Georgia Football: Three things to fix on offense before Florida

Georgia Football is getting ready to go up against Florida in Jacksonville this weekend. Here are three things Georgia can do to keep playoff hopes alive.

1. Predictability

Georgia football’s offense has struggled mightily in recent weeks. I believe a major part of the problem is that the Dawgs have simply become too predictable on offense.

The run, run, pass series of play calls on multiple drives in a row is getting the Dawgs nowhere and making the opposing defenses’ jobs much easier.

Georgia should look back to the first half offensive gameplan of the last two times the Dawgs have played Alabama.

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The gameplans in those two games were so unpredictable (yet efficient), and Alabama’s defense struggled to contain Georgia for most of both of those games because the Tide never knew what was coming.

Georgia must become less predictable on offense to stay competitive in the SEC.

That may involve more outside runs, passing on early downs, or even throwing in a trick play here or there.

Regardless, Georgia will not beat Florida this weekend if the Dawgs come out with the same gameplan on offense that they have been using recently.

2. Press Coverage

South Carolina’s defense exposed a weakness in Georgia’s offense a few weeks ago. Georgia’s receivers continue to struggle with getting separation and getting open against press coverages.

The Dawgs have to find a way to get playmakers like Demetris Robertson, and George Pickens open against press coverage.

Georgia absolutely has the talent at the receiver position that is needed to compete in the SEC.

The Dawgs have to find a way to beat teams who want to play press coverage. Otherwise, every opponent Georgia plays for the rest of the season will play press coverage and all but eliminate Georgia’s passing game.

Using more presnap motion, trips formations, and creative play calling are certainly solutions that come to mind. Hopefully, the bye week is being used to address this very concerning issue.

3. Discipline/Fundamentals

As of late, Georgia has not looked like a disciplined or fundamentally sound Kirby Smart coached team. Sloppy penalties, missed assignments, and miscommunication on offense are certainly things that have not helped Georgia’s offense recently.

As Georgia begins the gauntlet of its SEC schedule, the team will certainly have to clean up the mistakes on offense to have a chance at winning the SEC East for a third consecutive season.

Bye weeks are great opportunities for teams to get back to the basics and fix easily correctable mistakes. Hopefully, Georgia is taking full advantage of the bye week to get back to being a disciplined football team.