Last year’s SECCG went as expected and I walked out of the Dome thinking that if one thing doesn’t change, the championship drought will continue . That one thing is Aaron making critically bad decisions in big games. There were some bad drops in last year’s game but 16 for 40 with 2 picks and 163 yards usually won’t result in a W. If you have that many attempts, you're either behind or in a shootout and if it's a shootout, you better have more completions and yards then that. By all indications, he is one of the hardest working guys on the team, has been studying football for a long time, and been lucky enough to spend time with some NFL greats during his football life but has so far proven that he struggles in big games. Listen, he’s solely responsible for a few wins over his 3 years but he’s also played a huge role in most of the loses by not protecting the ball.
I left the South Carolina game in disgust of both Aaron and the
defense. It’s almost impossible for a
player with his talent to have 31 attempts and only 11 completions for 109
yards. Add in another terrible game
against Florida (3 picks, 50% completion, and 150 yards) and it is cause for
concern. 7 interceptions in 3 games versus Florida (2 wins). In recent years, the Dawgs have proven they
can win some shootouts if the defense doesn’t play well but securing victories
without the offense playing well is a rare occurrence. I'm not trying to kill Aaron here but simply stating that the fate in Saturday's game is literally in his hands and he must prove that all his hard work and skill can show up in a huge game.
Winning this game comes down to 2 things:
- the offense can’t GIVE UP points (that includes turnovers starting Bama inside our 40) and
- special teams must be close to even, looking right at you Morgan
Bottom Line…We CAN win this game if the defense plays poorly but
there’s no chance if the offense does.
BTW - dawgs getting love on The Dan Patrick Show this week. Tony Dungy gave high praise to Aaron on Monday, Andy Staples did the same today with Jarvis, and CMR is scheduled to be on the show tomorrow (11/29). All interviews are on the show page.
BTW - dawgs getting love on The Dan Patrick Show this week. Tony Dungy gave high praise to Aaron on Monday, Andy Staples did the same today with Jarvis, and CMR is scheduled to be on the show tomorrow (11/29). All interviews are on the show page.
-Simple