we seem to be beating our heads against the wall by doing nothing but rutg, rutg, pass, punt all game every game, I came across this and it's insightful. In addition to the overall analysis, Cheney did adjust and try to go to the passing game in the second half vs UF (I think it was 17 passes to 6 runs; yeah a paltry number of plays). Anyway:
Opinion: Georgia's problems run a lot deeper than one coach
Murf Baldwin | Playbook and Recruiting Analyst
I can guarantee that I'm in the minority, but, quite honestly, I feel bad for Georgia offensive coordinator Jim Chaney -- on a professional level, of course.
His fate was seemingly sealed, as it pertains to fan perception, the minute he was hired as many had their minds set on other candidates. And I'm not referring to just the hire itself; unrealistic expectations were being heaped upon a team that won 10 games against a bunch of patsies last season.
When head coach Kirby Smart tried to temper expectations by expressing the dearth of talent at his disposal, most laughed it off as some type of marketing ploy or something. (After all, UGA did win 10 games just last season, right?)
Never mind that the Dawgs lost to every team of note in 2015 -- including being curb stomped by Smart and his band of brothers at Alabama -- this season was supposed to be magical.
But let's take a step back and look at this situation, in totality, now that we have a pretty generous sample size to digest (I can just hear the Chaney weight jokes after that sentence, smh).
First of all: Georgia's offensive line is one of the worst I've ever had to study; it can't protect the passer against any team that has any semblance of talent on its defensive line.
When you're struggling to block Nicholls State, at the freaking University of Georgia of all places, you know you've hit rock bottom in the o-line talent department. It's so bad that a potential legend, Nick Chubb, makes me cringe every time I see him trot out in a personnel grouping because I know he won't be able to get loose like we have came to expect. (I tried to warn you guys that having rushing success against North Carolina's defense meant nothing, ultimately.)
Additionally, this roster is devoid of receivers that actually have hands that are constructed correctly.
No, seriously.
I'm convinced that most of them have birth defects that flipped their palms to the top of their hands so they are all trying to catch with metatarsals and knuckle bones instead of soft, padded skin. And on top of that, most of them can't consistently get separation in from their routes.
The tight ends appear to be money, but they all lack either experience or career production.
And then we have the signal-caller.
While Jacob Eason has everything you'd want (and then some) in a pro-style quarterback, he's a true freshman who is still getting used to college football, and he has to operate under the previously described problems.
However, none of that matters as Chaney's name was mud before he arrived on campus.
Now, don't get me wrong; Chaney has had plenty of issues.
But he seems to get criticized and blamed for everything despite the glaring issues and unfavorable circumstances. Imagine this: offensive line coach Sam Pittman was hailed as the greatest thing since sliced bread, but his unit makes every defensive coordinator look like Buddy Ryan in his prime.
Funny, though, I don't hear anyone screaming for his removal or wishing death upon on him.
And what about the other side of the ball? Stat gawkers love what's going on with that unit, but it's received the gift of playing in a division that has, perhaps, the poorest collection of offenses in the country.
And the couple of teams the Dawgs have faced that do have pretty good offenses, albeit one-dimensional ones, generated 510 and 471 yards on them. And at the time of writing this, those teams, Ole Miss and Missouri, are 3-5 and 2-6, respectively.
And please don't get me started on the pass defense and the lack of overall talent at the cornerback position. I wholeheartedly believe they aren't in possession of a player who would start or be in regular rotation on an upper-echelon squad like Clemson.
So excuse me if I'm not running my arm through a plate glass window (haha) over decent defensive performances against the likes of South Carolina (123rd-ranked offense) or Vanderbilt (125th). However, I did like how the front was swarming to the ball against a pretty capable Florida rushing attack.
I know everything I just laid out will fall upon deaf ears, because anyone that utters the word Chaney, but doesn't precede it with "fire," will never have a voice around these parts. So here you go, folks: fire Chaney!
Let's just go ahead and get it over with so we can step back and take a broader approach to figuring out why you can't make chicken salad...
Chaney certainly isn't lighting the world on fire, but this team's problems run a lot deeper than one assistant coach.
Cover 1 Robber
Props to Smart for continuing to reach into his bag and do whatever it takes to help out his defense. We know that Georgia lacks a menacing pass rush, and its secondary is a liability the further the ball goes down the field, so varying coverages becomes the defensive version of the offense not keeping a tight end in the formation to help with pass-pro. (Scary!)
Coming into the game, it was widely known that the mid-range game has served as an outlet for Florida's athletic set of tight ends. The Gators also love deep-6's and other in-breaking routes that allow for some serious yards after the catch for the explosive Antonio Callaway.
But, at least for one play, Smart and defensive coordinator Mel Tucker had the perfect call for the perfect situation.

Cover 1 Robber is a variation of Cover 3 where a single-high safety and two corners each man 1/3 of the field. Your lone remaining member of the secondary referred to as a "Rat" or "Robber," floats an underneath zone to take away throws to the middle of the field or even spy a mobile QB.
And as you can see, it worked to perfection on this play.
The 2017 recruiting cycle is paramount for the direction of this program, as we could see an influx of true freshmen starting in various key spots. Luckily for the Dawgs, there is some serious, ready-made talent that is committed or right on the radar just frothing at the mouth to make their mark next season.
Hopefully, we'll look back on this season as a blip on the radar of a budding dynasty. But being as though this is a microwave-like society, it may be with different coaching staff if we're not careful.