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Georgia football defensive line poised to benefit from 2025 growing pains
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Georgia football defensive line poised to benefit from 2025 growing pains
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Any intel on how Elijah Griffin is coming along? Couldn’t find info anywhere
There is a lot of optimism in this article. Perhaps the guys will step up. One of the measures of success should be amount of forced throws caused. I would have said sacks but that does not seem to be our forte. Another measure might be how many yards opposing QB's gain off scrambles where we don't contain. Not calling anyone out just saying these might be a couple of areas where we need to improve.
I had hope in the middle of the season - lots of young guys coming along. But the season ended so poorly for UGA, with the O line regressing pretty badly. The play calling was atrocious. Gunner just isn't comfortable throwing the ball down the field. Now we are worried about our D line. And Kirby just won't make changes. So slow to move. Bobo is a solid B coach, and a C plus play caller. And Kirby won't change it. I would at least pull in a co offensive coordinator.
I hear all the In Kirby I Trust stuff, but I know that he was just 10 win guy before Todd Monken, and he's just a 10 win guy after. And the game is changing so fast. Miami and Ohio State are moving quickly to grab QB's and talent, which includes coaches. Yet, here we sit, clutching our In Kirby We Trust mantra. I don't feel good about this. No article is going to make me feel good, until I see something happen with the O Coordinator.
The good news, Kirby is a pretty sure bet for 10 wins a season. The bad news, it will be another 40 years before we see another national championship.
Paragraph 10 & 11 in this article.
No sure how anybody can call Kirby a 10 win guy with or without Monken; he went 8-5 his first year, went 8-2 in Covid year when they only played 10 games & has not won less than 11 otherwise, averaging 11.7 wins per season including the two 8 win seasons.
Captain, said another way. He will lose 2 to 3 ballgames and never advance past quarterfinals. Just because they've added another game, doesnt change the result.
My bad 🤦🏻♂️ Meant Isaiah Gibson
Dawgs may be loaded at defense next season, but the Longhorns will win on offense and look similar to the National championship Buckeyes of 2024-25. It should be a good matchup next season.
" The Longhorns had the best weekend of any team in the transfer portal, making a huge splash on Sunday by signing the two best transfers at their respective positions, receiver Cam Coleman and running back Hollywood Smothers.
It capped a strong week for Texas, which added several other impact transfers leading into the weekend, led by Arizona State running back Raleek Brown, Pitt linebacker Rasheem Biles and Rutgers cornerback Bo Mascoe.
With Brown, Smothers and Coleman in the fold, Texas will enter the 2026 season with one of, if not the best collection of skill position talent in the country. The message is clear: for what could be quarterback Arch Manning’s final season, the Longhorns are going all-in to get back to the Playoff and make a run at a national championship.
The additions of Brown (1,141 rushing yards in 2025) and Smothers (939) bring in a combined 2,080 rushing yards into the Longhorns’ running game.
Coleman’s numbers were solid (56 catches, 708 yards, five touchdowns) but suffered a bit because of Auburn’s inconsistent quarterback play. Combining Coleman with returning Texas receiver Ryan Wingo (54 catches, 834 yards, seven touchdowns) gives the Longhorns an elite receiver duo that resembles the talent level they had at the position in the 2023 season, when Xavier Worthy and Adonai Mitchell were catching passes from Quinn Ewers.
They also got a much needed boost on the O-line when starting left tackle Trevor Goosby announced his return. The Longhorns also received a commitment last week from Oregon State left guard transfer Dylan Sikorski — the first scholarship offensive lineman Sarkisian has signed in the transfer portal since he arrived in 2021 — but adding more quality talent up front would go a long way in bolstering that unit to protect Manning better than it did last season."
Jdatl3 has spoken.
Someone get the word to Kirby that he is a 10 win coach and let him know that Jdatl3 has all the answers for UGA to make it past the Quarterfinals.
Jdatl3 already has a co offensive coordinator in mind that can replace Bobo and Jdatl3 can actually take Kirby's spot and just do everything. Call the plays on both offense and defense. Out recruit Kirby, the whole nine yards. And, oh yeah, send multiple NFL ready players to the next level like Kirby has.
I'll be dead in 40 years Jdatl3 I wont be here to see the next National Championship that you bring to Athens.
I always get my prophets confused, especially Elijah & Elisha…but for some reason when I see Isaiah it always looks misspelled to me.
Well done post!! Let's face it folks, Kirby does not have a mega-donor and it is what it is. He cannot compete with Texas, Ole Miss, etc. I read today that Tennessee offered Ty Simpson 4M to stay in college and someone else offered 6.5M. That is our entire yearly budget. Let's change our expectations with something we can all live with. Beat all our rivals, make the playoff, and if we are one and done, so be it. Our realistic ability to get to a final two or a NC, are not going to happen under the existing NIL landscape. Everyone have a wonderful day and go Daws!!!
thinks jdat13 IZ, AI. Certainly not discriminatory and all bizzness - he gonna replace us all.
Like All Dawgs fans I’d have loved to see our Dawgs go deeper into the Playoffs. But speaking for Me going 12-2 and with the SEC Crown in this age of NIL and the TP. It was a pretty dawg gone good season in my view.
I don’t know what the 2026 Dawgs will or won’t do. And if being honest I don’t think anyone else does either. We can All guess and give theories.
I am very confident of this though Kirby being the proud man he is will give his all. Gunner after his first season as starter is probably already reviewing games to see what he can do to improve. There are Allot of Dawgs with that mindset.
So hopefully I’ll be around to see next year to its end and I’m gonna Enjoy it !! Just like I Enjoyed this year !! Go Dawgs !! Life Time Fan here !! Love Em when they Win. Love Em when they Lose. Hey I just Love Em !!
@MontanaDawg - Nice informative post! The one factor that gives all Dawg fans hope is knowing Sarkisian is the Head ball coach at Texas. As you accurately point out, the Horns are loaded with outstanding talent and they’re adding more as we write on this site. Hopefully, Texas will continue to underperform. Otherwise, they should never lose a game with that roster.
Of course, the same could be said about Bama. Again, we are fortunate they no longer have a very good Head ball coach at Bama. The question is just how long both Texas and Bama will tolerate such talented rosters with less than expected results.