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DDT: Indicators of Future Success for Georgia Offense

Georgia running back James Cook (4) during the Bulldogs’ game with Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. (Photo by Skylar Lien)

According to the reaction of many in the Georgia faithful, and the litany of stories surrounding controversies that don’t actually exist, the sky is falling. I’m here to tell say, after carefully reviewing the game, that is simply not the case. Georgia did a lot of encouraging things offensively against Alabama, and there are plenty indicators of future success.

The first indicator of future success is the play of the Georgia offensive line. Not including sack yards, Georgia generated 159 yards on 28 carries for an average of 5.7 yards per carry. Ignore the fact that for some reason Georgia got away from the running back in the second half. If UGA is able to muster even close to the 5.7 yards per carry mark going forward, then their offense will be extremely difficult to stop. The offensive line is gelling and even more depth is growing behind the current starters. Expect to see a full blown emergence of RBU in the next 6 games will Kendall Milton receiving more carries as well.

The second factor that Georgia fans should be encouraged by is play design. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen receivers running wide open the way that Georgia receivers were on Saturday versus Alabama. Admittedly, Stetson Bennett IV missed some in critical times, but he also hit quite a few. There were some dropped balls also. The difference between Georgia and Alabama on offense at the moment is the fact that when a 50/50 ball goes up, Alabama comes down with it. Georgia has to continue to take their shots down the field and it’s important for Bennett IV to improve on some of the decisions he made Saturday, but the scheme itself is putting strain on defenses and that combined with an opportunity to clean things up on a bye week and increased execution going forward equals even more offensive production.

 

 

 

 

Georgia’s 414 yards of offense versus Alabama was better than 8 of Georgia’s games in 2019. Even in a performance that included 3 turnovers, Georgia’s 24 points were as good as if not better than 7 of their games from a year ago. So yes, there is a room for improvement for sure. Execution and play design have to mesh simultaneously, but make no mistake the elements are there unlike the offenses of the past 2 seasons. Stetson Bennett IV’s experience he just gained in Tuscaloosa will prove invaluable going forward as he is the guy at UGA, regardless of the opinions of some, for the Kentucky game and going forward from what I’m gathering. Look for a concerned effort to have more balance and for Stetson Bennett IV to stress defenses with his legs both by sprint/roll outs and also improv.

Balance and Monken’s creative play design, with the natural playmaking ability and added learning experiences of Stetson Bennett IV, will produce an efficient and explosive offense going forward. Pro Football Focus grades every play from every team throughout the season. PFF has Stetson Bennett IV as the highest graded QB versus man coverage in 2020 in all of college football. Also, Kendall Milton is averaging the most yards per carry after contact of any running back in the SEC. Georgia will not finish another game this year with 28 carries or less by ball carriers. They are going to commit to running the ball behind an offensive line that is playing well and create those one on one, man coverage looks, on the outside that Stetson Bennett IV succeeds against.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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339 responses on “DDT: Indicators of Future Success for Georgia Offense”

    1. Bob Miller

      Just a new commenting system @214 that @168 wanted to try to see if it was better than Disqus. Thought it would be a good time to implement it during the bye week. If it doesn’t work out, we can always go back to Disqus.

    1. GDawg

      Go Dawgs! Glad to have you Kamari! I think he is vastly underrated. Seems like a great kid… hard worker and will be fabulous addition..

      Only adds a few points but moves UGA from 8th to 6th in composite rankings.

      1. Biggity Ben

        Welp it didn’t use my ‘crying laughing emoji after the forty question’ but rest assured I was joking.

      2. Bob Miller

        He is originally from the state of Georgia @199 but not sure from where, and his 40 time per 247 is 4.68… not sure how accurate that is, though, or when and where he was timed.

  17. Srialien

    On the recruiting side, I’ve seen Lassiter play a few times and hope he commits to the good guys tonight. He’s one of those kids that I believe would be ranked much higher in a normal year where he had a chance to get re-evaluated more often. Tall, physical, with good ball skills.

  18. Srialien

    I know some folks are a bit concerned or disappointed with the team so far but honestly it’s gone about as well as could be expected with everything that has happened around the QB room. When the new schedule was announced I said I would be happy with being 4-1 going into UF game and I still think we will be. So I’m not going to move the goal post just because We lost to Bama which I thought was likely since I didn’t think our offense would be clicking on all cylinders this early in the season.

      1. Srialien

        Thanks 75tranzam. I certainly want to beat Bama, and still think that’s very possible, so just need to hang in there and enjoy the ride.

  19. Srialien

    Looks pretty similar to the discus version and the changes will take some figuring out but thanks Greg for all the hard work on it. Much appreciated as always.