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Georgia football report card: Passing grades, but red marks
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Georgia football report card: Passing grades, but red marks
Georgia football got another win, but the Bulldogs didn't have their strongest performance in certain position groups against the Aggies
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Smart needs to scrap his porous zone defense. Dlwgs D is more effective at man with more pressure on the qb. Zone is to counter a passing attack. But UGA"S zone gets no qb pressure and leaves receivers in the middle of the field uncovered. Might uga get gashed with man coverage? Maybe but a surefire way to let an offense into the endzone is to drop into a zone. Stop it!
Popeyethesailor, my sentiments exactly. Thank you! !!!!
Yes, that soft zone is awful: it doesn't prevent big play or force the offense to burn clock whatsoever.
And, the C+ grade for QB play is far too generous. Say what you will about Coley's play-calling this year . . . he has certainly earned fair criticism . . . but Fromm showed (the past two weeks, especially) why he will return for another year. I am sure that NFL scouts, just like everyone else, saw Fromm with and without a glove this week and his statement about his utter lack of control last week. Add the inaccuracy . . . no way he gets drafted in the first five rounds. He'll be back and, I can't say that the return of Fromm is best for the program.
I really like Fromm, but when teams realized that he only throws 12 yard back-shoulder routes . . . pretty easy to scheme. Imagine, for just a moment, if Fromm could throw a dig route or a seam over the middle. It's not like he doesn't have time.
Oh well, maybe, just maybe, it has been a big con game and the offense will hang fifty on LSU in the SEC Championship.
UGA did exactly what it needed to do in wet soggy oft referred to trap game versus a decent SEC opponent. Yes, there were miscues by Fromm, but most of them came when there was a monsoonal down pour happening. @dogs_n_braves ...to generalize and say that Fromm only has a 12 yd bs route is myopic, amnesiacal, and quite a divergence from the opinions of many experts. Most Dawg fans will be thrilled if Fromm returns for his senior season with a more experienced receiving corps and an even more experienced OL and Defense. Truly UGA may have the best formula for a Natty next season, but is still legitimately part of the conversation this year. I have limited belief that they can pull off a win vs LSU and others beyond, but know that they may be able to grind out an NFL like miracle this year.
I guess making coaching a D. is too hard to ask for. Everything offense was too high, except rb.
QB, WR, and O-LINE, all too high. Understand, the flea-flicker worked, Pickens slowed down and started looking back when he did. I do understand why, who ever expects Fromm and the offense to ever throw the ball deep.
Swift did most of his on his own. I listened to his interview, and he sure sounds disappointed without throwing the offensive philosophy under the bus. Even if he was projected a 5th round pick, I don't think he would even return. At this rate Ga will have nothing but 3* offensive players committing. That's what GA Tech recruited under Johnson, and still could run the ball. Hate to bring up the bugs, but sorry.
dogs_and_braves- I agree. Could be good and bad for the program. Good- let's Beck learn and gets experience, Bad- same offensive rut again next year. People will point out, "our wr's will have more experience". Which is true, but new o-line, and new rb's and still the same qb. Same rut. I hope you are right about them hanging 50 on LSU. I just don't think they can "turn it on" like that. Since last year they are a 3 qtr team. If you look at all of the 4th qtrs since the beginning of last year, I believe it is not good. Points, t.o.p, yards everything. The 1 game I know they dominated in was TN last year. They scored 14 points, and guess who was the qb then. The numbers may not be as bad as I think, but it sure seems like it. Exclude the cupcakes.
Go Dawgs.
another week of inflated grades on QB
The whole offense is overrated. Combination of coaching and talent. Fromm has not progressed and has become a game manager. He is not a difference maker without the defense bailing him out. No one fears our passing game so focus on stopping our run. Our defense is great but stays on the field too long. I think we’ll regret letting Eason and Fields get away.
I can feel Swift's frustration, because I feel it too! (but, of course, I'm not getting pounded on the ground).
I miss Justin Fields!!
As bad as that may sound it's kinda true. Sure, Fields had 3 turnovers yesterday in their win (not all his fault), but he still managed 188 yards passing and almost 70 yards with his feet. The guy made some great passes, runs, and took the hits head on! Fromm may be a good game manager, but when he is in a passing slump he provides virtually no run threat to the opposing team. His bag of tricks is empty. I love the guy, but he's not firing on all cylinders right now. I hope to heck he figures it out.
Somehow there has to be a grade for total offense performance "D' on the curve.
Popeye has a point: Zone defense allows too much penetration by speedy receivers and broken field runners. Leaves the middle open. Man-up that deep in. When you're waiting for your teammate to haul all the way across field to make a tackle near the end zone...something is terribly wrong? Ya know, we gotta stop missing Justin Fields and Eason. They're gone. I am guilty of repeating it, myself. Fromm is at the helm for this and yes next year. No thinking NFL team will take him...not early anyway. He is simply awful when it rains. It rains all the time in NFL and snows!!! Jake, we love ya, but maybe your hands are too small for major league play..or too weak...something?
Have you posters seen Carson Beck heave the ball? One video showed Carson behind the longest throw in high school football they had ever seen! Strong arm. Big hands. Yeah! There is hope, gentlemen, though his moving out of pocket game needs some work. I know little about him but wanted comments on that much, anyway. Another thing, is he tough enough for the SEC? Mentally and physically?
I cannot believe there are complaints about our D! Are you for real? This D is the only reason we are 10-1. If the zone is not the best thing in the moment I am confident Lanning and Smart will not use it. The way our offense is playing and you want to take time to complain about our D???!!! What is wrong with folks?!