Georgia football: Kirby Smart just keeps reloading

Georgia football and Kirby Smart just keep reloading.

Georgia’s 2019 offense left a lot to be desired, even with three year starter Jake Fromm under center.

The defense is what ultimately got Georgia as far as it went last season, while other SEC powerhouses – Alabama and LSU – were able to adapt to the current trends and put up record breaking offensive numbers.

Georgia, though, stayed behind, sticking to its possession-style offense. And it did not work great.

So, when Fromm announced he was declaring for the NFL Draft and skipping his senior season, there was real concern among DawgNation. If Georgia’s offense was mediocre with Fromm, how bad would it be next year with potentially a true freshman slinging it around?

Luckily for Georgia, Kirby Smart went out and secured graduate transfer quarterback Jamie Newman from Wake Forest. In Newman the Bulldogs get an experienced signal caller who can make any throw on the field and is more than capable of taking off and running if asked to.

And then there’s offensive line coach Sam Pittman, who left to take the head coaching job at Arkansas. When he left, so did four of our starting offensive linemen. Three declared for the draft and one, Cade Mays, transferred to Tennessee. We can’t bring back the four departed linemen, but Smart did the next best thing by hiring former Ole Miss head coach Matt Luke as offensive line coach — a move that has been praised nationwide.

And today, Friday, Smart made another big splash when it was reported that he has hired Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Todd Monken to replace James Coley. With Monken now calling the plays, Coley is expected to slide into another role within the Georgia offense, ESPN’s Schlabach reported.

On a recruiting level, Smart has been to his same old success. The Dawgs have the third ranked recruiting class and could still climb to No. 2 if all the chips fall in place.

Just a few weeks ago, Georgia fans were in their annual widespread panic about the future of the Bulldogs. And as he’s done the past 4 years, Smart quickly put an end to that panic.

With two big hires and securing Newman in Athens, there’s no reason to think the Dawgs won’t be back contending for a title again next year.