12:00 PM ET, October 12, 2013
Sanford Stadium, ATHENS, GA
81°FHigh
Partly Cloudy
- Chance of rain: 10%
- Wind: ENE at 3 mph
- Humidity: 70%
- Match Up to Watch:
- Georgia Effort:
- This is one of those games where Georgia and Mark Richt would lose. They would play great against a tough opponents but then lay an egg versus a team they should beat. The Bulldogs have played 2 straight tough games and have lost 3 offensive players for the year on knee injuries (RB Keith Marshall, WR Justin Scott-Wesley and WR Micheal Bennett) I am sure they are mentally drained and looking for a break but are not going to get one when they play Missouri Tigers on Saturday.
Players to Watch:
Missouri:
Defensive End- Kony Ealy
Georgia:
Guard- Chris Burnette
Tight End- Arthur Lynch
Quarterback- Aaron Murray
#47 Kony Ealy- 6’5 247
Redshirt Junior, Position- Defensive End
Grade: 64 Middle 4th round grade
Strength:
+ You can not cut him down. Does a nice job of shoving the block down and staying upright.
+ So strong and his long arms allow him to push a block back.
+ Missouri coaches have compared him to Aldon Smith
+ Get his hands in the passing lane if he doesn’t get to the quarterback.
Needs Improvement:
– Got to use his hands more if he wants to shed blocks better.
– Will get caught looking at the ball too much and can’t make a play.
– Was part of a rotation and never really played a whole drive. Can he play a whole drive and be effective???
– His motor is disappointing for as athletic he is. He should be flying all over the field
– Lacks some discipline and gets caught offside a little bit too much.
– Weak tackler. Dives at the feet instead of driving through his tackles.
#68 Chris Burnette 6’2 314
Senior, Position- Guard
Grade: 60 Late 4th round grade.
Strength:
+ Knows how to use leverage and finish off a block. He is a mauler.
+ Reanchors really well . Does not get pushed back often.
+ Can get low and DRIVE!
Needs Improvement:
– Hand placement needs to get better if he wants to be a more effective blocker.
– Doesn’t turn his hips when he pulls. Makes him a little slow pulling to the second level
– Head gets down which causes him to whiff on blocks.
– Not as athletic so he is unable to square up his blocks at the second level.
– Will reach at times and gets out of control.
#88 Arthur Lynch: 6’5 254
Senior, Position- Tight End
Grade: 77 High 3rd round grade
Strength:
+ Able to sustain his block long enough to let big runs to happen or protect the quarterback a little longer.
+ Great lead blocker and can square up his blocks at the second level.
+ Athletic. He was flanked out at times.
+ Nice job of getting a good chip block against a defensive lineman.
Needs Improvement:
– Was part of a TE rotation in college. Never was THE guy.
– Turns his head to quick when he is going out for a route. Slows him down
– Does not get the ball in his hands as much as he should. (Week 1, didn’t get a catch until the game was out of reach)
#11 Aaron Murray: 6’1 201
Senior, Position- Quarterback
Grade: 66 Middle 4th round grade
Strength:
+ 4 year starter in college and made his own line calls
+ Understands zone defense and how to drop a pass in the soft part of the zone.
+ Nice job of hiding the football in his play action fake.
+ Got some grit in him. Just does whatever it takes to help the team win. either he will run the ball for a first down or throw a clutch pass on 4th down.
Needs Improvement:
– He did really well in pre snap reads but was horrible at post snap read. If you disguise then he can be fooled.
– Short in height so he struggles seeing over his offensive lineman
– Gets happy feet when you get pressure on him.
– Falls in love with a receiver and throws the ball to him too many times.
– Needs to KNOW what the play clock is at and get the snap off.
– 1-8 vs top 15 ranked team in college.
– His passes seem to die down at times.
– Does not force the ball down the field. Takes what the defense gives him.
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