Georgia Football’s offense must do these 3 things to make statement against Clemson

One of the most important changes that occurred after the transition to JT Daniels as quarterback in 2020 was Georgia football’s prowess on third down.

Before Daniels took over, Georgia was converting on 3rd down at a 42 percent clip. In Daniels four games as Georgia’s signal caller, that conversion rate shot up to 53.1 percent.

One of the main reasons Georgia was able to maintain manageable down and distance was limiting plays in the red.

Daniels did a good job avoiding sacks by getting the ball out of his hand quickly, and finding the open read. He did that by completing almost 70 percent of his passes.

Oftentimes when he’s been interviewed this summer, Daniels has been very intentional about explaining that his primary role in the offense is to be the distributor, getting the ball in to the hands of Georgia’s playmakers.

That’s also a really succinct way of communicating that he is focused on getting the ball to the open man and taking what the defense gives him, even if that comes at the expense of a deep ball or two.

Doing so will allow Georgia’s offense to stay in manageable down and distances on 1st and 2nd down, limit third-and-longs, and give the Dawgs the best chance to convert third downs and stay on the field as much as possible.