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@jdatl3....agree. Pavia is fun to watch. He's actually tracking 3rd in the Heisman straw poll (Dante Moore and Indiana's Mendoza out in front). Vandy's rise may come crashing down this weekend, but I'd love it if they keep winning.
I'd say we definitely need some new blood in the OC room (if not most of the rooms). A bunch of 2nd tier teams rising up with new OCs.
As for pass rush we had much more pass rush than people think. We even had free runners at the qb. Ty simpson was just better in the first half. He got rid of the ball in under 2 seconds or 2.5 at most and to.the perfect read. It doesnt matter who you are no one is getting to the qb when they are playing like that. They still have to do better and find a way, but the things people believe they saw is proven untrue on film break downs. If anyone has any questions or thinks they know what was wrong id be happy to try to.explajn if it really is what you think. It can look much different at first watch and im sure you all believe what you are saying. Its just not true for the most part. The guys have to play all around better. Dont mistake me for saying they were great. There was far too many mistakes made and poor execution.
@D1Athlete1987....yep. That goes back to my point of Stockton not letting plays develop before bailing or throwing many times to receivers that are actually covered up! He forces too many passes when other receivers and TEs are open.
I hate the hurry up. I know it has worked at times but also there have been key times in games where it didn't. As they started running up to the line of scrimmage I was shouting No! Take the points!
Reminiscient of the game against BAMA where Bobo had Aaron Murray go hurry up as the whole team had just ran about 50 yards down the field. Instead of spiking the ball and having 2 looks into the endzone Murray doesn't spike it like he was asking the sideline if he should (the answer was No!) and he frantically thows to the right into double coverage, the pass gets tipped and our guy catches it instead of allowing it to drop, like he should of, so we could throw again. That play was precalled by Bobo to go to the rightside when Murray had a WR one-on-one to his left. He never even looked to his left. If he had of Quick slant in/boom/TD! UGA wins!
Of course all plays work perfectly when they are executed to perfection and all goes according to plan which is rare because there are 11 other variables on the other team you cannot predict with certainty which way they are going to react.
My thinking was you have trailed the whole game, kick the almost certain FG almost to finally get back to scratch and maintain the momentum. I saw the doubt creeping into DeBoers eyes. And when little lightweight Cash got tripped up the air went out in the stadium for UGA fans. The momentum swung back to BAMA.
IMHO it was a macho, bravado/we're the tougher team or coach statement CKS was trying to make, instead of the right decision to tie the game.
@reddawg1100% correct
And You certainly don’t do a hurry up on 4th down with your 4th string RB running towards the weak side of your Oline
You have the entire spring and fall practice, as well as three games played to determine what your rotation at CB should be. Basing your starters off of who had a “better week” of practice is absurd. Did any reporter try to push back on that comment?
Jim Chaney?!
Interesting how the coaches will stress the QB take what the defense gives you yet it doesn't seem to apply to the staff when you are well within field goal range and it's 4th down. Are they relying on too much analytics to make decisions? Also considering the struggles against Austin Peay and failing to score from the 1-yard line consecutive times using Bowens and Frazier (neither one are light weights), might be more realistic to say the personnel problems remain up front.
Or maybe we can just find a 360 pound wideout to catch a screen pass on 4th and 1.
Mitch, I completely agree with your take. I’ve thought, said, and typed the same thing all weekend. Cash should not have been in the game. I don’t have a problem with going for it in that situation, but the personnel on the field, the inexperienced OL side that play was run towards, the play call itself, and how it was executed by all involved. One, It should have been a true handoff with the RB getting the ball from behind the QB. Two, Stockton should have pulled the ball out and followed cash and Stockton could have walked into the end zone. Three, change personnel before the 3rd down play. Four, run the play from first down in OT vs tenn with max protection and blocking with TEs on that side. That wasn’t a time to get cute and hope the inexperienced OL would grow up which they clearly didn’t. Five, check with your coaches to see how close Stockton got to the sticks and at least asked for a measurement.
Football isn’t hard, but mike Booboo makes it hard with his head scratching calls and personnel decisions. The freshman WR that has not caught a meaningful pass should not have been the one running that route in the biggest game of the season so far.
I had the same question- was is solely analytics or was it his feel for the game that led to the decision.
Seems like since the Florida game in ‘18 I believe we do try that an awful lot (4th).
What was is, 7 tries of 4th and goal and we didn’t make it and ended up losing to UF??
I’m of the school to take the points when you have them. But WTFDIK - Kirby is right more than he is wrong.
All for learning and moving on. Even though we are extremely young - thinks we have a ton of potential and get better.
Not the end of the world, guessing that all SEC teams will have at least 1 loss at the end of regular season.
Just got to keep on chopping…
just heard an interesting stat. Over the last 7 power 4 games, the dawgs are 4-3. And that’s with winning 3 games in overtime. Only the Austin Game was elite.