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Unfortunately for our Dawgs last year they had the Most drops in All of CFB. I would hope my fellow Dawgs fans wouldn’t just dismiss that but ponder on it for a moment. In addition to the drops the WRs just didn’t Consistently play very well. Couldn’t separate from defenders, ran wrong routes, not much in yards after catch etc.

Look you can have Tom Brady back there but if the WRs drop balls put right on their hands even ole Tom ain’t gonna look good !!
And the O Line that was highly touted in preseason was Very inconsistent. In one game they’d block well for RBs but couldn’t pass pro in the next they’d flip that script and do the opposite. Then a few times they got it together and played well on both areas.
Like all my fellow Dawgs fans all I can do is speculate and offer opinions.

But and If the WRs run the right routes smoothly, get decent separation ( not perfect just decent) from defenders and CATCH balls that are reasonably accurate. I believe Gunner will thrive. With one more IF and that is IF the O Line performs Reasonably well in both Pass Pro and Blocking for the RBs.

The fundamentals of football, the very basics, don’t change from even Junior HS to the NFL !! Throw ball catch ball run with ball. Those things don’t change. It’s the Speed of the game and all the complicated looks on both O and D that change.

NO QB can do well if the O Line folds like a folding chair and then the WRs drop a ball right in their hands. Dawgs don’t have a QB on their roster that can operate well under those conditions. I’m Not making excuses that’s Reality and we all know that or should.

Now I Hope, I Believe we have a very much improved WRs unit and also a great TEs unit. That’s gonna help Gunner or Pugs or whoever is under center.

I Hope, I Believe the O Line will play better this year. Searls like most Coaches has a reputation and ego to support. He Knows he’s under a microscope. I think we Will see improvement from that unit.

I think our RBs unit might be underestimated by allot of people. NO they probably won’t be like some of the great units from the past. But I think they’ll pleasantly surprise some people.

So to wrap it all up, IF the receivers, TEs, O Line, RBs Do their jobs Gunner Stockton Will do his job. He’s a Very good QB with potential to be great. But he Has to have the right support from his teammates for that to happen.

I’m rooting hard for Gunner. I Believe in him. But if he makes allot of mistakes, especially the Same mistakes, over and over or he fails often and it’s mainly His fault. Then fire him and put Pugs in there.

I want to Win, Yall want to Win, KS certainly wants to Win. And Gunner strikes me as the kind of guy that If he’s playing That bad, That often, he’d probably ask KS to pull him himself !! I don’t think he’s selfish. But I don’t think there will be a need for that I think the O will give him proper support and I think he’s gonna make Dawgs fans proud. Go Dawgs !!

I love Navy Dawg, he's a true UGA fan thick or thin. I appreciate his glass is always half-full view but the only way Gunner gets to be a top QB in the SEC is if he throws it 35-40 times per game(not Kirby's style) and Kirby doesn't shut the offense down when we get up by 14 in the late 3rd quarter. Not going to not happen either. Kirby likes to bleed the clock when he gets up as we all know,hence very few throws will be allowed inthe 4th quarter with a 10 or more point lead.

Now there may be games when we're forced to throw it more often by necessity, but UGA isn't QB dependent for success. as much as say Ole Miss,Tennessee, LSU and others.

“I want this guy to play free,” Fromm said, “play relentless, and not feel like he has to do every single thing for the team for the team to have success.”…..if there's one lesson I believe Gunner learned playing Texas….and it was emphasized after the Mukuba hit…..No matter what the scoreboard sez….the way to win is to use every weapon at your disposal….Beck, Stockton, Bobo & Smith, Etienne & Frazier, Delp, Yurosek & Luckie, Everett, Walker & The D, Fairchild, Jones, Thorson and of course…..Woodring…..and always The Fans/DawgNation. Gunner will prove to be the leader who will inspire all to Eliteness.

The narrative about GS is legit. His limited sample size does not guarantee any level of competence this season. However, he will be working with more WR, RB and TE talent than CBeck had around him last year. OL? Better grow up fast.

We were all surprised how well CBeck did in '23. It seemed that CBeck showed a little more game management maturity, composure and accuracy during mop up duty and in spring games prior to taking the starting position. He just seemed ahead of where GS is as a polished QB.

IDK if CKS is pushing the "little ol' us and our new QB" narrative. Seems to me, downplaying and underselling GS would take some of the pressure off him and give him a bit of a pass if he isn't SBIV or CBeck right away. CKS needs GS to play well this year or UGA misses the playoffs.

CKS wants GS's mindset to be " drive the bus, know the O, don't force the ball, play smart w/minimal mistakes".

Hoping Woodrow is right! Fingers crossed!