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The UT secondary? I shiver at the thought. I'm not saying A.J. Green won't shake 'em a few times, but I see our gameplan revolving around the tailbacks attacking that tacky orange D-line and second level again and again.
The good news is the Volunteer front seven aren't particularly experienced. The bad news is Dawg runners King and Samuel aren't very experienced, either.
Still, both of our boys have the speed to be big-name backs in the SEC, and though Tenn SS Eric Berry will make his presence felt breaking into the box, he is just one man.
Our D will swallow the seemingly eternally rebuilding Vol offense while Caleb and Richard come sprinting out of I formation to do some serious damage.
The Bulldog Front Seven v. Tim Tebow
Occurring Oct. 31, 2009, UGA v. Florida
What, you didn't think I'd leave ole Supes off the list, did you?
Georgia fans hate him, Gator fans love him, and the rest of the nation is in awe of him. And when it comes to stopping him, we're all in the same clueless boat.
He-Who-Will-Not-Be-Named-Again (in this article, at least) has RBs Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey on his side this campaign, meaning devoting more of our men to the pass rush is pretty risky. Of course, he doesn't have Percy Harvin any more, so devoting more of our men to the pass rush sounds kinda like a good idea.
I love that Jeff Owens and Geno Atkins will be reuniting to swallow up the Florida offensive line. These two seniors know how to get it done, especially when it comes time for smash-mouth.
DEs Demarcus Dobbs and Roderick Battle and all three starting Dawg LBs also have extensive experience against this menace, and though I won't assume that getting beaten by this menace over and over again necessarily makes a defense better, I will kindly remind you of Rennie Curran running over a certain quarterback in '07.
It is the matchup of the season, no doubt. Should the Bulldog D play as they did in the second half of the showdown of two years ago, the Heisman winner who once kissed a boy on-field could be doing some more press-conference weeping.
The Bulldog Defense v. the Georgia Tech Option Offense
Occurring Nov. 28, 2009, UGA @ GT
They "only" had two full weeks to study and figure it out last season, and still seemed friggin' unprepared when it came to game time.
Gosh, it hurts to say it, but the Yellow Jacket offense straight-up stumped us in '08. That cold and rainy day seemed to just get nastier as GT tailbacks broke to the outside over and over, picking up five yards here, seven yards there, and enough TD to skirt past us.
Will the boys have figured it out by now, or will the calls for Willie Martinez's head start back up again? To me, it really does just come down to knowing how to handle this type of attack. I mean, will you argue with me if I say UGA has top-notch athletes at every position?
Tech's key cogs (RB Jonathan Dwyer and QB Josh Nesbitt) are of course returning, so their system shows no signs of changing or slowing.
So it comes down to us knowing where to meet them and wrapping them up on the spot.
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