Georgia football's offense did not live up to their expectations last season. There are a lot of reasons why that was the case, but one was that UGA failed to start fast in seemingly every game.
So when Offensive Coordinator Mike Bobo was asked what Georgia's biggest emphasis is on offense this year, he discussed that starting fast is what they are focusing on the most. However, his explanation for what starting fast looks like is where things got a little strange.
"There's several of them, but starting fast is one of them," Bobo shared via 247sports.com. "And you'd like to start fast every day. But sometimes starting fast does not necessarily mean you're touchdown, touchdown, touchdown, or touchdown, field goal, touchdown. Sometimes starting fast is you get a couple first downs and you change the field position."
Mike Bobo's version of starting fast is different from everyone else
Obviously no one expects Georgia to score each time the offense gets the ball. That may be the ultimate goal, but no one actually thinks that will ever happen, especialy against Georgia's most difficult opponents. But Bobo's complacency and acceptance of not scoring some drives is a little concerning.
Bobo explained in the above quote that starting fast can sometimes mean only picking up a couple first downs before punting the ball away. When Georgia's offense gets backed deep into their own territory, sometimes getting that one first down can feel like a win, and there is nothing wrong with that. But the ultimate goal of that drive should still be to score. Sure Georgia can put all of their focus on just picking up that first down, but after that they should still be trying to score.
Bobo likely understands this, and what he said probably didn't fully align with how it meant to come out, but it does sound like Bobo needs to make his team aware that their goal is to score each and every time they get the ball.