And it was all downhill from there, Eli. Not that your defensive players noticed.
“I think we did a great job of stopping the run today,” said junior linebacker Chad Bailey, who totaled a game-high 10 tackles. “They (Georgia) got some really elusive backs that can get out and make some plays, but I think we did a really good job of containing them.”
Sophomore defensive back Jaylon Carlies agreed with his fellow Tiger defender.
“I honestly feel we held our own out there. We did a great job stopping the run,” said Carlies, who also totaled 10 tackles and intercepted a pass. “We just need to do a better job pass-game wise. But I feel like we came out and held our own.”
My dudes, you gave up 43 points and 505 yards of offense (8.01 ypp)! A week after Bennett posted a 120 or so passer rating against Florida, he put up an effort that scored a 215.9. If that’s what holding your own feels like, I’d hate to hear what qualifies as a bad job for y’all.
Coach has your backs, though.
“We were trying to stop the run. That’s what they do (run the ball),” Drinkwitz said of Georgia. “When you [try to stop the run], you’re susceptible to the pass yards. Credit [Georgia]. They made a couple of really good plays, and a couple of really good catches.”
At this point, I don’t understand why selling out to stop the run remains an attractive option for defending Georgia. Stetson Bennett may not be perfect, but he’s proven that he will absolutely roast a team that sells out on run defense. Todd Monken may not be the most cutting edge offensive coordinator on the planet, but he’s right up there with the best at taking what a defense gives him.
“I was proud of the way our team fought. They came out with the right energy and attitude,” Drinkwitz said.
Well, at least you got that. And you’ll always have that three-point lead.
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Man, these opposing coaches are taking moral victories to a new level aren’t they?
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In Missouri’s case it seems warranted, though. They would have lost 70-0 if we’d been focused and they hadn’t been– especially without the inexperience at QB.
They have to take the small “wins” where they can, I suspect.
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If they’re happy with the moral victories, then I for one am happy for them! I’m loving the fact that Georgia has become the kind of team against which opponents throw pizza-and-ice-cream parties if they manage to score any points at all.
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I want Georgia to go 15-0 in on the field victories this season while all our opponents go 14-1 in moral victories. Everyone but Dan MuLLLLen’s team, because fuck that guy. 😂
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Selling out to stop the run at all costs goes all the way back to last year’s Miss St game. It hasn’t worked yet no matter which QB we play. But, by all means, I hope teams continue to do it.
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Also, when we bring in Davis and Carter at the goal line, that thing is undefeated. Need to use those guys more in that situation. (Although I did enjoy the wildcat swap formation–that was nicely designed and executed.)
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Absolutely. Seeing 99 and 88 truck guys at the goal line is damn enjoyable.
I think that “wild dawg” formation could be a setup at some point in the future. We may throw a pass out of that formation. Cook to Bennett.
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Anyone else at the game notice how Davis and Carter they just walked out with so much swagger and all business like for that play and the crowd went crazy? Wish I would have gotten it on video.
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i thought it was a mistake not to run it again that next time we settled for 3…. i’d run that every time from the 5yl➡️
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We are going to see it again against TN, with their blitz heavy defense. I imagine we are going to see the same results.
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Yup I agree. I’m confident we win pretty big if they decide to stop the run “at all cost”.
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Biggie, How do you spell “trap game?” T-E-N-NS-,,,ES-uh,…….Oh, never mind!!!!!!!
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All that post-game interview was lacking was a reference to being Champions of Life.
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The whole thing does have a brick by brick quality to it doesn’t it?
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I hope Tennessee has an equally epic moral victory next week.
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I have to say, they scare me a bit. This is a nutty and unpredictable bunch. It will really be a test for the defense, IMO…keeping them out of the end zone will have been a real accomplishment.
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They’re the last team that poses a threat. However, their offense lives and dies on big plays. I just don’t see them getting many against Georgia. Their defense also runs out of gas with how they play, so I can’t see them holding up even if they play over their heads for a little while.
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Did you see the TOP numbers from that game last night? 46:08 to 13:52 !!!! Just insane.
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I just looked that up. I’ve never seen such a thing. 47 plays and 45 points in less than 14 minutes TOP is truly insane
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And that’s the kind of thing that makes me scoff at the idea of Stoops being a really good coach. It was as if they weren’t prepared for Tennessee taking deep shots.
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Stoops now out of the running for SEC Coach of the Year. Could this Saturday’s matchup determine whether Kirbs or Heupel wins it?
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This may be wishful thinking, but I’m hoping that being on the field for 46 minutes and 99 plays has the Vols’ defense sucking wind all week, to the point where they come out flat on Saturday.
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I’m kind of glad they played that way at UK and they we have to go to Neyland. Our players will be on full alert this time. The Mizzou game was the inevitable letdown, I expect. But they’ll be focused next week.
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i thought Drinkwitz might have been a decent hire after they were pretty competitive last year, but reading stuff like that? You shouldn’t sound happy with how you played when you get blown out regardless of who you’re playing. Sure, a focused Georgia team might have won this game 56-0, but you shouldn’t accept that as the opposing coach and team.
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Trying to get us in third and distance and limiting the effectiveness of play action is a pretty reasonable defensive strategy no matter who is playing qb for us. Stet keeps making them pay for it and thats a good thing. It does seem that the past couple of weeks have been quite the early grind. If you face a team that posts a couple of first half tds and/or can limit the run without selling out as much as Missouri did we got problems.
If we get JT back we can start posting big numbers early. How do you play catch up against our D?
You probably just don’t.
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Agreed. I’ve thought this for a bit now. What’s the number we need to score that is unreachable for the other team?
I’m guessing 24 at this point. I think we’ll know more about this after next week, though. If we can keep this bunch out of the end zone at Neyland, I’ll be fully confident we’ll stop them all.
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Outside of THAT,
How did you enjoy the play, Mrs. Lincoln??
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Georgia forces you to stop the run first or it’s a certain loss. Grantham had it going his way until their offense melted down. Playoff caliber teams with better talent will attempt to stop the run first with fewer players.
Can the QB still move the offense is the 15-0 question.
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Absolutely. I think there’s ample reason to believe that the answer to your 15-0 question is yes. The Dawgs are missing their best WR and have gotten no production from a guy who should be a stud and is instead this season’s Matt Landers. But if Burton, Arian, Kearis, MRJS, Ladd, AD, BB19, and DW0 get/stay healthy, the passing game should be unstoppable. OL may not be able to run block consistently but they can pass block pretty well, even against the blitz. QB just needs to keep his composure and not throw picks.
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If we can’t do (fill in the blank) on offense we’re in big trouble against Bama and tOSU!. Folks…we’re scoring over 30 with ease. JT got playing time. Bama and tOSU aren’t scoring 30 against much weaker defenses. If we can not only avoid the injury bug but get some more players back to 100% there isn’t anyone that can scheme around us on either side of the ball. Bama and tOSU will move their QB around…a lot…and use a lot of mis-direction. It’s been the only thing shown to move the ball on us. But once in the Red Zone, there’s less room for that and we’ve shut it down. Our offense has only stalled on penalties and dropped passes or the occasional INT.
In short, there is only one team out there that can beat us…and that’s us. Enjoy this ride and save some money from spending on Braves merchandise for our stuff.
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I hope Luther Burden was paying close attention to the game yesterday…
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He might have second thoughts after seeing their offense turn into QB run right, QB run left, QB draw…
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If meaningless stats are that important to them, might I suggest a coaching role for Todd Grantham or Dan Mullen next year?
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Traumatized to the point of denial. Tragic.
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Yeah, there’s a big difference between finding the silver lining and blowing smoke.
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The narrative that the Dawgs are a run-only team is for those who haven’t been paying attention or too busy listening to themselves talk. I’m looking at you Mcelroy.
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The SEC east is an absolute flaming pile of garbage outside of Athens. They will take any scrap of moral victory they can find.
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“Georgia is making the entire SEC look like a flaming pile of garbage. GO Dawgs.” -Got Cowdog, 11/7/2021
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Bunch of softballs being tossed out there. No “Coach, the timeouts at the end of the game – do you think not being able to score on even UGA’s third stringers is going to have a negative effect on the offense’s mentality moving forward?”
I’m sure he would have put some saccharine on the answer, but hearing the question would have been nice enough.
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