D-Line winning in practice

gtloyal

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Ken Sugiura had a nice article in the AJC today on Tariq Carpenter. He covers a lot of ground. Check it out -> https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-...s-health-concerns/626VJ6VK5RFLLDOGXBK4YCLEBM/

This one part got me thinking -
From his vantage point, he has been particularly impressed with the defensive line, which last season was a young group that was often outplayed. Tech tying for 111th in FBS in sacks per game last season (1.42) was an indicator of the line’s performance.

“They’ve been going crazy all camp,” Carpenter said. “They’ve been holding double teams for the linebackers, opening up the holes for everybody, so they’ve been doing a pretty good job.”

The line’s play has been so effective, as Carpenter has seen it, that the offense hasn’t been able to throw deep often.
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Does this make you feel good or bad about the upcoming season?
 
Kind of bad. I know our OL still will be more bad than good this year. Next year is when we should see the real improvement IMO.
 
gtloyal said:
Ken Sugiura had a nice article in the AJC today on Tariq Carpenter. He covers a lot of ground. Check it out -> https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-...s-health-concerns/626VJ6VK5RFLLDOGXBK4YCLEBM/

This one part got me thinking -


Does this make you feel good or bad about the upcoming season?
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I would expect the D to have an advantage on the O at the this point, that would also be true at the line of scrimmage. I expect the OL to begin to start playing like a unit closer to game day.
 
aeromech said:
I would expect the D to have an advantage on the O at the this point, that would also be true at the line of scrimmage. I expect the OL to begin to start playing like a unit closer to game day.
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That's a great point. I also like the idea of the OL getting better looks from a stronger D-Line. Competition is king.
 
We had the worst OL in FBS last year; a long way to go there. Not surprising to see DL doing well, especially with the addition of Clayton now repping with the 1s
 
Riq also remarked on the improvements by the OL. Hard to judge just based on one unit beating out the other where each stand relative to last year. Certainly from a size/strength perspective each has improved significantly. For the OL (and whole of the offense), our biggest gains will come from everyone understanding their assignments and checks and executing them.

I will say that, despite our awful OL last year, these comments stand out because the awful DL still couldn't beat them out in practice. Two areas of enormous importance:
1. Be able to at least contain the run consistently to allow LB and S to clean up and get teams to passing downs more consistently without being perpetually behind on field position
2. At least hold your spot on 3rd down initially to cut off running lanes and passing lanes for QBs to escape the pocket into. From there, we can cover or have a chance on connecting on a blitz or at least forcing the QB into a difficult position
 
Both units were terrible last year. If we could get up to mediocre with either that would be a big step.
 
Just FYI but the F$U scrimmage was also dominated by the DL - the F$U offense did not score. I'm not reading much into either.

The way I see it w/r to F$U is can we establish the run in the first quarter. If so, I like our chances. I am not the least bit worried about F$U beating us through the air - will not happen. The game will hinge, imho, on our ability to convert first downs using the run game. If we convert 4 first downs on the ground in the first quarter, I feel pretty good about our chances. If we convert zero or one, then I think we might be in some trouble.

And, of course, at least slowing down the F$U ground game. F$U is not going to beat us through the air. Period. Not sure anyone will. I don't have the same confidence about our ability to slow down a run game.

If I were an opposing OC, I would focus on running the ball down our throat. If, by some miracle, we can snuff that, we are in really good shape (assuming we can put some points on the board).
 
savbandjacket said:
Iron sharpens iron.
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Lead sharpens lead. at the end of the day, you don't know how sharp your knife is until you cut something made out of something else. I'm not afraid of Florida State. I don't think our guys are either. Honestly, their defense is stout but their offense is suspect. If we can draw blood in the first quarter, I like our chances a lot.

Coach Pat will be on display in this game. There are many he needs to impress.
 
Trying to draw unit conclusions from preseason intra-squad scrimmages is pointless. Could mean the OL still sucks or could mean the DL is much improved. They more show us who is separating themselves Individually within each unit.

Just stay healthy and figure the QB out. Won’t know how the trenches stack up until we get to Tallahassee.
 
00Burdell said:
Just FYI but the F$U scrimmage was also dominated by the DL - the F$U offense did not score. I'm not reading much into either.

The way I see it w/r to F$U is can we establish the run in the first quarter. If so, I like our chances. I am not the least bit worried about F$U beating us through the air - will not happen. The game will hinge, imho, on our ability to convert first downs using the run game. If we convert 4 first downs on the ground in the first quarter, I feel pretty good about our chances. If we convert zero or one, then I think we might be in some trouble.

And, of course, at least slowing down the F$U ground game. F$U is not going to beat us through the air. Period. Not sure anyone will. I don't have the same confidence about our ability to slow down a run game.

If I were an opposing OC, I would focus on running the ball down our throat. If, by some miracle, we can snuff that, we are in really good shape (assuming we can put some points on the board).
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FSU will be heavily favored. If we can take a lead early, the pressure will build on a team with morale problems and they will self destruct.
 
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