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I didn't know how bad we were against blitzes in 2016
Posted on 4/12/17 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 4/12/17 at 1:05 pm
A quote from Edward Aschoff
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Quarterback Jacob Eason completed just 26.9 percent of his passes (14 of 52) last year when he was under duress. He threw just one touchdown and three interceptions, fumbled three times, and was sacked 21 times when under duress. Nine times he completed less than 40 percent of his passes under duress in a game, including going 0-for-8 in the Bulldogs' loss to Ole Miss. Eason ranked 12th in the SEC in completion percentage when under duress.
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Posted on 4/12/17 at 1:13 pm to Whiznot
That's what happens when you have:
1)A true freshman QB
2)A piss poor OL
3)Crappy receivers
1)A true freshman QB
2)A piss poor OL
3)Crappy receivers
Posted on 4/12/17 at 1:21 pm to WG_Dawg
pretty much
recipe for disaster
recipe for disaster
Posted on 4/12/17 at 1:42 pm to Whiznot
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I didn't know how bad we were against blitzes in 2016
Why didn't you watch UGA football last year?
Do you plan to watch the games this year?
Posted on 4/12/17 at 2:19 pm to WG_Dawg
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I didn't know how bad we were against blitzes in 2016That's what happens when you have: 1)A true freshman QB 2)A piss poor OL 3)Crappy receivers
That pretty much sums it up for me.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 2:26 pm to GurleyGirl
The good news is all 3 of those SHOULD improve.
1) QB, in my opinion, will undoubtedly improve it's just by how much
2) OL I also believe will improve, although it may take a little time since many of the guys we're really gonna rely on are young or inexperienced. Can't argue that we're more talented though
3) WR I don't know. We certainly have more weapons that last year, and Ridley/wims/godwin/simmons should all take a step forward, but I just don't see it with stanley or chigbu. Other than that it's true freshmen which is a bit scary.
1) QB, in my opinion, will undoubtedly improve it's just by how much
2) OL I also believe will improve, although it may take a little time since many of the guys we're really gonna rely on are young or inexperienced. Can't argue that we're more talented though
3) WR I don't know. We certainly have more weapons that last year, and Ridley/wims/godwin/simmons should all take a step forward, but I just don't see it with stanley or chigbu. Other than that it's true freshmen which is a bit scary.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 3:04 pm to IT_Dawg
I knew it was bad but I didn't have the numbers that how bad it was. Sunshine pumpers need to get real. A turnaround might not be easy.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 3:12 pm to Whiznot
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Sunshine pumpers need to get real.
Is it really pumping sunshine to suggest our QB and OL might improve next year compared to '16?
Posted on 4/12/17 at 4:27 pm to WG_Dawg
No. We might even win the East but I've read a couple of wildly optimistic predictions that are hard to buy.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 4:58 pm to Whiznot
A lot of that failure was due to coaching.
1) Freshman quarterback who was repeatedly put into tough situations because the coaches thought we could constantly run against defenses expecting exactly that on first and second down. Defenses clogged the LOS and stuffed it, which put us into too many obvious third down passing situations. So then the defense brought the house to pressure Eason on third down, which is exactly what they should have done with a young quarterback. This exact scenario will play out again next season until Chaney and company make some effort to out think the opponent. Even if you do have inexperienced players, completely predictable play calling gives them no help or advantage.
2) Offensive line that repeatedly let defenders into the backfield without being touched, i.e., the OL didn't know their assignments. These were mostly upperclassmen, one of the more experienced OL's in the SEC, and the failure to know who they were supposed to block was due to,...coaching or overly complicated blocking scheme.
3) Some really dumb play design and/or timing. Like a tunnel screen to the short side of the field on 3rd and 8, with 10 defenders lined up close to the LOS and absolutely nowhere to go when the ball is caught. Or putting a WR in motion back towards the LOS, with defender in tow, right to the spot where the RB is headed after he takes the handoff.
1) Freshman quarterback who was repeatedly put into tough situations because the coaches thought we could constantly run against defenses expecting exactly that on first and second down. Defenses clogged the LOS and stuffed it, which put us into too many obvious third down passing situations. So then the defense brought the house to pressure Eason on third down, which is exactly what they should have done with a young quarterback. This exact scenario will play out again next season until Chaney and company make some effort to out think the opponent. Even if you do have inexperienced players, completely predictable play calling gives them no help or advantage.
2) Offensive line that repeatedly let defenders into the backfield without being touched, i.e., the OL didn't know their assignments. These were mostly upperclassmen, one of the more experienced OL's in the SEC, and the failure to know who they were supposed to block was due to,...coaching or overly complicated blocking scheme.
3) Some really dumb play design and/or timing. Like a tunnel screen to the short side of the field on 3rd and 8, with 10 defenders lined up close to the LOS and absolutely nowhere to go when the ball is caught. Or putting a WR in motion back towards the LOS, with defender in tow, right to the spot where the RB is headed after he takes the handoff.
This post was edited on 4/12/17 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 4/12/17 at 5:09 pm to wdhalgren
Good news is that even the slightest improvement with Eason will pay dividends.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 6:34 pm to wdhalgren
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A lot of that failure was due to coaching.
Agreed. Randy McMichael wrote that first year head coaches with defense backgrounds usually tend to be too conservative. I hope we can open things up with more early down passes. With Chubb and Michel back everyone we play will load the box. There will be opportunity for big pass plays if we can execute.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 6:41 pm to wdhalgren
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Like a tunnel screen to the short side of the field on 3rd and 8, with 10 defenders lined up close to the LOS
Actually, calling a screen pass when you think the defense is going to bring the house is the right move.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 9:54 pm to VADawg
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Actually, calling a screen pass when you think the defense is going to bring the house is the right move.
It's not the "right" move, it's the completely obvious move on 3rd and long for a freshman qb who the coaches have given every indication that they still don't trust in the last game of the regular season. The "right" move is to do something that the defense can't predict with absolute certainty. The two most predictable calls by our coaches at that point were screen or draw play and both were covered perfectly.
Plus, bringing the house almost never means sending all 11 men to rush the quarterback. In this case it meant a 6 man pass rush, close linebackers, and tight coverage by DB's, thus making the offense try a real forward pass, if they dared. Georgia Tech was positive we wouldn't do that and they were correct. In fact, our WR's never even moved downfield, allowing the entire defense to attack. Paul Johnson's staff was playing chess to Kirby's tiddlywinks.
As I described, we threw it to the short side of the field, which meant McKenzie ran right back into a huge mass of defenders, where he was tackled by an interior defensive lineman, with about 5 others in position to make the play. There never was any "tunnel", because the defense was ready for the play, and because the offense didn't have seem to have a clue how to block the play. Not because of poor athleticism or recruiting, but because they'd apparently not been taught or practiced it enought. Tech had a total lack of respect for our coaches and our qb and they were right. Get used to it, because you'll see it plenty more times until somebody gets their act together.
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Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:38 am to wdhalgren
Unfortunately the Ga offense has been all too predictable for YEARS. I'm sure most of you, like me, can call the play from my chair. Think a defensive coordinator can't do the same?
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:53 am to wizatlanta
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Unfortunately the Ga offense has been all too predictable for YEARS.
Yeah, it really sucked having those predictable record breaking O's.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:58 am to wizatlanta
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Unfortunately the Ga offense has been all too predictable for YEARS
Very bad! The situation at Georgia's OC is very very sad!
That's the thought process I imagine you had before posting this.
Posted on 4/14/17 at 7:31 pm to grey
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Good news is that even the slightest improvement with Eason will pay dividends.
If Eason shows only slight improvement, we're fricked. We need major improvement in distance, accuracy, and judgement.
Posted on 4/15/17 at 9:11 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
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Yeah, it really sucked having those predictable record breaking O's
Which led to what, again?
Posted on 4/16/17 at 7:38 am to wizatlanta
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I'm sure most of you, like me, can call the play from my chair. Think a defensive coordinator can't do the same?
People like you are funny. There's a few that sit around me in the stadium that will try to predict the play and when they're right they say these same kinda statements, but oddly enough don't make a peep the other 10 times before when they were completely wrong.
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