INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama receiver John Metchie found himself in a familiar position in Indianapolis on Wednesday, watching from the sideline.
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And UGA lost half their receivers before the season started. Injuries are just part of it.
The Bama QB was being pressured, hit, or sacked on 80% of his throws in the Natty. It doesn't matter who the receivers are if you can't get the ball to them. Bama fans need to grow up, take the L, and stop whining.
If frogs had wings…
Bama players (and fans) cannot get it through their heads that they lost. They need to comer to terms with reality. The 2022 National Championship trophy sit in Athens as I bang the keys.
I know it'll get down voted, but I agree with metchie to an extent. If Williams and metchie were both in, we probably would've lost. What little time Williams did play, he was making plays. Lack of experience at their WR position was a glaring problem after Williams went out. And the thing with our WRs being injured, only one made a difference when he came back, Pickens. Plus it didn't help with QB carousel we had going on. And this is my opinion, but I think we upgraded at WR coach this off-season. Never really was behind hankton from the start.
"What-ifs" rule the world of those that lose. It is what actually occurs that matters at the time. The Natty trophy is in the UGA sports showcase..! Metchie needs to drop it and move on.
Why are people mad with Metchie? Here is what the story said: "NFL media wanted to know on Wednesday, could things have been different in the CFP Championship Game for Alabama against Georgia had Metchie been healthy and Jameson Williams not been injured in the title tilt?"
What is the kid supposed to say? "No, even if Jameson and I had played, the outcome would have been the same. We still would have lost. Us being healthy and playing would have had no affect on the game." That's crazy. He's not issuing sour grapes or complaining. He's just expressing confidence that if he had been healthy, he would have helped his team. And he was ANSWERING A QUESTION asked of him at what is tantamount to a job interview -- the NFL Combine. I find no fault in what he said. He might even be correct. Who knows? But who cares at this point? UGA won on the scoreboard and that's all that matters. Go Dawgs!
If both teams had had no injuries from January 1, 2021 until the NCG was over, things might have been different… 😉
Please tell Mr. Metchie that he is correct, “things could have been different if he and Williams had been healthy”. Also, please advise him that things could have been different for UGA if 2 time All American Tykee Smith had been healthy along with Jalen Kimber. In addition, we could have benefited from the services of Rian Davis and Trezman Marshall if they hadn’t been injured. Oh, also mention that our sack leader, Adam Anderson also missed both games against Bama. Excuses are for losers and the Tide seems to be full of them. Go Dawgs!!!
Ifs and Buts… what if Georgia had a healthy and full slate of players in the SECCG… would Bama have had a chance? Who knows? No one. For example, if Adam Anderson is on the field and none of our receivers had ever been injured and JT Daniels is never injured, and…and…and… injuries, suspensions, and other ‘mishaps’ are part of the game. Georgia won the Natty. The Dawgs are National Champions. The Tide aren’t. End of story.
edit: Apparently, a Bama fan down voted me. 🤣
