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The two FIXABLE (coaching) issues last Saturday (+Questions for Elliot)

FiftySixSeven

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Most threads are focusing on things our Coaches can't control today (previous recruiting classes, execution). The issues below are preventable with better coaching:

1. Our snap count was predictable and UGA had a full head of steam on every play. Exactly like Notre Dame last November. Obviously we fixed it in the ACCCG and performed much better with the same OL. Question for the board - is this on the QB or the game plan going in? I recall Dabo saying Trevor knew how to change the cadence and DJ didn't. I know we start over after every season does our "Lessons Learned" get reset every year? We got demolished by the same dumb shit annually.

2. "Take what the defense gives you" - there are multiple issues with this philosophy. The first is that you allow the defense to dictate to your offense. If the defense has an advantage anywhere they can simply force you to play into their advantage. The second issue is that we don't actually "Take what the defense gives us" or we would have run the ball 60+ times. Last Saturday UGA said "We'll give you the run", yet we only ran it like 10 times. If you're truly believe in this philosophy then you have to actually implement it, even if you suck at it.

My questions to Tony Elliot:
1) Did UGA's defense show anything NEW or UNEXPECTED last Saturday? If not, where do you feel our offensive scheme failed?
2) You've mentioned "Take what the defense gives us" as our offensive philosophy. How effective is this philosophy if the defense "gives us" an area where they have an obvious mismatch advantage? For example, UGAs DLine vs our OLine (putting 4 in the box).
 
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