Kirby Smart Postgame Press Conference: Georgia vs. Tennessee 2022
On the key to the amount of sacks on Hendon Hooker…
“The players. Coach Schumann, Muschamp, Scott, every defensive coach sold the plan individually to their players. The players had to unselfishly buy into the plan because the plan included not rushing up the field, not running past the quarterbacks level, pushing the pocket. When you have guys like Jalen Carter that bought into the plan. We wanted him to be uncomfortable in the pocket and our kids did that.”
On the 75-yard punt that went to the one yard line…
“That was huge. I told him, I said, ‘I don’t know if you practiced that in Australia, making that ball curve to the sidelines like a boomerang.’ It just kept going more and more sideways. What an incredible kick and a momentum swing. It was really a 3-4 point swing because it swung us there, we end up getting the sack, we hold them and get the ball at the 35-yard line. It was huge.”
On the offensive line being physical and dominant…
“I thought we came out and ran the ball really well. We actually ran it better early than we did later in the game. Which usually is not our MO, we wear people down. The threat of the pass, the perimeter run, and some of the shots we took downfield. I thought the Arian (Smith) shot early loosened them up. Where we struggled, is explosive outside. We need Arian to come to life.”
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