re: Stopping Tennessee offense

They score 40 or more we are done imo. I agree with most, they have to play our game. We force them to play our game by a physical running game and protecting the football. If Tennessee gets down a couple of scores, they’ll start forcing it and it will be a wrap. They’re QB is not very smart btw going back to his days at VT. You also hit him a few times, the TRUE VT pussy will come out.

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So you don’t believe our offense can score at will on their awful pass defense?

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Can we? Yes. Will we is the question.

It's not ever going to be that I don't think the UGA offense isn't good enough, especially this year.

However, 40 points on us indicates a lot of possibilities, not the least of which the offense/special teams has made a lot of mistakes, turning the ball over, negating, each time, an opportunity for them to score.

I don't like our chances IF UGA MUST score 40+ to win. UGA isn't a shootout team. We score our points methodically. We want to control the game. We want teams to bend to our will, not ours to theirs.

But, UT isn't scoring 40 on us, so your concern about my opinion, while noted, are largely unnecessary.

I have faith in Kirby's defenses.

This game is going to be a strength vs weakness with both offenses better than both defenses.
Their offense is significantly better than our offense in terms of big play potential.
Our defense is better than their defense, but a few missed assignments and we could easily find ourselves playing catchup in the 2nd half.

Having said that, I believe that Tennessee's defense is underrated and has improved as the season has progressed.
They are tough against the run and will load the box to shut down our running game.
We will not be able to run up the middle for the most part.
They will force Stetson to beat them and without a long and accurate passing game to stretch the field I believe we are going to have more trouble getting first downs than most might expect.
I watched most of their game vs Kentucky and their DBs are better than advertised and were playing tight coverage and looking for opportunities to jump routes. They will be doing the same on our short passing game.

If Stetson keeps throwing those ill-advised passes in the flats without checking coverage, 2 things are likely to happen: 1. he might well get one of our receivers knocked out of the game and 2. I would not be surprised to see a pick six.

I have stated this formula for success against good teams like Tennessee:
1. Bennett needs to roll out early and often with TE's blocking and sloughing off blocks to become receivers.
2. He needs to take any yardage they give him until their secondary comes up to stop the run. If Bennett gets tired, Kirby should relieve him with Beck who is more than capable and the better pocket passer.
3. When the secondary comes up, Bennett needs to throw over them to trailing receivers and receivers who drift back deeper behind the DB's.
4. Do this effectively and it will near impossible for them to stop both the run and the pass. This would force them to spread their defense and open up the middle for dive plays and passes over the middle to TE's.

I do not believe our run first to establish the run and play action will be effective.
If we try to run up the middle, we will be stuffed.
If we try play action off an ineffective run game, their defense will be all over the short Bennett with their arms up.

Tennessee will probably score at least 5 TD's and some FG's. We are going to have to match them score for score and hope for some stops early while our defense is still fresh because they will likely score some late TD's after our defense gets tired.
We have better players overall but Tennessee has put together a great offense.
Hooker is a much better QB than Bennett and they have better wide receivers who rarely drop catchable passes.
Their defense is not as good as ours but it might well be good enough to stifle our offense unless Bennett has an exceptional game and picks up some first downs with his legs.

I hope I am paranoid and completely full of it but that's the way I see it after watching games for both teams.

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When was the last time a Kirby defense gave up 40?

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Last year. SEC game.

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Last year. SEC game.

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Yep. Just satiated my curiosity, and it confirmed my feelings upon having 40+ scored on us.

I didn't like it. Now, I really don't like it. But, it's a moot point.

UT won't score 30...

I don't know why people have this notion that we are some gimmicky offense that is built to score fast and just put up absurd offensive numbers.

Just because we put up big numbers doesn't mean that we are built to do so. UGA plays better complimentary ball than any team in a decade. UGA plays physical ball, goes deep inside of it's depth, over powers and constricts, frustrates and smothers, etc. UGAs offense is efficient. They leave very few points on the field and off the scoreboard.

If UGA is out there playing any other style than what it's built for, they are in the other teams tar baby. Doesn't mean that they lose, it just means they are playing in an unfamiliar and uncomfortable style that lessen the effectiveness and efficiency of the design, and more prone to mistakes which will absolutely affect momentum and opportunity.

I don't want Stetson Bennett (or any other UGA quarterback) to HAVE to win us a game with their arm. This is different, of course, from thinking that they can't (or haven't) won us a game with their arm. A UGA quarterback in a shootout, slinging the rock in desperation is very foreign to the nature of the team.

I think they’re gonna move the ball and score some… but ultimately it’s up to OUR offense to dictate this game.

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Just because we put up big numbers doesn't mean that we are built to do so

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Why else would we be putting up big numbers? We're build for it. We have the most efficient offense in the SEC.

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If Bennett gets tired, Kirby should relieve him with Beck who is more than capable and the better pocket passer.

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Jesus Christ.