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Nolan Smith perfectly explains why new-look Georgia football defense remains elite
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Nolan Smith perfectly explains why new-look Georgia football defense remains elite
Nolan Smith gave some strong reasoning about why Georgia's defense continues to be elite.
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Nicely done.
Great leader that Nolan Smith. Great mantra, “If you're on the field, you're a starter."
Assignment defensive football includes the assignment to prevent scores. Period.
Impressive how everybody buys in so completely. There's no room for anything less.
Go, Dawgs!
I like Nolan's mantra and attitude.
And this is especially telling...." In games, last year against Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt and Missouri, Georgia was so far ahead that it gave players such as Lassiter, Jamon Dumas-Johnson and other key contributors a chance to get all-important reps. Late in those games, those players were tasked with keeping those teams out of the end zone.
That task helped them step in for last season’s stars in 2022. "
Bingo. This is how Bama has kept the turnstile going...their pipeline is almost always full or mostly full. Getting those backups significant game reps is SO key, because coming into a season with so many greenhorns with little to no experience is going to hinder your progress towards any playoffs tremendously. Kirby has been filling that pipeline now for 5-6 years. It's starting to really pay off.
The real test for this year's defense - and the entire team - is going to be the long stretch between Florida and the end of the season. That's when the rubber will really meet the road, and that is when the Dawgs will be tested. We gotta pass with flying colors!
GO DAWGS!!
Great attitude by Nolan. Solid leader. Would the first team have kept SC out of the end zone is the question?
The defense will get better IMO , which is sort of scary if you think about it.
How is that a question?
Excellent Read !! Just repeating something that’s been said here numerous times by numerous Dawgs fans. And that is if you want to Be a Champion you must Practice like a Champion. Yes there’s a definite risk of injury when they “ practice harder than the real game”. But in many ways it might well cut down the number of Real game injuries. Practicing that hard builds Endurance and sharpens Execution. Those two things alone might well reduce real game injuries. But it also builds Confidence. So like all Dawgs fans I really hate to see one of our players injured in practice, especially the season ending type. But I get and appreciate the Why of practicing so hard. And it leaves a legacy of Excellence for the next years version of the Dawgs. Some guys come to UGA and just can’t take that extreme level of work. So they punch the transfer button. But they might well have aced themselves out of being on a Championship team by doing so. Go Dawgs !!
YES, the 1's would have prevented the late score....not to mention rack up several sacks on Doty....but the point Nolan made so well is that without those reps and sometimes failures the 2's, 3's and 4's will never learn what it takes to be be elite, to be a 1. Believe me, that late touchdown will be a motivator like nothing else!
Great hearing from Nolan Smith. He has certainly developed into a punishing player and terrific leader. GO DAWGS!