Pretty much everything I wrote about the UT game, applies to the Vandy game, too. It was a statistical beatdown that didn't translate on the scoreboard. I'll spare you a recap of the same old problems, but at some point a team is what it is. We can keep saying the offensive inconsistencies are fixable. But, we've had seven games now and those same problems keep coming up.
When is it time to say Georgia is supremely talented (albeit hobbled by injuries on both lines), but lacks the offensive consistency of an elite team? Yesterday's touchdown drives were superb, dazzling displays, but every other drive looked fragile, ruined by one or two mistakes. (Image: Jim Hipple)
Other notes:When is it time to say Georgia is supremely talented (albeit hobbled by injuries on both lines), but lacks the offensive consistency of an elite team? Yesterday's touchdown drives were superb, dazzling displays, but every other drive looked fragile, ruined by one or two mistakes. (Image: Jim Hipple)
- Shaun Chapas has gone from simply a solid fill in to Southerland 2.0. He had some big seal blocks Saturday that sprung Knowshon for several big gains. Chapas has also shown that he can catch it and turn upfield with a huge gain on a screen against UT and a 13 yard reception yesterday.
- The offensive line looked solid against the pass rush. I don't recall Stafford getting pressured or taking any big hits after delivering a throw. They need to keep it up because LSU's pass rush looked nasty last night.
- For the first time since Arizona State, no one got seriously injured yesterday.
We can win every game that remains on our schedule, but the offense must begin to execute effectively and consistently. If not, Baton Rouge and Jacksonville won't be fun trips.
Quinton
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I'll take a statistically dominating win any day. Right now, the only ones holding us back are ourselves. I like going to BR wearing the white jerseys and playing during the day. Perhaps a tough road game will focus this team - which is what I believe we are lacking.
I agree with anonymous in that last year we were not pushing teams up and down the field at all like we are now. While this team is disappointing in its inconsistency, at the moment I will cling to the hope that a big road contest straightens them out (as it has in the past).
We will be in red. We do not wear white in Baton Rouge as LSU always wears white vs SEC opponents at home. The only way we wear white is if we tell LSU they cannot wear it is if we want to make LSU mad before the game very unlikely. I believe the last time a SEC team wore away colors at Baton Rouge was Vanderbilt the year after LSU hired Gerry DiNardo and LSU won 35-0 the other case being against Oregon St because they did not want to wear black in the heat. Here is a link to the tradition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSU_Tigers_football
Did anyone else hear about the Lou Holtz comparing Rich Rodriguez to Hitler?
Nice one Lou. And by the way is South Carolina still gonna win the East?
Georgia seems to play down to its competition somewhat on a regular basis. I am just hopeful that playing LSU on national television and on the road will have Georgia jacked up and the Dawgs will play well. I feel confident they will be ready to play Florida. The Kentucky game could be another one of those sleepwalking affairs, which is concerning.
The one stat that troubles me the most about that game is 1/8 on third downs. Thats the worst we've been all season in that category.
I don't quite know what to make of it - if it was just a fluke, or bobo trying new things out...still, not what you'd like to see 7 games in.
Brandon Wood....Damn...just damn...
Good correction anon 10:04. Strabgely, LSU always wears white at home. The primary point is that it's a road game and we seem to focus better under those conditions. Besides, it's time for a trip. Our guys need another test of their manhood.
Non-related....anyone else see Bama struggle w/ Ole Miss? Makes me more sick about our loss to them.
Bama really doesn't finish the drill too well. Big, dominant first halves, and then really not playing hard or well in the second half. Not very impressive.
In other news, officially the LSU game will be on CBS at 3:30
I would like to see this team put people away on the scoreboard, but a win is a win and there are no complaints about that!
Jesse W.
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I pretty much agree with your assessment of the game.
We don't have that killer instinct yet to really put a team away.
We had plenty of chances yesterday to put points on the scoreboard, and failed to do so.
There is way too much talent on the offensive side of the ball to not put alot of points on the board. A big thank you goes out to A.J. Green and Chapas for yesterday's performance. For the first time in awhile, I feel like we have a go to receiver who can actually catch the ball...he and Mo Mass are quite the combo.
Chapas had several very good blocks to spring Moreno for good gains.
I was kind of perplexed by some of the play calling also. I believe it was on the first drive, 3rd and 9, and we run a draw play that doesn't really go anywhere...I was sort of puzzled by that call.
Another thing, can we please find someone else other than Bryan Evans? I'll give him the second touchdown he allowed...he had good coverage and it was just a perfectly thrown ball, but the first td he allowed...wow.
For all of those worried about a "killer instinct" and wringing your hands about our failure to "put it together", check this link http://www.gatorzone.com/sched.php?sport=footb&curyearb=2006&submita=1
They didn't "put it together" or develop a "killer instinct" until January.
For the love of God, can we stop snapping the ball and taking a knee when we think someone is offsides?
jason...im glad you mentioned that because I've been wondering about that for several seasons now...Greene was also doing that.
It actually cost us a 5 yard penalty yesterday when Stafford did it.
Wouldn't you want to go ahead and run the play to see if you can get more than 5 yards out of it or is it a dead ball situation?
Essentially the defense is giving you a free play....
I was at the game yesterday and Chapas is absolutely becoming Brannan Southerland 2.0. Awesome day blocking, catching and he looks a step faster than Brannan. Maybe he should get some looks at TE since we don't call any plays to the TE anymore?
Regarding the offsides-snap and why they don't just "run the play,", it really is fucked up because all the QB can do is run with no blockers--no one else has started the play at all, including RBs and WRs. So unless he takes a knee, which Stafford did once yesterday, the QB is facing a one on 11 play.
It's pretty stupid, yes, and a freshman mistake by BEN JONES, the center who snaps the ball, not by Stafford.
Talking to one of my brothers( who played football at UGA and in the NFL and we have another brother who is a head coach in DIV II - so we've seen some football) and we both decided that Georgia's play calling consists of Mike Bobo spreading all the pages of the playbook out on a big table, closing his eyes and then randomly picking up a page and calling that play. What else explains it?
When the center snaps the ball to try and get the off side call, there usually is not a play called at that point.
Matthew and the offense goes to the line trying to draw the defense line off with a hard count. You will notice from time to time that he will get under center and will call a single or two and then raise up and tell everyone something. He is actually calling the play for the formation that the team is in at that time.
Now, he may also call a play in the huddle and so he could be telling everyone that we are running the play that was called or it is change. Remember, that through out the game Coach Bobo will not actually call a play but rather he will call for a particular formation in which Matthew can decide based on coverages.
Yesterday was the first time in a long time that I can remember, the hard count and snap did not work and I think Ben just reacted to slowly.
The Dawgs will be fine.
As far as the "offsides snap"--If we can get 5 free yards, I'll take'em.
Sure, sometimes when it happens we need to try to get off a free play when some of the defenders are caught off gaurd, maybe with some sort of deep ball.
When it happened against the Gators last year, they ate Stafford up anyway.
But, that's just the Gators for you.
But in at least one case Jones snapped the ball when no player was offsides yet--he anticipated it, and Stafford took a knee (force of habit, I'm sure).
Re: the play-calling, yes, it would make sense that maybe Stafford is calling a lot of the plays, which would explain his not noticing the blitzing strongside safety trying to take out the pulling off-tackle play, finally succeeding in a key moment; and his not noticing the the DE reading the blind screen AGAIN (and almost getting another huge INT). --Please, modify the blind screen and teach Stafford how to check down to Moreno!!!
RE: The offsides snap
We coach that by design. The Center is to fire off the snap the instance he sees the other team jump prematurely.
If we do that and our QB takes a knee there's maximum chance that we'll get the call in our favor.
If our OL tries to fire off the ball in hopes of "getting a free play" there's a greater chance that we won't be able to "sell the blame" for the original penalty.
Plus, that "free play" thing almost never works. Everyone fires off the ball at the wrong time, and it just ends up being a cluster.
Homer Smith used to teach the firing off the ball technique to the extreme. He'd actually force the other 4 OL to stay in their stance until the ref came over and picked up the ball. It sold "blame" entirely on the DL.
I bet the offsides snap that we use has failed to work maybe 3 or 5 times in Richt's entire 8 years here. Yet, it's gotten us probably one 5 yarder a game.
Curt McGill was the best at it. I think he picked up 3 in a game a time or two.
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