Punt & Pass Week 5 Roundup | Punt & Pass Podcast

Drew Butler & Jake Fromm wrap up week 5 of the 2024 college football season on this episode of #PuntandPass presented by @SolomonBrothers Jewelers! In today's episode, the guys dive into what some call the greatest SEC football of time, praise Alabama's new coaching staff, Georgia showing a lot of fight in the second half, and more.

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Thanks guys, always good to hear from DGD. To me, Georgia has covered just about aspect in improving their program to absolute domination except for 2:

1) Wide Receivers - I've said this over and over again over many years. Georgia finds a way to get some of the best Pro-Style QBs in the country, but can't seem to get ahold of (and keep) a high end Receiver. I understood when we were RBU that it can be difficult to convince a Receiver to commit, but why isn't every HS Receiver in the Nation putting Georgia at the top of their list? Bama gets them... every freaking year. They'll have multiple 5-stars, we'll have a mid 4-star. 2025 - they have the 3rd best, we have the 13th best. We've had many transfer out and had to rely on Transfers. Maybe the fact that Ryan Williams (#1 for 2024) is out there playing in the biggest week of football possibly all year as a Freshman shows what we have to do.

2) Adaptation - I'm also a "broken record" on this as it's been a problem since about Year #3 of the Richt era. We don't adapt "on the fly". Saban gets his butt kicked in the first half of the Championship game so what does he do? He puts in the Freshman Tua and winds up destroying us. If things aren't working, you need to adapt. Try something else... anything else. By the time we hit 2 TDs down, I should've seen desperation Hail Mary's, trick plays, Wildcat formations, etc. And on defense, if they are winning on the outside then CLOSE THE OUTSIDE and make them go inside. If Blitzes aren't working, shift to more passive plays. Once we got 14 pts down, I would've started to use Timeouts just to try and "reset". Do a play, okay, timeout lets rest and analyze. If we were able to do whatever we did at halftime after the 1st quarter instead, we would've won.