re: As bad as we played, it's amazing how close the game was at the end ...

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quote:Our OL is not good This is just wrong.

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All 3 of ours losses were against opponents that controlled the LOS on both sides of the ball. Our best OL has been out most of the season and we obviously don't have enough depth on the OL which is one reason why the line has been shuffled often. Objectively we had the same problem with most of Richt's teams.
So yea, our OL looks good against lesser competition but they got owned last night and got owned vs LSU and we couldn't move the ball in the 4th quarter vs Bama when we had to in the 4th quarter in both of the games vs Bama.

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uote:We don't match up well against physical teams. So is that.

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We played 3 physical teams this season and lost to all three. Texas dominated the LOS on both sides of the ball. Their running backs broke tackles; ours did not. Their receivers made plays against our DB's our receivers dropped multiple passes. Ehlinger played tough and got critical yards running when his protection broke down. Meanwhile Fromm was getting tripped up from behind and in general is just not a tough gritty runner. That my friend is the definition of getting owned by a more physical team.

As for Chaney, we will never win a NC with Chaney's offense. He's just way too predictable and without a dual-threat QB, we are unable to improvise against the better teams.
I don't like Fields' attitude but I tend to agree with you that he wasn't developed properly. Honestly the smartest thing Smart could have done after recruiting Fields would have been to hire a competent OC who knows how to develop a dual-threat QB and install an offense that takes advantage of his talent. As much as I respect Fromm's ability to read defenses and perform well against the teams we should beat, I don't think we will ever win a NC with a QB like Fromm at the helm.