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Posted on 9/28/25 at 12:42 pm
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Posted on 9/28/25 at 1:38 pm to Bradb5291
At this point it's an epidemic. Must do way better.
Posted on 9/28/25 at 2:44 pm to Bradb5291
Wait. I was told all last week that we got off to a fast start against Tennessee because we scored on two of our first 3 possessions despite Tennessee scoring on all 3 of their first three. What gives?
Posted on 9/28/25 at 2:48 pm to SemperFiDawg
14/28 - 0 is a FAST START.
It takes a TEAM effort to achieve such feat. We have yet to do this since the 2022 natty.
You were correct last week.
It takes a TEAM effort to achieve such feat. We have yet to do this since the 2022 natty.
You were correct last week.
This post was edited on 9/28/25 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 9/28/25 at 3:31 pm to SemperFiDawg
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Wait. I was told all last week that we got off to a fast start against Tennessee because we scored on two of our first 3 possessions despite Tennessee scoring on all 3 of their first three. What gives?
"I told you so" traditionally has been reserved for small children and neurotic women. When a grown man does iit over and over and seem to find pleasure in doing it, they come across like a small child or a neurotic woman.
Grow the frick up and grow a pair, weirdo.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 5:09 am to Bradb5291
At this point, it’s pretty obvious that whatever UGA is doing from a pregame planning perspective is ineffective. We are always reacting to strategic decisions by the other team, not the other way around. This isn’t picking on Bobo either, as the issue is just as glaring on defense.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 5:52 am to Crowknowsbest
We started the game on offense with a 3 and out. Any analyst knows that our makeshift OL is not our strength. This is all the more reason to get positive yardage on first down yet our first play was a run up the middle with Frazier for 2 yards. Then Gunner throws 2 incomplete passes.
To Bobo's credit we started running outside effectively in the 2nd half but we should have been doing this in the 1st given the state of our OL.
And IMHO we need more run-pass options to the outside with Gunner rolling to his right. And no this doesn't entirely isolate one side of the field because I see plenty of teams making very effective throw-back passes to the opposite side of the field after the defense has flowed to the QB.
On defense, we persisted in playing man-to-man and blitzed early and often but Bama consistently picked up the blitz. Simpson got the ball out quickly and accurately to his elite receivers and they drove down the field twice with multiple 3rd down pass conversions.
We have not been successful in pressuring QBs so to me it makes more sense to have more of the defense in pass coverage with a spy on the QB to prevent QB runs.
To Bobo's credit we started running outside effectively in the 2nd half but we should have been doing this in the 1st given the state of our OL.
And IMHO we need more run-pass options to the outside with Gunner rolling to his right. And no this doesn't entirely isolate one side of the field because I see plenty of teams making very effective throw-back passes to the opposite side of the field after the defense has flowed to the QB.
On defense, we persisted in playing man-to-man and blitzed early and often but Bama consistently picked up the blitz. Simpson got the ball out quickly and accurately to his elite receivers and they drove down the field twice with multiple 3rd down pass conversions.
We have not been successful in pressuring QBs so to me it makes more sense to have more of the defense in pass coverage with a spy on the QB to prevent QB runs.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:48 am to GurleyGirl
We had over 200 yards rushing by mid 3rd qtr. that outside stuff didn’t magically start in the second
Posted on 9/29/25 at 9:30 am to Bradb5291
Don’t get me wrong, I love that we play our best football in the second half. Wouldn’t want it any other way.
BUT, why is the contrast so stark? If we got off to a “slow start” and got down 7-0 or 3-0 a bunch like we did in 2023, that would be fine. 7-0 is nothing to panic about, and you can easily end up dominating that game.
But it’s gotten so much worse. Now we’re routinely giving up 14-24 points within the first few drives before we “settle in” or “make adjustments” or “start playing better” or whatever Kirby wants to attribute it to.
When you keep digging holes that deep early, eventually you start dropping games. Like what happened against Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, like what happened against Alabama last year and like what happened against Alabama last week.
And let’s be honest, like what SHOULD have happened against GT were it not for a once-in-a-lifetime forced fumble by Dan Jackson.
AND, let’s be honest, like what should have happened against Tennessee this year if their kicker doesn’t choke on a pretty easy FG by his standards.
The old saying goes, play with fire, you eventually get burned.
“We’re a second half team” is not an excuse to let teams run up and down the field at will for a whole half.
BUT, why is the contrast so stark? If we got off to a “slow start” and got down 7-0 or 3-0 a bunch like we did in 2023, that would be fine. 7-0 is nothing to panic about, and you can easily end up dominating that game.
But it’s gotten so much worse. Now we’re routinely giving up 14-24 points within the first few drives before we “settle in” or “make adjustments” or “start playing better” or whatever Kirby wants to attribute it to.
When you keep digging holes that deep early, eventually you start dropping games. Like what happened against Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, like what happened against Alabama last year and like what happened against Alabama last week.
And let’s be honest, like what SHOULD have happened against GT were it not for a once-in-a-lifetime forced fumble by Dan Jackson.
AND, let’s be honest, like what should have happened against Tennessee this year if their kicker doesn’t choke on a pretty easy FG by his standards.
The old saying goes, play with fire, you eventually get burned.
“We’re a second half team” is not an excuse to let teams run up and down the field at will for a whole half.
This post was edited on 9/29/25 at 10:06 am
Posted on 9/29/25 at 11:15 am to Spaceman Spiff
Understood and I stand corrected. We had 110 rushing yards in the first half which is good run production.
But the topic of this thread is slow starts.
Bama scored touchdowns on their first 2 drives and we didn't score on our first 2 possessions. Frazier got 2 yards up the middle on the first play of the game and then we had 2 incompletions aka a 3 and out on the first possession.
On our 2nd possession we had a 5 yard penalty, a 24 yard run a 5 yard run and 2 incompletions and then we had to punt.
So all I'm suggesting is given the state of our OL, maybe we should have been running outside more on our first 2 possessions.
And yea, completing some of those first 4 passes sure would have helped.
But the topic of this thread is slow starts.
Bama scored touchdowns on their first 2 drives and we didn't score on our first 2 possessions. Frazier got 2 yards up the middle on the first play of the game and then we had 2 incompletions aka a 3 and out on the first possession.
On our 2nd possession we had a 5 yard penalty, a 24 yard run a 5 yard run and 2 incompletions and then we had to punt.
So all I'm suggesting is given the state of our OL, maybe we should have been running outside more on our first 2 possessions.
And yea, completing some of those first 4 passes sure would have helped.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 11:37 am to BranchDawg
Yeah giving 14 unanswered or 21-7 isn't slow starting, it's not starting at all.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 1:47 pm to lewis and herschel
It’s weird to say, but I am even more concerned about how we give up so many points early. It’s like our defensive tendencies are so easily identifiable that almost every semi-talented team we play can script two first quarter TDs before UGA can adjust and regain control.
My expectations are honestly lower for our offense.
My expectations are honestly lower for our offense.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 2:25 pm to Crowknowsbest
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My expectations are honestly lower for our offense.
Exactly since we recruit much better on defense.
But having said that, holding a high powered offense like Bama's to 24 points is pretty dang good.
No matter how you spin it, we really didn't score enough points to win a typical game. And since Bama's defense isn't highly rated it tells me that we need an OC and OL coach who can recruit better.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 2:58 pm to GurleyGirl
So truthfully, when you are an elite defense coach, you should work harder at recruiting o, in theory you can make a 3&4 star guy great if you are an expert on d. You need help on o.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 3:55 pm to lewis and herschel
I agree with this perspective.
Kirby should hire an up and coming innovative OC and give them the reigns of the offense and let that person hire a OL coach and all the other offensive coaches to work as a cohesive offensive coaching team.
Bottom line: we need better recruiting on offense and better coaching on defense
Obviously Kirby must be consulted, he is ultimately responsible, but he should be focused more on HC responsibilities and the defense which is his expertise.
Kirby should hire an up and coming innovative OC and give them the reigns of the offense and let that person hire a OL coach and all the other offensive coaches to work as a cohesive offensive coaching team.
Bottom line: we need better recruiting on offense and better coaching on defense
Obviously Kirby must be consulted, he is ultimately responsible, but he should be focused more on HC responsibilities and the defense which is his expertise.
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