And there was much rejoicing.
One last “things to watch for at G-Day” link, this one, with what probably will be the most watched aspect of today’s scrimmage, from Jake Rowe:
Quarterbacks and banged-up receivers: When this whole thing got started back in mid March, we all expected JT Daniels to be throwing to the same guys he threw to in his four starts to end last season. That won’t be the case. George Pickens is out. Jermaine Burton is questionable at best. Arian Smith should be good to go with Kearis Jackson and Demetris Robertson presumably fully healthy.
There’s a good chance Daniels is going to complete a pass or two to a guy we haven’t seen him throw to very much in a real game. Whether it’s with Daniels and the first team or with the other quarterbacks, there’ll be plenty of opportunities for receivers that we haven’t seen play in a real game. Guys like Ladd McConkey, Adonai Mitchell, and Jackson Meeks are going to get a chance to show what they can do. Justin Robinson might have that opportunity but he’s dealing with an achilles/ankle injury.
It’ll also be a chance to see Carson Beck and Brock Vandagriff in action for the first time. Beck has turned in a strong spring and will get his first action at UGA in front of fans. Vandagriff, a freshman early enrollee, has been impressive at times and it’ll be a feet-wetting experience for him.
I’ll be there, after consuming beer and fried chicken (for medicinal purposes only, you understand). I may even try to tweet a few things as I see them unfold. In the meantime, feel free to add observations of your own in the comments.
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“Honkey McConkey”….gonna light’em up!
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Enjoy man. It’s going to be a beautiful day!
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Planning to watch later today on demand … curious to see how the corners deal with our receivers and whether anyone can cover 0.
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I think “Cover 0” will have a new meaning for our opponents. 😀
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Post game: Covering 0 won’t be a fun thing for dbs this year…after he catches the ball, then the fun begins! Mitchell was impressive and Jackson and Robinson were also…the veterans! Beck and Vandergriff looked good and I won’t worry about backup at QB…Bennett was a cool, competent #2 and we won’t worry about Daniels coming out for a rest. DBs were about what I expected at this point…Cine looked cool on the interception. Lines on both sides appeared competent and defense will come thru big time! Don’t know about Clemson but I feel like the Dawgs will own the rest of the schedule. GATA!!!
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I would not call our o-line competent at all at this point.
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It wouldn’t surprise me that we go full on manball with the explanation after the game that “We were banged up in the WR room and were trying to keep our WRs healthy”…
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Manball – don’t need no stinkin’ passes – hooah!
/s
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Please don’t hurt JT Daniels!!!!
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Just great to see the Dawgs in Red & Black again! This is what I love. Even if it’s just against themselves it will make my day.
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Me too brother.
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Are you a Blind Pig?
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Yes I am Illini. One of the originals.
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Great, I was what they called a “social member”. I have rods on my spine from a broken back in 74 but I hung with the fellas in the mid-late 80’s on.
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In subsequent years it will be the University of Georgia Bulldogs G-Day playing live at 1 o’clock on ESPN. The future belongs to the Dawgs, y’all.
GATA!
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I await the lamentations of their women.
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I’ll fail to comprehend their lamentations as I don’t speak skank.
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I speak enough to get by, if you know what I mean. Never knew what was gonna happen when the lights came up at 2 AM in the bar. Younger days…
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It’s imperative to roll in with a ‘terp when you’re sleazing with the indigs. Sounds like you’re the man, JDawg.
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You can roll up on them like Musburger, that’s for sure.
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*can’t.
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Let’s hope so…resent having to watch from my computer and waste 80″ of tv. Meanwhile, NC State, Bama, Auburn, Miami and every other team gets to be seen on normal tv. Dawgs get no respect!
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In the future, just run a HDMI cable from your computer to the TV. Or DVI or whatever.
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Gotta hand it to Kirbs. He even dialed up the perfect fall day.
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Kearis Jackson and Justin Robinson are out. As is DROB. Arian Smith will be limited.
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Well, I guess springing for $6 is the only way to see it.
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All I want are no injuries.
Anything else is icing on the cake.
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Thank God they got rid of those ridiculously stupid dog-collar, Nike-dawg black jerseys.
Now if they could go back to block numbers and get rid of the ugly Nike fat-number font.
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I don’t care for the play calling on this first series at all.
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A whole lot of bunch formations. Where’s the spread in this spread? These look like a lot of Chaney/Coley formations.
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Okay… UGA needs to never allow a WR to wear No. 5. It’s a fucking cursed number.
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And #5 Mitchell made two beautiful snags on the last 1st Half drive…
Not even said as a homer, but that one and the Herrien gymnastics vs. UF in ’19 may be the best catches I’ve seen.
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Okay, I may have been wrong about Mitchell.
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Why is Washington on the Black, second team offense?
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Wait… is Kirby really telling us Washington is the second team TE?
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He was playing wide receiver most of the day.
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well motherfucker, I pop for ESPN + and nothing, fuck it.
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Go to Watch ESPN or the ESPN app. You can find SECN+ there.
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It’s on SEC Network+, not ESPN+.
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Watching on my Xbox no issues through the ESPN app.
If you have a Roku or Smart TV or whatever, you should be able to get it through the ESPN app.
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I’ve got all that and I’m striking out. I’m going to the Y.
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Ok, who was the skinny kid who just got trucked by Washington?
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My guess: https://247sports.com/player/chaz-chambliss-46049823/
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Jesus Christ, can anyone stop these fucking people from babbling about bullshit and just call the goddam game!!!!!!!
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No.
There needs to be an “ambient sound” option…
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If you think those announcers are bad, you should have watched Miami…they talked over the entire game and then concentrated on the injured Miami QB…but who gives a damn about that game anyway.
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Dear Men of a Certain Age,
My Old School Tailgate Draink was Jolt & Jim Beam but now I go with Cheerwine & Rye (Old Forrester). This group is VERY comfortable correcting me, so any ideas better ideas of libations?
p.s. GO DAWGS!
p.s.s Jordan Rodgers calling GDay might damn radicalize me
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Cheerwine and Rye sounds a lot like janky homemade SoCo to me.
Which brings me back to the worst spins I ever had followed by the worst hangover I ever had.
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LOL, Worst hangover = splitting a bottle of cinnamon Aftershok before seeing IceT’s Body Count at the Ga Theater
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Oh man. Aftershock is the kind of alcohol ONLY college kids drink. Fancy people have Goldschlagger. Rednecks have Fireball. College kids have Aftershock.
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It was a different time, lol.
Now I gots ALOT of bottles behind the bar due to recommendations form this site and am better for it
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I keep my home bar pretty simple. Makers Mark for my bourbon. Auchentoshan for my scotch. Captain Morgans for my rum. Bombay Sapphire for my gin. 1800 or Patron for my tequila. Titos for my vodka. Add in a bottle of Kahlua, Grand Marnier, Vermouth, and Bitters, and I’m golden. If you always have fresh citrus in the fridge and a bottle of real maraschino cherries, there’s not many drinks you can’t make.
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I get the KISS policy (you’re a Marine and know what I’m talking aboot) and I’m a big Five Bourbons movement(mixer, daily, weekly, monthly, impress the company) but by five it turns into ten (because two is one and one is none) and it gets crazy. Then you need a scotch, then a peaty scotch, then an Irish, then a finished spirit. Next thing you know, the wives want Vodka drinks. Then somebody wants to front and demand some Gin (cue Oasis Supersonic). Then the globe bar from old school James Bond movies can’t hold all the bottles, so you got to build a wall. It’s the life we chose, lol
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That’s’s why you keep it simple, man. There’s absolutely no reason to have five bourbons, let alone ten. Makers Mark is smooth enough to drink straight, and yet not so expensive that you feel like an asshole if you mix it into a cocktail. For $35 I get exactly what I need from one bourbon instead of spending $20 on Jim Beam for mixing and $50+ on Woodford for sipping. That’s half the money, man.
And you can keep your scotches that taste like burnt wood and dirt. I’ll take my lowland Auchentoshan which is super-smooth any day of the week.
The one bottle I’m missing right now is Jamesons, I’ll give you that.
Everything else, I’m good. And while I’m not the biggest gin guy, I nice Tom Collins made with fresh lemonade hits the spot on a hot summer day.
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Tito’s vodka is excellent but give Old Fourth Ward vodka a try. I like it better and it is an Atlanta distillery.
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I’m sure it’s good… but Titos best thing going for it is not only is it super smooth and great for mixing, it’s fucking cheap.
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I’m going with Fourth Ward for my vodka bottle and am going to give you all the credit. GO DAWGS!
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After New Year 2003 in Jamaica we went to the Cockpit Country for Maroon Christmas. Et some dirt road jerk chicken with a bit of heat and a lot of flavor and then went in the one bar for a Red Stripe. The locals tried playing games with their 180 Proof Appleton rum. Yeah, I bit. Had a few shots and made them quit first so they had to pay the tab. It was smooth considering it was 90% alcohol.
Later that day I was interviewed by the Jamaican version of 60 Minutes wearing my Georgia hat and a big smile. We were some of the first outsiders welcomed to Accompong.
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Can’t knock your choice of bourbon…I just go with Buffalo Trace along with ur MM and a good half dozen others…there’s so many good ones out there. However, prefer Absolute or Gray Goose for vodka, ur tequilas are fine, ur rum sucks…Bacardi all the way in Golden, 151, and regular…no gin under any circustances..bad memories of tours in Greece and Nam…ur backup liquers are fine, need Bushmills or Jameson for Irish, McCallan for Scotch or Glen Livit, Glen Morangie are fine, too. Calvados, Couvoisier, Metaxas and a good rye…Wild Turkey’s or Overholt will do. No loud music, my comfortable chair, a warm fire, and one of the good tenors singing the aria Nessun Dorme….or Willie, Waylon, or Vince….and the Dawgs on TV.
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You know they don’t make 151 anymore, right?
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Wild Turkey 101. Nice addition to cabinet.
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It’s funny with all the bourbon craze going on that Buffalo Trace (due to scarcity in Athens) becomes a macho flex on your bar/cart and it’s less than thirty bucks!
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Swap the Scotch for a bottle of Jameson Black Label and you’ve got my liquor cabinet. Substitute Veil vodka for Tito’s sometimes…like after a trip to Total Wine. Add a bottle of Mezcal.
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I usually have Jamesons, but I’ve been out for awhile. I do need to make a trip to Total Wine soon. I’m out of my favorite Italian Red… it’s Montepulcciano that is without a doubt the most delicious table wine I’ve ever had. So good.
But seriously, I know even some very experienced drinkers who hate single malt scotch because of the aforementioned generalization that comes from the Highland scotches like McCallans that they taste of burnt wood and dirt because of so much peat… Auchentoshan is actually triple distilled lowland scotch made in a way that’s similar to Irish and American whiskeys, and it’s very good. I like the the bottle that’s aged in bourbon barrels. It’s smooth as all get out, with these caramel and orange notes. Look for it the next time you’re at Total Wine or wherever.
https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/scotch/single-malt/auchentoshan-american-oak/p/139668750?glia=true&s=802&&pid=cpc:Brand+-+Shopping%2BUS%2BGEOR%2BENG%2BSPART::google::&gclid=CjwKCAjwjuqDBhAGEiwAdX2cjxsVmVMoHb5HJtMqr4GKC6DuD_rKDKj_q9IruHvkz5wx2vxVpeXM7xoCaZ0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
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Oh…he’s calling the game? Thanks for clearing that up. 🙂
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Ive never done cheerwine in a highball. Thanks for the idea bud.
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To go through all the crap I had to go to get to the game on my computer, now I have to deal with announcers who tell me NOTHING except what JT’s footwork looks like. Who hires these people? Have they never broadcast a college football game????
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So, BVG has a terrible puberty-stache and a fucking mullet.
And yet, if he keeps doing shit like this, I won’t care.
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Oops. Spoke to soon. I jinxed him.
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Damn, who dis Bennet kid….ha ha
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So why didn’t Monken give Daniels a nice downfield route like that? Dude gets a few series of some not great play calling with a lot of bunch formations, and Bennett comes in and gets to throw down the field.
Is it Opposite Day?
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Believe me..there are reasons for everything they do and don’t do. It’s not beyond our comprehension but they aren’t about to call a time out and explain it to us. Kirby’s presser and comments post game (after he’s watched film of it all esecially) will be interesting and I hope telling.
Maybe he’s letting SB show off for a portal entry…or to scare Mullens that paybacks going to hurt.
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Hah.
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Give Bennett a break…he just read all the crap you experts heaped on him and thought he’d show you he could throw way downfield. Our backups…any of the three..will keep us in good state when needed.
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I’m a huge fan of Stetson. In my book he’ll always be a hero! I want him around to mop up on the Handbags asses with a score or two.
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Y’all… our first string o-line is not looking good right now.
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Kirby not happy with the first string o-line enough to call them out in the halftime interview.
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That was a good catch to make up for the two ugly drops.
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As long as the qb is central to the play, these idiots are spot on….after the ball leaves his hand? Who knows.
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After one half so far, my biggest concern on this team is no longer the corners.
It’s the o-line, and it’s not even close.
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Hard to tell much, really…and…maybe the d line is better than advertised?
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reboot….yeah maybe you right.
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Now I know that Jordan Rogers loves playing Monopoly. That’s not something I need to know.
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Davonte Wyatt and Jordan Davis just abusing the first time o-line right now.
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*team
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And Carter
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I jes figgered it out. Rogers is auditioning for commercials, not calling a game.
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Our 2 deep defense is 85 Bears material or our O-Line got a lot of growing up to do between now and September
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Vandagriff looks like he plays guitar in an Allman Brothers cover band weekend nights.
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The Allman Cousins Band?
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Seriously, why is Fitzpatrick the first team TE instead of Washington?
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been there since before the war?
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James Cook on a WHEEL ROUTE!
*Shit… we still can’t stop the wheel route!
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interesting list of kids who would not play
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when half the offense is looking at their wrist bands, it must be G Day.
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Welp, it’s feeling like a Deadpool kinda day, as soon as G-Day is over. Best credits ever. Not nearly as good the second time in the sequel, but amazing in the first film.
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Can anybody explain why JT and Zamir are still in in the fourth quarter of a freaking G day game?
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Here’s some other news after a relatively blah G-Day Game:
Chuck Dowdle is calling it quits. Apparently his daughter is getting married the same weekend as the Kentucky game (she’s obviously not a Dawg or sports fan) and he thought it would be a good time to semi-retire since he’s also going to be 72 years old.
Also, he’s moving to Maine full time, so, I guess he’s not only tired of Atlanta summers and early falls, but he likes freezing his ass off in the winter?
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Folks in Maine will appreciate having a world class sunshine blower in their midst during the winter.
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Hah! I see what you did there.
Too bad they haven’t imported Mike Griffith!
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Go You Hairy Black Bears.
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Thoughts on G-Day:
Matt Luke will have a chance to earn every penny of his paycheck between now and the first game of the season, because our o-line is easily the worst position group on the field. You’d think coming into the season it’d be the corners. Nope.
Beck and BVG are not likely unseat Bennett this season as QB2 unless they put in a shit-ton of work the next few months.
D-Rob looked good, and if Monken puts him in the slot he could actually do a lot of damage.
There is no way in hell Fitzpatrick should be starting over Washington right now, and yet he is.
I know this is G-Day, I know the offense is vanilla… but why even with Monken does our offense look so start-and-stop, herky-jerky, with a lot of short passes and shit? You look at highlights from Bama’s A-Day and they have guys running open downfield all day. ALL DAY. Why can’t we do more of that? What was up with all the bunch formation shit? Spread the damn field, sideline to sideline.
We need to see way more James Cook on the wheel route and way less of James Cook trying to run between the tackles this year.
The defense is going to be really good, y’all. Wyatt and Davis are fucking monsters in the middle. Our defensive line will make our secondary looks so much better. You add in Smith at the Star, and our corners will not be a weakness. Cine and Smith are patrolling the middle of the secondary like bosses.
No more need to see Camarda kick FGs. Today was enough.
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There is no way in hell Fitzpatrick should be starting over Washington right now, and yet he is.
Do you really think teams for this are set up as 1s vs 2s? Kirby didn’t call me and ask how I would set things up, but I would be trying to challenge some people. Seems to me putting 0 up against some defenders might be a good way to judge the best. Regardless, I just don’t think you can make any assumptions about starters based on G-Day rosters.
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I mean, that’s what we were told. This was 1’s vs 1’s and 2’s vs 2’s. So, that means right now Washington is the backup TE.
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Also, we haven’t played a G-Day 1’s vs 2’s (which is dumb and doesn’t tell you anything about your starters) since the early years of Mark Right, and we’ve never played that at all under Kirby.
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ducking autocorrect… RICHT
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Hey guys, don’t sit by you phones awaiting calls from Kirby or Monchen. They’re operating on the assumption they know something about the gae after devoting most of their adult like to it. It was a fun afternoon even with the announcers…and I think we’ll be all right as a team this fall. Have a good summer drawing up some offensive/defensive plans to help the team. See ya!
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Yep. Have to be in the arena to have an opinion, right?
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No, everyone is entitled to her or his opinion. Being in the arena is a factor in determining how much weight to give to an opinion. Doesn’t mean that have to be convinced by the opinion from the person in the arena but it is an element to consider.
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That is a somewhat reasonable point. Not the same as the point I was ridiculing.
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Lol, Saban almost died today and we have complete chaos on our team. Start Bennett!
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That D line of ours… Its going to be a load to handle. It’s not surprising the O line got pushed around a bit. All I can say is “Good luck” to opposing O lines that play us.
Our WRs look good. How about Mitchell? Damn… The RB room is silly loaded. It’s almost comical. The QB room is also deep. Man this team really is bursting with talent all over the field.
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Just finished watching. Many takeaways but my first thought is it’s encouraging to see McConkey has bulked up and looks ready to contribute with tough catches over the middle and punt returns.
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