[Lanning? A HUGE Gamble.]

On 12/11/2021 at 11:34 PM, Duckology said:

That was Leache's first year and his passing offense was ranked 20th.... It was a close game. This year he has the passing game up to 3rd in the nation. He will blow the doors off Georgia next year. Same reason they lost badly to Florida last year.

Still had his shot with Rogers at QB and UGA missing 4 starters on defense. There's a reason Leach is at Miss St. and never sniffed a major power college job.

[Lousy Hire]

As a Georgia alum, let me just say you got a great one in Dan Lanning. The guy is one hell of a coach and motivator. He is also a monster on the recruiting trail. With the resources at Oregon this will be a home run hire all the way.

 

He is a first class person as well. I hate to see him leave Athens so much, but happy for him and his family. For those talking about he has never been a head coach anywhere, keep in mind Kirby Smart and Dabo Sweeney had not been either and I think those two turned out ok.

[Lanning? A HUGE Gamble.]

Sorry. Double post.

[Lanning? A HUGE Gamble.]

On 12/11/2021 at 8:34 PM, Duckology said:

    I'll wait for judgment on Lanning until I see how he fills out his staff. The OC is going to be very important. I agree it is a huge gamble. He has energy and can recruit, much like Cristobal.... What worries me most is that he is getting a lot of credit for Georgia's defense being ranked #1 in the country.

 

     If he was some master at reading offensive sets and then calling the correct counter I could understand the optimism. Perhaps a great defensive genius. Unfortunately that isn't the case.

 

    Georgia basically realized that they had the talent to line up man for man and use very basic defensive formations. This works very well against the run and with super talented defensive lineman who can get after the QB it can stifle the passing game as well. It also allows a lot of rotation of secondary players helping create massive depth all over the field on defense. It's not a bad game plan, it does however run into problems when you line up against a top 20 passing team with an O line capable of holding back the pass rush. See vs Alabama this year and Florida Last year.

 

Georgia has only played one top 20 passing team all year and that was Alabama. I expect Leach will have a field day with Georgia when he gets the opportunity.

 

  National passing ranks for teams Georgia has played this year: 103,91,96,104,73,57,72,39,65,55,95, and 7. Their lone loss was to the 7. My prediction they handily beat Michigan (Passing offense ranked 67) and then lose to Alabama for a second time.

Leach already had the opportunity last season and Georgia won while also missing some key defensive starters for that game. You got a great coach in Lanning and it pains me to say that as I would have loved to have kept him in Athens. With the resources Oregon provides, this will be a home run hire.