Does anybody seriously question whether Kirby Smart intends to allow Georgia’s offense to “evolve” this season? I mean, sure, we certainly don’t know the extent to which things will change, but to bring on Monken and Faulkner to keep doing what wasn’t working? C’mon — is it realistic to expect Monken to take the job simply to refine the James Coley playbook?
There are other ways to skin the Manball cat besides running repeatedly into a brick wall stacked defensive fronts. Kirby may be stubborn, but he’s not that stubborn.
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Let’s hope so. I do think it will happen gradually over the season the way you gradually add ingredients to a cake mix.
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Let’s hope last year’s offense, together with seeing LSU kick the cfb world’s asses, was an epiphany for Kirby. You can assemble an all-star lineup, but you still need competent coaching.
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The difference will be night and day.
If only because Newman will keep on some read options, there will be RPOs and play action, and the passing game will have to be something Kirby can sell on the recruiting trail to elite QB prospects.
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I definitely think the offense will see a BIG re-vamp, though it might not be revealed until week 3. I think the biggest thing that Kirby and Monkin will clash over will be tempo, as in when to slow it down.
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I get the “we do what got us here”…UGA will be 50-50 (run/pass) at the end of the day, with a 3-5 score advantage over an opponent CKS WILL not run up the score, here is my malcontent moment, play calling should not change (with a lead) if 1st, 2nd or 3rd offense/defense/special teams is on the field of play, no matter the time on the clock or score of the game, execution is truly the only way for players to digest the play book, no matter how vanilla/complex it is that saturday….
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That’s why tempo is my concern. Monkin has made the most hay with tempo. When forcing a tempo team to slow down, sometimes that jacks-up the timing and everything goes into a funk. Kirby WILL protect his defense and require the offense to tap the brakes more than Monkin would like – that’s the dynamic I’m interested in watching.
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I think the bigger question is whether Monken can get Smart over his addiction with substituting on almost every offensive play. That’s the main reason UGA didn’t stick with tempo.
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^^This!
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Exactly. Kirby even pointed out that was what LSU was doing, not substituting. By “tempo”, all we need is to keep the same 11 out there and get on the line. Then the defense is stuck. We can stand there and look around/let the play clock run some, and then snap it.
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I hope we don’t wait until Week 3 to actually run whatever it is they intend to run. I understand the line of thinking of not revealing your cards…….but I think trying to run things for the first time against the best defense you’ll see all year is probably a worse idea. I’m hoping we come out Game 1 running as much of the offense as the players have managed to digest. Work out some of the kinks BEFORE Bama, not during.
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I get what you’re saying and I’m sure that some fundamental elements will be on display from game 1, but our offense will be practicing weekly against the best defense they will see.
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I think Kirby is Georgia’s Steve Spurrier. Alumnus. Four-year letterman. We have “how bout them fucking dawg?” Spurrier gave us “Free Shoes U.” And many others. Kirby has a long memory for certain embarrassing defeats against Florida, and other teams. Absolutely committed to the University. But he’s like a Bizarro Spurrier. Defense-minded. Spurrier needed to hire Bob Stoops to win it all. Here’s hoping Monken is our Bob Stoops.
The visor is the tell, by the way.
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I’ve said this before but there is nothing wrong at all with smashmouth football. In fact that is the preferred way to win. Most championship teams in history were smashmouth teams. But you have to have an effective passing attack or else you face the prospect of running into loaded fronts constantly. People figured out Georgia didn’t have an effective passing attack last season. That’s what Monken was brought in to fix. I don’t expect an air raid attack. I do expect stretching the field with a downfield passing attack which will make the running game more effective.
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Highly Interested in correction/modification of UGA’s wr room and their discipline in route running whether the play is pass or run plus qb coaching…
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