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I personally think the best way Kirby could have handled this situation was to put Daniels in, in the SECCG. If he failed it would shut everyone up, and if he done great, he would look like a genius. Now he’s screwed, with no mulligan. It aggravates me that he blames the defense in a 40 plus point game, but fails to admit he has to match TD for TD with the other team in a shootout. That vaunted D isn’t going to shut out elite offenses. Just own it Kirby, swallow your pride and try. If I’m not mistaken your mentor made an unpopular QB move in the second half of a game, and won a Natty! Anyone else tired of his quarterback decisions in Athens yet? I sure am! Go Dawgs!
That Defense that had all summer to prepare for UGA. Kirby could have put 7 more up in the end if he don’t run the clock out. Name a great defense Stetson torched? You can’t because he didn’t play one. The only one he did, he threw it to the other team, and could have been another pick six the second play of the game. 41-24 twice! Going to take more than 24 to beat Bama and Satan
OK Kirby. You're my coach I hope for years to come but please make a change against elite teams. I like Bennett but he is not getting it done. NOW is the time for JT regardless of what you see in practice. I'm surprised he has stayed around this long. Waste of a possible Natty. I'd rather lose with JT than Stetson. I was there in 1980 but that was long ago. Two blown opportunities since and now I'm approaching 70. Just one more please.
This isn't the first year with Smart. He follows a pretty clear pattern when it comes to QBs and that's the fact that he focuses on Practice and potentially other emotional aspects in terms of selection. He refuses to change QBs unless there is an injury and clearly can't evaluate QB talent.
So, other than having to replace a clearly not-going-to-cut-it Mathis (again, how did he win the job?) you get a lifetime starting gig until you are injured. There is NO situation (barring an injury) where Bennett doesn't start.
We all love Setson's story, walk on etc... He has saved our Bacon several times over the last two seasons, starting with the Arkansas game last year. But in the last two games with Alabama 2020 and 2021 Bennett has thrown 5 TD and 5 Int and a pick six. While Jones and Young combined for 7 TD and 1 Int. We scored no 2nd half points last year and only seven this year. Crimson Tide on the other hand have scored 21 and 17 2nd half points the last two games. We have been severely outplayed at the QB position. Alabama has scored 41 each of the last two games. Can we realistically hold them to 28?? I doubt it. Even if we do we still lose because we are only scoring 21 in the last two games. If Kirby sticks with Bennett and we are fortunate to play them again and lose, it will be a huge setback for him and the program because it shows he is unwilling to change. If you lose with Daniels then so be it. But alas it appears as if Kirby is about to make a mistake by staying with Bennett and falsely believing that he can beat Alabama 21-17
You would think oc would have a say in who starts? I can’t believe I am saying this but Tebow is right. UGA will not win without an elite qb. Bennett is not an elite qb, a good one mind you, but not elite. Is jt an elite qb, I do not know. If jt is some kind of trouble that we do not know, put vandergroff in their. He has eligibility to spend. I have said time and time again even when we won, we will not win the nc with Bennett. Smart has the worst evaluation on qbs I have ever seen in a coach.
I have a question and I’m not trying to be a smart a$$. Why didn’t you guys come totally unglued after the Clemson game when we only scored 3 offensive points and Bennett averaged around 4 yards per pass attempt? I’ve heard all the excuses like it was the first game, Clemson had all summer to prepare for us, Clemson has a great defense (eventhough they had lost several key starters on the D-line and secondary), we had receivers injured, etc? None of us had a clue that JT was possibly injured, but we all accepted one of the worst offensive games in recent UGA history. At the same time, several of you bash Bennett for playing light years better against the #1 team in the country. Also, MG paints a false picture of how great JT was last year. Everyone keeps referencing the Mississippi State game where we couldn’t run the ball and JT was the hero. Did y’all know that was a home game for our Dawgs against a lousy 3-7 MS team? Did you also know the other 2 regular season games for JT were against 5-5 and 2-8 teams? I’m not impressed and pretty confident Bennett would have beaten those teams and our run game would certainly have been better against MS. I’m seriously asking a fair question about our collective responses to the pitiful offensive performance in the Clemson game and why it was acceptable against the #19 team while Stetson’s performance against the #1 team is totally unacceptable to some of you guys.
Not sure what goes on in Smart's head but at this point, unless something changes, he will never win a NC.
?Do you think beck’s psych has recovered ?
Clemson had, and still does have a top 5 defense. And all summer to game plan! WHO CARES what the score is??? As long as the DAWGS are on top! I’d take a 3-2 win over a 41-24 beat down! The problem isn’t Stetson or JT. The problem is that nobody, including Kirby, will never know what the outcome would have been because he didn’t try JT. I’m not for or against either guy, and YES, everyone around them, including the entire team, has to play well around them! But to not change because of “that’s my guy”? Even the casual football fan knows something is up. Yeah Clemson is 19 now, but they were top 4 in September.
So if Kirby had started JT Saturday (assuming he is available and not injured or limited in some way) and JT got massacred and sacked multiple times……then some of you guys would be criticizing Kirby’s decision and offering a litany of excuses. It’s clear to me that Kirby is in a “no win” situation.
If Kirby starts JT against Michigan and he flops then Kirby is a goat for not playing Stetson. Some fans will be saying JT was “rusty”, “injured”, etc. The excuses will be non-stop. If Kirby starts Stetson and we lose then folks will be screaming bloody murder and asking why he didn’t play JT. If we win the game then some fans will be saying the QB who sat on the bench would have done better. In other words, Kirby can’t keep everyone happy which is clear on these DawgNation blogs. I sincerely believe he will make the correct decisions even if we don’t agree with them. Don’t forget, Kirby has more to lose than all of us combined. Besides, he is at every practice and knows what is really going on while we literally don’t have a clue. Go Dawgs!!!
And do you know this for fact or is it what you’ve been told?
……asking for a friend