Time To Change The Offense

Guess I am back to a subject that we have discussed recently and more than once on this board.

AM spent some time recently at the Manning Passing Academy. After reading several of the comments about AM’s talent, took me back to our offense and what changes might be made.

Have watched many years of NFL and College football and one of the selling features of UGA football has been we operate from the I-formation.

Seems we have a quarterback that was pressured by Saban to attend his university. This particular quarterback does not guide his team from the I-formation, runs the spread. (Brice Ramsey 6-3, 195 lbs.) I know that there are others in front of Brice, I also know that Ramsey is the real deal.

We have a quarterback that not only has a great arm, some don’t think so, I do, but AM does have wheels. Here is hoping that we see more of our offense being run from the shotgun. Not only benefits our quarterback, definitely gives our receivers time to maneuver. Also, changes the way the defense can attack a mobile quarterback like AM. Jay Rome will be impossible to cover if AM is working from the shotgun, my opinion. Takes away what South Carolina can do when they line up for the next play.

Put AM in the shotgun position and it will change what other teams have been able to do to us defensively for far too long. Shotgun as all of you know does not limit us running the football, it actually opens the running game up. If the plays are going to be signaled in from the sideline, gives us extra time to change/read reads.

Eli Manning and Tom Brady have Super Bowl Ring(s) and they operate from the shotgun 90% of the time. Think maybe we can get Mark Richt and Mike Bobo to buy into change? Know that they were I-formation quarterbacks, maybe both of these guys can forget their days on the football field and MOVE FORWARD. Not throwing darts, just think I played the game and know the way I played would not work now. Sometimes hard for old farts to accept change . . . know what I mean . . .

Just saying . . . .

Edit: Don't mean that Ramsey does not put his hands under center, he does his best work with his height when in the shotgun. Not bad under center, but will be hard to handle when he can see what the defensive ends and linebackers are doing.

I thought AM did a pretty good job overall, after all he was running for his life most of the time,since he had an inferior OL and some of the backs that were supposed to be blocking had other things on their minds. Lets see what happens if and when the OL comes together and hopefully have a full time stable of running and blocking backs. A little more time to think might just lead to better decision making. GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Would love to see this happen. I think the experience Marshall gained by enrolling early and going through Spring will be invaluable...with his speed I could definitely see him as a receiving threat out of the shotgun to counter a power game with Malcome/Samuel/Gurley.

growl, you hit the nail squarely on the head. Going out on a limb . . . . think our offensive line this year will be better than last year, or the year before.

Friend and JTII have let these guys know that this season has to have a performing offensive line. Some of the names that I see that will step up with a "attitude" can accomplish a lot before this season is over. Not going to win every battle, but I think we will some of the battles that were not won before. Cannot tell you and everyone else how much I am pulling for Friend and his offensive line.

There might be some surprises, and soon.

I stated this on another thread, but saw on ESPN U an interview with CMR and they were talking about AM. Then the 3 other guys on ESPN U stated that AM has never beaten a top 20 team in his time at UGA. It was stated that he chokes, fumbles or throws interceptions in games against top 20 teams. I like AM, and think that he is a good leader, but what does this say about his playing ability. Does he have it stuck in his head that he can not beat a top 20 team, surely someone has told him of this stat. I
do know that not all loses to top 20 teams were his fault, ST, Defense all played a part in losses.

I just hope this is the year he gets over the hump and leads us to a championship.

I also agree with the shot gun formation, but getting Bozo to change is like me winning the lottery.

Buc, like that thought, and hope we run some more gun this year. I keep going back to the G-Day game. Appeared we ran a little gun. I personally like a mix of both. Think we used correctly they can be effective.

Its funny to think about CMR transformations over the years. Remember watching those FSU teams light up the scoreboard. Ward and Weinke always seemed to be making plays out of the gun. Fast forward to David Greene, used a lot of gun when he was the starter. Where did that go?

I am also a fan of the ISO out of the gun. Saw KM look good running football on this play in the G-Day game. I watched it again last night, and I was really impressed with 24. His blocking was very good. First pass plays he stuffs Jarvis. Hoping this young man continues to grow and stays healthy.

Offense better get it together week 1 cause I get the feeling they are going to be needed to score quite a few points. Playing a lot of good offenses this year. Have confidence in CTG but playing without 3/4 of your starting secondary, and top ILB is going to hurt.

GO DAWGS