re: Dawg fans, how y’all feeling?

While UGA can lose to anyone if the urge hits them, I feel like we should come out ahead.

ND's QB is a minus passer. They have a good running game, but I've yet to see a one dimensional offense have success against a UGA defense (or a Bama defense when he was there).

I think ND was one of the most one dimensional teams in the playoff. And I think that works for UGA.

PSU is also one dimensional. So is Texas to a degree (though their running game is improving now so maybe now if they play UGA again). Tennessee was one dimensional as well.

While I recognize there's no such thing as a sure win, I think UGA is in good shape.

I see that you are referring to Riley as a minus passer vs bad College QB. Congrats you learned something! Google dual threat and QBR rating and maybe you’ll learn a little more I said they have tape on him which they obviously do. That’s all I said. If UGA changes the offensive scheme then obviously ND would have to adjust . Their DC is no slouch. Google him too.Whether Bobo can do that effectively w 3 weeks prep time will tell. Give the ND defense a little credit. I think they earned that this year. I’m spending way too much time defending ND here but a lot of y’all are underestimating them IMO. Hopefully Georgia has your back

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I see that you are referring to Riley as a minus passer vs bad College QB. Congrats you learned something! Google dual threat and QBR rating and maybe you’ll learn a little more I said they have tape on him which they obviously do. That’s all I said. If UGA changes the offensive scheme then obviously ND would have to adjust . Their DC is no slouch. Google him too.Whether Bobo can do that effectively w 3 weeks prep time will tell. Give the ND defense a little credit. I think they earned that this year. I’m spending way too much time defending ND here but a lot of y’all are underestimating them IMO. Hopefully Georgia has your back

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He's not a good college QB.

The key part of being a dual threat QB is you actually have to be able to pass AND run. If you can only run, you're an option QB.

He can't pass well. He's not a dual threat. He's a single threat, just with his legs.

It's clear you're not particularly familiar with what UGA does on offense. The best definition that people use now for UGA's offense is "multiple". What that means in UGA's case is we don't have a predominant formation we run out of. We go zone blocking RPO attacks in some games and pro-style hat on hat blocking schemes in others. Some weeks it's shotgun with downfield passing others it's mostly 12 formation. Sometimes we use almost all of the clock, others we rush to the line.

UGA tailors their offense to each opponent. They don't run a set scheme. There are some things that are consistent (like the way we use motions and the consistent use of option run calls even when Beck rarely kept the ball).

UGA isn't great at anything offensively. They try to be more like the Patriots were when Brady was there... a team that is good enough at most aspects so they can tailor their offense to whatever defense they face.

They don't run a system that can be figured out, but rather they're trying to figure out your weaknesses. They might fail at it and be at a disadvantage, but each week... each meeting between teams... is a unique contest.

Notre Dame has a very good defense and a good running game. They have zero threat in the passing game.

That's similar to Tennessee in the SEC. It's not a set up that works against UGA. You cannot be one dimensional against UGA and have any chance of winning outside of UGA just having a melt down.

UGA's defensive scheme is going to be to spy the QB and scheme to stop the run. Dare Leonard to beat them through the air. And these aren't going to be poor DB's who he's going to have to beat... these are guys like 5-star and future 1st round draft pick Malaki Starks, 5-star Daylen Everette, 5-star KJ Bolden, 4-star Daniel Harris, 5-star Ellis Robinson, 5-star Joenel Augero, 5-star Jacorey Thomas and a slew of other 4-stars in the secondary... along with 11th year senior former walk-on Dan Jackson who just hangs around and makes plays for UGA forever.

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Dawg fans, how y’all feeling?

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Having good TEs is a game changer. They’re essentially dual threat lineman lol the nfl loves TE position, ever notice how good TE are usually on good nfl teams. My only guess to why colleges don’t utilize it more is learning curve or lack of quality tight ends

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As far as Leonard, the best stat I could find to judge a dual threat QB would be QBR. QBR is generally considered a more comprehensive metric than passer rating because it takes into account a wider range of factors beyond just passing statistics, including rushing attempts, situational context, and the impact of each play on win probability etc., making it potentially a better indicator of a quarterback's overall contribution to a game. Leonard’s QBR is 78.1. To provide context Beck’s is 80.9 which ranks him 10 out of 129. Leonard is 16 out of 129. Sounds at least average to me.

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First of all, QBR is a stat invented by ESPN 2-3 years ago. It's not a great stat as it puts way too much weight on the running side.


But for kicks... let's look at QB to try to answer the question... "Can Leonard pass well'?

QBR has both a run score and a pass score.

Leonard's pass score in QBR is 38.5. How does that compare to other QB's?

The answer is... it sucks. Marcel Reed can't pass either... he's at 35. Nico, who's only adequate passing, is ahead at a 46.

Here are the playoff QB's ranked by the passing part of their QBR

Gabriel - 83.7
Rourke - 74.7
Howard - 72.1
Klubnik - 64.8
Allar - 55.5
Madsen - 54.8
Leavitt - 50.7
Ewers - 50.6
Jennings - 49.9
Nico - 46.7

Leonard - 38.5

The stat you point out literally shows he's the worst passing QB in the playoff.

I know many UGA fans are still upbeat despite losing Carson Beck, but this is the thing you still have to remember. You still have all those same receivers who have been dropping balls all season. That's a major reason that Carson wasn't as good this year.

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My only guess to why colleges don’t utilize it more is learning curve or lack of quality tight ends

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Funny you say this, was thinking exactly the same thing. Particularly in our game in SECCG. Horns have a stud TE and I think he caught one pass in that game. Just wasn’t utilized and made no sense to me. But I see this all the time in college ball. A good TE can be a QBs best friend.

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He's not a good college QB.

The key part of being a dual threat QB is you actually have to be able to pass AND run. If you can only run, you're an option QB.

He can't pass well. He's not a dual threat. He's a single threat, just with his legs.

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This is what kills me about people comparing the way GT's King gashed us and believing Riley can do the same.

King was throwing dimes all over the field in that game against UGA...like some NFL level shite. Dude literally had the game of his life. His legs hurt us the most but when he needed to make a pass he was getting the ball to his spots on time and with great accuracy. I don't think Riley has that in him.