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This is going to be my attempt to provide a nuanced take to what we all witnessed tonight.
1) Gattis deserves some criticism for our red-zone offense, as some calls were simply bizarre, but I think he did an admirable job considering a myriad of glaring offensive weaknesses. See below:
— The WR room is a travesty. George has the most upside, but he lacks consistency. The rest of those players are simply not dependable.
— TVD is off. He looks like he’s seeing ghosts out there. You can’t constantly second guess yourself as a QB. If this continues, you have to roll Jake out there just to see if he can provide a spark.
2) It hasn’t been said enough so allow me to highlight something: our OL kicked *** tonight. The holding penalties in the 4th quarter sucked, but outside of that, they dominated a talented d-line. We pretty much did whatever we wanted offensively, until the inevitable collapses in the red zone. Run blocking and pass protection deserve an A+.
3) The defense was spectacular. Our defensive backs and d-line played great. Flagg was solid at LB and looked like a general back there. Yes, yes….his limited athleticism hurts us at times, but he makes up for it because he’s such a smart player.
4) Special teams cost us the game. The muffed punt was a killer and obviously the field goal situation didn’t help matters. You simply cannot go on the road against a premier SEC team and gift them points — simple as that.
5) Mario was too conservative at times. We had nothing to lose; however, it didn’t seem like we played that way. I was disappointed to see the lack of urgency in the 4th quarter, too. We can’t afford to use the entire play clock before every snap when we’re playing from behind.
Overall: I’m ****ed because we should have won that game, but I don’t understand a lot of the doom and gloom posts on here. We need to execute better — period. And it’s now gut-check time for TVD. Let’s see how he responds, but I would tell Jake that he needs to be ready to go at all times.
1) Gattis deserves some criticism for our red-zone offense, as some calls were simply bizarre, but I think he did an admirable job considering a myriad of glaring offensive weaknesses. See below:
— The WR room is a travesty. George has the most upside, but he lacks consistency. The rest of those players are simply not dependable.
— TVD is off. He looks like he’s seeing ghosts out there. You can’t constantly second guess yourself as a QB. If this continues, you have to roll Jake out there just to see if he can provide a spark.
2) It hasn’t been said enough so allow me to highlight something: our OL kicked *** tonight. The holding penalties in the 4th quarter sucked, but outside of that, they dominated a talented d-line. We pretty much did whatever we wanted offensively, until the inevitable collapses in the red zone. Run blocking and pass protection deserve an A+.
3) The defense was spectacular. Our defensive backs and d-line played great. Flagg was solid at LB and looked like a general back there. Yes, yes….his limited athleticism hurts us at times, but he makes up for it because he’s such a smart player.
4) Special teams cost us the game. The muffed punt was a killer and obviously the field goal situation didn’t help matters. You simply cannot go on the road against a premier SEC team and gift them points — simple as that.
5) Mario was too conservative at times. We had nothing to lose; however, it didn’t seem like we played that way. I was disappointed to see the lack of urgency in the 4th quarter, too. We can’t afford to use the entire play clock before every snap when we’re playing from behind.
Overall: I’m ****ed because we should have won that game, but I don’t understand a lot of the doom and gloom posts on here. We need to execute better — period. And it’s now gut-check time for TVD. Let’s see how he responds, but I would tell Jake that he needs to be ready to go at all times.
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