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UGA QBs after a championship quality season
Posted on 2/13/22 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 2/13/22 at 3:40 pm
Was thinking about this earlier today going back to the start of the Richt era. Not counting this season we had 4 what I'd call "championship caliber" teams, that were without question capable of winning a natty. Those are in 02, 07, 12, and 17. And strangely enough, in all 5 seasons (those plus 21) the QB has returned for the next season. So I wanted to see how that QB did from the "championship caliber" season to the next.
David Greene
2002- 58%, 2924 yards, 22 / 8
2003- 60%, 3307 yards, 13 / 11
Matt Stafford
2007- 56%, 2523 yards, 19 / 10
2008- 61%, 3459 yards, 25 / 10
Aaron Murray
2012- 65%, 3893 yards, 36 / 10
2013- 65%, 3075 yards, 26 / 9
Jake Fromm
2017- 62%, 2615 yards, 24 / 7
2018- 67%, 2749 yards, 30 / 6
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Stetson Bennett
2021- 65%, 2862 yards, 29 / 7
-Greene and Murray seemed to not really progress from that year to the next, but this is easily explainable. Greene had 5 new OL starters in 03 and that was the worst in the league. I think they averaged giving up around 4 sacks per game, and greene obviously wasn't mobile to begin with. He has also lost the best WR in school history at the time. Murray was on fire to start 2013 then lost pretty mcuh everyone (including top 2 RBs as well for a bit). Can't blame him there.
-Stafford and Fromm excelled from that year to the next. Not coincidentally, those guys had most of their pass catchers return along with a very strong run game
-I know there has been a lot of back and forth on stetson and his ceiling, but I think this shows promise. Stetson will return a great OL (unlike 2003), most of his pass catchers (unlike most of 2013), and a strong run game. I don't see any reason that stetson cant' improve on his numbers from last year, which are already very strong compared to all the others. Especially since our defnese won't be otherwordly like this year and we will likely have to pass it more often.
David Greene
2002- 58%, 2924 yards, 22 / 8
2003- 60%, 3307 yards, 13 / 11
Matt Stafford
2007- 56%, 2523 yards, 19 / 10
2008- 61%, 3459 yards, 25 / 10
Aaron Murray
2012- 65%, 3893 yards, 36 / 10
2013- 65%, 3075 yards, 26 / 9
Jake Fromm
2017- 62%, 2615 yards, 24 / 7
2018- 67%, 2749 yards, 30 / 6
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Stetson Bennett
2021- 65%, 2862 yards, 29 / 7
-Greene and Murray seemed to not really progress from that year to the next, but this is easily explainable. Greene had 5 new OL starters in 03 and that was the worst in the league. I think they averaged giving up around 4 sacks per game, and greene obviously wasn't mobile to begin with. He has also lost the best WR in school history at the time. Murray was on fire to start 2013 then lost pretty mcuh everyone (including top 2 RBs as well for a bit). Can't blame him there.
-Stafford and Fromm excelled from that year to the next. Not coincidentally, those guys had most of their pass catchers return along with a very strong run game
-I know there has been a lot of back and forth on stetson and his ceiling, but I think this shows promise. Stetson will return a great OL (unlike 2003), most of his pass catchers (unlike most of 2013), and a strong run game. I don't see any reason that stetson cant' improve on his numbers from last year, which are already very strong compared to all the others. Especially since our defnese won't be otherwordly like this year and we will likely have to pass it more often.
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Posted on 2/13/22 at 3:54 pm to WG_Dawg
Good post.
Health (like 2013 with weapons and 2018 on the OL) will play a big part of Stetson's story next year.
He progressed with more time working with the 1s. And more time with all of the freshmen receiving talent.
The biggest opportunity for improvement from stetson: I dont think the offense handled pressure very well on 3rd down.
Either Monken needs to gameplan more effective checkdowns/hot reads or stetson needs to be better presnap understanding where he can find a soft spot against the defense.
Health (like 2013 with weapons and 2018 on the OL) will play a big part of Stetson's story next year.
He progressed with more time working with the 1s. And more time with all of the freshmen receiving talent.
The biggest opportunity for improvement from stetson: I dont think the offense handled pressure very well on 3rd down.
Either Monken needs to gameplan more effective checkdowns/hot reads or stetson needs to be better presnap understanding where he can find a soft spot against the defense.
Posted on 2/13/22 at 4:17 pm to WG_Dawg
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-I know there has been a lot of back and forth on stetson and his ceiling, but I think this shows promise. Stetson will return a great OL (unlike 2003), most of his pass catchers (unlike most of 2013), and a strong run game. I don't see any reason that stetson cant' improve on his numbers from last year, which are already very strong compared to all the others. Especially since our defnese won't be otherwordly like this year and we will likely have to pass it more often.
I think a big key will be our OC (whether it is Monken or not) The OC will have to adjust all season. If Bennett protects the ball (like he did MOST of the season this year) we can throw the ball around and still do well. If he reverts to throwing it up for grabs we will need to throw it enough to keep defenses honest, but rely a bit more on the run game.
Hopefully Bennett now understands thta he can't carry the team on his shoulders and plays within his abilities. If he does that we will probably be in the playoffs again, and hopefully give Alabama a run for their money.
Nice breakdown, WG!
ETA
I should say if we get Monken back I will feel very confident of another big year. If not we will have to wait and see.
This post was edited on 2/13/22 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 2/13/22 at 5:16 pm to WG_Dawg
Stet didnt throw for more not because the run game but because we beat the hell our of most teams we played and he was on the bench. We arent some big 12 school trying to score 100.
Posted on 2/13/22 at 9:07 pm to WG_Dawg
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Murray was on fire to start 2013 then lost pretty mcuh everyone (including top 2 RBs as well for a bit). Can't blame him there.
Then he tore his ACL as well.
Posted on 2/14/22 at 5:29 am to Dawgfan247
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Then he tore his ACL as well.
Didn't he do that against GT or in the bowl game, though? Pretty sure it was very late in the season.
I mean, it matters and cost hims some yards, but not horribly.
Posted on 2/14/22 at 6:51 am to WG_Dawg
I don't see him doing as well in 2022. Stetson benefited from improved WR play as the season progressed and from the defense putting him in a position to play with confidence. Only the two Bama games lasted into the fourth quarter (not counting Clemson since he didn't play) and he had the benefit of playing short fields. The WRs should be just as good this year, but the defense won't be what it was in 2021.
Posted on 2/14/22 at 7:02 am to DawgsLife
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Then he tore his ACL as well.
Didn't he do that against GT or in the bowl game, though? Pretty sure it was very late in the season.
I mean, it matters and cost hims some yards, but not horribly.
It was in the kentucky game (the week before GT).
Murray stayed in the game and finished the drive.
Hutson Mason finished out the season from there
Posted on 2/14/22 at 8:54 am to WG_Dawg
Great positive post...we need more on the board
Posted on 2/14/22 at 4:45 pm to meansonny
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Murray stayed in the game and finished the drive.
I remembered him gutting out the game, now.
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