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Georgia football believes its many mistakes against Tennessee are âfixableâ
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Georgia football believes its many mistakes against Tennessee are âfixableâ
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I agree with Kirby that many of our mistakes are fixable, especially with the athletes we have. Coaches and players alike will learn a ton from this game.
Speaking of mistakes, I don't think we had even one false start penalty. No fumbled snaps. Offensive players knew what to do (even if execution wasn't perfect). No bad timeouts due to confusion. That's pretty freakin amazing, in that environment, with so many new and young guys on that side of the ball. Kudos to coaches and players for that kind of prep.
I don't agree with Kirby that we owe TN an apology because they outplayed us… though it felt that way at times, unless I'm mistaken, in the end we had more yards, more first downs, more time of possession, and fewer penalties than TN. Oh, and Gunner had a better QBR than their superstar QB. Bring on Bama. Go Dawgs!
While the secondary will get a lot of attention for the long passes given up, my concern is with the lack of pass rush that gave Aguilar time to make those passes.
Agree that the issues that caused problems are fixable and the team has the players and coaches to do it. I know it may sound strange, but I’m not overly concerned about the defense. Although there were some long balls that “beat” the DBs, the coverage was usually there but the execution of defending the ball was just slightly off. The third TD for UT was a communication error between the CB and the safety. All fixable.
Right side of the O line is most concerning for sure. Almost all of the failures to score TDs from inside the 5 were due to missed blocks and virtually all of those were on the right side. Glad to have an off week to iron out some of the personnel there and picking a unit to learn to play together better.
Definitely agree with @khummel on being impressed with the composure of the team. That crowd was bonkers and fired up, especially when the Dawgs let them off the mat, but the team never flinched or jumped off sides and that says tons about the discipline instilled by this staff. Watch the miscues with Florida, A&M, and others to get a sense of the opposite.
Lots of games left but Dawgs more than earned and deserved that game. Yes UT played better in some respects, but Georgia never gave up and stuck to the game plan and beat a very good team in a very difficult environment. One of the better wins if you ask me. Go DAWGS!
Under the circumstances, I think Gunner did an excellent job. He certainly faced more pressure than Aguilar. Most of his passes were well thrown, with a few of them being exceptional. I feel way better about Gunner now than I did before this game.
he did a lot to change my mind yesterday. Defense did him no favors.
I agree with the comments by @khummel, @Spdawg, @Henddawg, @lucydog, and @Kasey.
Exactly how to fix some of the problems - in particular the right side of the offensive line and the lack of much pressure on the opponent's quarterback - is beyond my pay grade.
In Kirby & Company we must trust. The brain trust, and our young team's team leaders, have a great deal of work to do.
Alabama, all the sudden, looks like a different team than the one which lost to FSU. We have our work cut out for us, but, yes, I agree, our problems are not unsurmountable.
If our main opponent is us - as Kirby said - we now know a great deal more about our opponent.
Go, Dawgs!
They got to get Gibson some snap a defense end outside linebacker. #0, #33, #29 is not the answer. Fix it. Use #9 as a pass rusher. The offensive line should be Center #74 Bobo, Guards are #56 Morris and #63 Gloover, Tackles are #59 and # 55 Hughley. That's the group. #73 backup Guard in rotation. Please find some more Tackles in the recruiting high-school. #71 and #52 needs to be guards . They are slow with no Flexibility
no false starts
the two long tds were covered just didn't make a play on the ball
No team is perfect and we Dawg fans have a high bar set now that Kirby has taken us to the mountaintop. That said, there isn't a team out there without flaws. UGA has their fair share and the players will have to grow up fast. ND is 0-2. Clemson is on oxygen. Arch is being booed at home (which is awful). Miami seems formidable and we'll see. Bama already stumbled. I'm not worried about Penn State. They've played no one and always yak in a big game. At least the Dawgs have been battle tested. That counts for something. Glad we have Bama at home. I expect a much better effort from the D in that game. Glad we have 2 weeks to heal and compose. College football season is a glorious time isn't it?
My thoughts on a plan to beat Bama:
Spend some quality time in the film room—coach 'em up!
I reserve the right to change my mind.