do we not have TE's or RB's that can catch a pass. I would rather have a catch for fiver rather than a run for one.
And in addition to receivers not being able to get open, our O-line is not being aggressive. What's the meaning of 'offense'? It means you should be on the offensive, meaning as an O-linemen you should get the push on the D-linemen & control the line of scrimmage, opening the holes where they are designed to be. But our O-linemen are being defensive, they are reacting to what the other team is doing. I suspect because of their size they are not quick enough to get the jump on their opponent. This is why our RB's are getting stuffed at the line. This is the downside to having such big players on the O-line, you always need to have some undersized, if you will, smaller, O-linemen (like David Andrews).
Well, we’ll see if our team can prove him (and many others) wrong. It’s hard to argue his point though. I’m anxious to see how the team responds.
Agree. Another reason we've got to start using our tight ends more on quick slants and passes over the middle.
Never heard of the guy, he must be really good.. A 13 year bench warmer 💪
NO new news here. It's what every team has tried so far. It's the blueprint as I wrote yesterday. Never a gaping hole for our backs to run through. With 8 men in the box it's hard to run as we are seeing. Cager was the only guy who consistently won the back shoulder pass.
Watched the replay of the game last night. It wasn't Jake's best. I replayed every pass he threw in slow motion. I wanted to see who was open and who wasn't. He made several throws to receivers who were covered versus other options that were more open. Case in point on the last 3rd down play before Rod missed the FG Jake had Swift wide open across the middle with no safety over the top. He would have waltzed in for a TD. He chose to try to force it in to DRob who was covered up. Need better decsion making from the guy who is supposed to be the "king" of decison making. Certainly not laying all the blame on Jake. But as a third year starter you just can't allow your team to get beat by an inferior opponent with a freshman QB in your home stadium. Period!
Joe Burrow & Kyle Trask completed many passes Saturday night without "receiver separation." Maybe UGA coaches, Fromm & receivers should review the film & see how its done.
Orlovsky is dead on. Jake is having to throw into tight windows and almost every throw is contested. The coaching staff is going to have to create some space in the routes. It's a recipe to punish a quarterback. The receivers also cost two picks when Landers turned the wrong way and when Simmons muffed an easy catch and tipped the ball to a defender.
Hope are coach's know, with that game on tape " out there", we don't just line up and try to " out talent" our foe. We have twice the talent as Carolina.. Scary how " out coached " the Dawgs were. I wouldn't go radical and come out in the wishbone, but they better come up with a plan that's not so predictable on offense. We have weapons, just need to get out of our scripted comfort zone and put a defense on their heels, Sweeps, slants, short curls, reverses....something different.
Dan is spot-on. He was spot-on during the game. I must admit I was wrong about our WR group. Before the season, when almost everyone seemed to lament how shaky our WR were, I kept saying they would be fine, nothing to worry about. Well, I was wrong. There is a lot to worry about and unfortunately, I don't think it can be fixed in a week or two or even this month. We'll beat UK just because, lose to Florida bc they can do what SC did to us, but a whole lot better, probably beat Mizzou because I think they really will wear down, probably lose to Auburn because their offense will overwhelm us and maybe beat Texas A&M, although I'm not sure -- and I've seen them play. Then we'll come back and wonder what went wrong, how a season that was supposed to be a lock for the CFP ended up in Tampa or Orlando or Jacksonville. And then we'll look out next year, as seniors and third-year players make haste for the NFL and realize that the little window for a National Championship that was opened under Chubb and Michel, has now shut and CKS is going to have to start all over!
"Coaches need to create space in routes".... Its not like they are looking for space in zone coverages.... D's are in Man coverage... receivers have to create the space. via speed, physical strength or moves.... unfortunantly a lot of this ability comes thru experience and tough to get consistently from Fr receivers. Tough problem to solve but i think this guy is dead ON. Hope we can have someone (or two) step up.
I'm not quite ready to bury us in the cemetery just yet. A traveling unknown watching the worst game we have played is basing our entire existence on that one game. Yes, we need to work with our receivers on their ability to separate and be physical...but we still have a smart, experienced QB, one of the most talented offensive lines and stable of RBs out there, not to mention the defense gave up 1 TD. Our guys had a bad game - it happens. Getting knocked down will not define them...what happens when they get up will...
Reading the comments this week have been troubling. It is true that the team did not play well and yes they should have easily beat South Carolina but to analyze every phase of the team and find fault is ridiculous. The most concerning offensive issue to me is receivers not being able to create space. Many times Jake had enough time but no-one could get open. The offensive line did not dominate the line enough to run the ball but had better success in pass protection. My guess is that last Saturday was a wakeup call and the players will respond well.