Coach Speak: Missouri's Eli Drinkwitz on Georgia
We’re just a day away from Georgia and Missouri matching up at Sanford Stadium, and all week DawgsHQ has had you covered from the Bulldogs side of things in Athens. We take a trip up to CoMo though to hear what the Tigers have had to say, specifically comment from Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz.
Eli Drinkwitz on Kirby Smart…
“I don’t think Coach (Kirby) Smart gets nearly enough credit for the job that he’s done at the University of Georgia, I mean two national titles, played in five of the last six SEC Championships. He’s got the best record in the first 100 games in the SEC… it’s really surprising to me that he’s never won a National Coach of the Year award.”
Drinkwitz on the job offensive coordinator Mike Bobo with Carson Beck…
“I think he (Coach Bobo) has his quarterback playing at a very high level. I mean, if you didn’t know any better, you would think he was playing with Matthew Stafford or Aaron Murray again, that reminds you of when Coach Bobo was coordinating early in the 2000s there.”
More from Drinkwitz on Beck…
“Carson Beck since the Auburn game has taken his game to a new level. I think it’s a level of confidence that was created in being able to win in this league and on the road. He’s very accurate with the football and knows exactly where it’s going. He gets the ball out right around 2.1 seconds, so he doesn’t hold on to the ball, which tells you that he knows how to read coverages, knows the concepts and is confident in the concepts.”
Eli Drinkwitz on the Bulldogs’ offensive line…
“O-line is extremely physical and it starts with the run game. They do a great job of protecting the quarterback but also establishing the run.”
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Drinkwitz on Georgia’s defense…
“I think one of the things that is very unique about Georgia and what they do defensively is the number of tools they have in the toolbox to defend really any position.”
Drinkwitz on Georgia’s red zone defense struggles…
“The one area they struggle with is red zone defense. But you know why? Nobody gets down in the red zone. So, there’s only been like five trips so they’re certainly very good on the defensive side of the ball.”
Eli Drinkwitz on how Georgia has operated without Brock Bowers…
“I think without him obviously Ladd McConkey stepped up. I think Dominic Lovett ended up being their leading receiver in that game, not necessarily from a yardage standpoint, but from a catch standpoint. But they certainly have a lot of weapons whether you’re talking about Ladd or Robert Thomas, or (Marcus) Rosemy-Jacksaint, or Dominic Lovett, they’ve got a lot of different players who can catch the ball and create opportunities after the ball is in their hands.”
