Re: It's been a few days, thought I'd throw my 2 cents in .

Defense was awesome. They were on the field a long time and they played tough right til the end. Give UGA credit, they got the first downs at the end of the 4th to seal the game, but that doesn't diminish the defense's effort at all.

DJ didn't play well. That's unfortunate but it didn't upset me greatly. This is his team now and he has huge shoes to fill. That's a lot of pressure for any young man. He seemed shaky from the start but there was a ton of expectation on him coming into a huge game. I have no doubt he will be a lot better as the year goes on and he settles in.

The OL needs help. This is two years in a row it has been a weak link for the team. TL was a mobile QB and could get away from trouble so it didn't hurt as bad last year. DJ is a pocket passer and is not very mobile. He's more of a Dan Marino style QB. If the OL doesn't get better, we might not be able to run the table and make the playoff.

Finally, I wish the coaches called more plays to try and offset the rush that overwhelmed the OL. I would like to have seen the QB roll out more, play action passes, and halfback screens. I haven't re-watched the game, but I don't remember seeing any of those. I readily admit I don't see the whole field like they do so I'm certainly not condemning the coaches, just stating what I would like to have seen them try.

Go Tigers! Let's get another ACC championship!

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Now that I had time so watch the recording-

Sep 8, 2021, 12:27 AM

It actually looked better on tv than it looks from the stands. Our D was A+ fantastic. National champ level.
Our special teams was C+ slightly above average. Georgia was able to use our predictable special teams coaching to pin us deep. Several punts that should have been fair caught but the receiver bailed at the 10 as we coach it. Georgia knew that was our policy and exploited it. Bonus points for the turnover.

Our offense was an F as a whole. They scored -4 points. Our route tree was predictable, and we developed no wrinkles to break tendencies. If there was a “Georgia game plan” developed by our coaches, they must have lost it somewhere after the 4th series. The game plan was good early, but DJ could not execute it. He almost looked like he was playing injured at times. The receivers got open and he missed on several plays. Georgia’s defense was ready for us to abandon the run, and started jumping our routes. Even after the pick-6 we continued running the same concepts, and UGA was in position for at least 1 more pick 6 is DJ hadn’t been bailed out by a great catch.

At the end of the day, DJ looked like he knew when and where to throw, but just could not do it for some reason. O line was actually better than expected on film, and I counted more blown pass pro by the RBs than the O line. The o line looked worse because the ball should have been out in 2-3 sec but DJ held it for 4-5.
On the coaching side - there was 1 adjustment needed to win the game. Throw to the running back out of the back field on check down or swing. That was open almost all night.
How do NFL QBs deal with a 2-3 lb blitz? Throw to the open man. WS proved he could take a 1 yard pass for 5-10 YAC reliably, and we never went back to it.

QB- D- (missing open guys, frozen in pocket)
RB - D (pulled down by the pass pro issues)
WR- C+ (hard to grade because see QB grade)
O line- D (Run blocking F, pass blocking D)
Coaching/play calling on O: F- (Total failure)

After seeing the film, it is clear we could have squeezed out a win with appropriate adjustments.
Our D plays winning football.
Our O would have scored more points if they stayed in the locker room.

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It's been a few days, thought I'd throw my 2 cents in .