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I'll say it flat out....UGA would not have won a Natty with JT Daniels. The Dawgs would've lost to Bama's defense...not once…but, twice.

With Daniels under center…UGA would've been extremely vulnerable, to any team that could develop a rush and pressure the QB. And, there was more than a few of those games.

I put Daniels in the same subset, as Beck & Stafford, wrt quarterback vision, mobility and pocket presence.

Consider this....Mathew Stafford was arguably the highest rated and highest drafted QB in UGA history [Charlie Trippi aside]. He had an outstanding starting cast, with AJ Green and Knowshon Moreno...etal.. Yet, they never won a championship...SEC or otherwise....during that time frame.

Bennett beat more than a few of those pressure defenses....while JT went on to prove what anybody with a pair of eyes and a working knowledge of the game, could've told you. He isn't the same quarterback, against pressure. Give him time, though....and he'll pick you apart.

And Bennett??? Hell…he upped his game, under pressure. That's when he was at his best…with one or two exceptions.

IMO....at the end of the day....Beck will reveal himself to be a lot like JT Daniels. Beck has a better arm...but, Daniels is more accurate....as long as there's a clean pocket.

Not saying 'Daniels wasn't better than the average CFB QB". But, I am saying....he wasn't the quarterback for UGA, during a relatively lean offensive period in the Dawgs history. I said it then....and I'm sayin' it now.

Lol.…however....when discussing the 2021 & 2022 Bulldogs.…you absolutely cannot leave out the contribution of the Defenses, Bowers & McKonkey, Cook & McIntosh, The O-Line and Special Teams. Even the bench got in on the act, where Daniels may have made his greatest contribution to the 2021 Natty, by keeping Bennett and Monkin on the same page.

"revisionist history"…as opposed to a hypothetical (JT)??

Stetson actually did it - and he wasn't playing John Madden Football when he did. Nobody has forgot how good JT was, he just wasn't a Stetson Bennett.

i think you are having some revisionist history on JT. I’ll admit he wasn’t a threat with his legs but his processing and arm were better. If he won in 21 he likely goes pro. So you’re right he wouldn’t have gone back to back. UGA fans forget how good JT was here.

Stetson is absolutely the GOAT UGA QB. And JT might’ve won it all in 21. Both statements can be true.

JT Daniels??….Loved JT, but he certainly didn't have the legs, leadership qualities and instincts/improv/swagger as Stetson. He certainly wouldn't have led the Dawgs to 2 straight titles imo. That is not an easy thing to do no matter what you have/had around you.

Far too many look at arm, size and potential & actually watch the magic that is happening on the field of play. Stetson was a great leader and winner. No idea why some don't recognize that, he may be the best overall QB ever at UGA.

Every single one of the receivers you named, was either injured or recovering from injury or between injuries....throughout Bennett's tenure. Every one of em. So…don't try to project a physically limited starting cast, as the reason for Bennett's success. The RB room was about as average as I've ever seen it, in Athens.

If you go doin' that thing, with "the starting cast contribution"....we should probably revisit the narratives on some other more highly touted QB's....like, Bryce Young, Caleb Williams and Justin Fields. I'd say their cast of characters was at least as good as UGA's....if not better.…and only one of em won a Natty.

Though, they didn't all bring home a trophy….they all won Heisman's. Yet.…they seemed to escape the high-powered...[and at times, unjustified, imo]…scrutiny some of National Media & the UGA Fanbase have been inclined to put Bennett under.

A microscope for Bennett....a telescope for everybody else? Hell…that Duggin kid, with TCU got more love than Bennett, from some in the UGA Fanbase.

I just have one question.…"Why?.

I'm not calling you out specifically, @87dawg. I'm not questioning your devotion to your team or laying a judgement on you.

I just find it fascinating, that when UGA Fans finally get the quarterback they've been needing and the Natty's they've been yearning for....they embrace every quarterback in CFB, but, the one God gave em. Old story...different characters. Lol....just because ESPN Experts said so.

Go Dawgs....Stockton is The One.

Agreed, I could see him as our version of a T. J Watt.