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UGA needs another guy on offense, preferably two. Hoping that Milton will be one of them. That will allow Dillon Bell to focus on WR. And I am hoping that Ladd McConkey will be the other. And yes, despite the fumble, they need to keep calling Delp's number. Playing both Delp and Bowers simultaneously helps the running game, and it looks like UGA is going to need big years from Edwards and Milton. So throwing it to Delp at least times a game keeps the defense honest.
Amen Bro. Looks like You actually Read the article. I can be and I am during the game as negative as the best of them or should I say worst of them ? But Actually Beck did Really Well, on the road in a Very Hostile environment.
Yes he had one INT. But some of those turn overs were not on him. And the Defense didn’t really Switch On until the 4th Qtr. All in all Beck and Bobo did their jobs. Bowers Excelled st doing his !! Rosemy-JackSaint did really well. Ladd did Very well in his limited time and when it’s taken into consideration he’s missed the first Four games !!
Any Dawgs fans that have watched this Rivalry Game down through the years Ought To Know that we’re probably not just gonna go in their house, stomp them and leave !! Yes that has happened from time to time, but Rare. Jordan-Hare is Always a daunting place for the Dawgs to play No Matter how Auburn’s season is going, as They like We do them despise us and are gonna give us their Best game of the season.
SO these things said I’ll be happy to take this rather nasty W !! Because it IS a W. And in the end posting the W’s is the thing that matters most. BOTH of the last Two Ntl. Champion Teams had Their fair share of Nasty W’s !! And I remember Very clearly people saying We’ll NEVER win a Ntl. Title with Stetson Bennett.
Surprisingly there were Some that were actually Angry when he come back for the Second one and posted many comments saying so right here on DN !! Like Allot of Dawgs fans I grumble and complain and belly ache while the game is going on !! And of course I throw in MY fair share of They Oughta do this and They Oughta do that, and Don’t do this and Don’t do that. I’m just Glad Kirby doesn’t listen to me and wouldn’t care if he could Hear me !! 😂 The W’s are the Most important stat, and Those are what take us to the Ntl. Title. ALL other stats are inferior to the W !! Go Dawgs !!
Beck looked good and was throwing strikes- the Int was not his fault- that’s on the receiver- defender got there early as well. When they got the ball at the 2, I wasn’t even concerned - the only thing stopping UGA was UGA. And Bowers is just ridiculous- he grabbed a couple of balls one handed although sadly, one didn’t count
The biggest issue I have is with tackling which is hard to believe- Bullard also took some bad angles- the last two years the first guy didn’t miss but that has happened with far too much frequency this year.
Rosemy-JackSaint is coming on. He’s looked pretty good thus far. Glad to see Ladd able to play as well as he did in his limited time. Lovett doing pretty well. I agree with you about Delp. I hope they don’t seek to punish him by not throwing it to him. They Do need to use him as a legit target some.
Beck is playing pretty well. 300+ yards, 70% passing %. Hopefully he will continue to improve as he gains in game experience. He seems to know his progressions, where to go with the ball and makes mostly good decisions.
I said it after week 1, '23 ref's allowing a lot of contact by DB's vs wr's. On Beck's INT the AU DB pretty much went through the UGA WR (#1) , knocked him off the ball to get his INT.
People want to fault Bobo for calling running plays. It seems that UGA only has 1 running play. If you don't count the occasional jet sweep it seems the only actual RB running play UGA has is that delay handoff/counter trey play. I get it. CKS wants to beat down the D so they wear out in the 4th. But I think that can still be done with other running plays.
UGA D is a hot mess. Just plain bad against the run (7 ypc vs AU). No pass rush w/o blitzing. And DB's cannot defend the pass w/o interfering. Suddenly (for some of you) KY, MS and TN games don't look like such a walk in the park.
Saw something in the UGA/AU game I can't recall seeing before. On 1st down, AU got pressure on Beck. Beck got rid of the ball (VERY dangerously) a split second before he was whistled "in the grasp" . The ball was almost INT'd but the AU defender dropped it. Then between 1st and 2nd down CBS threw in a full commercial break! What?! I don't think there was an injury or TO. More time for commercials since the games have been shortened?
If your a Dawgs fan here, then that means your not a rival. Unless your a troll pretending to be a Dawgs fan. So for Us as Dawgs fans among our own, it’s OK to say and understand that we have a Ton of injuries to some of our best players. And we have a Ton of inexperienced youth playing, Some because of those injuries, Some because guys moved on to the NFL, and regrettably but real, Some hit the TP.
Now our rivals would say, Just Like we would about them that’s just excuse making. Yeah to them it is.
But again among our own all of those things are real issues. By his own words this is The Most injured players Kirby has Ever had at one time in a season since he’s been HC here. That Has to be acknowledged.
It also has to be acknowledged that no matter how u g l y the W’s the Dawgs are at this moment 5-0. It also must be acknowledged if one is to Be Fair that Both of the Two Ntl. Titis teams had their fair share of u g l y wins. Especially in the first five to six games of the year. We Know how they Ended, but it seems Many people have forgotten how they Started.
THIS Dawgs team has a Ton of work to do. There’s simply no doubts about that. But up until the score board shows time is over and they have lost the game, don’t they deserve the Same considerations as the last two Ntl. Champions ?? UNTIL they actually Lose a game isn’t it writing them off Way to early to say Not a chance they’ll win the Natty ??
Now if you come on the game day thread you’ll see ME grumble and complain louder than Anyone !! But realistically these Dawgs are In It as long as they keep posting W’s !! Oh and IF the Committee drops us from number one it’s no Real biggie as long as we stay in that top four !! Go Dawgs !!
Most of you guys really don’t understand football.
Thank God y’all aren’t on the coaching staff.
A big difference, that has been noted, is the quality of the run game. That is a combination of the O line and the RB room. Both have issues but for different reasons - O line just hasn’t gelled and can’t seem to dominate anyone and without most of the RB room healthy, it has been so down they are using a WR in the RB room (and he has been a welcome addition). If the RB room can get a little better, like if Milton can consistently play, then they can overcome some of the O line inadequacies.
Not sure what to do with the D. Just don’t have the studs we have had in the past but plenty of talent to keep the DAWGs in the games. Adapt and advance. Go DAWGS
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Agree that the INT wasn't Beck's fault. Disagree about the DB getting there early. He timed his break perfectly and he and the ball got to the WR at the same time. Also don't forget the important principle: the DB has just as much of a right to the ball as the WR does. The DB is only not allowed to make contact with the WR if he is merely attempting to obstruct the WR from catching the ball. The refs will give a lot more leeway to a DB making a legitimate attempt to catch the ball, as they should.
Here is the problem: the Auburn DB made a proactive aggressive play on the ball. By contrast, Rosemy-Jacksaint did not. He passively waited for the ball to come to him. He also didn't do much to prevent the interception. He tried to **** the ball away later and also to make the referees believe that it was a mutual catch but it was too late. Sorry, but there is no way that not just Brock Bowers - who was probably the best athlete on the field - but even Ladd McConkey - who doesn't have anywhere near the ability of Bowers - just lets a guy come up from behind him and take the ball like that.
So Delp and Rosemy-Jacksaint both had turnovers charged to them. They are going to have to do better in order to justify bigger roles down the line. With Delp however I say that UGA is stuck: they need him on the field to run the ball. But with Rosemy-Jacksaint, there is plenty of competition for the balls that go his way (Rara Thomas, Dominick Lovett plus Dillon Bell, because as stated earlier Milton and the other RBs getting healthy allows Bell to focus at WR). He can't afford to come up small like that many more times.
I Readily admit confess I’m FAR from being an expert !! Heck I’m Far from being a knowledgeable fan. But I clearly Remember BOTH of the Two Dawgs Ntl. Title winning teams having their fair share of Undeniable struggles in some games.
And I clearly Remember Some fans saying Both times we wouldn’t make it to the Ntl. Title. In football especially it really is true It ain’t how you start it’s how you finish. Kentucky will be a formidable opponent or one would think they would be after today. But Their running game is Primarily based on a more traditional type platform, that being One very powerful guy getting Allot of and Most of the carries.
I looked at their passing stats, they don’t throw the ball much at all. Their bread & butter came from their rush attack. Now I Know the Dawgs haven’t done to well vs the run game. BUT this year it’s been running QBs that have been a thorn in the Dawgs side. With Auburn it was even worse because you had Two running QBs who could also throw the ball decent.
Now not saying that the Kentucky QB can’t run or can’t throw the ball, but they didn’t use him much like that today. They made their living off of Davis their RB, he got well over 200 yds. !! So I would Hope that we have two edges, 1) Playing them in Athens our Home Crowd does help 2) Primarily trying to stop that One guy, although he Is a load. We’ll see how it goes.
And I Will say this there are allot of HCs that would have got shook up and frustrated in Both the vs SC game and vs Auburn game and probably showed that emotion to their players causing a pretty much sure fire loss. But not Kirby Smart !! With him it Truly ain’t over till the fat lady sings, and Even then she better have a extremely loud voice !!
The players ( unlike some of the fans) fully trust Kirby. That goes a Long way toward facing adversity and critical situations in a hostile environment !! Go Dawgs !!
I think offensively we are actually on par with last year. We are not as good on first and second downs, but we are better on third downs. We converted many third and long situations. I would attribute our start to our struggling running games, especially OL plays and defense not being able to get off field early.
Defensively, we really need to find a faster ILB than JDJ. If we don't, we can forget about playoffs.
I tell you who knows football, the bookies. Making the Dogs only a 14.5 favorite and a over/under of 44 after the beat down Auburn took in College Station says it all. They have no faith in Beck or Bobo.
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Tough environment today. Beck showed great growth again and had a very good game. Defense has to get their angles right, get off blocks and wat off the floor. Lack of intensity on that side of the ball(overall)
I give Kirby the credit for all this seasons wins despite Bobo. Last year Monken gave Bennett the option to read option and run the ball, quite effectively. Has anyone seen one read option when Beck actually ran. After getting blized by read options all day maybe Bobo might want to put that into his game plan or this:
Monken left a playbook, run his plays.