ATHENS — Georgia coach Kirby Smart might now be the third-highest-paid coach in college football, but his team is ranked No. 1.
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LOL...I didn't realize UGA had so many "statisticians" in their fanbase. I just wish they knew how to use the stats in their evaluations. I'll call em the "Georgia Cherry Pickers".
Just to put a stamp of realism on all these stats being thrown around, to validate earlier projections and predictions, below are the only statistics that really matter for Bennett and Daniels.
Bennett...W/L 2-0......yds/comp = 10.1......TDs Resp = 5......INT = 0...SACKS = 1......Comp % = 74.2......QBR =174.3
Daniels....W/L 0-2......yds/comp = 7.4......TDs Resp = 5......INT = 3......SACKS = 3......Comp % = 63.8......QBR = 139.1
Oh yeah...how many points did Oregon hang on the board last week? 70 points? And, UGA held em to 3? Some of you guys are getting your panties in a twist over nothing.
I saw a quote today, from one of the many experts airing opinions. He said that Oregon didn't run into a "buzz saw" when they played UGA, cause "UGA is what makes buzz saws weep". LOL. That's exactly what I see. They would have to have 5 or 6 turnovers, for a team to keep it close.
UGA isn't just playing against the team on the other side of the field. They are playing to achieve perfection against their standard and that's a great place to be, as a team.
They have the best perimeter and down-field blocking, I think I've ever seen. The interior guys haven't been playing together long. They will learn to communicate with each other, to make sure everybody gets a hat on a hat...and it's the right hat. That takes time. The Dawgs have a good veteran:youth mix, so it shouldn't take more than 5 games, for everybody to get up to speed. I'm not worried about ANY of those guys losing their one-on-one battles...that's not even an issue.
JT did have a costly pick 6 in overtime.
Ga. vs. Fl. game should be home and home. I believe that's fair!
2 games of stat's is not cherry picking? LOL. I wonder what SBIV's 40 games of college football (going into his 4th yr as starting QB) would look like vs JTD's 23 games of CFB? BTW 11 of JT's games came as a true freshman who reclassified and skipped his Sr yr of HS. Maybe JT will be as good after 40 games of CFB in his 6th season. Based on last saturday looks like he is already there.
"The interior guys haven't been playing together long. "
This ^. Truss guys put a starting guard from last year on the bench. Ratledge, who was expected to be our best guard last year, should get better as he grows more confident in his body. And it's plain ridiculous (in a good way) to have Willock and Ericsson.
With the heavy rotation, they may take a little more time to reach the optimum potential. But I do hope they run all over SC on Saturday.
You're right. I think you're sayin, what I was thinking in my post. There are obviously, 7 or 8 quality linemen (i.e., ready to start) in the group. But, there is a non-verbal/verbal communication on the line, right before the snap, that prevents assignment confusion.
It will take time for these guys to meld their separate talents into a "Unit". And, I'm really looking forward to their masterpiece.
