Bama rattled Bennet in a bad way early. it's a REALLY bad sign when the QB is chewing on his playmakers when it is he who is rattled at least more so. he made some bad decisions... to be clear, he made some bad decisions because that's all Alabama gave him as an option.
UGA was just plain beat and in every aspect. that freshman TE went unanswered especially when matched on To'To'tooo'oootooo... he (To'oTo'o) is a very good run-block LB but he shows the same weakness in assignment coverage he showed when at UT. However, it's hard to tell from just a couple encounters in that game if it is the talent of the TE or the lack of skill from To'oTo'o... either way, that TE in the middle was the only leverage UGA had over the Bama D.
i gotta also offer this- it's a different game watching those who are 'REALLY' good at it going at it. it's my opinion, however, the depth of extreme talent on the coaching staff was on display in one instance and evidenced in two plays. this is almost exclusive to bama, imHo, as they're likely the only program in the game that has such a collection of extreme talent, extreme development, and extreme tacticians in the force. the basis of this is the UGA TD where UGA fired from perhaps the 20yd... it was a very nicely designed play that allowed the receiver (a TE i 'think') to basically run behind the cover of a wall of OL. That play, against any other team just about, could have been run over and over and to similar result- a guaranteed 20yd's a completion- the receiver only becoming available to tackle after he clears the 'wall'.
but this isn't just any D.
UGA tried to run it again later in the game and it was broken up before it developed and crammed. Bama was looking for it. Somebody spotted the 'tell' and engineered a response that freakin' fast and were worried enough about that play to put them on watch. it's not that other teams wouldn't have ultimately done the same, but it IS that other teams would have needed a week to do so.
when Bama is fine tuned they are really REALLY something to watch and study, and the more they're studied the more impressive they are.... and I still hate 'em... but credit where it's due- the last decade of Bama is the best the game has to offer.
