Tennessee's Starting LT Out for GT Game

rduvol#2017 said:
Doesn't matter. Still going to cover.
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Injury Comparison
GT is likely without:
  • Andrew Marshall
  • maybe Clinton Lynch
One OL and one RB - a good RB, but one of about 5 or 6 that can play A-back pretty well. GT also kicked their best RB off the team two weeks ago.

Tennessee is without:
  • Starting LT
  • maybe starting WR Josh Smith
  • starting MLB
Losing an LT is never good when trying to break in a new QB. Losing an MLB vs. an offense like GT's is also tough. Tenn also had one of their best players Jaylen Hurd transfer last season.

New Player Comparison
GT is breaking in:
  • new QB - could be 1 of 4, 3 of which are relative unknowns
  • new BB - up to 3 may play
  • new kicker
  • new punter (granted, he was the best high school punter in the nation last year).
The rest of GT's 2-deep has a lot of experience. Defense is very deep.

Tennessee is breaking in:
  • new QB - Dormady is starting, he is a Jr pocket passer who has maybe 5 career rushing yard to his name. They've got another new QB who will mix in as well
  • new RB(s) - Tennessee lost Hurd and Kamara, two great RBs from last year's team. Jr John Kelly is a proven talented RB though and he will be starting.
  • WR(s) - Josh Malone was drafted last year as a junior to the Bengals. True freshman Josh Palmer is slated to start. Josh Smith also may be injured for this game, leaving a spot for a R-Fr receiver Latrell Williams or Sophomore Tyler Byrd. Jauan Jennings is a known commodity at WR as well.
  • New MLB - without Kirkland, Tenn has limited options at MLB.
To me, it sounds like Tenn has as many unknowns on offense as GT does. At the moment, GT appears to have a slight edge in the injury/suspension department.

Tenn fans seem to think that GT's defense is not very good. I think GT's defense will be their best defense in several years if practice reports about a returning pass rush are true. They are loaded with talent in the secondary. Tennessee is replacing a LOT of production from last year's team, and it surprises me how much they've actually lost once I did some digging. Malone, Hurd, Kamara, Dobbs - names that we've all likely heard before - are all gone.

Tenn has no idea what version of an already-complicated offense to prepare for. The offense will look vastly different for each different QB on the roster. If they prepare for Matthew Jordan and the midline and they get Taquon Marshall on the perimeter, they're in trouble. The opposite is also true - VT is the last team GT faced who has prepared for the wrong quarterback. Their defense usually stifles GT - last year they got walloped.

The crowd will likely be 55-45 in favor of GT. I'm not entirely convinced that GT's allotment was sold to ONLY GT fans, and any UGA fans who scooped up season tickets for the November game in Atlanta will likely be pulling for Tenn.

This game is going to come down to GT's OL - rumoredly among the better OL that CPJ has had - vs Tenn's HUGE DL. If the GT OL moves forward on the snap, the game is likely over for Tenn. I give the advantage to GT's defense compared to Tenn's offense. I think the DL and LB are going to pressure the relatively-immobile Tenn QB and handle any of the read-option plays Tenn likes to run effectively enough to allow the seniors in the secondary to make some plays.

Calling a close game until a back-breaking touchdown in the middle of the 4th to put GT up two scores.

GT 31
UT 21
 
BuzzedATL said:
Injury Comparison
GT is likely without:
  • Andrew Marshall
  • maybe Clinton Lynch
One OL and one RB - a good RB, but one of about 5 or 6 that can play A-back pretty well. GT also kicked their best RB off the team two weeks ago.

Tennessee is without:
  • Starting LT
  • maybe starting WR Josh Smith
  • starting MLB
Losing an LT is never good when trying to break in a new QB. Losing an MLB vs. an offense like GT's is also tough. Tenn also had one of their best players Jaylen Hurd transfer last season.

New Player Comparison
GT is breaking in:
  • new QB - could be 1 of 4, 3 of which are relative unknowns
  • new BB - up to 3 may play
  • new kicker
  • new punter (granted, he was the best high school punter in the nation last year).
The rest of GT's 2-deep has a lot of experience. Defense is very deep.

Tennessee is breaking in:
  • new QB - Dormady is starting, he is a Jr pocket passer who has maybe 5 career rushing yard to his name. They've got another new QB who will mix in as well
  • new RB(s) - Tennessee lost Hurd and Kamara, two great RBs from last year's team. Jr John Kelly is a proven talented RB though and he will be starting.
  • WR(s) - Josh Malone was drafted last year as a junior to the Bengals. True freshman Josh Palmer is slated to start. Josh Smith also may be injured for this game, leaving a spot for a R-Fr receiver Latrell Williams or Sophomore Tyler Byrd. Jauan Jennings is a known commodity at WR as well.
  • New MLB - without Kirkland, Tenn has limited options at MLB.
To me, it sounds like Tenn has as many unknowns on offense as GT does. At the moment, GT appears to have a slight edge in the injury/suspension department.

Tenn fans seem to think that GT's defense is not very good. I think GT's defense will be their best defense in several years if practice reports about a returning pass rush are true. They are loaded with talent in the secondary. Tennessee is replacing a LOT of production from last year's team, and it surprises me how much they've actually lost once I did some digging. Malone, Hurd, Kamara, Dobbs - names that we've all likely heard before - are all gone.

Tenn has no idea what version of an already-complicated offense to prepare for. The offense will look vastly different for each different QB on the roster. If they prepare for Matthew Jordan and the midline and they get Taquon Marshall on the perimeter, they're in trouble. The opposite is also true - VT is the last team GT faced who has prepared for the wrong quarterback. Their defense usually stifles GT - last year they got walloped.

The crowd will likely be 55-45 in favor of GT. I'm not entirely convinced that GT's allotment was sold to ONLY GT fans, and any UGA fans who scooped up season tickets for the November game in Atlanta will likely be pulling for Tenn.

This game is going to come down to GT's OL - rumoredly among the better OL that CPJ has had - vs Tenn's HUGE DL. If the GT OL moves forward on the snap, the game is likely over for Tenn. I give the advantage to GT's defense compared to Tenn's offense. I think the DL and LB are going to pressure the relatively-immobile Tenn QB and handle any of the read-option plays Tenn likes to run effectively enough to allow the seniors in the secondary to make some plays.

Calling a close game until a back-breaking touchdown in the middle of the 4th to put GT up two scores.

GT 31
UT 21
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Dormady is starting?
 
I think the offense will be fine, but there will be 1st game rust, like BC game last year. IMO the deciding factor will be whether the front 7 can keep TN from lining up and pounding us between the tackles. If we can play even on defensive LOS, we win.
 
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