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[Photo: Tanner and Schnetzner prepped for Mahalona all week by eating nothing but Pineapples]
WR - This group is coming along. Freshmen don't make bigger plays on the road than Kenneth Harris did on the 40+ yard post pattern from DJ in the 4th Quarter. That crowd was out of control. Mo Mass is improving at a geometric rate, and even his blocking is coming along. On the other hand, Bailey seems to be regressing. He hasn't made a big play since....well...Boise? McClendon dropped the first ball of the year that mattered, but he still made some critical catches to move the chains. My starting WR corp for Vandy would be:
1. BMac - our best WR this year
2. Mo Mass
3. Harris
4. Bailey
All of that said, this group vs an elite secondary is still not a great source of confidence. UT's DBs other than Allen were marginal, and after Allen left they were really bad. Luckily, we don't run into any elite DB groups for several weeks if ever.
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[Photo: Southerland is neither man nor beast. He's Manimal.]
QB - DJ is playing good steady ball and moving the chains. He had around 250 yards of total offense vs. the Vols. The fumble was a great strip by Mahalona. DJ wasn't doing his normal "hold it like a loaf of bread" routine on that play. As for the INT...well...QB's throw INTs. It happens. Through 5 games, DJ has only 4 turnovers (3 INTs and 1 fumble) vs. 11 TDs (8 passing/3 rushing). That's an outstanding ratio and beats Greene's stats his SR year though the same point.
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[Photo: Did I ever tell you that Leonard Pope is 8'3" tall and weighs 600 pounds? He sweats Gatorade and once breast fed a flamingo back to health.]
DL - I haven't seen everyone's DL. But if there's a better group than this one, I haven't seen it. Hopefully, big Gerald's head is ok. His medical reports are starting to sound like Brock's with the concussions. This group could play with any OL in the country.
LBs -- Coach Janeck has these guys ready to play. If one drops, he just slides another one over. Yes, we're thin on numbers, but the time spent cross training these guys for multiple positions is paying HUGE dividends. No stars. All production.
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[Photo: Minter's INT was his first]
Special Teams -- Thomas "T-Money" Flowers (as the ladies call him...no I'm not kidding) put on a show for the punt return for TD. Gordon Ely-Kelso played so well, that I think he should get to go skinny dipping again with the Dean's daughter or anyone else he wants.
Overall - a great win. It could've been better, but I'm pretty pleased.
PWD
6 comments:
So PW, you know about T-Money too? I thought that was the scoop saved for only the Sec 108 crew where we get spillover from students. They bring the scoop, including why TF is T- Money! Needless to say, my crew was yelling T-Money on every punt return. I had educated my section about T-money. At the end, everyone was yelling T-money on his game clincher. You weren't in GG were you?
ScenicCityDawg
While Bailey hasn't made any catches along the lines of his falling-backwards catch against BSU, I'd hardly say he's regressing. He nearly made a sensational diving catch and did make a nice inside move after another grab for a first down Saturday. That being said, it's nice seeing the younger guys apply a little pressure to him and BMac - makes everyone better in the long run.
PWD...couldn't agree more. Every facet of that game was phenomenal. There seriously isn't one bad thing to say about the perfomance in Knoxville; however, to quote "The Wolf" in Pulp Fiction, let's not start sucking each other's [blank] just yet. Let's be honest, UT sucks. Could we do that against USC, VT, or Texas? Who's to say. I think we'd give 'em a good game; however, the burden of proof is on UGA, no doubt. Of those three, I think the only one we'd beat is Texas. Passing offenses scare me. And USC is both a passing and a running offense...they're a damn scary team.
To Bill Brasky!!!!!!!
Did you know Leonard Pope once challenged the moon to an Indian Wrestling match for charity?
Someone has been reading ThePhatPhree.com.
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