Georgia football continues to be the topic of discussion by SEC Network on Day 1 of SEC Media Days, and the offense assumptions are right and wrong.
There continues to be a lot of discussion about Georgia football, but the wishy-washy comments about Stetson Bennett and the offense can be downright confusing.
Georgia will have an incredible offense in 2022 and with a quarterback that has already proved he can win his team a national championship. However, the experts still don’t consider him one of the best quarterbacks in the SEC. While I get it, they compliment him but won’t put him among the others.
The talking season is here, and the Dawgs are a main topic of discussion, especially this offense.
Georgia football sees SEC Network experts get it right and wrong about the offense.
SEC Network analyst Jordan Rodgers somewhat complimented Bennett about his ability but said that he wasn’t a gamechanger. That statement is triggering because Bennett proved himself to be a game-changer in the playoffs.
Was he a game-changer against Michigan and even Alabama in the national championship? Yes, he was. Rodgers continued to say that the skepticism can go and that Georgia doesn’t need their quarterback to be dangerous. Yet Bennett was dangerous quite a few times throughout last season.
Despite winning a title and doing what he did last season, there are still doubts coming from these experts. At the same time, it doesn’t matter if Rodgers would take Bryce Young over Bennett because he isn’t making that decision. We want to point out that Bennett won the game that mattered. However, people doubt him because he isn’t a massive stud, which is still frustrating.
Indeed, Georgia hasn’t needed an elite quarterback to win games, but Bennett runs that offense efficiently. He made big plays and got the ball into those playmakers’ hands. Now he has more weapons and returning guys who have a year under their belt, which should make this offense downright intimidating.
The segment continued with Rodgers calling him a good quarterback, but he doesn’t think Bennett is one of the best in the SEC, which is contradicting.
What more does this young man have to do?
Greg McElroy complimented him and said he makes plays and that he doesn’t know what anyone else wants out of him. He said to give Bennett credit, and fans should do just that. Thank you, McElroy, for saying that.
His ability to create plays with his legs stands out, which is a significant advantage for the Dawgs. He will have that composure, and McElroy was right. The weapons around Bennett are better, which will only help Bennett look better.
This Stetson Bennett to Bryce Young comparison is haunting and should be a wake-up call to The Mailman’s naysayers. pic.twitter.com/k35x8Je14n
— Lance McCurley (@lancemccurley) July 18, 2022
Bennett has grown as a player, and heading into this final season should see the best version of him. He has worked hard to get to this point, and while the noise that Rodgers and company spew during Media Days isn’t that relevant, it’s getting old seeing them not give Bennett credit.
Where Rodgers did get it right is by saying this offense would be terrifying. The Dawgs have so many weapons on the offensive side of the ball that it will be an intimidating group. However, if the offense is scary, how does he still not give Bennett credit?
Most of what Rodgers said was contradictory about the offense and Bennett. Georgia has a proven signal caller who knows this offense better than anyone on the team. They have a slew of weapons to throw and hand the ball off to, so yeah, they will be scary.
McElroy made better sense to the whole discussion by complimenting Bennett on his running ability and how this season will see the best version. Still, it’s time to give Bennett credit for getting the ball to his weapons and being part of this “scary offense.”
Georgia football head coach Kirby Smardoesn’t’t even speak until Wednesday, and the Dawgs are still getting talked about a ton. Wednesday should be exciting to see Bennett, Smart, and the others talk about the defending national champs.