Burns78
| Favorite team: | Georgia  |
| Location: | Dalton, GA |
| Biography: | Life Long Dawgs Supporter |
| Interests: | Football, Outdoors and Computers |
| Occupation: | IT Business Owner |
| Number of Posts: | 32 |
| Registered on: | 11/23/2015 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: Just wait until next year.....
Posted by Burns78 on 1/9/18 at 11:54 am
@Sandwich, That pretty much sums it up for me, I could not have expressed my feelings of disgust any better.
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re: Line didn't show a lot of dominance today
Posted by Burns78 on 9/17/17 at 1:57 am
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Line didn't show a lot of dominance today
Unfortunately, they never do. It is our Achilles hill, without question.
re: State championships starting today
Posted by Burns78 on 12/12/16 at 5:14 pm
I went to the game last week when Valdosta came up here to Dalton for the semi. Dalton held them to no first downs in the first quarter, then one our kids drops a punt inside the 20 just before the half and Valdosta takes over. Had them 3rd and goal from the 20 and they score with a pass over the middle. Come out in the third, another punt bounces off Dalton's receiving team, hits kid in the head inside the 30...got a little ugly after that.
re: Said it on day one, saying it again.
Posted by Burns78 on 11/27/16 at 7:01 am
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You don't have to "blow people off the line" for a line to be successful. Perhaps this is the case in the 4x100, but not in football... even high school football.
Sure buddy, you still believe in the Easter bunny too? This is the SEC and in case you haven't noticed yet, a little team called Alabama is largely successfully because of...wait for it... their o and d LINES. Yes they also have great skilled players but so does most all of sec schools, they WIN CONSISTENTLY BECAUSE OF THEIR SUPERIORITY AND DEPTH IN THE TRENCHES.
Look Peter, we are both Dawgs fans I suspect, I am not looking to argue with you, perhaps we just agree to disagree. I made reference to the line but the original post on this thread was actually focused toward QB development. I got no "dawg" in the fight against you, just two different opinions on that and it is cool, that is what the forum is for. I just see some weaknesses and at the end of the day, just want OUR team to succeed, just like you I suspect... All good brother.
re: Said it on day one, saying it again.
Posted by Burns78 on 11/26/16 at 11:14 pm
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Congrats to all the Mark Richt haters. You've fixed our "problem" of consistently good teams that were competitive in our league and nationally. But we never finished first, so we burned it all down. Enjoy your little lesson in what real problems look like, although obviously most of you will never figure out that they start and end with Kirby Smart.
Not a hater, didn't burn CMR down and I'm not burning CKS down, just posting what I see as obvious issues which ARE fixable.
re: Said it on day one, saying it again.
Posted by Burns78 on 11/26/16 at 11:09 pm
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Actually, the gimmicks were double pulls, gap and a half down blocking, difficult combo blocks, pulling centers, and other stuff only the most athletic lineman can do. When we did less gimmicky stuff and just blocked gaps and pulled single guards, we got a lot more drive. Pass blocking was tough when we were in obvious pass down and distances all game long. This line was not great, but they were serviceable. They did fine when they were put in the position to do so. I get that there are a lot,of,people out there who don't understand football enough to see what is happening with an offensive line scheme. I'd be glad to explain it more if you would like.
Though I certainly don't agree with a lot of the play calling by Chaney, already said he needed to be replaced, the gimmicks were often needed as a last option. The reason: this is, without a doubt, the worst o-line in modern history for the school...period. Any word to the contrary is complete nonsense and nothing but arguing for the sake of arguing. Your kid playing on the o-line or what? We supposedly have one of the best o-line coaches in the game...he did what he could do with this bunch. When we have a starter on the line coming from Rhode Island, pretty much speaks volumes.
"Don't understand football", I played tailback/DB and ran track at the college level.. I get football. Bottom line, we were reaching for answers at the line most of the season because the line could not blow anyone off the ball at least most of the time. This is not a new concept created by myself, the entire nation of "football" analysts happen to agree. They are garbage. I fully get it, as a back, you can't do much with a very, very crippled line. Oh but keep defending them because you are certainly correct.
re: Said it on day one, saying it again.
Posted by Burns78 on 11/26/16 at 10:51 pm
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.you want to chase every recurit away?
YOU want to chase every recruit away..keep this pitiful o-line and poor playing calling, QB development. Do you really think another 5 star wants to play for him? Bring in a stud OC/QB coach and we immediately bring in recruits. Are we seriously having this conversation?
re: Said it on day one, saying it again.
Posted by Burns78 on 11/26/16 at 10:47 pm
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Dude. Why didn't those two 5* RB's run against Nicholls' then? 20* RB's can't run when there is no hold. One explanation for the Jekyl/Hyde running game this year is blocking scheme. We ran the ball against some teams with very good run defenses and did not run against some teams with very poor run defenses.
Have you read my posts? That is exactly what I was saying, we got what we got because of the good backs....very, very hard earned BUT I also said, the line has been night and day, up and down AND EXTREMELY INCONSISTENT.
Vandy beats TN and UGA
Posted by Burns78 on 11/26/16 at 10:43 pm
re: Said it on day one, saying it again.
Posted by Burns78 on 11/26/16 at 7:33 pm
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ctually, I have. earlier in the season he was throwing off his back foot. His passes have been crisp. He is not accurate, and has not been accurate all season, but he is not throwing off his back foot, that I have noticed, lately. His timing is way off, but that is learned. His timing and accuracy are the two glaring problems I see, and accuracy, if it comes, takes time....as does timing. He has a lot of work to do, but he can do it. I don't know if I can blame a whole lot on Chaney because I don't know what he has been working on. The one thing I could fault him for against Tech was throwing the ball late in the game. We should have run the ball....but what really boggles the mind, is they threw that pass after a timeout. THAT is on Kirby Smart. He had plenty of time to overrule Chaney, and he didn't. We could and and should have had at least two more wins this year. Tennessee and GT. (Of course Vanderbilt should have been a win, too)
I agree that we could have and should have at least two more wins. I also agree that it falls on Smart in the fact that he made the moronic hire, it is also on Smart to correct that decision which was my point.
As far as Eason's development, very little, his passes are off more often than not and very sloppy, even when we make a play. His passes are usually NOT crisp, they are wobbling ducks. His wind up is televised too often and he stares down the receivers he wants to go to while not seeing the open receiver. His timing is horrible most of the time, yes he is a freshman but at this point....he is not a freshman. I'm not knocking Eason at this point, these are things Chaney should have been working on constantly and there was very little improvement from day one until now, this should not be. How can Chaney tell him, he has no point of reference at all, he can't even begin to demonstrate it.
My point is, Chaney was a bad hire to start, he brought nothing positive to the table at the start of the season and I have not witnessed anything to convince me otherwise by the end of the season.
re: Said it on day one, saying it again.
Posted by Burns78 on 11/26/16 at 7:19 pm
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Our run blocking was vastly improved after the UF game. Look at the totals vs UK,AU (170 yrds from the los) and GT...night and day compared to earlier in the year.
Most of this was the fact that we have two 5 star running backs. Very few times were there holes and almost all was yards after contact, a lot of contact. The line is terrible..period. Both of these backs should have had a banner year but getting hit behind the line and at the time of getting the hand-off is troublesome for any back. Yes there was some improvement at times but it was up and down..like crossing your fingers. They largely had to use gimmicks to get things going.
re: Said it on day one, saying it again.
Posted by Burns78 on 11/26/16 at 6:45 pm
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When our Oline wasn't asked to do a lot of double pulls and bullshite delay stuff, they did fine. The Oline performance was on the staff by and large. The last 4 games they did a solid job and that mirrored the change. The staff made some poor decisions today and there were some dropped balls. A lot of them were by Freshman at key times. All we needed was two first downs and the Tech D was gassed. This one just fricking pisses me off. Run the fricking football
I agree to a point, the pass blocking was not horrible and there was some improvement at times but run blocking was still sketchy most of the season and very inconsistent. Can't win the SEC with that type of inconstancy. Either way, it was still one of the worst o-line's I have seen at UGA in a long time.
re: Said it on day one, saying it again.
Posted by Burns78 on 11/26/16 at 6:36 pm
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Yep, that's the ticket. Blame the OC. Next year when we win 6 games we can blame the DC. In 2018 we'll blame Mark Richt again just for old time's sake.
Yep, that's the ticket...do nothing about the very obvious problems we have and continue to ignore them for years on end, make sure we get nothing but the same. God forbid we try to improve...just like everyone else that is actually competitive.
re: Eason sucked today
Posted by Burns78 on 11/26/16 at 4:04 pm
Part of the problem is Chaney, he is not capable of developing a QB.
Said it on day one, saying it again.
Posted by Burns78 on 11/26/16 at 3:47 pm
Chaney was a bad hire that just never made sense to me at all. We have covered the fact that our o-line is atrocious this year but beyond that and the questionable play calling, Chaney has not developed Eason at all.
Look, Eason has talent and we have seen potential for greatness but he has not gained much if any development over the course of this season. Yes Eason is a freshman but I have not seen a lot of progression, the plays he has made have been off talent and instinct alone. His timing with receivers is still off more often than not, they also drop too many passes but he makes a lot of the same mistakes over and over. I often wonder what they are working on in practice? How is a former lineman supposed to teach the details of QB development? I don't care that Chaney happened to be the OC/QB coach at Purdue when Brees was there, he did not make Brees what he is.
Before next year, we have to find an O-line, we have to get better results from our receivers and Chaney needs to be replaced with a successful OC and a real QB coach. If the QB and OC coach are the same person that is fine and if they are two separate people, that is fine but this is a staff change that needs to happen asap.
Look, Eason has talent and we have seen potential for greatness but he has not gained much if any development over the course of this season. Yes Eason is a freshman but I have not seen a lot of progression, the plays he has made have been off talent and instinct alone. His timing with receivers is still off more often than not, they also drop too many passes but he makes a lot of the same mistakes over and over. I often wonder what they are working on in practice? How is a former lineman supposed to teach the details of QB development? I don't care that Chaney happened to be the OC/QB coach at Purdue when Brees was there, he did not make Brees what he is.
Before next year, we have to find an O-line, we have to get better results from our receivers and Chaney needs to be replaced with a successful OC and a real QB coach. If the QB and OC coach are the same person that is fine and if they are two separate people, that is fine but this is a staff change that needs to happen asap.
I hate to admit it but the reality is that Eason is probably wishing he went somewhere else and Chubb is, without a doubt, wishing he went to the NFL last year.
I didn't expect lightening in a bottle on Smart's first year but Chaney was a bust (who didn't see that one from the start) and our O-line is a complete disaster. We have no play-makers on the D-line who pose a realistic threat to the opposition's back-field and our receiving core is sub-par at best.
More HARD reality, we probably lose to Kentucky, most likely Auburn and maybe even Tech. I would LOVE to wrong on that but The biggest concern I have is, how much will recruiting suffer? I am for Smart, I love the DAWGS and will bleed red and black until I die.. just speaking what I see. Hopefully we can pull in the needed personnel and right the ship before next year.
I didn't expect lightening in a bottle on Smart's first year but Chaney was a bust (who didn't see that one from the start) and our O-line is a complete disaster. We have no play-makers on the D-line who pose a realistic threat to the opposition's back-field and our receiving core is sub-par at best.
More HARD reality, we probably lose to Kentucky, most likely Auburn and maybe even Tech. I would LOVE to wrong on that but The biggest concern I have is, how much will recruiting suffer? I am for Smart, I love the DAWGS and will bleed red and black until I die.. just speaking what I see. Hopefully we can pull in the needed personnel and right the ship before next year.
re: Eason and the slides...
Posted by Burns78 on 10/30/16 at 1:43 am
I will add, as others have already said, he does stand in the pocket and take hits there without hesitation. With coaching and probably film review, I think he will adjust and be fine. He just has to get over that mental hump he seems to have about the right time to slide or not.
re: Eason and the slides...
Posted by Burns78 on 10/30/16 at 1:33 am
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Is Eason suddenly afraid to take a hit? All season I've noticed that, when running the ball, he has a tendency to slide really early to avoid a hit. Under most circumstances, I get it. But on a 3rd and 2 late in the game, still with some hope of coming back?
You are correct sir but I don't think it is "suddenly" because I have noticed it all season. Yes he is a QB and yes he is a freshman and yes many times it is correct to slide but there have been many instances, twice today among others this season, when he had a clear opportunity to get the first down but instead elected to slide...very early at that.
My take, beyond what has already been stated, there is a time to slide for a QB and there is a time to man up, be a leader and make the effing play that is needed for your team. He is a not a small kid and this is not bad-mitten...stop being so damn shy and lower your shoulder.
re: We almost lost to Mizzou..
Posted by Burns78 on 10/23/16 at 12:08 am
Yeah well...we didn't lose. Pedophile U beats O-State so I feel better now.
re: Derek Mason's 1st conference road win!!!!
Posted by Burns78 on 10/16/16 at 1:02 am
It effing sucked! What else can be said. Our line sucks, our receivers can't catch half the time and we have tackling issues. Briscoe could not cover his arse.
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