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Georgia stock report: Bulldogs who were up and down in 13-12 win at Kentucky
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Georgia stock report: Bulldogs who were up and down in 13-12 win at Kentucky
Kirby Smart earned his paycheck Saturday night in Lexington, even before his torrid sideline rant provided much-needed fire for Georgia’s fourth-quarter comeback.
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Special teams was up also. Thorsen had 6 punts but again zero return yards while averaging @50 yards a punt.
Julio Humphrey played well also.
Carson Beck-stock even???
You are a complete fool for including that. Honestly.
That is ridiculous.
Stock down: Georgia’s tackling effort. Far too many arm tackles and misses in the backfield and YAC for Kentucky. If anyone could have tackled, this game is AT LEAST 13 - 0.
Beck certainly did not look like a Heisman finalist last night, and the offensive line was beat at the line of scrimmage all night long. So their stock is definitely down whether or not Dawgnation admits it. Beck's fumble reminded me of his fumble on in our red zone that lost the Bama SEC championship game last year. These guys can do better and must to achieve their and our goals this year.
Too many game-ending injuries. I fear Tate R. is out for months. Major loss! "Vanilla" play-calling by Bobo. Great sideline athleticism by Coach Smart…lol. And a big thanks to Mike Griffith whose charitable heart made the Dawgs performance look better than it actually was….especially on offense. Can you imagine Carson being bested by UGA's former back-up QB in only his 3rd outing.? I truly believe the Heisman talk should end. Carson gets rattled under pressure. He can scramble when he has to but is a pocket passer. My heart was in my throat the entire tilt. At times could not watch. Dawgs will drop from atop the polls now. That is a relief. The Dawgs need to heal. Top players out does make a difference. Big difference. Also, they need to better scheme/plan games. Just personal opinion….I miss Monken. Gotta move on from that. Thank God for the win and for the bye week. UGA needs it!
All I know is we Need Brinson, Mykel, and R. Robinson back and Fully healthy ASAP. With stress fractures I figure Hall is on the back burner. Brinson can help shore up the D line. Getting Mykel on the field with J. Walker at the same time should be of big help. When he’s fully healthy R. Robinson can help us get those tough third and short yds. Or when deciding to go for it on fourth down. Branson will eventually be able to do the same but will need more time. Etienne looks pretty good but he seems to have trouble with those short tough yds. I’d really like to see more of Frazier. I Don’t Care that he’s a true freshman, ifhe can help us win, play him please. In my eyes he’s played just as good as Etienne if not better. Stats may or may not show that but stats don’t always tell the whole story. Frazier plays with intense passion and I love that. It can also motivate the rest of the team. These Dawgs need TONS of work and only have a short time to get it done. Beck better sure ramp up his game if he has aspirations of the really big $$$ in the NFL. Last night hurt his stock with them badly imo, but he can still fix it. It’s up to him to do it. Go Dawgs !!
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Not enough Stock Downs, Mike.
Beck is supposed to be a Heisman-level QB. The O-line is supposed to be favorites for the Joe Moore. Neither played to those standards. They redeemed themselves somewhat in the fourth quarter, but even then they didn't set the world on fire.
I'm not anti-Bobo by any means. But surely he earned a Stock Down in Lexington. Yes, a couple of great calls on the TD drive, but I didn't understand his play calling for most of the game. Rushing on just about every first down? Continuing to rush between the tackles when KY was so stiff in the middle? Seemingly, not calling plays in a way that might have gotten Beck into a groove?
Kentucky has a very good defense (not quite "great"). They should get an A when Mike grades tomorrow. And, like I say, I'm no Bobo hater. But the play calling obviously didn't work and it didn't seem to make sense either.
On a happier note: Thorson is the best college punter in America.
Stock Down - Beck and the O-line. That was nowhere near a Heisman-type of performance from Beck, and there was gaps and missed assignments from what is supposed to be the best or one of the best O-lines in the country. Beck was under pressure much of the night and he does not do well under pressure. His happy feet told me it was going to be a long night by the end of the 1st half.
I'll pile on and agree with all on the Beck "stock down"... but not that far down from my own "market" perspective, as I think the hype has far exceeded the actual play this year... and a little bit last year, maybe
I said well over a year ago that I always found Beck missing the one thing a strong leader (which is what a QB is) needs: passion. The most frustrating thing for me the whole game was not the play calling, or the lack of RB rotation, the basic elimination of TEs from most of the game plan, or even the frequently poor tackling... it was watching the complete lack of "fire" (to quote CKS) from Carson for the first three quarters.
For those first three, the camera frequently showed him sitting on the bench or standing by himself. No collaboration with team mates, no pumping up the team, and not even watching the game a number of times.
I recall how hard people were on SBIV for his stature, mediocre measurable, mistakes, etc... but he played with GUTS and the team responded to him when the #$&+ hit the fan. They believed in him, that's for sure.
Carson is without a doubt incredibly talented, amazingly intelligent, and has all the measurables... but when the chips are down, can he fire up his team and get them to push beyond their perceived limits? I'm not sure. In the UK game, Kirby clearly had to do it for him.
A colleague of mine (a world class leader, now passed away) used to say "great leaders know how to get people to perform beyond what they think they are capable of"... I think the jury is still out on CB on that point.
If CB can't develop that trait, and fast, I fear we're not going to have 2 or 3 really tough games/results in 2024, but 4-6 🤔🫤🤷♂️
All that said (and apologies for one of my longest posts ever 😜), I'm rooting for CB to do great... for the fans, the team, but mostly himself.
Go Dawgs!!!!!!!!! 🤠
How bad would Beck have to play for his stick to go down. He was horrible. Failed to opt out of running plays even though KY had 8 or 9 in the box. That’s inexcusable. Fumbled a perfect snap. Inexcusable. Missed a wide-open receiver 30-35 yards downfield that may have been a touchdown. Beck has regressed significantly. Of course, he has never showed an ability to consistently hit the deep ball. Right now, combined with Bobo way too conservative play calling, our offense is not very good.
Finally, it’s time for Kirby to start believing what he says when he claims we’re not concerned about who we’re playing, etc., we’re only concerned about playing up to the “Georgia Standard.” If true, who cares about whom or where we play? He obviously convinced the team that they were being thrown into the lions’ den and probably wouldn’t come out alive. As a result they played scared, especially on offense.