State of the Dawgs

If you a die hard fan of the Dawgs like me, Saturday was probably the worst loss you have ever had to take. Sure, you can blame it on the worst penalty call in football history,which the SEC has apologized for, but Georgia still had plenty of chances to win the game. I have waited a couple days to pass before I made any comment on the game. The defense played very good, collecting 6 sacks and an interception. Made a huge stop on a 4th and 1 to prevent LSU from possibly going up 13-0 before halftime. They played like a unit that we have been looking for since 2007. Yet, again the offense was dreadful. They had no running attack and no blocking from the o-line to create holes. Alone from Washaun Ealey's runs, nothing was made from Richard Samuel and Caleb King. Cox looked tentative and missed receivers on what could have been big plays for the offense. Point is this program is way to talented not to put itself in contention to win these type of games. You look at this roster and it cries talent. Good enough to compete with anyone is this league. So , if its not talent then it has to be coaching. Don't get me wrong, Mark Richt is a very good coach but what prevents him from being a great one is who he has surrounded himself with. I'm a firm believer in that assistant coaches help define a head coach. The quick successes of Urban Meyer and Nick Saban is not due to them just walking in the locker room and demanding wins or just relying on good recruiting. Those two have surrounded themselves with experienced, fundamentally sound assistants. Guys who have come in with experience in there backround. Some in the NFL and some at other big programs in college. Which leads me to call out a few coaches in the UGA staff.

• Mike Bobo- We all know his play calling has just been down right dreadful. Too many inconsistencies in the ability to either put games away or trying to make a comeback. Bobo was a great QB coach, where he lead David Greene, DJ Shockley, and Matthew Stafford. He became the OC back in the fall of 2006. The game totally changes when you have been put in position to make a choice on what your offense should do. With no experience at the helm, Bobo has struggled. In part of Georgia not being able to win big games lately is because the offense has sputtered. Big games against Florida, Alabama, and LSU the past two seasons have lead to critical losses.
• Willie Martinez- He has received a lot of criticism throughout the fan base for having opponents run up and down on the defense far from Richt days of early. He has had experience but Central Florida, Grand Valley State(real school, don't ask me where) and Central Michigan are no where near the talent he sees in the SEC. He is a good recruiter for the team but again, game planning? not so much.
• Jon Fabris- No problem with him as far as defensive ends but his ability in special teams is very puzzling. Saturday, he decided to kick to the fastest man in college football and tried a new kickoff formation that only gave LSU 5 more yards to the long run they had. Don't even get me started on kickoffs, it never fails that we at least kick a ball two or three times out of bounds a game. We need someone to coach special teams full time. Just ask Urban Meyer how important they are.

I'm not saying this is the end of Georgia football but I'm coming to a realization that if we continue with these same trends, were not gonna get anywhere. Mark Richt seriously needs to reevaluate what he is doing assistant wise before its too late. Get this team some emotion also, every big game we have played we look lethargic and play scared. Go out there with no fear of anyone or any team. Please change the mindset before its too late.To me, you demote Willie and Mike back to there old positions. Make Rodney Gardner the job he has wanted as defensive coordinator, hire a special teams coach full time and let Coach Richt go back to play calling. After all, he did win two national championships at FSU for that job. Just my honest opinion of things...but I will always be loyal to the Dawgs no matter what. GO DAWGS!