Does Georgia have a good enough offense to win a national championship?

That’s the question everyone is asking as the Bulldogs are ranked No. 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings. The offense has been up-and-down this season, but credit the Bulldogs — it’s shown up when they need it most.

Jake Fromm and the passing game struggled in the loss to South Carolina and against Kentucky; however, it came alive against Florida, torching the Gators for touchdowns in the air and dominated on third down.

On Friday afternoon, Kirby Smart visited the set of The Paul Finebaum Show (SEC Nation is in Athens this week), and the SEC Network analyst asked Smart about the offensive struggles.

“First off, I don’t think you have to defend your offense in this conference when you’re playing the level of football that we’re capable of playing,” Smart said. “There’s good defenses, I mean, the SEC is a very defensive league. When you look across the board, and I turn on tape and I get to watch it every week, there’s some good defenses out there. There’s some really good defensive backs, and they tend to get their hands all over you. And they let them play in our league, and that’s what you look across the board and see.

“So we’ve had moments where we’ve really shined in third down. We’ve had moments we’ve really shined in the red area. We’ve had moments that we’ve been able to run it better than others. We haven’t put that combination together. And that’s what we’re always looking to do, so we’re trying to improve.

“We’ve got two receivers that have been out of action, in action, out of action. We’ve had an offensive line that’s been in and out and a little beat up. But we’re trying to put a complete game together.”

Georgia’s passing game isn’t elite, but its offensive line and running game can be. Can the Bulldogs make enough explosive plays in the passing game to keep defenses honest down the stretch?

The Bulldogs offense ranks fourth in the SEC in scoring offense averaging 32.4 points per game.