Football is a game of inches...

[someone else]

I saw the replay of the end of the Georgia game last night after work. It happened to be on, and as I watched the ending again, I was amazed at the last two plays before Georgia threw their long TD with 10 seconds left.

I didn't catch the defenders' numbers, but on both plays preceding the Georgia TD, our defenders tried to jump the routes and nearly picked off the passes, missing by mere inches. Just a few inches or a split second sooner, we could have intercepted the ball and not even needed a Hail Mary to win.

Amazing how football is a game of inches.

It's easy to see a DB get beat on the long TD by the Georgia WR's stutter step, but it often goes unnoticed how well and close the defense is playing on other plays.

Football is a game of timing and inches.

 

[white65]

Life is a game of inches and I've been blessed

 

[Fullfillmer]

I saw the replay of the end of the Georgia game last night after work. It happened to be on, and as I watched the ending again, I was amazed at the last two plays before Georgia threw their long TD with 10 seconds left.

I didn't catch the defenders' numbers, but on both plays preceding the Georgia TD, our defenders tried to jump the routes and nearly picked off the passes, missing by mere inches. Just a few inches or a split second sooner, we could have intercepted the ball and not even needed a Hail Mary to win.

Amazing how football is a game of inches.

It's easy to see a DB get beat on the long TD by the Georgia WR's stutter step, but it often goes unnoticed how well and close the defense is playing on other plays.

Football is a game of timing and inches.

Both were in great position - Eason's arm strength allowed those two passes to be completed. In both instances we probably would have been better served - trying to break up the pass/ tackle and disrupt the receiver but I applaud the effort.

 

[Orange Daddy]

Titan's players will tell you that.... Super Bowl!!

 

[Caspian]

There was discussion of how the UT DB (Foreman) slowed up on GA's long TD pass with 19 seconds left. If you watch it closely, Foreman didn't slow up or give up on the coverage for no reason. The GA receiver slowed as he turned to look for the ball. That's when Foreman also slowed and turned to look. The GA receiver saw the ball a half second before Foreman did and resumed running that much sooner. So, I think we can cut Foreman a little slack.

 

[Hunter10139]

If they had just tackled their man then Georgia may never have drive down the field at all.

 

[CA_Vol]

Life is a game of inches and I've been blessed

Irish curse here...

 

[1725gatorhater]

Life is a game of inches and I've been blessed

"That's what she said"

 

[08Vol]

There was discussion of how the UT DB (Foreman) slowed up on GA's long TD pass with 19 seconds left. If you watch it closely, Foreman didn't slow up or give up on the coverage for no reason. The GA receiver slowed as he turned to look for the ball. That's when Foreman also slowed and turned to look. The GA receiver saw the ball a half second before Foreman did and resumed running that much sooner. So, I think we can cut Foreman a little slack.

I would say the mistake wasn't what happened at the end of the play, the mistake was letting a receiver get past him when he didn't have safety help over the top. Now maybe the play was designed for the safety to help but he took the wrong man. Either way, when the receiver passed Foreman and he realized he didn't have safety help he should have grabbed the receiver. Take the 10 or 15 yard penalty and live to play another down. They didn't have any timeouts and the clock was on our side.

 

[UCVols]

Not only a game of inches, but of seconds too...Someone mentioned that 2 seconds ran off the clock after GA scored their final TD, there should have been 12, maybe 11 seconds. Thankfully, that didn't matter, but was interesting to see.

 

[peerless98]

Life is a game of inches and I've been blessed

Not according to your user name

 

[pismonque]

Similar thing, if you watch the Hail Mary catch in slo-mo, JJ jumps just a smidgeon too soon. By the the time the ball gets there, he's already peaked out on elevation and is starting to descend. Fortunately he had enough stretch and hang time to snag it, but if the timing is a split second further off there's no catch. And thus no righteousness on earth.

BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN!!!
:dance2: :loco: :yes: epper: :yahoo: :rofl: :clapping:

 

[Backwards K]

If Tennessee had converted one first down on the drive before UGA's last TD, none of this would have ever happened. Could say the same thing about several games last year too........but I digress!