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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Third quarter blog

End of third quarter, Georgia still trails 21-10

The scoreboard says the Bulldogs are down two possessions, but they're poised to change that, and momentum is in their favor.

Georgia will have first-and-goal at the 5 when the final quarter begins. That comes after a catch-and-run by Washaun Ealey, who got inside the 5 and didn't ... well, you know.

Tavarres King had a 30-yard catch, and now has 93 receiving yards today. That's just on two catches, but hey, he's making 'em count.

While the Bulldogs' running game has lost steam, Murray's has actually picked up. The quarterback is back to doing what he does best on those scrambles: Deciding at just the right moment when to abandon the play and run. In fact I'm not so sure the run isn't his secondary read on those plays.

Obviously, this is a critical 15 minutes for each team's season. The winner is alive in a two-team division race. The loser will be scrambling for the Music City Bowl. Big, big 15 minutes.

5:18 left in the third quarter, Georgia now trails 21-10

Georgia tried real hard to get the ball to Orson Charles on its first drive of the half. It worked, at least until the end.

The Bulldogs had to settle for a Blair Walsh field goal after getting into the red zone. They took a lot of time off the clock too, but it's not time yet to make that a major concern.

The news on that drive was Charles catching three passes. He now has four on the game, which along with Aron White's earlier catch means a season-high for catches by the Georgia tight ends.

White and Charles combined for four catches in the first three games after A.J. Green became eligible. Prior to that they had combined for four in four games. Neither had a catch last week.

One of the key plays was a third-down catch-and-run by Charles. It was a well designed play - and one I don't think I've seen them run all year. Maybe for A.J. Green, but not Charles.

Now Georgia's defense needs a stop, or a turnover. Yes, there's 20 minutes left, plenty of time to keep rallying. But you also can't count on Florida's point total staying at 21.

10:50 left in third quarter, Florida still leads 21-7

They just announced attendance for today's game at 84,444.

Speaking of fours ... Florida just had to go for it on fouth-and-10, thanks to its total lack of confidence in its field goal kicking game. (Caleb Sturgis being out with a back injury and all.) The result was a play stopped fairly easily by Georgia, and the Bulldogs have a bit of life here, early in the third quarter.

I say that because the half didn't start well for the Bulldogs, as the Gators drove right downfield and looked poised to score. A pass play into the red zone resulted in Bacarri Rambo laying out a Gator receiver, but for some reason Rambo decided to showboat a bit despite the fact it was, well, a completion.

Me thinks Bacarri is going to hear about that.

9 comments:

Crank It Lax said...

Gary D of CBS just called our TE "Orson Wells"... we call that play "Rosebud"

D_Dot said...

Dawg fans I ask you. Is the stage too big and the lights too bright for young Aaron Murray? He typically makes better throws than what we are seeing today. The safety had good coverage on AJ but the throw was still there had Murray put the ball on AJ's numbers. I ask again is the stage too big and lights too bright?

D_Dot said...

I really like the physicality of our D today.

D_Dot said...

Can we get a drag or a crossing route for AJ? Get the ball in his hands for crying out loud!

Anonymous said...

You are so freaking negative!!

D_Dot said...

Why won't Murray throw the ball to AJ? Is there a feud or something we don't know about. Is he freezing him out like Romo an T.O.?

D_Dot said...

@Anonymous whats negative about anything I've said or question I've posed?

D_Dot said...

Murray is a young QB and AJ is our best receiver. It's possible that Murray has a case of the nerves and AJ need to be allowed to be productive on offense.

Anonymous said...

Not you.. Seth! He sucked as usual