Alabama vs Georgia Open Thread

by Todd on Sep 22, 2007 10:48 AM CDT in Football

#16 Alabama Crimson Tide		#22 Georgia Bulldogs
	vs
3-0 (2-0)		2-1 (0-1)

6:45pm CST - ESPN

And, of course, the five questions:

On Offense

1. I'm going to keep asking it until I finally get an answer: Whither Jimmy Johns?

2. The Georgia front seven is still a question mark for the Dawgs? Will Grant be able to break off the kind of spectacular runs we all love to see on a consistent basis?

3. Will we see another step forward for John Parker Wilson, like we saw from the Vandy game to the Arkansas game?

4. Can the offense move the ball and get some good, long drives going to keep the defense fresh?

5. Will we be able to get some key scores early on like last week, or will this be a struggle from the first snap?

On Defense

1. We did a better job getting takeaways last week. Can we keep that up?

2. With such an inexperienced o-line to protect him, Stafford is a sitting duck. Can we take advantage?

3. The Georgia running backs aren't exactly McFadden and Jones, but they are still talented and more than capable. Will we be able to contain them better?

4. Casey Dick was able to make some plays through the air last week because of bad/busted coverage. Stafford is clearly a better QB, so will we be able to either a) keep his receivers blanketed, or b) keep him from making good throws with pressure up front?

5. Finally, if Prince Hall is starting in place of an injured Darren Mustin, will he be able to get back to his production level last season now that he's had a week to practice with the first team?

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Item 2 on Defense is the big issue in my book:

Can we finally get pressure on the QB from our DL? If so, I like our chances. If Stafford has a lot of time, we probably are in trouble.

by wey on Sep 22, 2007 11:42 AM CDT reply actions

Dick is making some plays in this game too...

He's not going to beat you single handedly, but the PA is eating the zone up.

by Stuck in the Plains on Sep 22, 2007 5:43 PM CDT reply actions

The play calling

is friggin terrible through one and a half quarters.

by Stuck in the Plains on Sep 22, 2007 7:40 PM CDT reply actions

what

what's the play call for: Block up front and get a drive going

by crbama on Sep 22, 2007 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions

ugh...

start the game with a 22 yard run. Then 6-7 straight passes, when JPW clearly doesn't have his A game tonight. Then fourth and short one, so we PA instead of just sneaking? exasperating.

by Stuck in the Plains on Sep 22, 2007 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions

it's 10-10

i'm getting an ulcer

by gerry dorsey on Sep 22, 2007 8:54 PM CDT reply actions

Whooo Hoooo

3 quarters in the bank and TG has nine (9) rushes, despite averaging 7.3 ypc.

by Stuck in the Plains on Sep 22, 2007 9:22 PM CDT reply actions

Well....

We fought the good fight. I'd love to stick around and be in misery with you guys, but I'm off to the beach in the morning. Where I will try to forget this with the smell of salt water and crab claws.

by Steve Dave on Sep 22, 2007 10:29 PM CDT reply actions

Agreed.

We did not play well; and we are going to have ups-n-downs this year. But when we did wake up, we played with some pride and a lot of energy. Pleased with that, and especially Tiffin. Gotta' get this one behind us and get ready for another physical game...The 'Noles on a "neutral" field.

by Stuck in the Plains on Sep 22, 2007 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Hope

We've got it i hope you guys point some of it out this week.

by alextuscaloosa on Sep 22, 2007 10:56 PM CDT reply actions

Tip of the hat to UGA.

Especially with regards to:

Their play calling, which was very balanced and kept our defense guessing for much of the ballgame;
Their offensive line. As inexperienced as they are, they played extremely well tonight.

As for us:

The youth and inexperience of our defense showed this evening, much more so than in any of the prior three games.
I'm a little more confident in Leigh Tiffin than I was before.
I was a little disappointed with Bama's play calling in the OT - would have liked for them to have been more aggressive, especially on first down.
JPW has to be more consistent in quarters 1, 2, and 3.

Blah, blah, blah. E-t-c.

by turnover on Sep 22, 2007 11:09 PM CDT reply actions