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Peach Bowl: #1 Georgia vs #4 tOSU, Sat 12/31 8 ET on ESPN

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JIM KNOWLES
  • Knowles says the Buckeyes must be prepared for Georgia's two-tight end sets on Saturday with Brock Bowers and Darnell Washington.
  • Knowles says explosive plays were what doomed Ohio State against Michigan and the breakdowns weren't "systematic."
  • Knowles calls Georgia a "huge challenge" with a "versatile" offense and cites the Bulldog tight ends as a top concern. Knowles says it's a "complete" offense and is "developed like an NFL offense."
  • On whether or not Georgia is a tougher test than Michigan, Knowles says "they're all tough." Knowles says "each team presents different challenges" and Georgia has "a bunch of guys that are gonna play at the next level."
  • "My job is to prepare these guys the best I possibly can for the job that awaits them. ... We expected to be here and when I took the job, I expected that it would lead to this." Knowles says "you don't change unless there's a problem."
  • Knowles says "you don't want to hold your rushmen back, you want to let them go." However, he says the Buckeyes have to address the scrambling ability of the opposing quarterback.
  • Did the Michigan game come down to five plays? Knowles replies only "yes."
  • "It's all a guessing game when it comes to coaching and preparing." Knowles says a lot of it is about adjustments.
  • "Our players, they are always trying to play their best." Knowles says it's a "cop out" to point the blame at the players. "The fingers need to be pointed back to me."
  • Knowles says "I'm afraid we might have lost (Chip Trayanum) for good at running back."
  • "We're anxious. The guys, they have an edge."
JACK SAWYER
  • Sawyer cites Bennett as a "great player" and says the Bulldogs have a "really athletic offensive line."
  • Sawyer says the Buckeyes are "very eager to prove everyone wrong and prove ourselves right."
  • Sawyer says the Buckeye defense has been playing "pissed off in practice."
  • Sawyer says Georgia's tight ends "pose a good challenge and I think we're up for it."
  • "When you're coming to the playoffs like we are now, everything's on the line."
  • On what team Georgia reminds him of in the Big Ten, Sawyer says Penn State.
  • Sawyer says "you find out who's there with you when things aren't going well." Sawyer says the Buckeyes got a "second chance at life" in the playoff and thinks "the adversity brought us closer together" over the past month.
  • Sawyer thinks Ohio State has advantages over Georgia "across the board on both sides of the ball."
 
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ScriptOhio said:


JIM KNOWLES
  • Knowles says the Buckeyes must be prepared for Georgia's two-tight end sets on Saturday with Brock Bowers and Darnell Washington.
  • Knowles says explosive plays were what doomed Ohio State against Michigan and the breakdowns weren't "systematic."
  • Knowles calls Georgia a "huge challenge" with a "versatile" offense and cites the Bulldog tight ends as a top concern. Knowles says it's a "complete" offense and is "developed like an NFL offense."
  • On whether or not Georgia is a tougher test than Michigan, Knowles says "they're all tough." Knowles says "each team presents different challenges" and Georgia has "a bunch of guys that are gonna play at the next level."
  • "My job is to prepare these guys the best I possibly can for the job that awaits them. ... We expected to be here and when I took the job, I expected that it would lead to this." Knowles says "you don't change unless there's a problem."
  • Knowles says "you don't want to hold your rushmen back, you want to let them go." However, he says the Buckeyes have to address the scrambling ability of the opposing quarterback.
  • Did the Michigan game come down to five plays? Knowles replies only "yes."
  • "It's all a guessing game when it comes to coaching and preparing." Knowles says a lot of it is about adjustments.
  • "Our players, they are always trying to play their best." Knowles says it's a "cop out" to point the blame at the players. "The fingers need to be pointed back to me."
  • Knowles says "I'm afraid we might have lost (Chip Trayanum) for good at running back."
  • "We're anxious. The guys, they have an edge."
JACK SAWYER
  • Sawyer cites Bennett as a "great player" and says the Bulldogs have a "really athletic offensive line."
  • Sawyer says the Buckeyes are "very eager to prove everyone wrong and prove ourselves right."
  • Sawyer says the Buckeye defense has been playing "pissed off in practice."
  • Sawyer says Georgia's tight ends "pose a good challenge and I think we're up for it."
  • "When you're coming to the playoffs like we are now, everything's on the line."
  • On what team Georgia reminds him of in the Big Ten, Sawyer says Penn State.
  • Sawyer says "you find out who's there with you when things aren't going well." Sawyer says the Buckeyes got a "second chance at life" in the playoff and thinks "the adversity brought us closer together" over the past month.
  • Sawyer thinks Ohio State has advantages over Georgia "across the board on both sides of the ball."
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Lathan Ransom
  • On the lessons learned from the Michigan loss: "At the end of the day, I think our biggest lessons were just to do your job" and not always try to make a big play.
And we're learning at least
 
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Found a couple games of All-22 from the Georgia defense on youtube. Man, they're a fun group to watch.

You see the Saban influence from their cover 3 and cover 7 calls.
Then you see Kirby with his adaptations and looks in their 2 high from their cover 5 and inverted looks that shell cover 2.
Also saw a couple familiar quarters designs with that on ball, inside eye tech from their corners which is so reminiscent of Narduzzi when he was at Sparty.

The talent level is pretty killer as well. Their defensive front almost reminds me of the Vikings mid 2000's. Beef in the middle with the Williams boys, then speed on the edge with Allen and Edwards. So if you want to run off tackle, they do a great job holding the edge then turning everything back inside. When they're dialed in, it's a treat to watch.

Maybe @BigWoof31 can help me out a little bit here. They have some rules they follow - field corner, boundary corner. Field safety, boundary safety. That reminds me of Zimmer in Minnesota as well, but the lack of pressures beyond 4 man was nil for the Miss St game I watched. Has that been a trend all season? The sack totals would sort of support that idea, but I haven't watched this group as closely as someone such as yourself might have. If so, that's quite "NFL", in the sense that blitz rates have dropped significantly in the league the last couple seasons and more clever designs to creatively pressure with 4 only feels very... Jim Schwartz-ish.


Tennessee did find something of a 'weakness' though. Their boundary corner, 3# - pretty solid DB. Good wingspan, does a fine job staying patient and in phase but uses his hands at the line really well. The Vols, more than a few times, went at him on intermediate routes with positive breaks and moved the ball. Looks like his lateral quickness isn't elite by any stretch, because he does appear a bit stiff in his hips and upper body. For reasons I don't yet understand, the Vols went away from that matchup though? So I think this is where you can really give your offense a chance with a player like MHJ. Not only will he be the best boundary X this kid has faced all year, it seems to be a winnable matchup provided both Jr and Stroud can land the connections.
 
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Buckeneye said:
Maybe @BigWoof31 can help me out a little bit here. They have some rules they follow - field corner, boundary corner. Field safety, boundary safety. That reminds me of Zimmer in Minnesota as well, but the lack of pressures beyond 4 man was nil for the Miss St game I watched. Has that been a trend all season? The sack totals would sort of support that idea, but I haven't watched this group as closely as someone such as yourself might have. If so, that's quite "NFL", in the sense that blitz rates have dropped significantly in the league the last couple seasons and more clever designs to creatively pressure with 4 only feels very... Jim Schwartz-ish.
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Pretty much. We don't blitz much. Probably no more than 4-6 times a game.
Most of what we do is try to flush everything to the outside and let superior LB speed chase and track down opponents.

This is a video from an old Kirby Smart coaching clinic about how they defend the spread, bubble screens/checkdowns.
Its simple, but it's part of daily drills hammered into the team.

 
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BigWoof31 said:
Pretty much. We don't blitz much. Probably no more than 4-6 times a game.
Most of what we do is try to flush everything to the outside and let superior LB speed chase and track down opponents.

This is a video from an old Kirby Smart coaching clinic about how they defend the spread, bubble screens/checkdowns.
Its simple, but it's part of daily drills hammered into the team.

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Good clip. I did notice your DB's did a great job coming downhill on the Tennessee receiver when they went to the perimeter on those bubbles and screens, tackling and being physical while minimizing gains.

So what Coach Smart is preaching here I've seen play out already.
 
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rsh said:
I thought this only happens to Day-coached teams ...
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Urban, too. The retardation is puzzling.
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