So far, so good for the Georgia Bulldogs halfway through the season. They’ve won all six games by at least 14 points and have flashed moments of greatness. They are the No. 2-ranked team in the country, and they’ve earned it.

No. 1 Alabama looks like a perfect team. Can we say that about No. 2?

No, not right now.

There are still a few issues that need to get cleaned up, and everyone knows it. Especially coach Kirby Smart, who still isn’t happy despite the unbeaten start.

“It’s like a constant war with ourselves to overcome things,” Smart said Saturday night after the win over Vanderbilt. “Good football teams don’t beat themselves. We were obviously doing all we could to beat ourselves. I thought we could have played better. It’s frustrating, we didn’t play our best game, and that’s defense, offense and special teams.”

Here are five areas that still need to get cleaned up as the Bulldogs prepare for a difficult stretch of four consecutive games against ranked teams (at No. 13 LSU, vs. No. 14 Florida, at No. 18 Kentucky, vs. No. 21 Auburn):

1. Silly penalties that keep showing up

Georgia had 13 penalties against Vanderbilt on Saturday night, and a lot of them were bonehead penalties because of a lack of discipline that should never happen. That’s been a trend all year, and it drives Smart nuts. And rightly so.

”Penalties continue to haunt us, and it’s a lot to overcome, when you make silly penalties,” Smart said. “We had some really stupid, undisciplined penalties, which we have to grow out of.” That “growing out of” has to start Saturday at No. 13 LSU. They’re the first of those four ranked teams, and Kentucky, Florida and Auburn won’t let those penalties not be a factor.

2. Lack of a consistent pass rush

Georgia has only 6 sacks in six games and D’Andre Walker has 4 of those. That’s not enough. Georgia’s coaches haven’t necessary been critical of the low total, because they do believe that they’re getting enough pressure to be successful, but is that really enough?

Sacks are a good thing. They disrupt offenses and they mess up down-and-distances scenarios. Florida sacked LSU QB Joe Burrow 5 times Saturday and hurried him throughout. It was no coincidence that Florida’s pressure forced Burrow into throwing his first two interceptions of the season. During this next stretch, Georgia’s front need to get quarterbacks off their spot and be made to feel uncomfortable. They need to get them down on the ground, too.

3. Rely on Jake Fromm for all the big moments

Freshman sensation Justin Fields is a good quarterback and he’s going to be great one day, but for right now, this is Jake Fromm’s team — and it needs to stay that way. Fromm has proven that he’s more than capable of leading this team to great things, and he deserves that chance.

Fromm has been efficient all year and he knows the offense very well. His pre-snap reads are great and he doesn’t panic. Saturday, we got a glimpse at how good Fromm can be when they play fast, too, and it was impressive. They’re bound to get even better in the passing game with Fromm leading the way. “We’re still not playing as great as we want to, but we’re starting to hit that stride, I believe,” Fromm said Saturday night. “We’re getting faster and faster. This was some momentum we can grow on.”

4. Win more of those short-yardage situations

Georgia is averaging 6.0 yards per carry and their rushing yards per game rank No. 16 nationally, which is all good. But there have been a few times where they haven’t been able to convert on 3rd-and-short situations, and that needs to get better.

Georgia ranks No. 20 in third-down conversions, but that figure includes completed passes. And with the offensive line dinged up a bit, it’s going to be critical, especially on the road next week at LSU, to keep drives alive and keep that wild Death Valley crowd out of the game.

5. Handle adversity (because it’s coming)

Vanderbilt kicked a first-quarter field goal Saturday night to take a 3-point lead, and that was the first time all season that Georgia had been behind. How did the Dawgs handle that adversity? By scoring on a 75-yard pass from from Fromm to Terry Godwin on the very next play. They trailed for a grand total of 15 seconds.

There are sure to be times in this next stretch where the Bulldogs will fall behind again. Maybe the next reaction won’t come in 15 seconds, but it needs to come. Battling back through adversity will be very important the next month.