I'm sure Sark, if he is being honest, knows that QE has regressed...injury or otherwise. Not having Baxter certainly limits our running against a team like Georgia.
Because our defense is elite, Sark trusts QE to manage the game and minimize turnovers. We have been playing not to lose since QE came back - our defense gives us that chance against most opponents not named Georgia.
And as bad a the SEC CCG was, was still had a chance to win it.
Manning, in his time starting this year made some bonehead plays and some sensational plays.
Yes, we would have loved to see more Manning packages inside the 25 before we got to OT, but there weren't that many true inside-the-25 opportunities and think Sark doesn't trust Manning in a big game situation to be slinging too many balls beyond RPO.
Guessing we will see a number of packages for Manning in the red-zone when the opportunity presents itself.