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Georgia Football: five takeaways from Missouri victory

By Alistair Penny

COLUMBIA, MO - SEPTEMBER 22: Quarterback Drew Lock #3 of the Missouri Tigers looks to pass in the third quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs at Memorial Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
COLUMBIA, MO - SEPTEMBER 22: Quarterback Drew Lock #3 of the Missouri Tigers looks to pass in the third quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs at Memorial Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) /
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Offensive issues need to be fixed

What I am about to say will surprise nobody who has watched Georgia in their first two SEC games this season. The so-called strength of this team, the offense, needs to get better. The Dawgs went into the season with a young defense that had plenty of holes and an offense that was expected to dominate their opponents. So far, that hasn’t been the case and for the second time in 3 weeks, the Dawgs struggled to move the ball and score in the first half.

That’s a concern. South Carolina and Missouri are not exactly the best defensive teams the Dawgs will face this season. Georgia cannot continue to start slow on offense and hope the defense can keep bailing them out with stops and touchdowns. It’s just not going to cut it when facing top defenses like LSU and Auburn.

The running game is yet to really shine this year and in part that is because the offensive line is still not playing to its potential. It hasn’t helped that it’s had a few injuries and their depth is going to be tested going forward. But it’s not just the line, D’Andre Swift just doesn’t look like quite the same player he was last season. Right now, Georgia’s best running back looks like Elijah Holyfield and that’s a bit of a concern. Swift was supposed to be a Heisman candidate but he doesn’t look like his 2017 self right now.

Jake Fromm has also struggled mightily in the first half of his two SEC games. That’s a concern and I have to wonder how much longer the coaches can keep Justin Fields for an entire game. I for one am surprised they didn’t at least give Fields one series to try and move the ball in the first half when Fromm and the rest of the offense was stuck in neutral. Fromm was better in the second half, but UGA cannot afford for him to be so ineffective for large stretches of time again.

Fromm is a good QB, Swift is a good running back and the offensive line is one of the best in the country, but they all have to play to their potential if this team is going to go back to the CFP. Today was hopefully a good wakeup call for a lot of the offense because they were bailed out by the rest of the team. That cannot happen in bigger games if UGA is going to get the victory.

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