Re: Defense is soft and offense is

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Defense - good enuf; offense - glaring problem: Blitz pickup

Nov 6, 2022, 9:06 AM

Watched the entire game again last nite on You Tube.

The biggest problems on O are:

(1) Poor preparation and inability to make adjustments in H2 from our O coaches for the blitz. H2 was wash, rinse, and repeat from H1 re: handling the blitz. ND would send 2 blitzers into the same gap; only one could get picked up and the other one was in DJ's grill or sacked him.

(2) Inconsistent play of RBs when picking up the blitz. Both RBs recognize the blitz and position themselves to pick it up ... that's good O coaching. But while Mafah could actually execute the block when picking up the blitz (and one time he actually took out both blitzers by himself ... fantastic), our other RB is ... I hate to say it because we all love the guy ... is flat out terrible at picking up the blitz. The RB that we all love has been awful all year at blocking the blitzers. All the opposing coaches know this by now, and it won't stop until our O coaches figure out how to fix it.

(3) Our O-line is OK at pass blocking (not great, but adequate), but we simply do not have enough studs to consistently beat a good opposing D-Line to create the holes. Therefore, against the top-end teams (and they don't have to be UGA top-end), we become one-dimensional. Which leads to ...

(4) Generally mediocre WR corp. (Yes, our TEs are outstanding ... with D.Allen being great. But our WRs, other than Antonio Williams and maybe before 2022 is all over Adam Randall will show-out), our WRs are pedestrian. Those days of multiple super study WRs on the same team are not with us at this time. Our WRs either struggle to get separation or struggle to consistently catch the ball when they do get some separation. Their blocking, while better than 2021's WR Corp fiasco, is also still mediocre. #80 for us killed the opening possession with the 2 holding penalties, leading to 3 and out followed by the blocked punt.

Defense ... despite the hype we are not some Steel Curtain or Monsters of Midway or Baltimore Ravens of that LB who stabbed the guy to death, but our D is good enough to take a team to the CFP. (But CFP hopes for us in 2022 are dead and buried.)

However, w can still end up with a superb season.

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Pretty much nailed it!

1. Our D-line (really front 7) is way over-hyped and certainly has under performed. Maybe our ears should have perked up when Dabo had to bench Murphy for basically loafing. He seemed to straighten out, but that was possibly a forewarning.

2. Our linebackers have great individual talent, but out gap integrity has been pretty pathetic and last night many times they were just not getting off blocks.

3. Because of our pathetic offense, particularly early in games, we have not been able to make a few first downs and flip the field on our punts. Other than a few nice KO returns, we usually run three plays and kick from our 30 YL ...... evne against mediocre teams.

4. After watching UGA several times this year, the difference between Todd Monken's and Brandon's play calling is light years difference. Monken has turned Bennett into a Heisman contender. We all know what Steeter has done for DJ.

Defense is soft and offense is