“It’s more of him demanding from both the offense and defense,” Smith said. Smith has also observed that he has grown - as both a person and player - over the last few months. And then we’re going to take another step.” We’re going to leave this (SEC Media Days), go workout, throw and try to be 100 percent. We try to look at each opponent as nameless and faceless. “I think with the way this program is going now, we expect it,” he said. Bennett also doesn’t take anything for granted. He seems confident the Bulldogs can repeat but doesn’t display an arrogant demeanor, which shows signs of leadership. Be where our feet are at, and that’s now.”īennett looks to take on a bigger role as he enters his sixth and final season of eligibility at UGA.
That’s another thing here, the past is your ego. “Connect with your brother and be humble. That is one of the big things that we took last year to move a step forward,” Smith said on Wednesday. Smith, who enters his senior season, said he’s noticed a sense of “humility” amongst his teammates. There's not a day we don't wake up and think about what we can do to make our program better, and our players are doing that right now.” Complacency is something that happens to people they don't look at what's going on.
The hunger comes from the opportunity the talented players behind them have. When you count the backs and receivers, we have to replace those guys. You look across the board, we had some high-profile players on defense and offense. They don't want to be the other guy, they want to be the next guy. “A lot of guys want to prove that they can replace the other guy. There's a hunger among this group,” he said. Smart eluded to the fact that his players have been instrumental in not getting “complacent.” It’s been something that he’s been preaching since the start of off-season workouts. Still, the Bulldogs return defensive tackle Jalen Carter, edge rusher Nolan Smith and cornerback Kelee Ringo, who can all help lead on the field. Georgia had five players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft - all of which were on the defensive side of the ball. The Bulldogs return a lot of talent on the offense, including quarterback Stetson Bennett and tight end Brock Bowers. This team believes that.”ĭespite losing 15 former players to the 2022 NFL Draft, Georgia is expected to be back in the four-team playoff at the end of next season.
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“Can we have one plus one equals three? For us - one plus one equals three - means we get more together than we do apart. “We're all going to be tough, we're all going to be physical in the SEC, but can we be better connected together?” Smart said. This group wants to leave its legacy on the program and rewrite history in its way during the upcoming 2022 season. He added that this current team’s belief is about getting better and not riding the coattails of last season’s championship squad. For us, it really steers down to one cultural belief: That we have a connection that's greater than our opponent.” I'm talking about in business, sports and history. We talk about how the mighty have fallen. “We have skull sessions, 15-minute meetings, 20-minute meetings and breakout groups. “Our guys have asked questions, and we've done a lot of studies on how the mighty have fallen,” he said. Smart talked to the players about how the 16th-century conquistador told his soldiers to "burn the boats,” indicating that there would be no turning back as they tried to invade and conquer Mexico.Īccording to Smart, the Bulldogs have since tried to turn the page and move on to a new chapter. Smart is used to that since he and the Crimson Tide won several national championships during his tenure at Alabama as its defensive coordinator under head coach Nick Saban.īefore Georgia’s second matchup with the Crimson Tide last season in the national championship game, he told the story to his team of Hernan Cortés. The seventh-year head coach admitted that he expects that his squad is going to get everyone’s best shot next year, especially after bringing home the program’s first title in over four decades. We're not going to sit back and be passive about (it).” The hunting we do will be from us going in the other direction. “Well, we will not be hunted at the University of Georgia. “People ask the question, how does it feel to be hunted?” Smart said. It was a response to an inquiry that Smart has gotten a lot since the Bulldogs toppled Alabama, 33-18, in the CFP National Championship game back on Jan. He talked about a wide variety of topics before giving one of the more chilling quotes of the four-day-long event.
ATLANTA - Georgia head coach Kirby Smart took the main stage’s podium on Wednesday at SEC Media Days and started his press conference off with a nearly nine-minute opening statement.
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