Sep 28, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Ryan Williams (2) evades Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Colter Ginn (17) after a pass reception at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama defeated Georgia 41-34. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images | USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con Happy Tuesday, everyone. Get yourself a cup of coffee and settle in, because everyone is writing about Alabama vs. Georgia. We’ll start out with some comments from the Monday press conference. “There’s, I think, probably more familiarity, and that’s us with them, and them with us, too,” DeBoer said Monday. “And so you see, yeah, as much as there’s new faces maybe at a couple positions, there’s a lot of those same faces, and you see the little tweaks and little things that they continue to do to work around their personnel, and get their guys highlighted, the right guys in the right spots, especially on offense. And I think we do a lot of the same things.”But what’s different about this Georgia team?“Just this version, I mean, it’s just jumped all over people,” DeBoer said. “I think that’s the biggest thing, is they come out of the gate swinging, and so, you gotta be ready for that. And we gotta be ready when the ball is kicked off.”Alabama has had an issue with slow starts at times under DeBoer, but for whatever reason that hasn’t been the case when they’ve played Georgia. That’s a good thing because they can’t afford a slow start against this year’s Dawgs. Kane Wommack was highly complimentary of QB Gunner Stockton.Stockton is “so highly efficient right now,” Wommack said, and Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo is doing “a really good job of keeping him in good situations.”“They do a really nice job of play design to where he can go to his first or second read, and he’s not having to go to the third, fourth, and fifth option of his progression,” Wommack said. “And I think that speaks a lot to play design, and then the efficiency of the quarterback, knowing where to go with the ball based off the rotations and looks that he’s getting. So highly efficient in that regard.”Georgia had success against Oklahoma, the fifth-best total defense nationally in allowing 238 yards per game. Georgia scored 41 points and had 306 yards against the Sooners.Yet, once Georgia’s close to the goal line, it isn’t automatic. The Bulldogs have the No. 51 red zone offense, scoring on 89.29% of its 28 opportunities, worse than teams like Middle Tennessee State, South Carolina and Alabama, which has turned all of its 26 red zone opportunities into scores.The interesting thing about Georgia’s red zone number is that the Dawgs haven’t attempted a field goal inside 30 yards all season. They have twice failed on 4th down in the scoring area, and that’s the reason for the 89% number. As far as Stockton goes, he has indeed been quite efficient. But, this is an offense that has not tried to push the bal
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