First, welcome. I spent every other week in Atlanta for 10 years for a past job and considered it my second home. I became a big Georgia fan then, and still like y'all, but I've heard y'all are becoming insufferably cocky like Alabama fans. Tell me it ain't true?
In terms of what to expect... Defensively, I think we'll come out playing a soft shell 3-3-5 just to see how we match up in the secondary. If we like what we see, I expect a lot of stunt blitzes. Our DL proved they can hold their own with a good OL against Michigan, allowing our LBs to fly through gaps and make plays. We are going to try to hit the [ Finebaum ] out of Stetson Bennett. I don't mean that in a dirty way, but punishing the QB is part of the deal when you play a 3-3-5. Our safeties (Bud Clark and Millard "Nook" Bradford, in particular) are playmakers. I think they were the key to the Michigan game, as they brought a level of speed that JJ had never seen and after that first pick 6 he started questioning how much spacing was enough to make throws he was used to. I don't think we'll have that luxury with Stetson, so our best bet is to rattle him with LBs and let those safeties drop to contend the deep shots. I worry about Stetson getting out of the pocket and making some easy 5-10 yard runs to the sideline. We need to force him to scramble up the middle so we can get some shots on him.
On offense, IMO, the whole thing is reliant on the Duggan read-run game. We have to establish it early, getting 3-4 yards per attempt. On the outside, QJ is a beast who will beat you for a long ball at least once. Savion has some good chemistry with Max on back shoulder fades that I'd expect on first down once we get inside the 15.
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