We have hit the bye week of this Kentucky football season and the Cats are 2-4. That is disappointing to say the least. What’s more disappointing than that is the fact Kentucky’s offense hasn’t look good for the majority of the season.

Coming into this year, there was a ton of hype that I have talked about extensively. But, like many other years, we have been let down.

What makes that so aggravating is this team may be one of the best Kentucky has ever had. They have a good QB room, a great RB, a great O-Line and D-Line, a good defense, and a great punter. The only position I think Kentucky is below average is at the WR spot. But, with all of those positions being strong, they are still 2-4.

The big problem though is obviously the offense. The defense has been out on the field a ton this season and I am surprised a couple guys haven’t passed out. Honestly, I would punch every offensive guy in the face and Eddie Gran if I were the defense, because the offense hasn’t shown up.

We were told during the week that the offense would “shake things up” and we would see Chris Rodriguez more. Well, one of those things happened today. C-Rod had 20 carries for 108 yards, which against a defense as good as Georgia, is really good.

But, Rodriguez isn’t going to win you games. He sure is going to help you out a lot, but there are ten other men on the field for a reason. You have to mix it up a little bit. Get the other team off-balance.

Mark Stoops commented on that, saying “We tried to mix it up a little bit, we called some big plays, but Georgia did a great job of taking those away.”

Georgia’s defense is great, but I can’t believe they held Kentucky in check the whole game. Gatewood dropped back 25 times. You’re telling me not once was there a guy open deep? I think that means one thing, which is our wideouts cannot get open. We’ve talked about this before, but I think it’s true. And that would be why they target Josh Ali so much.

However, I do think a lot of the struggles fall on Eddie Gran. Kentucky has a talented offense and I just cannot believe they can’t do anything to move the ball consistently. You have to mix things up, especially against a team like Georgia. You can beat the South Carolina’s and Missouri’s of the world by playing ground-and-pound football, but Georgia won’t let that happen. You have to surprise them with something to get them off-balance.

I know Gatewood completed 19 passes, but he only had 91 yards. A lot of the throws were short for 2-5 yards. I didn’t see many passes past the first down marker. Maybe I missed them, but I didn’t. Doing that, you aren’t going to beat anyone good.

Eddie Gran doesn’t need to go, but if Kentucky doesn’t look better against Vanderbilt, something has to change. You have a bye-week and the worst SEC team in the next two weeks. There has to be a sign of life in the offense.

Let’s be positive for a minute though. The defense played great. They only allowed two touchdowns the whole game. The first drive for Georgia in both halves, and after that first drive, I thought we were in for a blowout. But they stepped up and Kentucky had a chance. Kelvin Joseph and Phil Hoskins came away with two big interceptions and overall the defense played really well.

The offense is completely broken, so something has to change. The Cats are now 2-4 and are probably going either 3-8 or 4-6, which would be a huge disappointment after the preseason hype, but this whole season has just not worked out so far.

I am not quitting yet. If they come out and suck against Vanderbilt, I say we all throw in the towel and shift our focus toward basketball. But, if they come out and look good against Vanderbilt, who they need to blowout, I’ll be excited again.