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Big Orange Sunday

"I can NOT recall a Tennessee Offense that has had THIS bad of a 2nd Half"

 

[GAVol]

"I can NOT recall a Tennessee Offense that has had THIS bad of a 2nd Half"

Neither can I. It wasn't very good in the 1st half either, but the turnovers were devastating. The miracle was that the defense kept us in the game as long as they did.

 

[VFFL@THE BEACH]

Thanks for posting. I like to listen this.

 

[Doctrippin]

Pruitt should have pulled JG when we got down 14. It just gives the offense a different dynamic and throws GA off to put in a new QB. What did we have to lose at that point?

 

[GetEmVols]

Well when you don’t have a QB to worry about it is easy to stop the run.

 

[Power T-Rev]

Pruitt should have pulled JG when we got down 14. It just gives the offense a different dynamic and throws GA off to put in a new QB. What did we have to lose at that point?

So a young guy can get his confidence destroyed playing behind that atrocious OL? Lol. Ok

 

[Volinnooga]

Well when you don’t have a QB to worry about it is easy to stop the run.

And when you can’t run the ball, the D can pin their ears back.

 

[Power T-Rev]

And when you can’t run the ball, the D can pin their ears back.

Exactly. It works both ways

 

[Volinnooga]

What is Matthews saying?

 

[m1al]

So a young guy can get his confidence destroyed playing behind that atrocious OL? Lol. Ok

Maybe, just maybe that young guy wants a chance and thinks he's good enough to make a difference. Maybe that younger guy is that competitive. If not, what the hell is he doing here?

 

[OrangeTsar]

So a young guy can get his confidence destroyed playing behind that atrocious OL? Lol. Ok

These kids aren’t snowflakes ready to melt. Most of them are classic overachievers just itching for a chance to prove themselves in a tough situation. Plus Mauer is already a veteran. He has already had his baptism by fire behind an atrocious OL

 

[Power T-Rev]

Maybe, just maybe that young guy wants a chance and thinks he's good enough to make a difference. Maybe that younger guy is that competitive. If not, what the hell is doing here?

No one was doing anything behind that O line play. NO ONE

 

[D-rock]

So a young guy can get his confidence destroyed playing behind that atrocious OL? Lol. Ok

Is that what happens when people pull their QB against us?

 

[m1al]

No one was doing anything behind that O line play. NO ONE

Well we never got the xhance to see did we. The game is about competing and getting up when you get your ass kicked. If the younger guys aren't able to do that, then we need to find that out as well. Tired of people seeing these guys as fragile little kids whose egos are shattered at the slightest bit of adversity. If they're that weak, then they need to find something else to do.

 

[Power T-Rev]

Well we never got the xhance to see did we. The game is about competing and getting up when you get your ass kicked. If the younger guys aren't able to do that, then we need to find that out as well. Tired of people seeing these guys as fragile little kids whose egos are shattered at the slightest bit of adversity. If they're that weak, then they need to find something else to do.

I guess we should have subbed the entire o line as well. Lol

 

[m1al]

I guess we should have subbed the entire o line as well. Lol

Actually there was quite a bit of substitution and moving guys around on the OL, trying to find 'the right combination'...

 

[Power T-Rev]

Actually there was quite a bit of substitution and moving guys around on the OL, trying to find 'the right combination'...

 

[CAVPUT]

No one was doing anything behind that O line play. NO ONE

I miss Dobbs.

 

[landscapingvol]

Actually there was quite a bit of substitution and moving guys around on the OL, trying to find 'the right combination'...

And that is your answer, they couldn’t block or move UGA’s front even when they added extra olineman. A handful of elite qb’s perform under that kind of pressure

 

[Volinnooga]

Is that what happens when people pull their QB against us?

Our D isn’t exactly on par with Georgia’s D

 

[m1al]

And that is your answer, they couldn’t block or move UGA’s front even when they added extra olineman. A handful of elite qb’s perform under that kind of pressure

Never said the OL didn't play bad. I understand rotation to keep people fresh. What I don't understand, especially 3 games in, is moving players around within the OL. It just seems like it doesn't allow the OL to settle and get in sync.

I admit I'm a casual observer, so maybe someone (with actual coaching experience) can better explain that philosophy to me.

 

[davethevol]

Remember last year when JG was holding onto the ball and people were saying that another QB would do worse because the O-Line couldn’t protect them? Then lo and behold Mauer is getting first downs and moving the offense and the O-Line actually looked halfway decent. It is stupid at this point to continue to keep JG as the starter. I can’t emphasize that enough. It is stupid.

 

[Volinnooga]

Remember last year when JG was holding onto the ball and people were saying that another QB would do worse because the O-Line couldn’t protect them? Then lo and behold Mauer is getting first downs and moving the offense and the O-Line actually looked halfway decent. It is stupid at this point to continue to keep JG as the starter. I can’t emphasize that enough. It is stupid.

Thanks, Coach

 

[CA_Vol]

Well when you don’t have a QB to worry about it is easy to stop the run.

This is exactly right, and I cannot figure out why so many on here miss this point. JG changes every aspect of the offense because at best, he can only stretch the field with a jump ball that’s grabbed occasionally.

Defenses just don’t have to worry about him consistently beating them deep or hitting the hot receiver when they blitz him. He never gets it done.

 

[KB5252]

Remember last year when JG was holding onto the ball and people were saying that another QB would do worse because the O-Line couldn’t protect them? Then lo and behold Mauer is getting first downs and moving the offense and the O-Line actually looked halfway decent. It is stupid at this point to continue to keep JG as the starter. I can’t emphasize that enough. It is stupid.

The same guy who's now a walking concussion?