Gunner Stockton is back as Georgia's starting quarterback with hopes of taking UGA back to the top of the college football world. He has led the Bulldogs to two SEC Championships already in his career, but in order to go down as one of the greatest Georgia QBs of all time he needs to bring a national title back to Athens.
On Tuesday Kirby Smart spoke with the media and he outlined exactly what he needs to do to take Georgia's offense (and his game) to the next level.
"All the studies we did, a lot of our explosives came on unscheduled downs, unscheduled plays, plays that maybe broke down or something happened, and he was able to scramble and make a play down the field," Smart said via 247sports.com. "We've gotta simulate those more for him and allow him to grow to make those plays. But I think the number one step for him is take what the defense gives you, use the skill set of the players around you, and be more explosive."
Kirby Smart identifies key area where Gunner Stockton must improve
Smart emphaiszed the importance of making more big plays on offense. Georgia had their fair share last season, but Smart pointed out that most of them came on broken plays. When they called a play meant to gain a lot of yards it hardly ever worked out.
A big reason that was a problem is because Stockton struggled to push the ball down the field. He did connect on a few deep balls, but overall Georgia's passing game wasn't much of a threat past the sticks.
That is the area that Stockton needs to improve on this offseason, and if he does then the sky is the limit as it would add yet another wrinkle to what is already a very good offense.