There was some discussion last week about what ever happened to defenses and in general the answer is the spread offense especially one with a talented QB. Then we had a couple of games that really raise some eyebrows.
Look at Florida at Georgia. Yes between the hedges. Florida rushed for 418 yds (7 ypc) against a Georgia defense that including that game still has on average allowed 144.2 ypg. We also talked about QB’s who are difference makes vs. game managers. Georgia QB Hutson Mason is ranked #100 in total offense (individual ranking). Not a difference maker for sure. Meanwhile Florida is ranked #111 in passing offense. So what should Georgia be prepared for, yes you got it, defending the run. That would be on new DC Jeremy Pruitt who replaced Todd Grantham who was more or less run out of town.
By the same token the spread is pro-rush. You spread the field and there are bigger gaps etc. Florida is now the #36 ranked rushing offense and that game got their average up to 205 ypg. All Pruitt had to do was stop the run, he failed miserably. Yes I put that one on the DC.
I do think the Florida players rose to the occasion knowing the HC was on the chopping block. But give them credit for doing so between the hedges with the whole world watching on national TV. But did this save Muschamp’s job. Where have these players been until last week. Will they use that game as a building block and even so will that be enough to save Muschamp’s job. They should finish out the season 3-1 and who knows will they keep rising going into that season finale against Florida St and knock the Noles off their perch. Now that would save his job. So either the effort against Georgia was a fluke or they are on their way back. They should be as hungry as a team could be considering the negative attention they and their HC have been getting since the season began. Yes Jeff Diskell watched that one just like you and me proving the antitheses of the theory that a player can only be a difference make “on the field”.
Oh by the way, Florida St ranks #99 in rushing defense. Hmmmm.
Look at Florida at Georgia. Yes between the hedges. Florida rushed for 418 yds (7 ypc) against a Georgia defense that including that game still has on average allowed 144.2 ypg. We also talked about QB’s who are difference makes vs. game managers. Georgia QB Hutson Mason is ranked #100 in total offense (individual ranking). Not a difference maker for sure. Meanwhile Florida is ranked #111 in passing offense. So what should Georgia be prepared for, yes you got it, defending the run. That would be on new DC Jeremy Pruitt who replaced Todd Grantham who was more or less run out of town.
By the same token the spread is pro-rush. You spread the field and there are bigger gaps etc. Florida is now the #36 ranked rushing offense and that game got their average up to 205 ypg. All Pruitt had to do was stop the run, he failed miserably. Yes I put that one on the DC.
I do think the Florida players rose to the occasion knowing the HC was on the chopping block. But give them credit for doing so between the hedges with the whole world watching on national TV. But did this save Muschamp’s job. Where have these players been until last week. Will they use that game as a building block and even so will that be enough to save Muschamp’s job. They should finish out the season 3-1 and who knows will they keep rising going into that season finale against Florida St and knock the Noles off their perch. Now that would save his job. So either the effort against Georgia was a fluke or they are on their way back. They should be as hungry as a team could be considering the negative attention they and their HC have been getting since the season began. Yes Jeff Diskell watched that one just like you and me proving the antitheses of the theory that a player can only be a difference make “on the field”.
Oh by the way, Florida St ranks #99 in rushing defense. Hmmmm.
