Obviously,lots of issues, but IMO last night was a textbook example how spreading the field can allow a team to execute a gameplan around a single weakness. I thought Georgia did this to Josh Williams last year, and TT did it to Ellis last night. TT knew that had a significant matchup advantage with him on the field, so you key everything off him.
Ellis matched up in coverage on a WR or RB, TT was going that way. After being burned a couple of times he starts to try to compensate/cheat/anticipate you hit him with a zone read or QB keeper that has him out of position. Defense as a whole tries help compensate with zoning or other coverage, you have moved away from your defensive gameplan and with no QB pressure you get picked apart. Pretty soon you realize every play is based on exposing you, and your confidence is shot and your head is spinning trying to do anything and everything, and you end up completely lost and are defending/stopping none of it.
At the end of the day, this was not Ellis's fault, it is the coaches. Kid was giving it his all, he was just being asked to do something that he is not capable of doing. The disappointing thing is, I think the coaches likely fully recognized this, and they still didn't take him out...b/c it would have been even worse with any other LB out there.
Ellis matched up in coverage on a WR or RB, TT was going that way. After being burned a couple of times he starts to try to compensate/cheat/anticipate you hit him with a zone read or QB keeper that has him out of position. Defense as a whole tries help compensate with zoning or other coverage, you have moved away from your defensive gameplan and with no QB pressure you get picked apart. Pretty soon you realize every play is based on exposing you, and your confidence is shot and your head is spinning trying to do anything and everything, and you end up completely lost and are defending/stopping none of it.
At the end of the day, this was not Ellis's fault, it is the coaches. Kid was giving it his all, he was just being asked to do something that he is not capable of doing. The disappointing thing is, I think the coaches likely fully recognized this, and they still didn't take him out...b/c it would have been even worse with any other LB out there.
