IMO, his nature is to play it super safe, thus even when he tries to take a chance, e.g., LSU and Bama last year, the effort comes off clumsily because it is so unnatural. Vs LSU and Alabama, both the timing and execution were awful. You could see both attempts coming from a mile away, one at the beginning of the game, the other at the end, and both attempts were executed horribly with catastrophic effect. Vs LSU set the tone for the game, vs Bama unmasked the barely hidden sense of impending doom and the desperation the program feels when facing Alabama.
By contrast, Les Miles, the cat burglar, captain of the crazy cajuns, could come to the LOS and tell you that he was going to run a trick play and you would get discombobulated not knowing what he might do; then they might successfully run it up the gut or the holder might execute a perfectly flicked no-look lateral over his shoulder. It had a great chance of working because it was so natural to him and LSU and they had no fear. That's not Kirby or UGA.
