Georgia football: 9 quick takeaways from the Dawgs ninth victory

4. Georgia football doesn’t have a concern with its rush attack

Georgia football is RBU, but the Dawgs showed it could win ballgames through the air as well. The Dawgs rushing game is fine, and while they should have recorded more yards on the ground than they did, it was enough to get the job done.

Missouri sold out to stop the run because so many people talked about how they had the dead last rushing defense in the country — including us, we all thought they would put 300-yards on the Tigers. However, Georgia didn’t, and that doesn’t mean they are struggling to run the ball.

Give Missouri some credit, they had one goal, and they did the best they could against a tough Georgia offense. The Tigers stacked the box, and Georgia tried to take it up the middle far too much.

Plus, losing Jamaree Salyer was tough on the offensive line, as they struggled to get the push they wanted up front they usually do.

The Dawgs weren’t very creative with the run game to start, they tried to punch it up the gut, and there were just too many bodies. Once they started getting it out on the corners a bit, Georgia found some more success.

Georgia rushed for 168 yards on 33 carries, averaging 5.1 yards a touch. While that would look impressive to everyone else against Missouri, it wasn’t good enough for some fans.

It’s perfectly normal to have expectations, but fans need to remember that Salyer’s out and the Tigers were stacking the box nonstop. When personnel changes, it takes some time to adjust.

Georgia did enough to get the yardage it needed and used the passing game for the rest.

Folks talk about what Georgia will do if someone does stop the run. Well, the offense showed everyone they could still win by five touchdowns without relying heavily on the ground game on Saturday.

Regardless of expectations, 168 yards on the ground is more than plenty to get a win.