The Wishlist Week 3: Results

As expected, the Dawgs rolled to an easy win over the Florida Atlantic Owls yesterday.  Once again, the Dawgs gave up too many yards and points to a weak opponent in the first half but they clamped down in the second.  Offensively, the Dawgs could not be stopped (with the exception of a dumb throw by Murray and total ineptitude on the part of back up Christian LeMay).  Vanderbilt comes to town next week for the first of 7 straight SEC games.  Hopefully, they got all of the early game defense lapses out of their system.

Here's how I did this week:

• Two running backs break 100 yards -Check.  Marshall and Gurley both had over 100 yards and each scored a TD.  The future at running back looks mighty bright for the Dawgs.
• No picks for Murray -Nope.  Murray threw a stupid pick in the end zone on his final play.  Before that, he had been absolutely brilliant, throwing for 342 yards on only 14 completions.
• Jordan Jenkins registering a sack -Nope.  Did the Dawgs even register a sack period?  With Jarvis out, we hardly blitzed the entire game.  Not a big deal.
• Malcolm Mitchell catching a pass on offense -Check.  Mitchell caught one pass for 45 yards.  He blew right past the coverage.  With Commings back and Rambo soon to follow, I think its time to Mitchell back on the offensive side.  He's just too good.
• Touchbacks -Check, for the most part.  Even if we didn't kick it deep, we did not allow any big returns.
• Lynch and Rome as more than blockers -Check.  Lynch had a huge game (despite the early fumble).  Rome didn't have a catch, but did not really have a chance to get one.
• A much better game from John Theus -Check.  I don't think he got called for any penalties and Murray was kept off the grass for most of the game.
• Georgia 51, FAU 7 -Close.  If not for Lemay's stupid pick, Georgia would have one by 42, dang close to my prediction of a 44 point victory.

The Wishlist Game 3: Florida Atlantic

Georgia pulled out a huge victory at Missouri last week that took a lot out of the team mentally and physically.  There are a number of players hurt and the focus may already be turned to Vanderbilt.  But the Dawgs should have no problem with the Owls.  Here's what I want to see:

• Two running backs break 100 yards - Gurley did it in week 1 and Marshall has led the team in carries both week.  It's time to give Murray's arm a break and get these guys more carries.\
• No picks for Murray - And he should be out of the game before the 4th quarter.
• Jordan Jenkins registering a sack - He seemed to be all over the place last week.  Time to get his first sack.
• Malcolm Mitchell catching a pass on offense - Champ 2.0...not yet.
• Touchbacks - After kicking it deep against Buffalo, we kicked more directional last week.  This is FAU, just make them start at the 25.
• Lynch and Rome as more than blockers - 1 catch in two games from the tight ends is not what I had in mind coming into the season.
• A much better game from John Theus - We can't have a repeat of last week when we get into the meat of the SEC schedule.
• Georgia 51, FAU 7 - Could we score more?  Definitely.  But Coach Richt will call of the Dawgs early.  I doubt FAU is able to move the ball much.

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