Photo: I don't remember anything this awesome happening. I think it's a fark from Georgiadogs.com.
Gag. I don't have the stomach for a full blown write up. I'm watching the Depends Bowl right now on ABC. I'll just say this:
The Good:
- The heart our guys showed to keep fighting.
- Shockley looked amazing.
- How about AJ Bryant's TD. The kid gets shoulder surgery in a few days, but he went up and snagged the first important TD of his career. Hopefully that will help his confidence for next season.
- The beer was cold at the Dome.
- Congrats to WVU fans. They have gone 100 years without being able to eat their cereal on plates because they had lost all of their bowls. That all changed on Monday.
The Bad and the Ugly:
1. Willie Martinez's game plan. WVU played with the following personnel group for much of the night: 5 OL, 1 QB and 2 RBs and 3 WR. For no logical reason whatsoever, we elected to cover the slot WR with Brandon Miller (SLB). That meant that we only had 4 DL and 2 LBs in the box for much of the night.
If they've got 8 guys involved in the running game (5 OL + 2 RBs + 1 QB) and you're trying to defend that with only 6 guys, you're dead. Why didn't we roll a safety down to cover the Slot WR and keep Miller in the box? The entire game plan was idiotic starting from that point. It wasn't like they were going to throw it much.
2. Tackling / Shedding Blockers. Our LB play has really regressed since last year. Janeck needs to find a way to coach these guys up b/c what we saw last night won't cut it. We haven't looked that bad at LB since Van Gorder's 2001 season if not the Ramsey year.
3. Substition Patterns: I don't get why we refuse to sub at LB or DB during games. We aren't afraid of trucking Marcus Howard, 215 lb DE, during important moments of the Auburn game. Yet, we refuse to bring in second teamers at LB or Safety in key moments. It's much harder to tackle when you are exhausted. Martinez must develop depth with next year's defense. As ScenicCity said on ThePorch today, we play 10 games in a row next season. If we don't develop more depth our goose is cooked.
4. I'm no prude or conservative nellie, but great googly moogly the scumbag sitting behind me in Section 215 was an all-time jackass for the ages. He was a Georgia fan who used the line on another Georgia fan (a male), "I'd have you writing bad checks by sundown" to describe his plans for the other individual. I don't even know what that means, but given the broader context of the convo..it was the creepiest thing I've ever heard.
For the takes of other UGA bloggers:
Kyle on Football
Gunslingers
I'm a Realist
Hamp Tanner
The Drizzle (profanity)
Hey Jenny Slater (caution raw analogy)
Oh well. A season recap and 2006 predictions note is coming soon. Once I pull myself together.
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