It’s Todd Gurley finishing.
Georgia coaches will have to figure out how to distribute the ball among those tailbacks.
“Some of that will be playing it by ear as the game goes on,” Richt said. “Some games you have 60 plays and some games you have 80. Just not sure what the total play count’s going to be. We’ll have a pretty good idea what we want to accomplish by the time we get to the game. Part of the goal will be to make sure everybody’s ready to play hard for those last 15 minutes of the game.”
That sounds like Gurley Time.
Gurley rushed for 275 yards on 26 carries in the fourth quarter — a 10.58 average — according to cfbstats.com. That average is higher than any other quarter for Gurley and was second best in the nation before Gurley was suspended.
That’s really what’s important about his return this week. Georgia will have three backs, all tanned, rested and ready, to deal with the Auburn defense if the game goes into the fourth quarter as most of us expect it will. And a fresh Gurley in the last fifteen minutes is a tough, tough thing for an opposing defense to handle. Should be fun to watch.
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The defense just has to keep it close because I agree with you, we should be able to really wear them down in the fourth quarter.
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Let’s just hope we’re not 20 points down when it’s Gurley time because I don’t think they’ll make the mistakes like running into their own players and I’m not sure we have the downfield passing game to score quickly. Auburn’s best shot is to try to knock us out early and force us to play from behind. If we’re in it headed to the 4th, I like our chances to get the job done.
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Even if UGA is down by 20 going into the 4th the best bet is a fresh Gurley. He has more long “quick strike” runs than the passing game.
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There’s not that much difference between the two approaches, that’s for sure.
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It was interesting listening to the sports gurus on the radio Monday. All they talked about was how a two loss Auburn could get into the playoffs. Clueless.
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I’ve had this fear in the back of my mind that we’d find a way to Georgia the Hell out of Gurley’s return. That we’d overthink it or complicate it. Honestly, I don’t know that I like already naming him the starter as soon as he comes back. I certainly don’t like announcing it as soon as we possibly can and in light of the fact that we’re blacking out the media. It’s all to appease the fans and that’s bullshit. “Hey, we’re being workmanlike and not talking….but here is this gigantic piece if info to stir the pot. Fortunately, Chubb is who he us and won’t can because he’s earned the right to start, IMO.
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….won’t complain…
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Richt has shown us over and over that he caters to no certain crowd. This was a decision that was made as soon as Todd was declared out for four games. Why does announcing it early affect the game? Auburn sees three RBs good enough to whip them on the ground by their lonesomes. They will prepare to stop one, no matter the name. And they all know how to block for each other and for Hutson, so I don’t want to be in Auburn’s shoes in the second half.
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I’m more worried about how it affects the team. Chubb has earned his no matter how many people claim he doesn’t have Gurley or Michel’s this or that. Good thing is that he is one of the least ME guys on the team.
Just wish there hadn’t been any announcement, especially considering the media blackout.
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You really think the team does not know what is going on? Really?
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Gurley’s paid for his mistake. Time to forget it and start him. To not start him is to further punish/humiliate a man who has already done what he could to make amends.
But I agree that Chubb is one Damn Good Dawg.
But there IS one more thing Gurley could do…he could come back for another year! (I know. It’s like thinking about winning the lottery. It won’t happen but it’s a nice place to go in your dreams).
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Eh, a fresh Chubb (heh) in the 4th with a lead because Gurley dominated for 3 quarters sounds pretty good too.
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Even if we have the ability to score more in the fourth qtr, that’s not a good tactic because you may run out of time. When we score there is no guarantee that Aub won’t grind one down the field and suffocate all that Hoss ready to go on the sideline.
Jump on their butts early and pound the ball until every player on the field can’t go any more on both sides. That’s the game coming up. No second chances.
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Chubb or Gurley can punish a defense in the second half, but I’ve got to give the edge to Gurley’s explosiveness. Give Chubb and Michel a good number of carries early, then let Todd do his thing in the 4th
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If we’re trying to get the ball in Gurley’s hands more, we might try him as the up-back on the KO return unit. I like Hicks, but I’d rather see Gurley hauling in those pooch kicks.
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Hicks’ role is to block (you don’t want Gurley doing that on a deep kick). If Auburn pooch kicks in hopes of: A) Not letting IMac/Gurley get a big return, and B) Maybe a flub for a recovery then we’ll win the game. Handing us the ball at the 35 – 40 yard line every time will cost them. They’ll need their kicker to put it out of the back of the EZ or squib kick it to slow down our returner. The mere fact that this is now a threat/problem for the other team is…mindboggling!
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Nobody will care who starts this game if we come out and punch auburn in the mouth and win by 20. People complaining about gurłey starting just don’t get it…gurłey only has a few games left while Chubb has two more years to go…he has time for plenty of starts.
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For me, its all about our defense against their O. We haven’t shown the discipline the Senator speaks of lately, like the 2nd half at Arkansas and all of the Florida debacle. If Pruitt gets the players to play their role and pay attention to their responsibilities, we kick Auburn’s butt. Our o will go.
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ditto, I’m more interested in whether we start Floyd or Carter
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Coach Richt has made it known that Gurley will be in on the first offensive play. That means our first offensive play will be play action pass deep. He’s done it a few times during his time here and we’re due.
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Thinking we might have both TG and Chubb in the backfield in the Wild Dawg formation, perhaps with Michel slotted for a possible reverse after a fake to Gurley. Let old Ellis figure out all the combinations of horror that could being. Know we won’t do that but never understood the “first play” thingy being that critical. Just put the right eleven out there every play and run the play that gives us the best chance to succeed. That will often involve Todd Gurley often, I don’t care about the order because “Dawgs Have Talent”. I agree with Bulldawg36, just go 1-0 this week, no one cares how it is scripted.
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Liked your first suggestion. Those scenarios fit in with “Play visions that make me drink faster” where we all imagine a satisfying and less stressful feeling after they succeed . Certainly don’t think these suggestions are anything but imaginations on Kool-Aid and not a bunch of fans trying to coach plays.
I just don’t want to see the air to go out of my balloon on another fake punt.
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