As the University of Georgia football team enters its most important season of the Mark Richt era, several questions loom as Boise State is now less than one month out. Will the 3-4 defense show the improvement that Alabama’s did in year two under Kirby Smart and Nick Saban? Will the offensive line stay healthy? Will any of the o-line newcomers be able to play like Trinton Sturdivant and Clint Boling circa 2007? Will a receiver step up to take AJ Green’s spot? Can Isaiah Crowell live up to the hype?
There are a bunch of questions and before camp starts, a quick prognostication/guess would be yes, no, hopefully, certainly, no chance.
These are just guesses but the defense almost HAS to improve as last year was REALLY rocky. Year two in any system will always be better than the first and year three is usually better than year two. Add John Jenkins and you have the potential for great things from the linebackers.
Will the o-line stay healthy? We’ve already seen a thin line get even thinner with Sturdivant going down and two others leave the program. Throw in Austin Long’s bout with mono and the line will certainly require one of the o-line newcomers to step up in his true freshman season. Honestly Watts Dantzler was big enough to get reps already and several others (Zach DeBell) can offer spot depth.
Can a receiver step up for AJ Green? No one is going to be able to give you what AJ Green did, but that doesn’t mean several players who gave you zilch last year couldn’t make up Green’s production. Marlon Brown, Israel Troupe, I’m talking about you.
And can Isaiah Crowell live up to the hype? Is he the second-coming of Herschel Walker? That is what is being expected of him. If he can just help Aaron Murray by blocking for him, setting up the play-action and then throwing in 800 yards, that would be a huge help for now.
These questions won’t be answered for certain until at least September 3. Georgia fans though should hope there are more yes’s than no’s.
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