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Enjoy the moment . It wasn’t too long ago we were sweating Vanderbilt, Tech and even Georgia Southern . What a night that was . Thankfully those days are in the mirror and this group will gain momentum as the road to the championship continues. This team is way too deep to fail .
We don't need to be concerned about anything after a game like this.
If I was "concerned" about any unit, it was the DL (but, looking at the comments, I'm feeling kind of alone about that!). Not as much chaos as I thought they'd create against an outsized squad. But the pursuit by the D's second and third levels was outstanding IMO. If the interior DL is stout, I think there will be plenty of chaos coming from in from the edges. This is going to be a great defense.
Yeah, I didn't like the OL's lack of push on rushes. But, even if Bobo's not as wily a play caller as Monken, we actually don't know why he called that rush inside the 10. He may have been basically challenging the OL to move the loaded box. If so, they failed. I hope that motivates them, because I'm expecting big things from them this year. And I do hope Bobo gets enough feedback to start taking more risks in his playcalling -- even against somebody like Ball State.
As for the dropped passes by Lovett and the bad routes by Arian Smith -- those are the kinds of problems that should improve, especially as they work more with the new QB.
But there were a lot of good things, as well. Delp. Roderick. Mews (receiver and returner!). Rara's haul has gotta help his confidence. Cash Jones got four receptions. And the DBs looked great, even if they weren't facing that much of a test in the air.
IMHO, all three QBs looked good also. No way to know how well Beck will do under pressure, but he strikes me as the kind of well-balanced leader who'll keep cool under any circumstances. And it was really nice to see him showing a bit of mobility!
The big picture: It's actually an advantage for the coaches to find kinks in the first game (so long as we get a W). Much more important than winning 73-7 (as Ole Miss did).
Y’all (writers - Connor has mentioned it several times) keep talking about the random boos from the audience. Look, the only actual boos I heard were from what seemed to many of us out there like missed PI calls. Like, blatant ones, and several of them.
Yes, there were some frustrated calls of “Bobo!!!, but the were mostly (mostly) in jest from what I could tell of the people around me (as they were followed by laughs and smiles).
Can we please put this thing to rest?
@MikeGriffith ...you get it. That was a pretty good summation and analysis. You won't find much meat to chew on in this game...schematically. i'm sure that's by design. This was a coaching game for individual tutelage.
We probably won't see the results or the real Bulldogs till the Carolina Game.
Though, if I was Smart (Lol)...I would want to see my 1st team "Offense & Defense" work as a collective...[successfully]...for at least one quarter, before starting my Conference Schedule.
I said it somewhere on here earlier, but it needs to be said again, and this seems like the most reasonable place to say it: y'all, we gotta keep Bowers healthy. For the past two years, that dude has been our Superman. His hands, his agility, his blocking, his putting the team before himself, all of it.
Beyond that, we know that, because of his notoriety, teams scheme around him. If 19 goes out, so much changes for these Dawgs.
I'm barely old enough to remember Herschel being THE Dawg, but I AM old enough (hush). I daresay that 19 is the one person who could surpass what 34 did for this team, big picture.
I agree...that, Bowers is one of the best football players I've ever seen in a UGA uniform...or any uniform for that matter...since Herschel played. But, he'll NEVER "surpass him". He may equal Herschel...but, not surpass him. Herschel had Olympic Speed to go with the rest of the package. I'm not sure, when...or if...we'll ever see another Dawg like that.