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Get The Picture · Bloviation for the Dawgnation
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TBF, after Ladd’s catch at the 1 yard line, didn’t we run 2-3 duds before scoring?
But, yeah, Bowers & Big O are easy money and should be every time.
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They were selling out against the run with run blitzes the whole game.
A few weeks back I saw the KC Chiefs run a goal line play where they lined up in the shotgun and then had the TE come across to take the ball under center for a dive in the B gap. I’d love to see us run a play like that with Bowers. But the point is the defense is either selling out against the run there or they’re not, and if the former you’ll likely have to dupe them some way.
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I think the Steelers did something similar with Pickens yesterday.
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And I think Denver (Dallas?) also shifted QB to the right while going to wildcat and the back went counter left against student body right.
Man I miss the days of all the #34s just flying high over the top.
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Yeah, my buddy and I were at the game talking about how we were starting to look like that embarrassing display at Florida. At least we stopped ramming our heads against the brick wall and scored a TD. Not the OL’s finest moment this year.
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Bingo! I knew we all had to be thinking about this on that series.
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When Bowers and Big 0, orGrandaddy as I like to call him, are on the field together, one of them is open every time. That’s why I can’t understand why Stetson still presses and tries to do something uuuuuuge.
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Yep, 0 was open on that PA sprint out all night, and it’s basically unstoppable.
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I started to finally wonder if the staff was so confident in the defense that they thought, “one day, we’re going to have to score down here, so we need to work on this play/formation.”
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2018 was the sublime moment of Todd Grantham’s life.
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I read yesterday on a Georgia board some Georgia fan criticizing Monken’s playcalling (the criticism was after the game was long over) and that message board savant rhetorically asked, “What was Monken thinking?”
My initial thought was, “he is thinking `these are the plays that will give us 45 points.'”
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I’m not questioning Monken, but we sure stayed between the tackles rather than attack the edge with our running game. He does that with the quick screens and, of course, the jet sweep. It just seems that if our OL needs to get engaged, get ‘em moving on a toss sweep or two and give our RBs those few extra steps to find a hole. Ehhh..I’m just a romantic for the days we’d run that every down and despite everyone knowing it, it still worked.
We’re winning the races, but I want to see what else this machine can do!
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Monken’s not immune to bad calls, but overall it’s hard to fault an offense that turns the ball over twice and still scores 45. The last drive of the first half was maddening. Just run the damn ball. It’s also frustrating that our run blocking has suddenly regressed.
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No doubt that they struggled running the ball. Take out Ladd’s and Milton’s, which combined for close to 110 yards and it’s a little disturbing. Makes little since. LG starter has been out, but you would think that there is an answer within all of that talent in the O-Line room.
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For all the chest-thumping they did about the goal-line stand in ’18, you would’ve thought it was the game-winning play. Whole lot of bluster for a team that ended up losing by three TDs.
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Yup. Why on God’s green Earth that we have not had our 6’7″ 275 lb TE release on the goal line has been nothing but mind boggling to me. Love Monken, and will not pretend to know as much as he has forgotten about play calling – but dear Lord – throw the damn ball to this man in the EZ! LOL…
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He or Bowers should be getting the ball thrown their way at least once per 4 downs. It’s just silly not to.
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The more you put it on film, the more it becomes a tendency, and the better prepared the other team will be for it.
There will likely be a different play built off this same formation/action that we exploit in a future game, because now our opponent had this one to worry about.
The season is a book, and each game is but a chapter. Monken doesn’t want to spoil the ending.
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Georgia has not had to use the entire play book all season on offense or defense. Really believe that UGA has three and four tight end sets that have been practiced and not ran. UTjr. did get a completely different look than everyone else with blitzes coming from the secondary and it clearly confused QB1. But you have to believe that there are some other packages that have been held back on the ‘D’ side as well.
And the funny thing is; based on who they are playing in their next 3 games – there is a good chance we will not see the rest of the play book until the play-offs.
Truly a great time to be a Dawg!
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The decision not to use Washington as an active end zone target the last two years has been baffling. Given my trust in Monken, the coaches must see something we do not. 🤷♂️
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In honor of this being Kentucky week, I remember the 2018 UK game (which was right after Florida that year), and Kirby SCREAMING “Kick it!” into the headset at Chaney after another goal line failure in that game.
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The subtle little “go ahead and ring yo MF’n bell” hand gesture at :12 was chef’s kiss.
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