Outsiders Agree With Georgia Fans

5 points per game on average is a big deal.

Total points - 5 may not sound by much but being down late by 6 vs being down by 11 or 3 vs 8 is a huge
change in game dynamics.

Wartdawg wrote:

thriller wrote: wlayton . . . very concerned early on . . . INDEED, sir!

BTW - I hate to ask this, as this will show how disconnected I became after the Vanderbilt game last year . . . is Pruitt going to run the 3-4, or is he switching us back to the 4-3? Please say 4-3.

Thriller.. those terms 3-4, 4-3 are almost obsolete. The thing now is hybrid defenses. People give you a 3-4 look
but have the players assigned roles be more like a 4-3. We have linebackers lining up as a standup lineman, we have linemen dropping into coverage like a linebacker.

Archaic terms for a lot of teams these days. Only a few of those big slow boys in the midwest are still adhering to
strict definitions of what their D does based on an alignment.

Thanks for the info, WD! My reason for asking is that I feel like with so much inexperience in our defense, I'm hoping we go back to a more of a 4-3, just for the sake of simplifying for the young guys. I always felt like Granthams scheme COULD have worked pretty well, if he had a group of veterans at every position (like in the NFL), but with a 4 year maximum and a 3 year reality for most kids, his defenses were too complicated. Heck, we couldn't even get to the line of scrimmage on time.

I think it was Buc who posted the Florida State/Climpsn game from last year. It looked like FSU pretty much stayed in a 4/3 most of the time, which took away the run. Against the 'Cocks, I hope we can shut down Davis.

Defenses are complex... Grantham's insanely so. In addition to just an alignment, there are complicated assignments based on the look the offense gives you in return. You can line up in a 4-3 or a 3-4 and still have different DB assignments within one look, and then variations on what you do when you see what the O does.. then you have defensive audibles...

I agree with you about the need to simplify, and I think Pruitt has already addressed his desire to do that so players can play with speed and react without thinking.. (based on our defensive arrest record.. I really don't want them thinking a whole lot anyway, so that's great. They don't seem to make good choices when thought and decision making is involved)

What I did want to point out was just don't confuse complexity with alignment. 4-3, 3-4.. both can be made more
simple than whatever the hell TG was doing.

Too funny WD....