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Posted on 10/14/24 at 6:48 am
Posted on 10/14/24 at 6:48 am
Arian Smith leads UGA in yards, yards per catch, and TDs.
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Posted on 10/14/24 at 6:52 am to New Money
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and TDs.
Don’t think so
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yards per catch
Also not true
Your thread is going to look silly when you edit it down to AS11 leads UGA in yards
This post was edited on 10/14/24 at 6:56 am
Posted on 10/14/24 at 7:24 am to New Money
If you look close enough when he isn't wearing gloves, Arian Smith's hands are actually stone crab claws.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 7:25 am to New Money
Incorrect. Here are the stats:
Posted on 10/14/24 at 8:15 am to New Money
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Arian Smith leads UGA in
Drops
Posted on 10/14/24 at 8:21 am to New Money
…is being forced to play more than he should due to our sub-par WR recruiting and development. Dude should still be being used like he was 2 years ago, but we don’t have anyone else.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 9:06 am to claydawg09
Evan’s looked good the way we used him
His speed is E-lite
His speed is E-lite
Posted on 10/14/24 at 9:12 am to Dawg4Life47
Evans can make plays but he’s still not very big and loafs on blocking quite a bit. More importantly, as hell-bent as our coaches are on cross-training DBs and OL, apparently they can’t grasp the idea that there have in fact been X and Z receivers under 6ft tall before. Erego, Evans is used only in the slot and gadgets. Same for Lovett. I wouldn’t use them out wide exclusively but damn. Switching up alignments and tendencies can work.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 10:32 am to claydawg09
Use him the same then, he put up 93 yards
This post was edited on 10/14/24 at 10:33 am
Posted on 10/14/24 at 11:34 am to Dawg4Life47
Agree. He's just a bit slower than AS, right?
Posted on 10/14/24 at 11:50 am to New Money
He's on pace to be the first Georgia receiver to finish in the top 10 in the SEC in yards per game in 4 years and only the second since Kirby got here. That's sort of a sad stat, but at the same time it shows that he is producing.
But then again he sucks at catching. Between the drop on the bomb on the first possession and not getting the audible on the second or third possession, can you trust Arian Smith in big games? I don't know. He is one of the most confounding Georgia players ever.
But then again he sucks at catching. Between the drop on the bomb on the first possession and not getting the audible on the second or third possession, can you trust Arian Smith in big games? I don't know. He is one of the most confounding Georgia players ever.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 11:50 am to claydawg09
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Evans can make plays but he’s still not very big and loafs on blocking quite a bit. More importantly, as hell-bent as our coaches are on cross-training DBs and OL, apparently they can’t grasp the idea that there have in fact been X and Z receivers under 6ft tall before. Erego, Evans is used only in the slot and gadgets. Same for Lovett. I wouldn’t use them out wide exclusively but damn. Switching up alignments and tendencies can work.
It get better with reps
Posted on 10/14/24 at 11:53 am to Violent Hip Swivel
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it shows that he is producing.
he's producing becuase of target volume; we throw a ton and most of our throws go to him. I don't think Arian sucks necessarily or should be benched permantnly, but I don't know why we don't go more to Dom and Dillon who are both CLEARLY, easily, better WRs. Either one of those guys should be our #1 option instead of Arian.
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He is one of the most confounding Georgia players ever.
that seems a bit odd. He's a fast track guy that drops more balls than he should. We've had tons of guys exactly like him throughout the years.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 11:56 am to Violent Hip Swivel
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an you trust Arian Smith in big games
Had that huge catch in the Miracle at Midnight game
Posted on 10/14/24 at 12:11 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Smith has huge catches in damn near every big game.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 12:19 pm to WG_Dawg
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that seems a bit odd. He's a fast track guy that drops more balls than he should. We've had tons of guys exactly like him throughout the years.
He breaks DBs ankles on routes and is the fastest players on the team. Who are all of these other past Georgia receivers with first round ability but also sucked at catching and running the right route.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 12:29 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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first round ability
Arian doens't have anything close to 1st round ability...
Remarcus Brown, Demiko Goodman, Matt Landers, etc etc. There's probably hundreds of examples of guys that have played at UGA that fit the criteria of:
-known for speed, possibly a track background
-history of drops and/or lack of success at actually receiving
The only play people remember Arian for is a go route that the DB fell on allowing him to be wide open. I can't recall many instances of him actually juking someone or making a move against a defender after having the ball already. Guys like arian are a dime a dozen..it's really head scratching that he's our featured guy, especially when Dillon produces every single time we go to him.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:19 pm to WG_Dawg
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I don't know why we don't go more to Dom and Dillon who are both CLEARLY, easily, better WRs. Either one of those guys should be our #1 option instead of Arian.
In the hypothetical where we whittle down our number of bell cow WRs to 3-4 instead of targeting 8-12 guys a game, does that introduce an element of predictability to the passing game? Beck already had a few nightmare games where he not only threw multiple INTs, but stared down the intended receiver like he was trying to hypnotize him.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:25 pm to claydawg09
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is being forced to play more than he should due to our sub-par WR recruiting and development. Dude should still be being used like he was 2 years ago, but we don’t have anyone else.
Bingo. Bell & co. aren't any better, they just stink at things that the average viewer misses (separation, routes, timing) as opposed to Arian who struggles very visibly dropping wide open balls. If he catches a 3-4 more he's right there with any elite receiver in CFB.
But, he doesn't
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:37 pm to WG_Dawg
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Arian doens't have anything close to 1st round ability...
Remarcus Brown, Demiko Goodman, Matt Landers, etc etc.
Arian Smith is way less stiff and way more fluid than any of these goobers. The only thing he has in common with them is that they'd all be corner outfielers in baseball. Some wide receivers are center fielders have a natural ability to track the ball in the air and pluck it. Then there's Arian Smith
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