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The Matchup: UGA's O vs. Bama's D

  • http://georgia.247sports.com/Article/Breaking-down-SEC-title-game-UGAs-offense-v-Alabamas-defense-103962

    In the first of two matchup stories previewing Saturday's SEC championship game, we're going in-depth into what to watch for when Georgia has the football.

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  • awesome story. one matchup i'd really watch: david andrews v. jesse williams. our ability to run the ball downhill is based on whether andrews can handle williams as well as lonegran, the LSU center, did.

    ca dawg

  • ca dawg said...

    .... one matchup i'd really watch: david andrews v. jesse williams. our ability to run the ball downhill is based on whether andrews can handle williams as well as lonegran, the LSU center, did.

    If Plan A is for us to run it right at them I sure do hope we have a Plan B.

    tag3

  • tag3 said...

    If Plan A is for us to run it right at them I sure do hope we have a Plan B.

    hahaha, yep i hear you tag. i suspect that downhill running is a part of plan A, and in fact a pretty important part of it.

    oddly enough, both LSU and TAMU were more successful between the tackles than when they ran laterally. that LSU line was pretty banged up, too. though depriest and nico johnson are not the swiftest ILBs, their defense as a whole flows to the ball so well that i just don't think the shotgun sweeps will work consistently, and when they don't work we're looking at 2nd and 13. however, i do think if we can consistently hammer it for 2-3 yards on first down and get into manageable down and distance, that will be enough to make play-action credible and give us the shots down the field that we're going to need.

    ca dawg

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  • ca dawg said...

    hahaha, yep i hear you tag. i suspect that downhill running is a part of plan A, and in fact a pretty important part of it.

    oddly enough, both LSU and TAMU were more successful between the tackles than when they ran laterally. that LSU line was pretty banged up, too. though depriest and nico johnson are not the swiftest ILBs, their defense as a whole flows to the ball so well that i just don't think the shotgun sweeps will work consistently, and when they don't work we're looking at 2nd and 13. however, i do think if we can consistently hammer it for 2-3 yards on first down and get into manageable down and distance, that will be enough to make play-action credible and give us the shots down the field that we're going to need.

    Thanks, ca dawg. I was hoping a few of you X's and O's guys would weigh in on this. I have this uncontrollable tic that I somehow developed over the last few years when I hear the phrase "Georgia's offensive line". This makes it a little better.

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  • LSU rushed the ball 49 times against bama for 139 yards. They hurt is by converting long, pivotal tgird downs. They werent really successful on the ground but converting third downs allowed them to stay 2d.

    A&M jumped on bama early and had over 200 yards in the first quarter. They did get to a hundred yards rushing but 92 came from manziel and most of that off of two runs.

    I said all of that to say that the key against bama is being able to stay balanced and keeping the D on their toes. I just hpe Bama doesnt continue to out coach ourselves by passing too much.

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  • ReasonableDoubt said...

    LSU rushed the ball 49 times against bama for 139 yards. They hurt is by converting long, pivotal tgird downs. They werent really successful on the ground but converting third downs allowed them to stay 2d.

    A&M jumped on bama early and had over 200 yards in the first quarter. They did get to a hundred yards rushing but 92 came from manziel and most of that off of two runs.

    I said all of that to say that the key against bama is being able to stay balanced and keeping the D on their toes. I just hpe Bama doesnt continue to out coach ourselves by passing too much.

    Agree, but to be fair its 139 rushing plus the yards from mett being sacked 4 times. I watched the game, and they ran it well enough for mett to have chances to get downfield. Hill ran for 100 plus, and the reason they were able to convert third down is because they stuck with the run on first and second downs and had 3rd and manageable. I agree with you that balance is key; this is precisely why we need to stick with the run, stay patient, and keep play action viable so we can hit it downfield when the opportunity is there. No one is thinking that we're gonna hammer it on the ground for 200 plus or something. 2nd and 7 is a good thing against bama's front 7. We need to run it well ENOUGH to run our full offense, and that's it.

    ca dawg

  • ReasonableDoubt said...

    LSU rushed the ball 49 times against bama for 139 yards. They hurt is by converting long, pivotal tgird downs. They werent really successful on the ground but converting third downs allowed them to stay 2d.

    A&M jumped on bama early and had over 200 yards in the first quarter. They did get to a hundred yards rushing but 92 came from manziel and most of that off of two runs.

    I said all of that to say that the key against bama is being able to stay balanced and keeping the D on their toes. I just hpe Bama doesnt continue to out coach ourselves by passing too much.

    Double post, sorry

    This post was edited by ca dawg on 11/28/2012 at 11:36 PM

    ca dawg

  • ca dawg said...

    Agree, but to be fair its 139 rushing plus the yards from mett being sacked 4 times. I watched the game, and they ran it well enough for mett to have chances to get downfield. Hill ran for 100 plus, and the reason they were able to convert third down is because they stuck with the run on first and second downs and had 3rd and manageable. I agree with you that balance is key; this is precisely why we need to stick with the run, stay patient, and keep play action viable so we can hit it downfield when the opportunity is there. No one is thinking that we're gonna hammer it on the ground for 200 plus or something. 2nd and 7 is a good thing against bama's front 7. We need to run it well ENOUGH to run our full offense, and that's it.

    Hill had 107 on 29 carries for 3.69 yards a carry. He was successful relative to what bama's defense usually gives up but not really successful in general. Mett kept converting 3rd and long plays n that hurt us.

    For bama to b successful, I think we need to fun straight at uga and pass off of that. Lately we have done too much coaching and we have been beating teams deep bc they play so many in the box. We should get back to wearing teams out.

    ReasonableDoubt

  • ReasonableDoubt said...

    Hill had 107 on 29 carries for 3.69 yards a carry.

    I will take those numbers all day long, especially the 3.69 YPC. If we can duplicate those numbers on first and second down and throw in some surprise passes occasionally on first down, we are going to have a lot of success.

    cdcraw550

  • cdcraw550 said...

    I will take those numbers all day long, especially the 3.69 YPC. If we can duplicate those numbers on first and second down and throw in some surprise passes occasionally on first down, we are going to have a lot of success.

    I'll take it too. Because it really means that uga will break one for 20 and the next ten will be for 2 yards. That'll b 11 carries and forty yards for 3.64 ypc.

    :)

    ReasonableDoubt

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