Georgia vs. Tennessee: Major Challenges & Predictions

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00:00Georgia, not a lot of time to figure things out. Back at home

00:07between the hedges tonight in Athens as a nine and a half

00:11point favorite against Tennessee. It's the best game of

00:14the week. So in these seven days, what do you think Kirby

00:18smart has been instilling in his dogs team?

00:22Well, their backs to the wall, though they know about playing

00:24for champions, and their backs to the wall, they've got to have

00:28this one, but they're playing Tennessee at home. And that's a

00:30huge home field advantage. Every time I went in there, it was a

00:34hard to get a win when you go against Georgia at home. But

00:37Georgia does not run the ball well enough. I don't think they

00:40can solve it this year to give the quarterback Carson Beck

00:43chances to throw the ball when it's not a passing situation.

00:47On the other hand, Tennessee, their office isn't quite the

00:51same either. Nico is not hitting the deep ball. He's banged up

00:55right now. And I think he'll be 100%. But even when he's 100%,

00:58their office needs him to throw the deep ball. So it comes down

01:02to a great Tennessee defense, their ability to stop the run.

01:07And can George's go out there and play airless football and

01:09not turn the ball over. That's why when they're at the bottom

01:12of the end of the day, I think George is going to pull the wind

01:14off. They're not going to be Tennessee in the spread. I take

01:17their points at this game. But I'm gonna go with Georgia. I

01:20just think I've never seen them lose to a year much less two in

01:23a row.

01:24Coach, let's keep it at Georgia. Their offense has been a little

01:28inconsistent. They're not running the football effectively.

01:31Third down is a cause of concern. And I think the biggest

01:34issue now is Carson Beck nine interceptions over the last four

01:38weeks, as a coach, and more importantly, the offensive staff

01:41and Mike Bobo, how can they limit the turnovers by Carson

01:45Beck? Is it maybe short throws to get them into a rhythm

01:48because you want them to have confidence, especially early on

01:51at home?

01:53Well, I think you saw that in the second half against Ole Miss

01:55where he rolled out and through shorter passes, but like the

01:59ways they can't solve this, they don't run the ball well enough.

02:02And I'll say this, they don't have the tight end they had

02:05last year, when you have to have a short completion, you got to

02:08have a great title, they don't have that. And so really, Carson

02:10Beck is part of the part of the problem, because he's pressuring

02:14himself to make things happen when they're not there. And so

02:17what he's got to do is not think he can win it on his own, run

02:20run enough, run the ball enough to keep the can close and depend

02:23on your defense against the Tennessee team that's not

02:26hitting the vertical pass, not hitting the deep ball as much

02:29either.

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