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DEL.ICIO.USBurning question for Dawgs: To blitz or not to blitz?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Five burning questions as we head into the weekend:
1. Will Georgia have to blitz in order to get to Rudy Carpenter?: At times in the fourth quarter last Saturday, South Carolina’s Chris Smelley looked way too comfortable throwing the ball against the Georgia defense. I heard from a number of fans who wanted to know why DC Willie Martinez didn’t blitz more in order to put pressure on Smelley. Part of the reason is that Steve Spurrier’s quarterbacks know exactly where the ball should go when the other team blitzes. And the last thing you want to do with a 14-7 lead is to give up a big play. It may be painful for the fans to watch, but that’s the percentage play.
Georgia faces an even more difficult situation Saturday night at Arizona State. Rudy Carpenter has been around forever and has seen just about every blitz you can throw at a quarterback. Arizona State gave up 55 quarterback sacks last season so Carpenter is not afraid to get hit. If Georgia can’t get enough pressure with its front four there will be some risk involved with sending an extra man. Carpenter is good enough to burn a blitz. So the smart thing may be to back off so as not to give up the big play. But the risk there is that your defense may stay on the field too long and get worn out. This will be the most interesting chess match in this game.
2. Will Tennessee punt the ball to Brandon James? After watching this guy for two years it should be obvious. You just don’t kick it to the punt return specialist from Florida. James took one 83 yards to the house against Tennessee last year and has the ability to break open a game every time he touches the ball. If Tennessee is going to have any chance against the Gators in Knoxville, the Vols can’t have any big plays go against them in the kicking game. Tennessee may have to give up some yardage by kicking away from him, but you just have to do it. Bottom line: If he touches the ball four times in this game, he’s going to break one. But here is a concern if you’re Tennessee. The Vols are still using backup punter Chad Cunningham while Britton Colquitt serves his five-game suspension. Cunningham had one blocked against UCLA. He is a tad slow in getting his punt off. Do you want him thinking about something other than kicking it straight down the field? In an effort to avoid kicking to James, does Tennessee risk getting another one blocked?
3. Can Wake Forest make it three in a row against Florida State? Florida State is still missing some starters because of the academic suspension but the Seminoles do get WR Preston Parker, their best playmaker, back for the ACC opener against the Deacons (2-0). Wake Forest beat Florida State 30-0 two years ago in Tallahassee and 24-21 last October. Florida State and their fans need a sign that the program has taken a step forward after two straight 7-6 seasons. Wake Forest is a very good team, but Florida State should win at home. But keep this in mind. Wake Forest is a very resourceful team that has already forced eight turnovers in two games. FSU can’t turn the ball over and expect to win.
4. Will LSU-Auburn be another nail biter?: History says yes. Here are the LSU-Auburn scores from the past four years: 2004-Auburn, 10-9; 2005-LSU, 20-17; 2006-Auburn, 7-3; 2007-LSU 30-24. If LSU had not thrown a touchdown pass with one second left last season, Auburn would have won that game 24-23. On paper LSU looks like more than a touchdown favorite because what may be the best offensive and defensive lines in college football. Auburn appears to be in trouble because they are having a tough time with Tony Franklin’s new spread offense. But you just know this one is going to be close.
5. Will Georgia Tech have two turnovers or less? The Yellow Jackets had three turnovers against Boston College and won. Last week they had three more at Virginia Tech and lost. Looks like the magic number is going to be three this season. Can Georgia Tech run the option for 60 minutes against a good Mississippi State defense and turn it over less than three times? If they do, the Yellow Jackets will win.
Comments
By MountainDawg
September 18, 2008 7:42 AM | Link to this
No doubt UGA needs to blitz more. That’s always been one of my biggest faults with Martinez…he’s too conservative on blitzes. If the DL doesn’t get pressure on the QB, Martinez often waits too long (or too infrequently) sents the LBs &/or Safeties. With the loss of Owens, the DL isn’t as effective & thus needs more blitz packages.
By Roswell Ed
September 18, 2008 7:46 AM | Link to this
Auburn will win this game, it will not be a struggle. Tuberville and Franklin have been sandbagging for this game. The corndogs start 0-1 in the conference. Auburn starts it’s march to the Dome where it won’t get the chance to beat UGa twice since the Pups won’t get there! I wouldn’t be surprised to see UGa to lose 3-4 games, they have looked pathetic to say the least.
WDE
By Tiger Bait
September 18, 2008 7:52 AM | Link to this
Hey Anthony,
There was still time on the clok AFTER LSU’s touch downpass so drop the AU would have won 24-23. Man, its a sad place that you live in whereby you ignore the facts to suit you opinions.
2003 & 2007 National Champs
By bpjauburn
September 18, 2008 8:04 AM | Link to this
TigerBait - you are correct. LSU was in FG range (around the 25 IIRC. They still would have had time to at least try a FG. Making it is another story but it would not have been over after that pass into the end zone.
By Auburn Man
September 18, 2008 8:04 AM | Link to this
Hey Tigerbait, you guys got lucky, own up to it. Your mnc was a joke and you know that too.
You lose this saturday on the plains.
War Eagle !!!!!!!!!
By Max Sizemore
September 18, 2008 8:08 AM | Link to this
I haven’t seen anyone yet mention the great play by UGA DE Jarius Wynn on the fumble by Davis on the goal line last week. He literally knocked the South Carolina LT on his butt, into the backfield — which allowed Curran and others to make the play.
By buck b
September 18, 2008 8:10 AM | Link to this
Roswell Ed….If Auburn has been sandbagging it maybe TT should have sent the team down to Galveston to fill up the sandbags in preparation for Ike? Better bring your A+ game and then some cause you are playing the REAL TIGERS…..and don’t even think that you can will..hope to beat UGA….ain’t gonna happen…..no can do cause…I can’t go for that….
By athens DAWG
September 18, 2008 8:13 AM | Link to this
You auburn folk are delusional dorks!
By Not this year
September 18, 2008 8:14 AM | Link to this
Auburn couldn’t score more than 3 points on Mississippi State! They’ll get blown out by at least 17 against LSU.
By SecIsFootball
September 18, 2008 8:16 AM | Link to this
Roswell Ed….You are right. AU has been sandbagging. They wanted to make their offense the laughing stock of college football just so they could really open it up and shock the world against LSU. The fumbles were intentional and Todd really doesnt have the arm strength of a pop warner QB. If AU’s offense in anyway resembles what they showed last week, LSU will win BIG!!!
By Roswell Ed
September 18, 2008 8:28 AM | Link to this
Mark my word.
Auburn 27 LSU 6.
War Damn Eagle
By Pago Flyer
September 18, 2008 8:29 AM | Link to this
We’re just happy that the DAWGS don’t have to play U of Louisville!!!!!
By azcat225
September 18, 2008 8:54 AM | Link to this
Carpenter is a veteran qb and he has to be tough as nails to take that much pounding last season, but…he is also a world class prima donna. UGA needs to throw everything but the kitchen sink at him in the first quarter. He only maintains his composure for a limited time; once you get him yelling at his offensive line—-which I saw happen in at least two of their losses last year—-it’s all over but the shouting.
Bring it early, Coach M, and bring it often.
By Roswell Retard
September 18, 2008 8:59 AM | Link to this
Umm sandbagging? Three ponts against Sly? You have got to be like eight years old. LSU could punt on first down all day and STILL beat the war tiggers. Its going to be a long weekend for you. Not eve the famous awbrun refs will be able to stop the real Tigers this weekend.
war darn tigger
By Comin' Down The Track
September 18, 2008 9:30 AM | Link to this
Alright, let me get this straight. Georgia only manages to score 14 points against South Crapalacki and that means they look “pathetic”; but Allbarn only manages 3… 3! points against Missing U. and they’re just “sandbagging”?! Man, Ed, tell us who your doctor is so that he can write us all prescriptions for whatever it is that you are on. College football would never be gut-wrenching again. What a maroon!
By GaDawg
September 18, 2008 9:30 AM | Link to this
TB, is Southerland going to get into this game with AZ. Whats the word?
By bpk
September 18, 2008 9:33 AM | Link to this
By Roswell Ed: I don’t know how you qualify “pathetic”, but when a team wins a game 3-2 their fans probably shouldn’t go around talking smack about other teams. Their fans should probably be happy that the other team’s offense was as stale as their own, and hope that they can get it together before their team starts to play some real competition.
By bpk
September 18, 2008 9:34 AM | Link to this
Roswell Ed:
I don’t know how you qualify “pathetic”, but when a team wins a game 3-2 their fans probably shouldn’t go around talking smack about other teams. Their fans should probably be happy that the other team’s offense was as stale as their own, and hope that they can get it together before their team starts to play some real competition.
By Spike
September 18, 2008 9:36 AM | Link to this
Blitz Reshad Jones!!
By Todd
September 18, 2008 9:55 AM | Link to this
Ga gave up big plays on the final drive to SC w/o blitzing.
It’s scary to think that SC started their final drive on their own 8 yd. line with 1:42 on the clock with 1 timeout.
Defense was not the problem in that game, in my opinion it was coaching.
How do you give Richard Samuel 10 touches (includes incomplete passes thrown his way) on the road at SC, and you redshirt K. Moreno. Where is Caleb King, R. Samuel looks like a linebacker trying to be an RB. Get Caleb King going now, coach em up! C. King is in the endzone on a brilliant call down on the goal line late, that R. Samuel tried to go outside on b/c he was in high school last yr.
I counted at least 8 total wasted plays on off. in that game.
It reminded me of the brutal back to back 13pts put up against the Zooker and the Gators. We reverted back to our old ways on offense, playing tight.
By azcat225
September 18, 2008 9:58 AM | Link to this
Actually, I don’t know what I’m talking about. UofA hasn’t beat ASU since Rudy has been the starter and UofA is a worthless football program that hasn’t been to a bowl game for the last 10 years. I shouldn’t be giving advice to anyone.
By Mikey in the SAV
September 18, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this
I’m not sure that a blitz is smart, considering how our secondary played against SC.
Seems to me we need to line up in a 3-3-5 type of formation and see if we can actually defend some passes…
Go Dawgs !
By SC Rules!!!
September 18, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this
Hey war chickens: Sandbagging???? Who are you kidding?? NO One BUT YOUR SELVES!! Your lame attempt at the “spread” is just pathetic. You have the nerve to run your sucks about how great you are??? Please you lucked out that you were playing MUSH State last week, any other team with half an offense would have run your sorry sucks all the way back to the barn! DO NOT continue to plague this blog with your lame a$$ claims that you are better than ‘Bama and CERTAINLY not better than Southern Cal!! If you had to play us this year it would be worse than the beatings we put on y’all in ‘02-‘03!!!!! Hell I’m not even sure y’all could keep up with the shrubs with that sorry excuse for an offense. I will admitt your “D” is tough but it’ll die on the vine being left out on the field 45-48 mins of every game. So war damn get a clue!!!! Fight On!!!!
By Roswell Ed
September 18, 2008 10:02 AM | Link to this
God is also an AUBURN FAN.
That’s why the sky is blue and the sun is orange.
AU 69 LSU -6
WDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tommy Tuberville is such a bad a&& that he
can kill two stones with one bird.
Apple pays CTT 99 cents every time he listens to a song.
CTT is the reason WALDO is hiding!!
WHEN CTT wants an egg he cracks open a chicken.
WDE
By Roswell Ed
September 18, 2008 10:06 AM | Link to this
Mark Richt, Nick Saban and Phat Phil are allowed to live
Because CTT
does not kill women.
By azcat225
September 18, 2008 10:18 AM | Link to this
Dennis Erickson wears his ribbed condoms inside out so he gets all the pleasure.
Go Devils!
By gtne80
September 18, 2008 10:18 AM | Link to this
Tony, you really need to alternate the answers to make it a tough quiz. The answer to all 5 questions is “no.”
UGA should be able to dictate the game at ASU, unless they play down to the level of competition.
The Vols won’t punt to BJ, unless it’s a mistake. Bottom line is that it won’t matter. UF should clean up on UT.
Wake’s run is slowing down and FSU is rebounding.
LSU will wax Auburn.
Tech will continue to fumble the ball multiple times per game. We can only hope that the fumbles don’t lead directly to points, because PJ’s HS offense will struggle against MSU’s D. This O is not designed to play catch-up.
By EagleTiger
September 18, 2008 10:30 AM | Link to this
Mark my word.
Auburn 4, LSU 3.
Onion damn bagel!
By Miles
September 18, 2008 10:35 AM | Link to this
AZ State doesn’t have a chance against the Bulldogs…they’re too slow…this game will turn out similar to the USC vs. Ohio State game, i.e., lots of hype and no substance…last year’s Oregon vs. AZ State game in Eugene, OR (which was attended by ESPN’s Gameday Crew) had much of the same allure of this game, though, of course, this is a pseudo-battle between teams from two different conferences…the Bulldogs win this game by at least 21 points…other than USC, and maybe Oregon, the Pathetic 10 has nobody that can rival the big boys from the SEC…Mr. Barnhart, you’re absolutely correct about the Brandon James factor in the UT/Florida game…let’s not forget, however, about an even bigger factor in Knoxville this weekend, i.e., Tim Tebow…if the Gators get out ahead early in this game, it’ll get ugly quickly in the first half…Auburn’s lackluster offense is in direct contrast to what everyone was expecting this year…this game may be won in the trenches as you noted…interestingly, though, Mr. Barnhart, is that you’ve mentioned the strength of LSU’s offensive and defensive lines…the one offensive line that may rival LSU’s is Oklahoma’s O-line…they’re fast…Tuberville will manage a hard fought, smash mouth, “un-Pac 10 like” victory in Auburn this weekend…I suspect this may the hardest hitting, most physical game of the year…it’ll be similar to the Florida @ LSU game last year…
By Clint
September 18, 2008 10:40 AM | Link to this
So, wait, Roswell Ed. You’re telling me that Auburn was sandbagging their offense in a conference game against a team that beat you last year? Boy, you really are a retard. Their was no sandbagging. The week before the excuse was turnovers. Now you’re saying they purposily are struggling on offense. Hahaha. What a moron!
By TigerEagle
September 18, 2008 10:49 AM | Link to this
God must be an Auburn fan. That’s why the sky is blue and the sun is orange. Well, I guess the sky is actually sky blue and the sun is more yellow than orange. Jesus, you don’t think God is a UCLA fan, do you? Doesn’t God hate Los Angeles?
Auburn 4, LSU 3
Onion Damn Bagel!
By azcat225
September 18, 2008 10:53 AM | Link to this
Hey Miles - Didn’t UCLA beat one of the big boys from the SEC? I think the Bulldogs get beat by at least 21.
Go Devils!
By azcat225
September 18, 2008 10:55 AM | Link to this
How cute, highjacking some one else’s id. What are you, 14 years old?
I’m not sure what your point is about Carpenter vs. the UofA, we’re talking about the game against UGA here.
Something tells me I hit some Scumdevil’s nerve with the truth about “Let me yank my helmet off on the playing field twenty times a game and not draw a penalty flag” Carpenter.
Like I said, he’s not that hard to rattle and once you do, he turns on his own teammates and its all downhill for the Scumdevils from that point on.
By ChattHills Jacket
September 18, 2008 10:59 AM | Link to this
The SEPTIC TANK of the SOUTH better known a SANFORD STADIUM is where deer hunters go to spend Saturdays because they can’t actually shot a deer, while getting drunk and falling out of their deer stand. In ATHENS the Hunter can shoot the s**, get drunk, and go buy the deer cooler and buy some venison to take back to tubetop mommie in the double wide.
By saint nick
September 18, 2008 11:02 AM | Link to this
Attention ALL BARNERS, your offense sucks, your defense is not as good as you think. A high school defense could have held Croomie to 3 points!!!!! You guys will lose 4-5 games this year.BAMA,LSU,UGA,WV,and TENN will all beat your brains in.You have played 3 teams that will not be in bowl games and you think your D is great????? Just wait until LSU gives the ball to Holiday and he scored 4-5 touchdowns.Barners get wacked 42-3!!!!!!
By azcat225
September 18, 2008 11:06 AM | Link to this
Rudy is a classy, enlightened young man.
Can Rudy make a couple of plays? Yes. Can ASU stop Moreno? I don’t know but the best way to do that is long, sustained drives.
Go Devils!
By TigerEagle
September 18, 2008 11:12 AM | Link to this
Tommy Tubs is so awesome because he throws rocks at birds.
Tommy Tubs will not murder Richt, Fulmer, or Saban because they have vaginas. If they had male genitalia, Tubs would kill them and eat their guts in a fluffy omelette. Because he is so cool.
Waldo is scared of Tubs because Tubs is a homicidal maniac.
Tommy Tubs makes a lot of money from Apple because a lot of people buy songs from iTunes and Apple is contractually obligated to pay 99¢ to Tubs for every song they sell.
The ASCPA hates Tubs because he is so awesome and because he is always ripping chickens apart with his bare hands to remove the still gestating chicken embryos from their eggsacks.
Jesus sits at God’s right hand and Tubs sits at God’s left hand and Tub’s told Jesus to shut up and stop whining about it.
Tommy Tubberville is from Arkansas.
Auburn 4, LSU 3
ONION DAMN BAGEL!
By ReservoirDAWG
September 18, 2008 11:19 AM | Link to this
UGA wins big and Roswell Eddie still sucks.
By nuke ?
September 18, 2008 11:39 AM | Link to this
ne80…did someone steal your handle?
Or you really do not like the option?
By BigP
September 18, 2008 12:11 PM | Link to this
Unless Georgia has a 8 point or better lead at halftime they will lose.
By Urbane Myer
September 18, 2008 12:21 PM | Link to this
puppydawg fans calling Auburn fans delusional that’s funny. I puppydawg fan told me last week Stafford was the best quarterback in college football, based on what I asked him, throwing the longest incompletions? He said he had improved this year, this opinion based on games against GA Southern and some direction Michigan? REALLY. Oh, and Knowshon is better than Herschel Walker he said. And when I said that in my opinion Herschel was the best college player I’d ever seen, he said Knowshon was now the best. So after starting less than one full season (FL, Auburn, GA Tech, Hiwaii, GA Southern & west/east Michigan, not exactly 85 Bears) he’s the best ever.
That’s why everyone makes fun of puppydawg fans.
By georgiagirl
September 18, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this
Hey CHATTHILL JACKET The only Sh@t tank on here is you. Last time I checked Georgia Tech was in the south too. It you don’t like us then go somewhere else, trash talking jacket. I bet you are one of those big deer hunter. Karma baby it will come back to. GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By ReservoirDAWG
September 18, 2008 12:35 PM | Link to this
Hey Urbane, we make fun of FL fans for wearing jorts and sporting mullets. See you in Jax. Beatch.
By AUeagle
September 18, 2008 12:40 PM | Link to this
Barnhart, your alma mater sucks!
By BLAZER
September 18, 2008 12:55 PM | Link to this
i think lsu has better pitching than
auburn-auburn has a great bullpen last week though.
oh oh it was football!!!!
lsu wins a slugfest 7-6!!!
By PACWIN
September 18, 2008 12:55 PM | Link to this
TigerEagle
“Doesn’t God hate Los Angeles?” NO
God loves Los Angeles. He loves LA so much he gave the his favorite team, USC.
FIGHT ON
By AUtiger
September 18, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this
I agree with Tony.. the LSU-Aub will be a nail biter. It always is.. As an Auburn fan I hope our offense finally gets it together to pull out a win becuase the winner usually goes to the SEC champ.
War Eagle!
By KR
September 18, 2008 1:17 PM | Link to this
It’s really quite simple: if Auburn’s offense plays like they have the first three games; they lose. If, in the last week, they have managed to figure out what they’re doing wrong, they have a shot at winning.
AU vs. LSU is almost always an interesting game and this year should be no exception. My feeling is a 7-10 point spread at the most.
WAR EAGLE!
By Eric C.
September 18, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this
azcat225, is that really you?
By hold em
September 18, 2008 1:46 PM | Link to this
georgia girl, he was right about sanford being a septic tank
By AltamahaDawg
September 18, 2008 2:06 PM | Link to this
My gut tells me we are going to blitz on some plays and not blitz on other plays.
By SC
September 18, 2008 2:23 PM | Link to this
Noles win big!
By George Costanza
September 18, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this
I am sure that the coaching staff will put together a defensive plan that will be much more effective than anything Tony can think of or plan for.
You blitz on some down and distance situations and you play for the draw in others.
Sometimes you play a nickle defense.
If you just want to blitz and fail, then write a column about John Tunuta and GT or ND.
By 1eyedJack
September 18, 2008 2:41 PM | Link to this
Roswell Ed get a grip and a lobotomy please.
ChattHills Jacket learn to spell and for god sakes try to write complete sentences. You’ve obviously never been on a college campus.
No, don’t depend on the blitz. Throw one in there now and then though. South Carolina only scored 7 on us and most of their yards were when we were playing that d*mn prevent defense.
Why tempt fate? Pouch it, drop kick it, or whatever. You don’t pick up a poisonous snake if you know it will bite you.
The game is in Tallahassee so give the ‘noles a chance.
It appears Auburns offense is in real trouble. It appears the DAWGS are going to have to beat the SEC east champs twice this year anyway so it really doesn’t matter who wins here. Guess I have to pull for the blue and orange kitties since we will be in the spread/wing-t option attack stopping mode after Aub and GT to end the regular season.
The nerds set the school record for fumbles in a season and the DAWGS set the school record for most fumbles returned for a touchdown in a game.
Got a feeling Knowshon runs loose this weekend. The DAWGS dominate the time of possession and make Carpenter’s passing ability a moot point.
GO DAWGS!! Woof!
By Eagledawg
September 18, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this
Martinez better come up with a much better D-scheme than he ran against SC. Linebackers can’t cover tight ends or wide receivers. Go with 5 D-backs at all times.
By SCOTT Young
September 18, 2008 3:34 PM | Link to this
Usually blitzing can help defend a strong passing offense, but UGA need to improve their ability to cover first. Secondly theu need to get pressure from the normal 4 man rush. We finished #2 in the country in January after having lost to SC. We are ahead of last year at this point.
By pipepimp
September 18, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this
I just can’t wait until next Saturday night when ‘Bama spanks the dogs a++ on their on home field. ESPN 7:45 p.m. Roll Tide!!!!!
By CFH
September 18, 2008 4:18 PM | Link to this
I know Auburn LSU is going to be a great game. yes, Auburn’s offense has been atrocious, however, the defense has given up a total of 10 points this entire season, less than four points a game.
By TrueCrimson
September 18, 2008 4:50 PM | Link to this
Auburn’s offense actually scored 5 points last Saturday. Unfortunately, 2 of them were for State.
The Spread Eagles are gonna have to score more than 5 this week. History says that this should be a close game. I’ll believe it when I see it. The only question is: Just how bad is LSU? We know how bad Auburn is.
The winner of the Auburn vs. LSU game might well be in a good position to take third place in the SEC West.
By shane #1
September 18, 2008 5:19 PM | Link to this
UNLV beat AZ St by sitting back in a cover 2. Last year they were beat by the blitz. I say mix up the coverages, run the nickle D a lot, fake the blitz on some plays, send everybody but the waterboy on others, but not too often. Blitz on every play like GT did last year and a good QB will eat your lunch. If You watched the GT-BC game last year You saw what a good QB {Ryan} can do for a blitzing team. Evidently AZ St doesn’t like to throw into a zone because Carpenter b*** about them taking the ball out of his hands last week. The Dogs can’t rely on them making the same mistake this week. They may have overlooked UNLV, I don’t think they will overlook UGA. This word for Rudy from Orson Swindle, “Curran swam all the way from Libera just to kick Your a*” I look for Him and Rudy to meet Saturday, and I don’t mean a pre-game handshake.
By BIG DAWG 17
September 18, 2008 6:05 PM | Link to this
I think AU will beat LSU. LSU had luck on their side all last year they lost to Kent. and ARK and was beatin by AU and FLA but had to gamble in those games to win. LSU is a good team dont get me wrong but their coach is way overrated he has won with Sabans players since he has been there Michigan got the better coach.
By hop
September 18, 2008 6:08 PM | Link to this
georgia gave up most passing yards against usc because they played a soft zone.
arizona state has little running game so it’s time to let the dawgs loose bring the heat and mix the coverage with more man.
the devils have a small d/line line,it should allow the dawgs to run the ball which will open up the passing lanes.
LSU will take auburn to the barn for a “big time whopping”!
By Big Dawg
September 18, 2008 6:53 PM | Link to this
Mikey in the SAV
With all due respect Mikey did you even watch the game and if you did were you paying attention. Martinez reverted back to his old ways of playing soft zones and the dreaded 3-3-5 prevent defense, that is why South Carolina got all those yards in the 4th quarter. When we were playing the 4-3-4 and rushed a LB occasionally for 3 quarters we shut them down except on their TD when we went to prevent they were able to move down the field on us and then we had a coverage breakdown and they scored.
Part of being a great coordinator is recognizing what the other team is doing and making in game adjustments, but only as needed. I know that part of our problem last week was that we are thin on the DL because of injuries. We will be fine after this week when Battle comes back.
We became a great team last year when he started disguising coverages, stunting with the DL and throwing in LB and DB blitzes occasionally starting in the second half of the Vandy game. It looks like Richt will have to chew out CM and the defensive players like he did in the locker room of the Vandy game. Coincidentally that is when a couple of the seniors on that team went to Coach Richt about loosening up. Part of our problem against South Carolina has been we have been tight and not having fun when we play them. Its has become a mental thing.
Go Dawgs “EARN IT”
By tech blows, auburn blows, usc blows
September 18, 2008 7:47 PM | Link to this
Dear FattJacket, if Sanford is a septic tank, what does that make the Dodd? Every Saturday it is full of…oh wait, it’s never full. Because there isn’t a real team there unless Georgia is playing Tech in Atlanta…Roswell Dead, Auburn is a joke this year, and everybody is laughing…And as for USC, FIGHT ON against that weak a$$ conference, and we’ll take you to the woodshed in January. Better hope you don’t lose another game to those powerhouse football players from Stanford! And by the way, God DOES hate LA, that’s why he tries to kill it with smog, gangs, earthquakes and fires.
By Miles
September 18, 2008 8:38 PM | Link to this
Once again, Georgia by at leat 21 points over AZ State…
By Miles
September 18, 2008 8:38 PM | Link to this
Once again, Georgia by at least 21 points over AZ State…
By Miles
September 18, 2008 8:56 PM | Link to this
There’s a reason the ESPN Gameday Crew is in Auburn and not in Tempe…I wonder why?
By War Eagle
September 18, 2008 9:02 PM | Link to this
Predictions: UGA 31 AZ State 10, Miss state 24 Tech 20, Auburn 17 LSU 13, Ark 27 Bama 17, Florida 38 Tenn 21 I hope dawgs save SOME for Bama
By bama12 titles
September 18, 2008 9:50 PM | Link to this
Good to see Roswell Ed is back. I check this board for the sole reason of seeing how Roswell Ed is going to crack me up today. I think he is just being over the top in his comments but if he is actually serious than that makes me laugh even harder. Its hard to fathom he could actually be serious and I guess that’s why he’s funnier than George Carlin. Ya gotta love this guy. Can’t wait to see what he’s going to say next week when its Bama versus Georgia week. He will be in Aubie heaven knowing that one of his 2 most hated teams has got to lose.