What Georgia football players say led to slide on offense last year

The drop in production in the raw numbers of the Georgia football offense last season tells one story.

Hearing from players about what went into the Bulldogs back sliding adds to the understanding.

“We didn’t have the offseason and the preparation that we wanted to last year,” junior Lawson Luckie said.

He was speaking in particular of the tight end group he’s a part of, but also said this about the offense as a whole: “We weren’t consistent every single day behind the scenes in practice. I feel like we picked it up later towards the (end of the) year.”

Said senior tight end Oscar Delp: “We let a lot of things get to our head as an offense. I know the type of players we have on this team, we had on this team. I still don’t doubt we have the best offense in the country. It just comes down to we’ve got to make plays when they’re coming our way.”

Georgia coach Kirby Smart stood pat with the entire coaching staff, including bringing back offensive coordinator Mike Bobo for a third season of his second stint — even with discontent from some in the fan base wanting a change.

“Yeah, to be honest with you, I don’t get into it much,” Smart said. “I worked in a place for ten years before I came here, and it’s my tenth spring. So, that’s 20 years that I really don’t pay much attention to anything outside. I’ve got a lot of confidence in this organization, the foundation we’ve built.”

Georgia’s points per game last season dropped from 40.1 to 31.5 and its national rank from fifth to 38th. It ranked 51st in total offense at 405.4 yards per game, down from 496.5 when it was fifth but the Bulldogs played a rugged SEC schedule with road games at Alabama, Texas and Ole Miss.

“Everybody’s going to have their outside opinion on what should be done, what shouldn’t be done,” said Dominic Lovett, who…

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Publish date : 2025-04-09 08:02:00

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