Tiger Board Logo

Donor's Den General Leaderboards TNET coins™ POTD Hall of Fame Map FAQ
GIVE AN AWARD
Use your TNET coins™ to grant this post a special award!

W
50
Big Brain
90
Love it!
100
Cheers
100
Helpful
100
Made Me Smile
100
Great Idea!
150
Mind Blown
150
Caring
200
Flammable
200
Hear ye, hear ye
200
Bravo
250
Nom Nom Nom
250
Take My Coins
500
Ooo, Shiny!
700
Treasured Post!
1000

YOUR BALANCE
Pruitt's impact....
storage This topic has been archived - replies are not allowed.
Archives - Tiger Boards Archive
add New Topic
Replies: 31
| visibility 1

Pruitt's impact....


Sep 2, 2014, 11:14 AM

With the game now behind us I was wondering how you tigers felt about Pruitt's contribution in transforming GA's defense. Many of you thought he would not make a difference. Comparing Grantham's "D" versus CJP's was like night and day....starting with our attitude and finishing with our fundamentals. No, we don't have FSU's talent but I don't think you can deny the impact Pruitt's coaching had on our overall performance Saturday. His half time adjustments were spot on.

flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

Honestly


Sep 2, 2014, 11:15 AM

I was very surprised, not that he made the necessary adjustments at half time, but that the players he had were able to pull it off.

Kudos to him and the dawgs

flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

Whatever you do, always give 100%.....unless it's donating blood


I give him and The Dawgs all resepect that is deserved! That


Sep 2, 2014, 11:18 AM

being said, thank The Good Lord that we don't have to see him in the regular season again any time soon. He has Morris' number

flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

His high pressure scheme mostly in the 2nd half


Sep 2, 2014, 11:23 AM

took advantage of the things we weren't doing well making short reads, quick hits, the desire or lack of to run the ball at your pressure. Our play calling helped his defense be even more successful as well.

badge-donor-05yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

Make it idjit proof and someone will make a better idjit.


Re: I give him and The Dawgs all resepect that is deserved! That


Sep 2, 2014, 11:24 AM [ in reply to I give him and The Dawgs all resepect that is deserved! That ]

I would say Pruitt and a few others has The Chad's Number.

2024 orange level memberbadge-donor-15yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up


Re: I give him and The Dawgs all resepect that is deserved! That


Sep 2, 2014, 11:43 AM [ in reply to I give him and The Dawgs all resepect that is deserved! That ]

> being said, thank The Good Lord that we don't have to
> see him in the regular season again any time soon. He
> has Morris' number

A lot of coaches have Morris' number.

badge-donor-05yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

Re: I give him and The Dawgs all resepect that is deserved! That


Sep 2, 2014, 11:48 AM [ in reply to I give him and The Dawgs all resepect that is deserved! That ]

Are you kidding. I would if I thought it would do any good, get on my knees and pray we could play the mutts again this season. Hopefully, if we can some how find our way to a 11/1 10/2 season with the rest of the play off teams having a couple of losses also, hopefully we can get the Mutts in a play off game.

2024 orange level memberbadge-donor-15yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up


I sure hope he didn't lay out a blue print for how to obtain


Sep 2, 2014, 8:45 PM [ in reply to I give him and The Dawgs all resepect that is deserved! That ]

Morris' number.

2024 white level memberbadge-donor-10yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

There's something in these hills.


Didn't think he'd have that big of an impact on game 1.***


Sep 2, 2014, 11:18 AM



badge-donor-05yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

I'm just glad we don't have to play him at FSU every year.


Sep 2, 2014, 11:18 AM

Now he can destroy the coots instead.

I think he called a good game. Morris should have adjusted as well but didn't.

How long till that guy is a head coach though? I'm sure he will be on a few lists after this year.

2024 purple level memberbadge-donor-05yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up


I think he did a great job adjusting in the second half


Sep 2, 2014, 11:19 AM

and I do think he has greatly improved y'all's defense.

With that said, with regard to the UGA secondary, it's hard for me to pass judgement honestly. We got so darn conservative in the second half when it seemed like maybe we could have at least tried the down field throws that were working in the first half.

However, I can't deny that regardless of the circumstances his defense held us to 15 yards and 1 first down in the second half. I don't care who you are playing, that's dominant.

Congrats on the win, dude. Hope y'all have a great season.

badge-donor-05yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

"Because at the end of the game, everyone knew that they weren’t that much better than us or better than us at all."


Re: Pruitt's impact....


Sep 2, 2014, 11:19 AM

Good game, well-earned win. But don't get it twisted because Gurley and Gurley alone won that game for you. He was a one-man wrecking crew.

Grantham's D looked pretty good last night in it's first game with a rebuilding Louisville team. Don't try to act like he was Kevin Steele or something.

flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

I have to agree that we stopped everything except Todd


Sep 2, 2014, 11:23 AM

Gurley and he would've run for 400 yards if it wasn't for the Georgia heat!

flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

Re: Pruitt's impact....


Sep 2, 2014, 1:41 PM [ in reply to Re: Pruitt's impact.... ]

Cu had 276 total yards at halftime. Pruitt's adjustments played a huge part in containing Morris' offense forcing numerous three and outs. Your defense was on the field much of the 2nd half and their fatigue played a major part of Gurley's success.

flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

That hire may have been the biggest factor in the game.


Sep 2, 2014, 11:20 AM

I think UGA may have turned the corner after the Grantham disaster and so much wasted talent over the past few years. Gurley is fantastic, but he was certainly helped by your defense keeping ours on the field.

Will be fun to watch the defense vs. the chickens, good luck.

BTW, enjoy Pruitt while you have him, he likes to move around apparently.

flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

I agree in part....


Sep 2, 2014, 11:23 AM

I knew the Pruitt hire would eventually pay huge dividends for UGa but I didn't excpect it to be so apparent in the first game. That said, the generic, vanilla, and predictable play calling by Morris in the second half certainly made Pruitt's job a lot easier.

2024 orange level memberbadge-donor-20yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.


much easier!!!***


Sep 2, 2014, 11:24 AM



flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

defense got wrecked in the first half & morris made


Sep 2, 2014, 11:23 AM

pruitt look like a hero in the 2nd.

there's no secret to sending blitzes, it's how the offensive team reacts.

the defense looked better at home, but that's what i'd fully expect.

2024 orange level memberbadge-donor-05yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up


Pruitt's defensive scheme had an impact..


Sep 2, 2014, 11:26 AM

He is a good coordinator.

But the field position we were put in allowed him to be aggressive.

Your team played well and things snowballed against us. I think Pruitt was the benficiary of the mental impact of the situation, both in this game and last year's with FSU. He took advantage both times, to his credit.

2024 purple level memberbadge-donor-10yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car."

"I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it."


I strongly agree with this


Sep 2, 2014, 11:28 AM

And you can flip it with regard to us. Some folks on here were griping about how our D-Line didn't get after Mason like they thought we would and that we weren't blitzing often. Well, that's probably due at least somewhat to the fact that UGA seemed to be getting the ball on their 40 or the 50 every possession. I think it speaks volumes about our defense that they held firm for as long as they did given the ridiculous field position discrepancy.

badge-donor-05yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

"Because at the end of the game, everyone knew that they weren’t that much better than us or better than us at all."


Re: I strongly agree with this


Sep 2, 2014, 1:43 PM

didn't hear this until today....clemson's average field position in the 2nd half was the 18 yard line.

flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

Haha, yep that'll do it.


Sep 2, 2014, 2:10 PM

I do wish we'd have taken a shot or two in the second half, but at the end of the day credit has to go to the UGA defense for that as well.

badge-donor-05yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

"Because at the end of the game, everyone knew that they weren’t that much better than us or better than us at all."


A combo of his coaching and our guy's lack of coaching.***


Sep 2, 2014, 11:27 AM



badge-donor-10yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

Re: Pruitt's impact....


Sep 2, 2014, 11:37 AM

To be honest, don't expect Spurrier to come out in the second half carrying under his arm a vanilla play book. He will be carrying the kitchen sink, tub, shower and the toilet to throw at Pukitt's defense!!! And if your defense has a weakness, Old ball Sack will find it. I hope not, but you better expect it!!!

2024 orange level memberbadge-donor-15yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up


So good you may only have him one year


Sep 2, 2014, 11:51 AM

If he's not the hottest Coordinator in the country at the end of the year, I'll be stunned. It's not rocket science what he does, he just gives his guys the confidence to perform. There is nothing schematically that he does that others don't. He just has a feel for the game that is impossible to teach.

He makes MR look like an elite HC.

2024 white level memberbadge-donor-15yr.jpgtbn_110.gif flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

I was one who didn't think he would have much of an


Sep 2, 2014, 12:40 PM

impact since FSU was much more talented, especially on the D-Line, last year but honestly I think his halftime adjustments made the difference in the game.

Honestly, if we had been able to move the ball as well as we did in the first half and keep Gurley off the field, I think we win by 3 or 4.

badge-donor-05yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

Serious question - what adjustments did he make?


Sep 2, 2014, 1:31 PM

I know we only got 15 yards total offense in the 2nd half, but I also thought our play calling turned 180 degrees. Was that due to something Pruitt did, due to some change in philosophy on our part, or due to field position?

2024 white level memberbadge-donor-15yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

Re: Serious question - what adjustments did he make?


Sep 2, 2014, 2:07 PM

Only change that I heard mentioned was , we switched our DBs from man in the first half to Zone in the second, allowing the LBers to bring pressure in the secon half.

flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

Started blitzing on almost every play, and it worked.


Sep 2, 2014, 2:12 PM [ in reply to Serious question - what adjustments did he make? ]

Us starting inside our own 20 on every drive meant that they could basically turn it loose on us. And for whatever reason we never called a deep route again to loosen them up.

badge-donor-05yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

"Because at the end of the game, everyone knew that they weren’t that much better than us or better than us at all."


I very, very sincerely hope you feel the same way next week!


Sep 2, 2014, 2:15 PM

The only week each year that I am pumped for the dawgs. PLEASE DON'T LET ME DOWN!

badge-donor-05yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

Not Nearly As Much As You Think


Sep 2, 2014, 8:43 PM

That second half was on Dabo.

flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

"Please tell me how good we are post"


Sep 3, 2014, 12:20 AM

While also basically dropping an "I told you so".

Quite sure we'd have not heard from you had things not gone the way you guessed.

badge-donor-10yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

There's no such thing as a stupid question, just stupid people who ask questions.


Replies: 31
| visibility 1
Archives - Tiger Boards Archive
add New Topic