JT Daniels details championship aspirations at Georgia, discusses injuries in WR corps
JT Daniels is preparing for a big year at Georgia. The Bulldogs once again have high hopes that they can compete for SEC and national titles.
Daniels will be expected to be a star, and he has some talent around him on offense to work with.
After Tuesday’s practice, Daniels met with the media, weighing in on the loss of top receiver George Pickens, but saying he’s confident the team has plenty of talent to move forward (via DawgNation.com):
“Obviously, losing George (Pickens) doesn’t help you, losing an elite top receiver, but it’s a great team,” said Daniels, who went 4-0 at the end of last season. “I think Coach Smart has done a great job of instilling a team standard and team DNA that a lot of guys have taken to.”
Some other receivers have suffered injuries this spring at Georgia, but Daniels is also confident that younger guys can step up:
“We have a loaded receiver room, it’s great to see some of the young guys, J-Rob (Justin Robinson), Jermaine (Burton) before the little knee thing, D-Rob (Demetris Robertson) has been stepping up, and Kearis (Jackson) is always Kearis.
“You have a lot of guys that are going to work their butts off to develop and produce any way they can.”
We’ll see how Georgia’s offense looks when the Bulldogs take the field for the spring game on Saturday, April 17. Daniels might not play too much, but it’ll be interesting to see what sort of performance he has.
Uh… Though I’d take it as a given, I’m not seeing where he details championship aspirations. Savy.
In the interview he says obviously we want to win a natty and we have a team that is capable of doing it (paraphrasing).
As you said, that type of attitude is a given or should be anyway.
Why Spencer left that out is a mystery.
9mm………..He did the exact same as Bryce Young at the same school, 152 TD PASSES! With a few differences. Bryce Young started at another school that played lesser competition. He then transferred to his final big league school. Nevertheless, 152 TD passes sure ain’t shabby in 4 years.
REMEMBER I SAID 4 YEARS!!!!!!!
JT DANIELS THREW FOR 152 TD PASSES IN JUST 3 YEARS, AT THE VERY TOP LEVEL!!! He lit them up as a freshman and played 3 years. THEN HE RECLASSIFIED AND PLAYED WHAT SHOULD OF BEEN HIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SEASON ON A TERRIBLE USC TEAM. And considering the young talent that wasn’t ready and total lack of a running game. I think he did more than hold his own!!!! And the next year he was injured in game one! After again WINNING THE STARTING ROLE! IN FACT JT DANIELS HAS NEVER EVER BEEN BEATEN OUT & IS A COACHES SON!!!!!
I just wanted to put a dose of REALITY on the Bryce Young coming out party. He best look a lot better than he did last season. Otherwise he won’t start for Alabama!!!! Then remember when you are digging down into the QB talent. Don’t forget UGA ALREADY HAS 3 5 STARS ON THE ROSTER AS I WRITE THIS. ONE WAS 6.5 225 MR FLORIDA & WON A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. THEN HIS ENTIRE OFFENSE GRADUATED. I MEAN EVERYONE!!! CAUSING HIM TO FALL A LITTLE. BUT THEN HE EVENTUALLY GOT GOING AND WAS STILL INVITED TO THE ELITE 11!!!!
I’m sure you’ll already know about Brock Vandagriff. Many feel he is the #1 dual threat QB in the country. The best in Georgia since Trevor Lawrence. It’s funny they are saying the exact same about the nation’s #1 dual threat Gunner Stockton that is now committed to UGA!!!! Watch either ones tape if you doubt their abilities!!! NO ALABAMA WON’T HAVE THE ADVANTAGE THIS SEASON AT BACKUP QB OR THE NEAR FUTURE!!!!
PS. It wouldn’t surprise me a bit if Bryce Young gets benched and decides to transfer to UGA! NOW THAT WOULD BE FUNNY!!!! He had best HURRY! Because EMORY JONES might just beat him to it!!!!!! LOL
Negan
UGA HAD THE MOST TALENTED TEAM IN THE COUNTRY LAST SEASON. BEFORE OPT OUTS & INJURIES DERAILED EVERYTHING!!! I would say nothing has changed this season. Only we won’t be ROBBED again!!!!
We are probably the deepest team in college football at the most important position, QB!!! Not just the deepest but probably just as talented as anyone if not more so. With dynamic running backs & WRS! As well as, what could be another Kyle Pitts at TE! A stout elite O LINE.
A stout defensive line and maybe the best or one of the best defenses in college football!!! A stout group of linebackers as good as anyone!!! We stop the run like all Kirby Smart teams do. And we pressure the QB now!!! LOOK FOR UGA TO BE RIGHT UP THERE AMONGST THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY. AMONG THE COUNTRIES LEADERS IN SACKS!!!! We’re not just great at holding people off the board now like before. THIS DEFENSE HAS A CHANCE TO BE LIKE THAT DEFENSE ALABAMA HAD, WITH MOUNT CODY IN THE MIDDLE!!! THAT MADE LIFE MISERABLE ON QB’S!!!!
That team won many games because the defense scored!!!! UGA had 8 sacks in the bowl game. And we have a ton of people returning!!! Including our own version of MOUNT CODY in the middle. Hopefully he stays healthy. But we have a bunch more just in case!!!!! Please don’t get me started naming the former 5 stars just on the defense alone!!! And Jordan Davis was only a 4 star!!! But he plays like a 7 star if one existed!!!!
Finally this team is both elite & deep!!! I pray injuries will stop!!! In Christ name. That’s not in my hands. But I hope and pray we get what we were ROBBED OF, in 2017 & have long deserved!!!!!! I hope this team is able to do it for themselves, the fans and the 2017 team!!!!!
PS. Once we do, look out. UGA IS THE NEXT DYNASTY!!!! You’ll all see!!!!!! It’s only a matter of, when will it begin? I predict 2021!!!! We might not win every season. Because nobody does that! But I guarantee, UGA won’t be one & done!!! UGA is your next DYNASTY!!! Get used to it.
Negan
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I’ll get used to a Dawg Dynasty when and if one ever comes to pass. I do wish ya’ll success in the East and look forward to the SECCG. And I ain’t too worried about it. Kerby is easily confused, always has been. :) Roll Tide.
Had you pegged as a different kind of poster. My mistake.
So… Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Disappointing.
Sorry, you feel that way.
9mmDave, no worries. JTF is easily offended.
Ah! Okay. I didn’t mean to offend anyone. I said that about Kirby for years before he arrived at UGA. :) Still, it’s obvious he’s doing a great job coaching the Dawgs. RTR.
I believe there is a lot of UNDUE PRESSURE BEING PUT ON DANIELS TO BE A STAR!!! First of all HE IS A STAR ALREADY! Secondly, this team won 3 straight SEC EAST TITLES. ONE SEC TITLE, AND WAS ROBBED IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. A game they would say. UGA fell just short. But it’s a LIE!!! Ask the HEAD REF of that game. The one who apologized for ROBBING UGA OF A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH TERRIBLE CALLS!!!! Yes, ask him. He would tell you. UGA actually won the national championship. And did we have a superstar at QB? No!!! WE HAD A TRUE FRESHMAN THAT PLAYED WELL ENOUGH. WE ALSO HAD STUD RUNNING BACKS & A HECK OF A DEFENSE!!!!
WE WON THE SEC & THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE BEING ROBBED, WITH JUST THAT COMBINATION!!!
This season we have a stud running game that goes 5 deep! If not more. We have a better TE & SOLID O EXPERIENCED O LINE! WE PROBABLY HAVE 3 TO 5 TIMES THE TALENT AT WIDE RECEIVER AS WELL!!! The 2017 wide receivers were talented. And many are in the NFL to prove it. I’m not talking about just talent. I’m referring to the NUMBERS!!!!
We had a superstar speed guy named M Hardeman I’m sure I spelled it wrong. But his threat with speed opened up the entire field!!! If he can stay healthy. ARION SMITH IS BIGGER, FASTER & A NATURAL WIDE RECEIVER!!!! MH WAS DEVELOPED!!! And apparently developed well. But all of our guys are fast. But Arion Smith is probably the fastest man in college football!!!! We have far more numbers than we did in 2017. Even with the loss of Pickens. And should UGA win the division. He might very well be ready to rock n roll. COME SEC CHAMPIONSHIP OR PLAYOFF TIME!!! ELITE PLAYERS TEND TO MAKE ELITE OR SUPERNATURAL RECOVERIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA!!!!! That is just a fact!
Lastly, DEFENSE! UGA is expected to be right near the top in defense. If not #1!!!! With all the returning talent from a defense that was SUFFOCATING WHEN HEALTHY!!! A DEFENSE THAT HAD 8 SACKS IN THE BOWL WIN!!! Haters beware. Don’t be too joyful over what UGA lost in the secondary. Because they were mostly developed players!!! There are young 5 stars taking their places!!! We had 2 5 stars that are leaving. And we are potentially putting 3 5 stars in their place. Even worse news for the haters. WE HAVE PUT A FEW WELL KNOWN DEFENSIVE COACHES ON THE STAFF. Y’ALL ALREADY KNOW THE REST!!!
We were already going to be just fine in the secondary. But the addition of TYKEE SMITH won’t hurt at all. And we still have 2 open spots before we get to the 85!!!!! I sure wouldn’t want to be a Florida fan!!!! LOL WE’RE COMING!!!!!!
So we don’t need JT DANIELS to be a superstar to win. But that sure won’t stop it from happening. Because he is already a star!!! And we have 3 5 star QBs on this team!!!!! So don’t try anything dirty. It will backfire badly!!!! UGA IS DEEP AT QB & GETTING DEEPER!!! ITS JUST DESTINY. JT DANIELS WILL LEAD A GREAT UGA FOOTBALL TEAM TO THE FIRST OF MANY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS! HE HELPS THE DYNASTY TAKE OFF OFFICIALLY!!!! BECAUSE LIKE I SAID. UGA WON IN 2017 AND WAS ROBBED!!!!! IN 2021 WE RIGHT THAT WRONG. THE FIRST OF MANY TITLES AND GREAT SEASONS TO COME. THE NEXT DYNASTY!!!!!!!!!!
PS. And so it begins…
Negan
The HEAD REF you refer to is Dan Capron. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, THIS what he said about the Alabama-Georgia game, direct quotes.
“We had a miss. Alabama was on the ropes. They were deep in their own territory and they’re punting. The punt gets blocked. There’s a flag on the ground because the line judge had Georgia offside. Oh, boy. He (Tyler Simmons) actually had a running start and timed it. He wasn’t offside.
“But that wasn’t my call. The blocking backs, a split-second before the snap, moved. That was a false start. That should have been my call. It still wouldn’t have been a blocked punt but instead a 5-yard penalty against the offense. You never want to make a mistake of any kind in such a high-profile atmosphere”
All it takes is one game and UGA’s whole season gets derailed. Hopefully that game is the Auburn game.
Like 2017?
I wasn’t taking a shot.
LMAO…
“LMAO…” troll
Yes, you are…
You’re so dumb. I love it.
It will likely take more than 1 not to win the East.
Yeah true
Georgia can lose to Clemson OOC and Florida and still win the East if Florida loses to Alabama and LSU. The schedule sets up well for them, even if they have a bad loss to Clemson because it’s the first game and will be discounted.
That Clemson game is a win-neutral for the dawgs. If they lose and only take one more loss and beat bama in the SECCG, no one cares about the Clemson loss.
If they win, then they beat clemson and can ride that wave through the year. It’ll help them in a situation where they go 12-1 with a loss in the SECCG. And the only way they get kept out is if there are three undefeated Conference champions (Pac-12, Big-12, Big-10). I could be wrong, but yeah.
I think beating Clemson (i know this is obvious) does more good than not.
I wish we could put commentors on ignore. Negan is annoying and always has this massive wall of text to scroll through
Yes. I would take that even over the edit function that is needed so badly.
We know enough from watching him last season to know JT is the real deal. Kirby may finally get his ring.