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The stats more than back that that up. Hooker was better than Bennett in every category while playing fewer games and having a severe disadvantage in OL & skill talent. Tennessee's offense was better than Georgia's in every category as well.

I guess reading comprehension isn't a great skill of yours?

Or maybe you didn't read where I talked about how running more plays doesn't make a player (or offense) better. It's what you do with each play that matters.

So here are some "by play" stats for you.

First for the team:

UGA yards per play in 2021 - 6.98
UT - 6.47

UGA rushing yards per carry - 5.26
UT - 4.91

UGA yards per pass attempt - 9.28
UT - 8.91

UGA was better at running the ball and throwing the ball... which made them better overall. Yes we ran less plays because we had huge leads against teams in the second half and ran out the clock to end the game rather than running more plays to get more stats. But that's not relevant as to how good the offense was. The per play statistics show that.

Same with Hooker and Bennett.

Hooker had 9.7 yards per pass attempt. Bennett had 10 yards per pass attempt. Hooker had 3.7 yards per carry. Bennett had 4.6.

Doing something more often doesn't mean you're better at it.

Now Bowers and Tillman are pretty close. Bowers had more TD per touch, Tillman had more yards per touch. Neither was that far off the other. But Bowers being a TE while doing that makes a big difference for me... which is why he was an all-american and Tillman wasn't.