[JRL]

Corral Superman
Tim Tebow makes Florida's offense go. Nearly three fourths of the Gators' offensive production comes either from a pass from the sophomore's left arm or a run from the 235-pounder. Tebow is going to get his yards - he's rushed for at least 61 yards in every SEC game.
Blanket coverage
Florida has quite the return weapon in Brandon James, who ranks fifth in the nation on punt returns and is ninth on kickoff returns at 30.61. That could be problematic because Georgia's had issues covering kickoffs. It's eighth in the SEC. James' 61-yard kickoff return against Kentucky led to a Florida score.
Expose secondary
Georgia took its shots downfield against Vanderbilt with little success. It needs to keep trying against Florida, which has surrendered 256.6 yards per game through the air. That ranks last in the SEC. Quarterback Matthew Stafford's biggest yardage game (234 yards) came against Oklahoma State.
Keep the ball
Georgia had five turnovers last year against Florida. The Bulldogs have five all season this year, which is the fewest in the nation. The Gators aren't getting many takeaways, but they aren't giving it away either. Georgia and Florida are tied for 49th in the nation with a plus-one turnover margin.


Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on 102507

[Lefty Noob]

Let's see... stop the other team's best player, exploit their weaknesses on defense and limit turnovers. Sounds about right to me.

[JRL]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Let's see... stop the other team's best player, exploit their weaknesses on defense and limit turnovers. Sounds about right to me.

Yep - pretty weak story - but some will spend hours plotting

[Lefty Noob]

I will say that the return game angle is an interesting thing to bring up. How are the Bulldogs in terms of special teams coverage?

[JRL]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

I will say that the return game angle is an interesting thing to bring up. How are the Bulldogs in terms of special teams coverage?

Georgia has had difficulty with coverage on both KO's and P's.

The big X factor I see - Henderson is healthy for the first time this years and he is electrifying on returns.

Thomas Flowers is also very good. I look for Georgia to have a few big returns but also likely to give up a few

I have said all year - Georgia will win this one The week off is huge and the team that is off the week prior wins most of the time.