Georgia (2-0) enters a pivotal Week 3 matchup at Missouri for its first conference game of the 2016 season. Here’s what coach Kirby Smart had to say during Wednesday’s SEC teleconference:
Kirby Smart calls Missouri's offense "very potent." Those are two words no one would've used about MU's offense last season.
— Blake Toppmeyer (@btoppmeyer) September 14, 2016
Kirby Smart on Mizzou's D-line, says tackles are bigger than usual but still athletic and disruptive
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) September 14, 2016
Smart on Nicholls' DL having success against Georgia's OL: "They. Just. Played. Harder. Than. We. Did."
— Barrett Sallee ?? (@BarrettSallee) September 14, 2016
Kirby Smart praises QB Drew Lock and his talent: "He makes you defend the whole field." Deep and sideline-to-sideline … "all 53 yards."
— Tod Palmer (@todpalmer) September 14, 2016
Smart says Mizzou QB Drew Lock has "great touch, great arm strength and throws the ball to all parts of the field."
— Barrett Sallee ?? (@BarrettSallee) September 14, 2016
Kirby Smart says Drew Lock's arm forces defenses to defend the entire length of the field
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) September 14, 2016
Kirby Smart asked about Saban chewing out Kiffin: I haven't been concerned with that. I've got a lot of concerns at Georgia.
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) September 14, 2016
Kirby Smart says not a lot of UGA's offensive woes were Eason's fault vs. Nicholls State. No decision yet on Saturday's starting QB
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) September 14, 2016
“He’s fine mentally, he handled the huddle better than he did the week before,” said Smart. “He handled things much better than he did in the first game and we hope that continues.”
Kirby Smart said on the SEC teleconference that Jacob Eason is in a good place mentally after the Nicholls game.
— Anthony Dasher (@AnthonyDasher1) September 14, 2016
Kirby Smart said he won't determine starting QB until after practice today. On Jacob Eason: “Not a lot of woes offensively were his fault.”
— Marc Weiszer (@marcweiszer) September 14, 2016
“The objective is to score points,” said Smart. “You have to run the ball to win in the SEC, and it’s important that you have someone that understands that. That’s what I looked for, someone that understood that and could pass it too. Looked for SEC experience. You cannot win this league without being able to do both.”
Tyler Waddell is a member of the Saturday Down South news team. He brings over five years of professional journalism experience and is closing in on a Bachelor's in sports management. Follow him on Twitter (@Tyler_Waddell).
