Kirk Herbstreit waxes poetic about Carson Beck, Georgia offense ahead of SEC title game

Kirk Herbstreit had nothing but praise for Carson Beck and the Georgia offense ahead of the SEC title game.

As the Bulldogs prepare for the Alabama Crimson Tide, the ESPN analyst elaborated on how Georgia can continue their offensive prowess and find victory on Saturday.

“I think (Georgia offensive coordinator) Mike Bobo has done a remarkable job, a first-year play caller. I think what he’s been able to do is learn. Not just what Carson does best, but what this group does best,” Herbstreit explained, via SportsCenter. “The other thing that favors Georgia is they’re healthy. That was really the first time we’ve seen that, when they played Ole Miss a few weeks ago, and man, were they in sync. Running game is a factor. When the running game’s a factor, Beck gets a lot of seam throws down the middle of the field, because the linebacker’s eyes are in the backfield. He’s obviously got Brock Bowers back healthy. He’s got Ladd McConkney. Just an arsenal of receivers. So it’s not just one guy that Alabama’s going to have to be dealing with.

“I also think a lot of pre snap movement from Georgia’s offense. Try to test the communication and adjustments of Alabama’s defense. Get into unusual formations, motion. Anything you can think to slow them down.”

Alas, Georgia’s offense has been phenomenal over the last couple of weeks, and could carry them to a third championship in a row. We’ll see if they can stay hot in Atlanta on Saturday afternoon.

Tim Tebow stresses need for Alabama to make Carson Beck uncomfortable

Moreover, Tim Tebow knows firsthand what makes a quarterback uncomfortable. On Friday, the Florida legend revealed how Alabama’s defense can cause issues for Georgia QB Carson Beck.

“The No. 1 key for Alabama’s defense is find a way, whatever it is, to make Carson Beck uncomfortable,” Tebow said. “I don’t really believe that he’s been uncomfortable all year. Even when he’s been behind against South Carolina, when he was behind against Auburn… It didn’t even bother him.

“You got to somewhat fluster a quarterback and that doesn’t mean you’re gonna get him, get sacks or turnovers. It just means you got to either get pressure, you got to be able to cover or down receivers.”

Georgia has mostly sheltered Beck from pressure this season. The Bulldogs’ front five have only allowed 10 sacks this season, tied for sixth-least in the country. However, Beck has performed even when inches away from 300-pound defensive linemen.

In Georgia’s 30-21 win over Missouri, Beck suffered three sacks, the most in one game this season. Yet, the junior QB still completed 21-of-his-32 (65.6%) pass attempts for 254 yards and two touchdowns while throwing zero interceptions.