Jake Fromm Must Take Massive Leap Forward to Beat LSU
By Ian Anderson
Everything rides on the performance of No. 11 on the Georgia Bulldogs.
The SEC Championship game between No. 2 LSU and No. 4 Georgia takes place this Saturday and Georgia's chances of both winning the game and making the CFP playoffs rest on the arm of junior quarterback Jake Fromm.
Jake Fromm at Georgia Tech
— Travis Wingfield (@WingfieldNFL) November 30, 2019
Two strongest parts of his game are the presnap recognition and his accuracy. First three plays of the game shows lapses in both. First, almost a pick six not accounting for the LB undercutting the flat. pic.twitter.com/yKauFtoedU
While the touchdowns were there and the interceptions amiss in Fromm's past four performances, he is going to need to significantly step up his game if the Bulldogs even want a chance against LSU. The quarterback's 46.7% completion percentage over these past four games is quite alarming.
LSU's defense remains on the best in the country, but they can be had downfield at times. Putting up a completion percentage of sub-50 simply isn't going to cut it, though.
Pickens didn’t start the fight but he sure as shit finished it ?pic.twitter.com/Entgak7fgR
— Barstool UGA (@ugabarstool) November 30, 2019
With star wide receiver George Pickens suspended for the first half of the game, Fromm is going to have to lean on running back D'Andre Swift and the ground game.
Georgia shouldn't focus the entire game-plan on Fromm, but as one of the more senior members on offense, he's going to have to lead by example, and put up some numbers at that.