Georgia football: why current 3-4 defense is better than Todd Grantham’s
Depth and recruiting
Georgia is rich on depth defensively. That’s because almost every position has two roles based on what formation the team is in. And each role has a different player to fill it. This helps with recruiting. Georgia’s coaches aren’t just looking for player who are suited for the 3-4 defense. All defenders are on the board.
At some positions, there are no true backups. A different player might start a different week based on what formation Georgia starts the game in. As if Georgia has 15 or 16 starters, rather than just 11. Therefore, ideally, the no. 4 player on the depth chart might just be the backup for one of the roles.
Grantham’s pigeonholing means each position just has one role. And that means Florida has just 11 true starters, 12 counting the nickel. And they only recruit for those positions. Depth is very important in the SEC. It’s the difference between starting games strong and finishing games strong. The difference between rebuilding and reloading. When you limit your options the way Grantham does, it’s hard to build quality depth. They’ll certainly have years in which they can rotate multiple players. But how often will they have backups of starting caliber?
With how Kirby Smart and Georgia’s coaches treat the defense, the Bulldogs are built to have depth with quality. One starter goes down, they’re confident in the next man, because that guy is likely first on a different depth chart. You look at last year’s defense. All of the talent coming back despite losing one key guy in each area of the defense. This year’s defense will certainly step up. But next year’s defense is still filled with blue chip prospects after guys like Tyler Clark, Julian Rochester and J.R. Reed depart. On defense, Georgia should endure a rebuilding year for a while.
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Georgia is better off without Grantham. Even with two young defensive coordinators, the Bulldog nation should be confident in their abilities over the more experienced Todd Grantham. We’ve been there and done that with him. We know his defenses will likely not continue to succeed at Florida. keep in mind, his defenses at Georgia were just fine in 2010 and 2011, but he never sustained those improvements. He may have had one good year at Florida, but based on his reputation, he hasn’t proven anything.