In case you aren t familiar with this name, he was Donnan s playcaller for years before taking the Tulane job. Now, JD clearly misses him. The Dawgs will fall in love with the run and come at you with the option behind two tight ends for an entire series. Then, they decide they want to throw the ball and the next ten plays will be passes out of four-wide sets. In the end, UGA passes and runs with equal frequency, but they are still predictable, especially because the personnel always determines what they will run.
Predictability breeds turnovers.
Faith in Quincy Donnan said after the South Carolina game that Q is his QB and the team will rise or fall on his play. Well, maybe after the first four times he laid a big egg against Tennessee and Florida, we might have learned that big games just aren t his thing. UGA escaped the Tennessee game because the defense was outstanding and they made a genuine commitment to run and simplify the passing game. Donnan got away from what won the Tennessee game, which was simplicity and letting his excellent talent do its thing. In his defense, JD says the play that ended up in Lito s hands was supposed to be a safe swing pass into the flat.