The game of football has a few coaching trees that lead to a ton of branches.
And while everyone runs their own scheme, the game comes down to a few key aspects and plays every game.
So when asked about his preparation for the Georgia Bulldogs and what he learned from the Kentucky defense, Alabama Crimson Tide DC Kane Wommack wasn’t afraid to adopt the Wildcats strategy:
Copying Kentucky’s Gameplan?
“I thought Kentucky played really hard,” said Wommack when asked about taking something from the Kentucky-Georgia game. “They played at a fever pitch. They were physical. They played with great effort and finish. I think they’ve got some guys up front that do a really good job in the run game from a D-line standpoint. And I thought they played the game defensively the way it’s supposed to be played. They were attacking on defense. They didn’t do too much. I think that’s something you’ve gotta be mindful of against these guys.”
It was far too close of a call for the Bulldogs less than two weeks ago against Kentucky, winning by the skin of their teeth and only putting up 13 total points, something that clearly caught the eye of Kane Wommack.
“They [Georgia] give you a lot of window dressing and eye candy, whatever you wanna call it. A lot of formations, a lot of shifts, a lot of pictures, and you’ve gotta be able to fundamentally line up and execute. And yet at the same time, do enough to be able to create negative plays and takeaways. And so there’s a fine balance there, but I thought Kentucky did a really nice job of that.”
Being able to lineup and execute starts with leadership and intangibles. LB Deonte Lawson and safety Malachi Moore immediately come to mind, with the latter of those two players showing promise toward returning on Saturday.
Either way, it won’t be easy to slow down the Bulldogs after a week of self scout, and further evaluation. It’s going to take everything Womack and his players have if they want to go one step further than Kenticky did.
