Georgia Football: The Pound, Fly, Slash and Dash of the Schottenehimer Offense
Greyson Lambert had the day of his life against the Steve Spurrier led Gamecocks while Georgia football showed off an offensive attack good enough to play in the SEC Championship game.
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The big news Saturday is Greyson Lambert. The man from Jesup lived a South Georgia growing up dream, throwing for 330 yards on 24 completions in 25 tries with three touchdowns, no interceptions, no sacks, setting Georgia, SEC and National single game passing percentage records that may never be broken against an SEC rival and Steve Spurrier– all in front of 92,746 Sanford Stadium attendees and a national television audience.
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You have to be kidding me.
Not without his trademark wit, the Head Ball Coach summed it up best. “They only got (28 points) in the second half, so we slowed them down occasionally.” Quoted Andy Johnson of Dawgnation.com.
Yip. Not too good.
Rauch, Bratkowski, Tarkenton, Zeier, Greene, Stafford, Murray, whoever and anyone – none have had a day like Greyson Lambert.
Everything has been said about Lambert’s day that can be said. But there is much more to the Georgia offense that amassed yardage of 576 yards than historical quarterback play.
Sep 19, 2015; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs offensive coordinator Brian Schotenheimer reacts to the play against the South Carolina Gamecocks during the second half at Sanford Stadium. Georgia defeated South Carolina 52-20. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Malcolm Mitchell is all the way back. The senior author and national acclaimed reading advocate moonlighted for eight catches for 122 yards. Of the eight catches, 7 were for first downs including a touchdown.
While not treating the Dawg faithful to a spectacular or long touchdown, the world is now on notice that the exceptional talent is all the way back from his injuries.
Mitchell proved impossible for South Carolina to contain without rolling two defenders in coverage. When forced by Nick Chubb and Sony Michel to crowd the scrimmage line and play one on one defense with Mitchell, the split wide receiver and Lambert toyed with the South Carolina defense like a cat pawing at a ball of string.
With Mitchell commanding the attention of the Gamecock defense, Georgia released its two-headed X factor, the Dawg tightends and Sony Michel.
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Georgia tightends Jay Rome, Jeb Blazevich, and Jackson Harris collected five passes for 47 yards, including 20 delivered by Lambert to Rome on a rope on a run to the flag that set the Dawgs up for their first touchdown and set the tone for the evening.
The multi-talented Sony Michel prowled beneath the South Carolina safeties for 32 yards on 3 receptions to go with 51 yards rushing on eight attempts. While the numbers are not giddy, Michel repeatedly thumbed his nose at Carolina defenders eyeing Lambert and Mitchell for chunks of yardage. Receiving the ball through the air and by handoff, Michel gained five first downs on his 11 touches.
Nick Chubb and Malcolm Mitchell are the ying and yang that puts the vertical stretch in Georgia’s I and spread formations, but the Dawg tight ends and Sony Michel are what give the explosion making the Georgia offense good enough to play in the SEC Championship game and give the Dawg faithful the ultimate south Goergia growing up dream.