Rival coaches explain why Georgia have taken step back

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Georgia football under Kirby Smart has been one of the defining programs of the decade. The Bulldogs won back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022 and have remained in the conversation for both the SEC playoffs and the College Football Playoffs. But, a couple of SEC coaches have doubts about whether they’d be the world-beaters that they’ve been.

Athlon Sports spoke with several SEC coaches anonymously about the future outlook for Georgia. The two coaches think that they’ll be good, but are bullish on them being among the best of the best.

“Do they still have the depth that they had in 2020? I think the answer to that is ‘no.’ Those backups or third-string guys are playing for Missouri or Georgia Tech. I don’t know that their process is the same. I don’t know that their depth is the same. Are those elite programs getting better? Probably not. They have a thinner margin for error,” one coach said.

Another coach said, “They’ll look really similar to how they looked this past year. I think they’ll be a playoff team, but I don’t know that they’re an elite SEC team like the ones you saw in the early 2020s. What they seek to be offensively is ‘Don’t blow the game. Let’s run the ball. Let’s let the quarterback get in the rhythm.’

Georgia finished the season with a 12-2 record, with its only regular-season loss to Alabama. Georgia remained consistent in their winning standard, however, making it to the SEC Championship and beating Alabama. They then went on to qualify for the College Football Playoffs but lost to Ole Miss in the quarterfinals.

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