Here for the Wins

Outsourcingvyour toughness. Tremendous.

I’m going to track it because that’s who I am. And it is preseason which is the season to work on your game. Hill was on the field for 23 pass plays. He was in coverage for 22 of those with an interception and a grade of 90+. He did get a pressure on his 1 rush attempt grading at 63.

I don’t remember much from last fall’s discussion. Lots of variables but Stroh had the fewest pressures allowed of the front 5 versus Ohio State - Baker 5 plus 2 penalties. Goosby, Campbell, Hutson with 2 each. Throw in a penalty, a huge one at that for Campbell. Stroh 1. In that game, the big errors came from places other than LG. Here is what I don’t know and either people with the power can’t or won’t ask. What happened to Neto? Why Brooks? These guys movements are tracked. We don’t know those outcomes but presumably any outliers in a negative sense would likely exclude some guys. Brooks was the outlier. There’s data to show that. Evaluation shows that. That’s the move that should be questioned first and foremost. That’s the name that should be discussed first. If it’s not, then someone is missing the boat. Personally at this time last year, I felt very good about Campbell, Hutson, and Goosby. Then I was reasonably confident in Baker. LG I thought would be fine. In part because the other 4 parts would be average to maybe well above average. Start with the top guys then work your way down. And quit giving Sark a play calling pass. In the first 5 games, he had two dramatic outliers. A third was out of his norm. So with a new QB, a new OLine, banged up RBs and WRs, and some new blood as pass catchers, he did them no favors getting up to speed and building confidence.

Rubell-Johnson come on down. It is a bit odd that people are seemingly scared of a frosh. Simmons played as a frosh in the SEC. Hill played as a frosh. Littleton played as a frosh. The freshman LBs are not being thrust into starting roles because they have to be.

Pretty sure Bobby has an NIL package.

“Where I need to see Siani improve is in his play strength and balance,” Renner said. “Often, those problems go hand in hand, as the latter compensates for the former. He gets overaggressive trying to make first contact and ends up on the turf. He'll have two years to fix that problem against SEC competition if he wants to.” This is an issue that likely triggers some for guys with limited experience when trying to get proper position on the defender. The defender then uses that against the blocker to toss them aside.

Not NFL talents. Your point is valid. Message boards give off a it’s either a 10 or a 1, which is not the case. We certainly would not have that drop off at LB if we lost a starter. And you still have 10 other high potential players on the field.

Sark didn’t completely allow for that versus Ohio State last year - 3rd and 3 from inside the 10 then back-to-back passes. We got 7 yards rushing on downs 1 and 2. We then went from the 9 to inside the 1 before the ill advised QB sneak. A QB sneak with G-C-G all covered, an MLB then another defender inside the RT. Very little the Oline could do there other than hope for a miracle. For Uga we actually got off to a good start. The complaint was we gave up on the run when really the missed passes fouled some drives up and then the 4th was out hand.

If this isn’t a post after my own heart, I don’t know what is.

This is shortsighted. If not for Tom Herman, I would have never known I’ve been dehydrated my whole life.

Hand raised for being so sensitive and having feelings on a sport site. I won’t apologize for that. Sports can be very personal. I suspect they are for Smith. I have no idea what triggered his actions and will never know all the details. For now I won’t have an opinion given that limited information. As a younger dude, I’m not sure that I would have been so reserved.

And if some other party failed to keep their word? Say regarding playing time?

I’d think success regarding points of emphasis matters most. Of course, we’re limited on that knowledge because it may be player specific. The defense was missing two of its biggest potential playmakers. No material injuries still may be the biggest goal.

This does not say Smith was out with the flu only that he’s out. I interpret as different statements.

@jdhdavis Good points. The small sample size is a limiting factor that often drowns out the overall actual play. That’s a historical flaw in player evaluation and play too. Then feelings take over. Then true evaluation is lost. ive read discussions that Sark was distracted last off season. The play calling and game the first says maybe true. That were so physical in practice now says similar.