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Kirby Smart explains why he started Stetson Bennett against Florida, updates JT Daniels health

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  • DeppDoggDeppDogg Posts: 297 ✭✭✭✭ Senior

    Huh, this comment would be far more useful if it included any facts or analysis. Not sure what "good man" means or why it's in quotes. Just trying to gin up a fight on the internet? For no reason? Hey, who's the best QB on the UGA football team? Want to argue that point, or simply to fling insults to people with whom you don't agree?

  • UGADad20UGADad20 Posts: 1,958 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Completely understand starting SBIV due to the "continuity" factor. Also completely baffled as to why JTD didn't get some reps in a blow out game. Must still not be 100%.

  • ShoottheHoochShoottheHooch Posts: 1,618 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    You ought to be a fan of the team you think is better equipped to win the natty. I have watched Bama, OSU, OU, and even Cincy. There is a big gap between the Dawgs and the teams that are two through five! That’s with Stetson getting us through the toughest part of our season! If you haven’t been paying attention, today the Dawgs demolished the team that almost took the almighty Bama out of the playoff picture coupled with the loss to A&M. As it is, it will be Kirby and the Dawgs that get that honor!!

  • DawgCrazy76DawgCrazy76 Posts: 718 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Lots of rusty on both sides of the ball, good to get the rest and healing though. The Dawgz no doubt will be sharpened the rest of the season. 😎

  • Dogman912Dogman912 Posts: 875 ✭✭✭✭ Senior

    If JT is hurt I can accept that. But why are we acting like Bennett is Joe Montana all of a sudden? Threw those two pics into double coverage.... Our defense is our savior. If they can maintain their play we have a chance but JT was the starter for a reason. But hey we also let a first rounder walk out the door for an NFL practice squad guy....

  • traildawg51traildawg51 Posts: 46 ✭✭✭ Junior

    All these people complaining about Kirby's decision making makes me sick. Not a single one of these "armchair" quarterbacks could even come close to doing what Kirby does on a daily basis. We would not be where we are without Coach Smart. He makes decisions based on who gives us the best chance to win the game we are playing on a given Saturday.

  • dogs_n_bravesdogs_n_braves Posts: 121 ✭✭✭ Junior

    Am baffled by those here that refuse to see the sh*t show the QB situation is building into. kirkhiles perfectly captured the future: Beck leaves, probably goes to UF and beats us next year; Daniels gets the Fromm treatment and ends up on the Bills' practice squad (instead of high draft pick); Vandagriff possibly bails; and all hope rests on Stockton . . . with no one else in the room. With no QB future, recruiting takes a hit, juniors leave for the draft, and sophomores enter the portal. And all this is a possibility because of loyalty to a future booster? Maybe this is all over-blown, SBIV is a mediocre QB, afterall.

    But, the defense cannot beat any of the top 6 by themselves. The offense really needs about 28 points, at a bare minimum. Oklahoma and Bama would score at least that much. We were all nervous about UF for a reason and, if not for the fluky 2:30 minutes to end the first half, this was a different ball game.

    Starting SBIV, fine. Not putting JT in at half, absolutely do not understand. Okay, fine, SBIV is a DGD. But, does even that DGD think that he is the best QB on the team and the QB most likely to lead to the NC?

  • 1SICemDAWGS11SICemDAWGS1 Posts: 2,033 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    I see plenty of bandwagon fans.. If you dislike the situation.. Cheer for Tech, nobody will miss you!!

  • 1SICemDAWGS11SICemDAWGS1 Posts: 2,033 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    edited October 2021

    Midget is more talented than you..

  • 1SICemDAWGS11SICemDAWGS1 Posts: 2,033 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    If Daniels is such a generational QB, why is he not still the starting QB at USC?

  • 1SICemDAWGS11SICemDAWGS1 Posts: 2,033 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    edited October 2021
  • BillyDawg1BillyDawg1 Posts: 2,866 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    I find it interesting some think Kirby lies about JT's health on a regular basis but think he wouldn't take the heat off JT if he said he wasn't quite up to starting, even with medical clearance.

    JT's parents thanked Kirby for not pushing JT to start after he'd been medically cleared, that seems like a pretty good hint as to what the real situation might be this season.

    I well recall JT warming up pre-game, wincing a lot, talking to the trainer and not playing, this was maybe 5 games back.

    I think what's most likely going on is Kirby is defering to JT on whether he's ready to start.

  • MobileDawgMobileDawg Posts: 337 ✭✭✭✭ Senior

    I'm a fan of a good story and Bennett is a good story. His performance yesterday was enough to tell me that Daniels should get the start next week and see what he's made of. As good as our defense is can they take us through the SECCG, and two playoff games without some elite offensive support.

    There's no reason I can fathom that Smart wouldn't give Daniels the chance to run our offense next week. If he fails, we know we have to rely on Stetson. He's capable but he's not Elite, Kirby says he will put the best on the field....

  • dogs_n_bravesdogs_n_braves Posts: 121 ✭✭✭ Junior

    Never said he was generational - just better than SBIV. And, he left USC. Is it your position the Slovis would still start if JT had stayed there? Is it also your position the SBIV should start the rest of our games over JT? That CKS is managing the QB situation in a way that is best for the season and the future?

    Look, if Daniels is still hurt and CKS has been leveraging the situation to make teams prepare for two possibilities, fine. Totally makes sense to me. In fact, it is the only way that any of this makes sense.

    I get the whole, have faith in the coaches and that they know the team better than me thing. But, everyone on the planet saw the Justin Fields thing for what it was and no one was surprised by the fallout. The writing on the wall is just as clear now.

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