There were a lot of little things that led to the big win over Florida. Sure, the playcalling was improved, as was the execution, but for me, the crucial thing on offense was illustrated by this quote from Florida’s Jonathan Greenard ($$):
“They didn’t have to max protect,” Greenard said. “They blocked us with just five O-linemen. That’s why I said I gotta be better. I was terrible.”
When’s the last time somebody said that about Georgia’s offensive line scheme? All season, it’s seemed like the tight ends have been used primarily in blocking support for the line, with pass catching, especially in Woerner’s case, almost an afterthought.
On Saturday it was apparent early on that Coley was going to employ his tight ends downfield more than he had all year. The o-line responded with a terrific, zero-sack effort, aided in no small effect by Georgia’s running backs when they stayed in to block. Woerner and Wolf both contributed significant catches for big yardage.
All of that against the conference sack leader, a remarkable transformation from the issues in pass protection we saw against South Carolina. If they can only do that again facing Auburn’s formidable front…