Here is my 2 cents. I don't think pass rush is as big a deal as most. It looks good to get sacks, but Murray can run better than most people realize. He can buy time and gain yards with his legs.
The 2 areas of importance are turnovers and secondary coverage. In UGA's win over UF, Florida turned the ball over 6!!! times. Georgia does a great job of forcing fumbles and getting interceptions. They are very opportunistic defense. In the GT game, they stripped the RB on the 1 yd line and returned it to the 50. That changed momentum big time. What worries me is that Alabama has not been very good in the turnover margin the past 4 games. We lost fumbles against W. Carolina and the barn. Now, UGA is very capable of turning the ball over as well. Murray is still a gunslinger and Gurshel are freshmen still. I think UGA has to win the turnover margin by at least 2 to beat us.
As far as secondary coverage, our coverage has been very soft and undisciplined at times. We are not breaking on the ball or taking good angles. Getting to the receivers very late and giving them chances to make runs after the catch. Malcolm Mitchell and King can be very dangerous after the catch. Rome is a matchup nightmare against Vinnie, Haha or Lester. We have to be able to hit and tackle them at the catch.
The 2 areas of importance are turnovers and secondary coverage. In UGA's win over UF, Florida turned the ball over 6!!! times. Georgia does a great job of forcing fumbles and getting interceptions. They are very opportunistic defense. In the GT game, they stripped the RB on the 1 yd line and returned it to the 50. That changed momentum big time. What worries me is that Alabama has not been very good in the turnover margin the past 4 games. We lost fumbles against W. Carolina and the barn. Now, UGA is very capable of turning the ball over as well. Murray is still a gunslinger and Gurshel are freshmen still. I think UGA has to win the turnover margin by at least 2 to beat us.
As far as secondary coverage, our coverage has been very soft and undisciplined at times. We are not breaking on the ball or taking good angles. Getting to the receivers very late and giving them chances to make runs after the catch. Malcolm Mitchell and King can be very dangerous after the catch. Rome is a matchup nightmare against Vinnie, Haha or Lester. We have to be able to hit and tackle them at the catch.