How about em?
That was a statement made by Kirby and the leaders on the team that we don’t have culture problems. We may be constructed differently or in a weird way in certain spots(receiver), but our B and up game trumps everyone else’s A and down.
Texas didn’t play poorly, they didn’t have a warm chance in hell vs either LOS. Their OL is woefully overrated. Banks got absolutely smoked 3 times in the first 15 plays vs OU. That was easy to see that if our staff turned our guys loose, they can’t block us. You know who can block us if we turn them loose? NOBODY.
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@NetParDawg and all the other Mykell haters to go ahead and tell me if they want me to deep fry or bake this crow for them. That kid is who the NFL thought Travon Walker would be. At his best he’s the most devastating edge guy we’ve EVER had. Love me some pollack, love me some Jarvis, but when that kid is healthy he’s going to consistently competing for the NfL lead league in sacks year in and out. He’s a generational DL talent too and that will keep showing as the season goes. He may not put up the raw numbers but he’s king shit on the field when he’s healthy.
Jalon Walker is our leader on D. Animal.
Starks answered the bell last night. Was lights out tackling and in spots he was supposed to be.
Raylen played incredible last night. He’s slowly but surely figuring it out and when he does. Watch out.
Chris Cole is not going to be just a sub package guy for long. He’s a freak show and his coverage instincts are next level. CJ is all the sudden the weak link at LB and he’s still damn solid.
Secondary played much, much better last night. Everette with the game of his life and Julio hung in there too. Aguero in coverage is our weak spot but he can flat hit people. Jacorey looked very good at star. When we zone things behind the pass rush we are unbeatable.
Trevor was exceptional last night. Our OL is just meh. The interior is very good. We are better with Bobo at C. Still not blocking the right guys consistently. Earnest has been nothing short of brutal. He is awesome in space and can block down ok but he’s the worst pass pro tackle we’ve had since Catalina. Teams hunt him. Truss played solid. Freeling was very ok and the rotation shortened up a lot.
receivers are who they are. We have some exceptional athletes but no real receivers. Have to catch the ball, can’t rely on Arian outside the numbers as much unless he’s breaking back inside. There should never be a curl thrown to Bell nor Arian but we have to widen teams out. They won’t cost us a natty but without Bobo scheming dudes open everywhere we’d be in big trouble. He’s running the exact same passing concepts and getting dudes open using the exact designs Monken did. Nothings changed but the OL and receivers have gone backwards.
Carson’s mechanics are terrible right now. Once he feels rush he stands straight up and loses his base and goes all arm so that’s why he’s scattershot. Still, kid is a gamer and his calm demeanor is perfect for this bunch. He’s a dawg, for better or worse and he never gets too high or low.
Texas being consensus 1 overall and the best team and folks buying that hype is the ultimate litmus test in who knows what they’re talking about or who’s blindly trusted the media. Problem is media hasn’t done any really research on either team and just spread it like wildfire. I knew when Saban picked them he didn’t watch a damn bit of either team sans UGA vs bama. If you watched both you knew they had no chance on the LOS nor any receiver with Bond dinged that scares us whatsoever. They never had a running game and that defense is just average. They aren’t as talented as were 1-85, they don’t have near as many draft goons for April, Sark isnt in the same stratosphere as CKS. Period.
Tenn will be a suffocation around 24-7 or so. Ole Miss will be 38-20 at best for them, neither 1 has the horses.
The reality of this group is we are flawed in areas. Offense isn’t built like we are used to, going to have to rely on the OL and receivers and Carson down the stretch. We aren’t built to run the ball currently. But we can sling it for 400 on most. Even with the meh group of receivers. Can’t cover all of them and worry about ETN. The offense will be fine.
Defensively, at full health. This group is better than 2022 and overall will be more effective vs the elite offenses than 2021 was due to the secondary. Not going to be as crazy dominant vs the run. But with Mykell healthy this DL is comfortably the best pass rushing defense we’ve had under Kirby. We are unreal in pass rushing talent. It’s not a fluke either or a 1 off game. What we did to their OL last night was more impressive than bullying Clemson’s pitiful 2021 group. Mykell is an all timer healthy, Jalon is too. TID is a first rounder, miller is a high draft pick as a run stopper. Brinson hasn’t gotten blocked yet this year. Throw in Damon coming on, Chaz is a good pass rusher. Hall is coming to boost that group too. We have the best DL in the country and it’s not all that close. I hear all kinds of stupid shit like South Carolina is or Michigan. But when we let our guys hunt, you couldn’t combine 2 DL’s from any other school in the country to equal ours. Theyre next level badass.
LB’s will be fine as will the secondary, staff learned last night if we zone stuff more and send hell the dB’s will turn the ball over too.
We aren’t a perfect team, there will be head scratching moments throughout the year. But overall if we play B or up we win every game by 7+. If we play C someone could get us in the playoff. No more of those teams in the regular season.
Whoever wins the natty still will have to beat this UGA team and if we play our best we are so much better than the next team because WE CORNERED THE MARKET ON TOP 100 defenders.
Nothing has changed in CFB with NIL in terms of how you win it all. Defense wins championships, period. The team with the most draft eligible guys for the following draft wins it all 98% of the time. That’s us this year by a landslide.
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