October 7, 2011 · 6:19 AM

The Mike-Safety Blitz: Grantham GATA

Chris Low gets Grantham to break down one of his blitz calls. It’s a fun listen.

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17 responses to “The Mike-Safety Blitz: Grantham GATA”

  1. Rick
    October 7, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    One possibility I have not yet heard mentioned is what happens if we end up with only 7 wins, but top 10 in total defense? Coordinators usually don’t stick around if the head coach goes, and who is going to fire a staff with that kind of defense when the offense will only be more mature along the line and all skill positions in 2012?

    Dare I say, is it possible one of our coordinators is actually having a positive influence on Richt’s job security? What a novelty that would be.

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    • Senator Blutarsky
      October 7, 2011 at 7:05 AM

      If Georgia winds up with a top-10 defense, there will be more than 7 wins on the board at the end of the season.

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      • Rick
        October 7, 2011 at 7:16 AM

        One would think so, but we’re 3-2 right now and #7 (!) in total defense. At that clip, we get 7 wins out of the 12 game schedule. I do think it would require some pretty bad bounces to play out that way.

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      • W Cobb Dawg
        October 7, 2011 at 9:45 PM

        Gary Gibbs delivered a top 10 D in Donnan’s last season. He wasn’t retained. So we have precedent. For some reason our DC’s, like Erk, Gibbs, BVG and CTG, are held to a much higher standard than the offensive coaches.

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    • TennesseeDawg
      October 7, 2011 at 7:24 AM

      Then Bobo gets fired

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  2. Irishdawg
    October 7, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    7th in total defense. Think about that for a sec. We’re in the second year of a new system with key injuries and we’re a top 10 defense. That’s an pretty impressive statement on Grantham’s abilities.

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    • Starbreaker
      October 7, 2011 at 8:00 AM

      Plus having played a Heisman candidate QB on a top 5 team and another (at the time) top 15 team. Obviously the other 3 games were against sub-par offenses, but still…it’s hard to not be impressed with the D, especially when you consider the offense hasn’t done them a ton of favors this season (except for some good TOP clock killing the last couple games).

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    • David
      October 7, 2011 at 8:12 AM

      With walkons and freshmen playing inside linebacker. Can’t wait to get Ogletree back for Florida.

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      • Go Dawgs!
        October 7, 2011 at 10:09 AM

        Exactly. This is one of those stats that you can’t just dismiss by saying we’ve played a few weaker teams in a row. The fact that the defense has stoned them as thoroughly as they have is impressive.

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  3. Gravidy
    October 7, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    Senator:

    I can’t get the video to load on your page. Can you provide a link to the source, please?

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  4. Go Dawgs!
    October 7, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    This is a cool feature. I think the next time the Athletic Association does a fundraising auction with different “experiences” for sale, a huge money maker would be the ability to sit in on one of the staff meetings on a Monday or Tuesday morning of a game week. I’m sure that there’d have to be some way of assuring the staff that you’re not an enemy operative, and I kinda doubt they’d go for it, but that would be really cool to be a fly on that wall and to absorb some of that information. That idea has been rattling around in my head ever since I read the Feldman piece on WVU’s game week leading up to LSU.

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