Why Jalen Milroe is the X factor in Alabama vs. Georgia | College Football Power Time

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I will say this fits as I was watching this matchup trying to figure out what the X factor is in this game.

I kept remembering that Jalen Mil Roe could run the ball.

Georgia’s run defense ranks 42nd in the country.

By far his worst statistical category on his team, Jalen Mil, two rushing touchdowns against Wisconsin only threw the ball 17 times against Wisconsin.

If Jim Murre can find a way to use his legs to open up this Alabama offense and make a run at Georgia, that’s the path I see for Alabama to win the game.

If he can’t, I see Alabama struggling to move the ball to Georgia and I think Georgia wins the game, but Jalen Mro is the X factor.

I will be watching from the beginning.

So let me ask you this, what do they do?

Because the fact is that the teams have tried to spy on Mr.

Now I understand that there is a lot more team speed on Georgia’s defense.

So spying on Mro makes a lot of sense, but everyone who has tried so far to spy on Mro has been defeated by his speed.

Like he’s a lot faster than we’re giving the Jalen Mro lookalike quarterback credit for, like he doesn’t look like he’d be a burner when he starts running, but it seems like no one can spy on him.

So what does Georgia do?

You can’t just spy on Jalen Mil because then they’ll throw the ball on the perimeter.

They will, so that’s what Joe Murrow does running using his legs, but first he has to use them, use his legs and be able to get to the perimeter so that Georgia respects him and has to spy on him.

I don’t see them spying on him from the beginning, but when he starts running and then they make them respect him, now they have to put a spy on him.

It opens up everything else on the offense.

That’s why it’s the X factor for me.

I don’t see Georgia scoring enough points to keep up with Alabama. Having said all this, I don’t forget the three quarters against us.

F for Alabama.

I don’t forget the sloppy game.

You have the advantage of playing at home.

Absolutely.

But they also played at home against us.

F So that’s something I keep in the back of my mind.

But the other crazy thing is, look, listen to the three of us doubting Kirby Smart.

Kirby Smart is nine years old and one comes out of encore nine in one.

Kirby Smart is bulletin board material.

King Alabama seems to be the popular choice.

You don’t think Kirby Smart is collecting all that and showing it in the locker room and saying they don’t believe in you.

Maybe that’s not enough, but maybe it’s the kick in the butt Georgia needed.

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