Interesting, and depressing read from an A&M reporter on UGA's offense

Yawn. Another troll post by a seldom seen poster.

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Jeff Tarpley

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What a smug dumbass.I would love to know where this guy coached.

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Yawn. Another troll post by a seldom seen poster.

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whatever. i found this post interesting and enjoyed reading it. cool to see what their reporter thought about the game, our performance, and our offense. it's a bit slanted in their favor, but there are some observations that are almost impossible to argue.

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Yawn. Another troll post by a seldom seen poster.

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WTF? Troll? I thought it was interesting. Nothing more, nothing less.

Yeah, I seldom post...mainly due to A Holes like yourself, and these kinds of replies. Carry on internet warrior.

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How can you argue with this? This is what we routinely saw in all games this year. I don't believe that Jake Fromm is simply a worse QB this year, although you can look at some individual throws he has missed and argue that. That's rhythm and confidence something UGA's offense this year has rarely had our provided for Fromm. That doesn't mean I am a Fromm apologist, he shares some blame. I just don't think Coley has done enough to put him in situations routinely throughout the season to get in a rhythm and do what he likes to do.

Even Gary mentioned it, when we switched to backshoulder stuff, something JF has always been money with, we went down the field and scored our only touchdown of the game.

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I agree, I think Coley is the main problem. But he called a decent first half. Fromm overthrew at least 3 touchdown passes that were wide open.

Tom Brady and Dak Prescott looked pound for pound bad in yesterday's rain game.....

Beginning to think Texans just don't get SEC football, can't see past their big 12 goggles.

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You've made it clear that, outside the Fromm household, you're one of Jake's biggest fans. That's fine, I was one of Aaron Murray's biggest fans despite the frequent criticism he received. But Fromm has not had a good year, and I'm talking about more than just a few bad or mediocre games. The good games have become the exception rather than the rule. You may disagree, but there's a pretty good consensus everywhere that Jake's potential ceiling was overrated and that he's part of our offensive problem.

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We've witnessed two years of Fromm playing good football as the rule, not the exception. Why all of the sudden does he not look so good this season? The "why" is what matters.

We have a new OC and all of our top targets from previous years gone and you wonder why our passing game is off? You and others are quick to throw the blame on Fromm without even acknowledging that there's more to it than what he is and isn't doing behind center.

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How can you argue with this? This is what we routinely saw in all games this year

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What?

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They stayed in 11 personnel, didn’t put anyone in motion across the formation, no bootlegs or rollouts, a couple of quick throws, and didn’t run any RPOs with backside screens.

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We've run all these "concepts" this year.We also attempted one backside that Jake had to eat and our other screens went nowhere.We've run rollouts and bootlegs this year but those are usually run to avoid a heavy pass rush or if you have a QB that can get you big yardage on the corner.

This guy is a smug, arrogant douche who's played way too much Madden.

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Read my post above yours. Fromm functions best as a game manager and is struggling to do anything more than be a game manager.

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I read it after posting. I agree with you. But the "why" in why Fromm has struggled being the centerpiece of the offense is still at least mostly accounted for in the OC and receivers discussion. It's not enough to say that we've struggled in those other areas so Fromm needs to do more. He's almost entirely dependent on those other areas for success, as nearly all pocket passing QBs are.

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I acknowledged the Coley problem last January on the day Chaney quit and several times since. I acknowledged the receiver problem last spring and summer, and several times since. I'm just not going to ignore or downplay the fact that Jake has some physical and apparently mental limitations as a passing QB, always there but more apparent this season.

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I'm glad you've pointed that out previously, so perhaps I should reframe my comments to the others who don't seem to care about those other variables. I agree with everything you said except the mental limitations comment. He's likely the best QB in the country from a mental aspect. He just lacks the other necessary components to be as successful as he has been in the past.

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Can’t blame any of that on a qb consistently missing wide open guys. The oc is scheming the player open, and the player is getting open. The only thing missing is the accurate throw.

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You might as well be saying "1980" because the comments from the peanut gallery have been about Fromm's "regression" all season, not just the two missed throws in the rain this past Saturday. He rarely misses throws in short-to-medium distances. The ones he's missed are the ones 30 yards, 40 yards, and deeper down field, which are not to wide open receivers. He's got to throw it over top of the coverage and place it nearly perfectly, which yes, he hasn't done consistently.

I'm certainly being more gracious to Fromm for this past week's performance because many QBs naturally struggle throwing the ball in very wet conditions. It's just harder to be accurate with wet balls compared to dry ones. But it's also why I have been mostly addressing comments about his performance all season and not just the game against A&M.

We've struggled on offense all season long. You and others here are quick to pin that entirely on Fromm. I'm simply trying to point out that a pocket passing QB requires a lot more help to be successful and Fromm hasn't gotten that help.