I almost questioned putting this post up, becuase I don’t want to give any opposing team a competitive advantage against UGA. But then I thought, if an opposing defensive coordinator is reading our lowly blog to get hints on how to stop UGA, then it probably won’t be that much of a close game.
No, the last two times Georgia has run a 2 point conversion play, I have accurately described the play that will happen. And it has. And it has been a successful conversion each time. So I would like to take this outlet to publicly brag on myself for being so astute.
Since 2006, I can think of going for 2 three times. I could be wrong, but I doubt it.
Against Georgia Tech in 2006, the Dawgs went for two to go up by 3. Lining up in the shotgun, Massaquoi went in motion to the right, Stafford rolled right and hit Massaquoi in the endzone.
Click here and go to the 9:19 mark.
Against Michigan State last season, the Dawgs went for 2 to go up by 7. Lining up the shotgun, Malcolm Mitchell lined up to the left, went in motion to the right, and Murray rolled out to the right and hit a pass in the endzone.
Click here and go to the 2:07:27 mark.
Against Missouri on Saturday, the Dawgs went for 2 to go up by 7. Lining up in the shotgun, Michael Bennett went in motion, and Murray rolled out to the right and hit the pass in the endzone.
Click here and go to the 1:45:22 mark.
As Georgia was driving down the field Saturday night, I told my friends who were over watching the game that if we score a TD and go for 2, then the play will be a pass play out of the shotgun where the receiver goes in motion to the right, Murray will roll right, and throw to the receiver that went in motion.
And I was right.
That feeling of being right happens so infrequently, I just had to share.
Corbindawg
We went for 2 against UF in the OT loss 2 years ago. I’m pretty sure that time we ran zone read with Murray and it was successful. Good observation on your part. I never noticed those trends before.
Ah yes. You ate correct. Mea culpa. Yes, it was a zone read by Murray. Honestly I have tried to forget as much of that game as possible.
That play makes sense with a mobile QB because it’s really a pass/run option. Murray rolls right and starts like he MIGHT run, makes a read on the DE who is coming after him, which means a pass instead of QB run, then whoever is covering Bennett, in this case a LB, if that guy drops outside to cover TK in the right front corner, which is where Murray is looking, you just toss inside to the sure handed Bennett, when you consider two 6’5′ receivers in Lynch & Brown are deep in end zone as additional jumpball options in case Bennett is covered, it’s a tough play to stop because Murray really has 5 options: QB run, Bennett, TK, or a jumpball to Brown or Lynch. Even if they know it’s coming, you really can’t stop it if executed well. The key was Murray looking off Bennett’s defender, who followed Murray’s eyes and went after TK, leaving Bennett pretty open.