There’s no question that Georgia’s roster is loaded with talent at the offensive skill set positions, the question is can the Bulldogs find those players the ball more consistently?

After seeing Alabama and LSU adjust their offensive systems in recent seasons, Kirby Smart wisely made the decision to modernize the offense in Athens with the hire of former NFL offensive coordinator Todd Monken and is hoping to jump-start that process with the addition of Wake Forest graduate transfer quarterback, Jamie Newman.

Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, the team never had the opportunity to take the practice field this spring due to the coronavirus but that doesn’t mean Georgia wasn’t already working toward the installation of the team’s new offense.

During a recent appearance on Atlanta-based 93.7 FM radio show “The Front Row,” Smart was asked just how much of the new offensive system the players have been exposed to at this point in the offseason.

“Yeah, we’re very fortunate that you get a little time prior to spring practice,” Smart shared. “As you know, we went on spring break, and from spring break on, we really have never come back together as a team, and we’re gonna have our first practice returning for spring break… We were getting in, you know, two hours a week of football time, which when you divide it up over five days, is not a lot of time.

“We’re getting 15-20 minutes couple days a week, and sharing that time, whether it’s install, defensive IDs for the quarterback. They are allowed to go out and throw and yes, they were doing that, they were going out throwing with the receivers. We did some 7-on-7 but we weren’t allowed to be out there with them. It had to be the quarterback led or quarterback run and those guys have done a great job.

“D’Wan Mathis, Carson Beck, Stetson Bennett, all those guys are doing a really good job and Jamie is the oldest, most mature of those guys, but it was very nice to see them learn and understand some of the language changes that we may be going through.”

Based on that response, the Bulldogs are likely still in a transition phase to the new offense but at the very least, they’ll have plenty of time to get the terminology of the system down before they see the field together as a unit.

When asked just how different Georgia’s new offense will look next season, Smart noted that answer depends on which players step up this offseason and develop into the offense’s best playmakers.

“Yeah, I think the biggest thing when you’re looking for the difference is going to be who the playmakers are,” Smart continued. “Last year, D’Andre Swift was a feature presentation, [Lawrence] Cager early in the season was that. Who are those guys going to be? Because every offense, as you well know, is built around who the guys are we gotta get the ball to. So, it was Zamir [White], James [Cook], we got some tight ends that we think are gonna be good players.

“We will have some really good players there, hopefully, George [Pickens] is another one. We got some wideouts that we have to get involved in the offense to be as successful as we want to be. How different will it look? That’s just going to be based on who those playmakers are. I just hope we get the opportunity to find that out.”

Smart is clearly not willing to give too much information out on Georgia’s new offense but if his words ring true, Dawg Nation has to be excited to finally see some of the elite talent on the team’s roster be given every opportunity to show what they can do on the field this fall.