Georgia football easily won its second game of the season, and while it wasn’t the prettiest victory, it still counts. The Dawgs took a very vanilla approach to the Samford game plan, and while it worked, there were times that Georgia should have made a big moment happen and didn’t.
A vanilla win is just as good as one that fans find more exciting — winning by 33 points is good regardless of the opponent.
Georgia fans should know this performance can be something to work off of, but at the same time, the Dawgs are sitting in a good spot after Week 2.
Just look at what almost happened to Alabama and did happen to Texas A&M and Florida. Right now, Georgia looks like the best team in the country. No, they are the best.
Georgia football won easily, but these are our three in-depth takeaways from the Week 2 victory.
The Dawgs needed to have some struggles to stay humble, which is the best way to describe this week’s victory. A vanilla 33-point win is something a team will take any day, no matter what the “eye test” provides. Georgia has things to work on, but those things are fixable.
Head coach Kirby Smart was disappointed with his team’s performance, and he should be because stalling out on offense is never something you want to see, but at the same time, it wasn’t detrimental.
After rewatching the game, here are the three biggest takeaways.
Georgia football put a lot of bodies on the field.
The Dawgs did not shy away from rotating players throughout the game. Georgia used 81 players in this game, which was great. Getting younger guys on the field is important for the future. Plus, getting those inexperienced players on the field who the Dawgs might need was even more crucial for this team’s success.
At one point in the game, there were 10 true freshmen playing defense for Georgia. That number is crazy to think about, but at the same time, they didn’t give up any points.
Ten true freshmen on the field for Georgia on defense.
— Anthony Dasher (@AnthonyDasher1) September 10, 2022
Georgia has so much depth, and it’s important to get those reserve players more time on the field so they can handle the pressure when their number gets called. The Dawgs need to rotate players until they find the best and the ones who will give Georgia the best chance to win.
Rotating players and utilizing 81 bodies is why Georgia plays teams like Samford. Who cares if it was only 33 points, it’s a win not just literally but for what this team could build into the rest of the year.