re: I will be happy with Georiga's performance if. . .[Edit: How did we do? ]

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1) more explosive plays. I dont care if it is run or pass or both. I didnt like the Vandy game last year. Every drive was a grind.

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Other than the return game, we were not explosive. We had a few long passes that were just out of bounds. Maybe we are close in the passing game? But there were not a lot of big holes in the run block schemes.

This will be a big concern as we face tougher defenses who will make sustaining drives more difficult.

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2) more havoc on defense. TFL and Turnovers. Preferably 8+. Sadly, anything over 6 would be an improvement over 2019.

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4 tackles for loss and 3 INTs. There is room for improvement. Seeing Jalen Carter run down the sack from behind was exciting. Nolan Smith might be a guy who racks up a ton of TFL if they attack his edge. Lecounte made up for the blown assignment with the 1 handed INT.

I know the interior DL didnt get a lot of push in the backfield. But damn... if Arkansas couldnt get more than 2 yards up the middle. When they did get more than 2, it was only 3. We were stout on that interior run defense.

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3) Win special teams.

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Matt Landers holding penalty pissed me off. But outside of that, the coverage and return games were near perfect. We burned 1 timeout in punt return. Understandable with no spring. I hope that wont be a recurrence because that timeout may have been the difference between a field goal attempt and touchdown.

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I'm really hoping that we can be a better team than 2017 on the 2020 season.
5.5 TFL per conference game
1.5 turnovers per conference game
87% completion from hotrod
44 average yards per punt
27 rushing TDs against the conference
15 passing TDs against the conference
34.6 PPG

Better than 2017 will give us the prize we need.

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The defense and special teams are definitely on pace for a great season.

Because of them, the team is on pace for 35ppg.

Offensively, we are on pace for 20 passing TDs and 10 rushing TDs.
The run blocking was disappointing. And that will make life difficult for whichever QB we call upon. We've got to do better in drawing up plays (more toss sweep against slower defenses. The arkie edge defenders were giving up the b gap all day with Mathis at qb), qb reads (mathis looked like he kept a couple when he should have handed off, and he handed off when he should have kept), and reading our blocks (mathis would run right into a wr blocking out wide instead of cutting up to get what he can. That Zeus jump cut for the touchdown was sick. Not a lot of vision from the other backs).