Give The Other Team Credit

I was listening to Chuck Oliver and Matt Chernov on Sports Radio 680 The Fan yesterday and they were talking and taking calls about why the UGA Defense isn't better than it is. Oliver, a former high school football coach, believes that the talent on the Bulldog Squad is there, but the coaching is lacking.

Georgia is 1-1 overall and 1-0 in the SEC after their opening season defeat at Oklahoma St. and their win this past Saturday against SEC rival South Carolina. The Georgia Defense played well against the Cowboys even though they gave up 24 points, but not so well in a 41-37 win over the Gamecocks. Georgia fans have been all over the back of UGA Defensive Coordinator Willie Martinez for the Defense sub-par performance a year ago. Not much seems to have changed.

Could it be that the other teams offenses have gotten better? they've had all Summer to prepare for Georgia, and they've recruited players with the talent to go toe to toe against teams like Georgia. When our teams to play as well as we would like, even when they win, we tend to blame them for their mistakes instead of giving credit to the opponent.
South Carolina QB Stephen Garcia is improving. Lets give credit to the Gamecocks for giving Georgia all they could handle. Some Georgia fans think the talent isn't as good and that Richt isn't recruiting the best players. Others say the talent is there but the coaching isn't as good as it use to be. I say give the opponents credit for finding ways to compete and win. Most of Georgia's opponents, especially SEC opponents, have the same type of talent if not better talent. Let's stop blaming the Georgia players and coaches for their so-called mistakes and give credit to their opponents for playing well and, at times, winning against the Dogs.