Look at who’s first and who’s last on this chart:
It’s not simply that Georgia’s receivers are catching the ball; what they’re doing after the catch is just as remarkable.
Two-thirds of receiving yards after the catch? That’s pretty crazy.
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Get The Picture · Bloviation for the Dawgnation
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Stop it. I can’t take any more positivity. Next thing you’re gonna tell me is we don’t do directional kicking anymore………….
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We do directional kicking — the direction is straight ahead and through the back of the end zone.
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Well played – I just wish they would put the ball at the 20 instead of the 25 for kicks not fielded.
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The wr group is definitely playing a physical brand of football. Blocking, dragging defenders, fighting for extra yards, getting to the 1st down marker, etc… That wr group is probably the most impressive group this season thus far. They certainly have more consistently “set the standard” than any other position group. And it’s crazy deep.
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yep…like a buncha Hines Wards out there.
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I heard the WRs and OLs have a bet going on every game. Whichever group gets fewer pancake blocks has to buy the other group breakfast on Sunday 🙂
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Simmons running that sweep did not look like a WR. He looked more like a tailback. I bet that dude is a handful blocking a corner or safety.
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Would hate to pay the pancake bill for our OL, no wonder the WRs are ferring after it.
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Neither stat is all that surprising, though. We’ve thrown so many routes in the flats and/or quick hitters. So that makes balls easier to catch and any yards coming from them almost guaranteed to be after the catch.
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Totally agree, but what’s also true is that our drop rate is significantly less than last year and Vandy’s is significantly worse. Small sample size to be sure, but interesting.
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We can throw the slant? We get it? 🙂
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Chauncey……..
Chauncey…….
Is that you??
Have you woken up from your Swift knockout??
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It also helps that:
1) for the most part Fromm has hit them in stride
2) when they catch it, their fellow WRs are putting guys down or driving them out of the picture
3) when those guys get a step on someone, nobody is going to run them down-SPEED KILLS
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“Two-thirds of receiving yards after the catch? That’s pretty crazy”
Not crazy at all. That’s MECOLE.
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Just think what those stats would be if we were still pitching the forward lateral on the jet sweep instead of handing it off like we did when Kirby first came,
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Vandy would have beat ND if they had a little better passing game….they definitely have the QB, he is impressive imo. Rarely I ever pull for another SEC team, but I was pulling for Vandy that day.
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We are all on the same page. Who’s throwing it down field? Up to this point, Georgia really hasn’t, really because there hasn’t been a need to. That’s coming tomorrow. No doubt in my mind…
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It would be awesome if, when the dust settles tomorrow, Fromm has better passing success than Lock.
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I’ll bet you a buffalo nickel that Fromm tosses for >300 yards. The Mizzou secondary is squishy as Fulmer.
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Coach Hankton is clearly doing a great job with his receivers. And Coach Chaney is clearly doing a great job of designing and calling an offense where they’ll have opportunities to do some work after they’ve got the ball in their hands. And let’s also give some credit to Jake Fromm for delivering the football to the right player at the right place to get YAC.
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Remember back when our receivers had a horrible rep for dropped passes? I recall our WRs working out with tennis ball machines and such yet still were as unreliable as an 80’s GM car.
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Why did you have to go there? That brought back bad memories of the chicken shit yellow 1980 Monte Carlo I drove while in Athens. I thought like the UGA receivers, I had exercised those demons.
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Hankton was a good hire! He’s done a great job with the WR group and this shows the value he’s added to the coaching staff.
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Agree, thought so when that was announced. Didn’t think it would takle effect so quickly though, pay that man!
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That yards after the catch illustrates why Fromm is criticized. The perception is air yards, it’s what most media narrative people focus on when they start giving hand jobs to the quarterback.
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Chicks dig the long ball.
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Right — chicks like Adam Zucker & Kirk Herbstreit.
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And it doesn’t always come from throwing the ball 60 yards in the air. A nice 10 yard pass in the air with timely blocking is all you need; let speed do the rest.
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Holloman is coming. Patience.
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Mizzou’s rate is quite impressive as well. Especially since they throw the field down field more.
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This! This has me worried…
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That low of a drop rate would translate to about 1 drop/30 passes. So, who is guilty of ruining perfection of the WR corps? I’ll bet Ho Lee’s name came up. Them be some playful stats made by an awesome O machine.
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It also means the ball is thrown accurately with receivers not having to reach back or make other adjustments mid-stride.
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Coley’s WR coaching improved considerably from year 1 to year 2. Hankton picked up where Coley left off without so much as a hiccup.
I was concerned that Wims’ graduation would leave a big hole at WR. That hasn’t been the case so far. I am somewhat surprised at how many WRs have seen the field – and made big plays. We’ve got a big crowd at WR with Godwin, Ridley, Hardman, DRob, Simmons, Holliman, Crumpton, Stanley, et. al. I expected to see more of the 6’5″ Landers. It’s an embarrassment of riches.
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Query whether some of that is because we haven’t faced the greatest tacklers around, and what will happen when we do?
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Can’t tackle what you can’t catch 😉
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Mizzou has the second best catch rate.
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and throws down field more.
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Because they haven’t played anyone worth a crap. Our defense will smother them tomorrow.
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Hall is a beast. May be the best WR we will face all year, and the combo of Locke and Hall is definitely the best we will see. Think our secondary is capable, but no one will shut those two down completely.
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