Monday, September 14, 2009

Pass Rush Key to Arkansas Win

The Razorbacks have a new QB in Ryan Mallet who transferred from Michigan. Mallet is a big QB at 6' 7" and 238 lbs, but also is extremely slow. He has never faced an SEC defense before and as I am sure all y'all know we have the fastest defense's in the NCAA. Mallet was 17 for 22 against Missouri State and threw for 309 yards and a touchdown. He would have put up bigger numbers but was pulled in the second half. Mallet is not very good at avoiding the rush but can shake off arm tackles due to his size and strength. Georgia is going to have to get pressure on Mallet or we will not stand a chance against him as he will pick apart our zone coverage. The Arkansas line gave up a lot of sacks last year and they pretty much have the same unit in tact, but did lose their starting center from a year ago. Our quick ends should be able to provide more than enough pressure to disrupt Mallet and force some bad throws, especially with Justin Houston back this game.

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