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Class is in session: Jordan Rodgers takes a ‘deep dive’ into Auburn’s ‘struggling’ offense
By Sydney Hunte
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Jordan Rodgers is taking the Internet to school.
On Thursday, the SEC Network analyst and former Vanderbilt quarterback published a nearly 9-minute video on Twitter breaking down what he observed were some issues with Auburn’s offense, specifically during its 27-6 loss to Georgia. The Tigers managed just 216 yards of total offense, 177 of those coming through the air.
“What I’ve been most disturbed with is their inability to effectively throw the football,” the former Vanderbilt quarterback said. “Bo Nix has to take the next step, and this offense conceptually has to be better at using formations to create leverage and personnel issues.”
While saying that Auburn is “scratching the surface” at creating those aforementioned issues, he called the Tigers’ offensive scheme “terrible” and pointing to that as “their biggest issue”.
One play Rodgers pointed to in particular was an Auburn possession at the Georgia 48, with the Tigers facing a 3rd-and-3 situation. They had sent Tank Bigsby out wide to “create personnel issues” and force the Bulldogs to make a defensive decision on the fly. But while complimenting the look of the formation, he broke down the issues that could actually put the Tigers at a disadvantage.
The video of the full breakdown of the play is below, and is certainly worth the watch if you want to expand your football knowledge.
https://twitter.com/JRodgers11/status/1314357655612395521
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
