Missouri defensive coordinator gets asked if Tigers will use Georgia's defensive gameplan against Tennessee Vols
The Tennessee Vols' offense was stifled last weekend by the Georgia Bulldogs. It's the only time this season that we've seen Tennessee's offense struggle to move the ball. Because of the Bulldogs' defensive success, it's been suggested that Georgia gave other teams the "blueprint" for beating Tennessee. The thought is that other SEC programs will […]
The Tennessee Vols' offense was stifled last weekend by the Georgia Bulldogs. It's the only time this season that we've seen Tennessee's offense struggle to move the ball.
Because of the Bulldogs' defensive success, it's been suggested that Georgia gave other teams the "blueprint" for beating Tennessee.
The thought is that other SEC programs will devour the Georgia/Tennessee game film and utilize what the Bulldogs' did defensively.
It sounds logical, but it's probably not the case.
At least it won't be the case for Missouri this weekend against the Vols.
Tigers defensive coordinator Blake Baker met with reporters this weekend to discuss Missouri's upcoming matchup against Tennessee and he was asked if Mizzou will use some of Georgia's defensive game plan.
"You pay attention to it (UT's loss to UGA)," said Baker. "[But] I think Georgia's built a little different than us schematically and probably personnel-wise. There's some really good things I thought they did. I just don't know if they necessarily fit what we do."
It feels like Baker was implying that Georgia was able to do certain things defensively against the Vols because of the Bulldogs' talent level.
Baker obviously isn't going to disparage the players on Missouri's roster and say they aren't as talented, but it feels like that's what he was getting at with that answer.
That's good news if you're a Tennessee fan. There was some concern that Georgia had figured out something that could benefit some of the Vols' future opponents.
But it turns out that the big secret to the Bulldogs' scheme was having better defensive talent than any other program in the nation.
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