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The defensive line shift is not illegal. Quite simply we were beaten far too often on the LOS and in our blocking schemes. Sometimes 4-5 guys did their job, but all it takes is 1 guy getting beaten. Joe Rexrode of The Athletic broke down the blocking for every UT possession today, here is his breakdown of the 3 successive 2nd half possessions which preluded the final 21 UGA points:
"Possession 9
Georgia 23, Tennessee 21, 6:13 left in the third
First-and-10 from the 24: Again, the Vols are fine if they can just answer offensively. Here’s an attempt to get freshman Jailin Hyatt involved, a reverse pitch that is actually blocked well. It’s just that doing anything horizontally against this defense is unlikely to work.
Second-and-7 from the 27: Hyatt again, this time with a screen. Warren simply misses Rice, who makes the play untouched for a loss of 6. Bad screen blocking against a defense that — again — is a lateral monster if not a literal monster. And now the Vols are behind the sticks again. Much by their own doing.
Third-and-13 from the 21: Warren stays in as part of a six-man protection. Georgia brings five. On the previous play, Wright lost his helmet, so Mays is at right tackle and freshman Javontez Spraggins is at right guard. Mays is beaten badly by linebacker Adam Anderson, who is instantly in Guarantano’s face. Major pass-blocking loss (14-9), sack, fumble, Morris saves the day temporarily by jumping on it.
Possession 10
Georgia 30, Tennessee 21, 29 seconds left in the third
First-and-10 from the 17: Plenty of time, you know. Not out of hand yet. You can still … hey, a run. Chandler gets 2. No one significantly beaten but still give it a run-blocking loss (7-6) because it will be the last running attempt by Tennessee before garbage time.
Second-and-8 from the 19: Mays beaten again and the rush gets quickly to Guarantano, who has to unload quickly to Palmer for no gain. Pass-blocking loss (14-10).
Third-and-8 from the 19: Georgia brings six. Tennessee’s got five of them blocked, but Chandler does not do the job on Dean, who gets right to Guarantano and forces an errant throw to Johnson.
Possession 11
Georgia 37, Tennessee 21, 10:31 left in the fourth quarter
First-and-10 from the 25: OK, it’s getting out of hand. The defense has finally succumbed after keeping the Vols in it for most of this offensive meltdown. The run game as an afterthought is actually understandable. Jalen Carter beats Wright quickly and Guarantano has to escape for 5. Pass-blocking loss (14-11).
Second-and-5 from the 30: Good protection this time for a pass-blocking win (15-11). But Stokes is all over a slant to Palmer and it has no chance.
Third-and-5 from the 30: Again, Georgia brings six. Again, it’s on Tennessee’s running back to save the day. But Rice blows past Gray, hits Guarantano, pops the ball free, grabs it, scores. Garbage time is here. Relevant offensive plays finish with a massive pass-blocking loss (15-12).
So there you have it. This wasn’t as simple as Tennessee’s offensive line taking a beating. Individually, there were mistakes and losses to great players. But remember, this was mostly a specifying of the gaffes. All those wins in run blocking and pass blocking included a lot of unspecified individual competence. And many of the breakdowns involved bad blocking from skill players — who, to be fair, typically don’t get enough credit for their roles in good rushing attacks, either."
So the bottom line is, not that we were tricked, but we didn't execute and our lack of execution and the consequences for it was aided significantly by a high level of execution and talent on the other side of the ball.
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