The Georgia Bulldogs fell short of their expectations in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff field. While slipping a little in 2024, the defense largely held up its end of the bargain this season. The offense, however, was plagued with inconsistencies throughout the year.
Could changes still be coming to the offense as we hit the offseason? David Pollack joined The Steakhouse to discuss what he saw from the unit and what changes could be on the way.
"Every year when the season's over, you look in the mirror and go, 'What did we not too great? What do we need to do to make some changes?'" Pollack said about the shortcomings of the Bulldogs this season. "With Georgia, you saw them, the consistency wasn't there."
After producing an offense who averaged 40 points per game in each of the last two seasons, this year's edition only averaged 31.5 points per game. What went wrong?
"The offensive line really, really struggled. [They've] got to get that fixed, gotta figure that out," he continued. "There are a lot of highly recruited kids on that side of the football [who underwhelmed] -- the receivers struggled... They could catch a cold butt naked in Alaska soaking wet."
Those issues continued to bother them in the Sugar Bowl against Notre Dame. They finished that game with several dropped passes, 62 rushing yards, and just 10 points to show for it.
But to Pollack, the struggles of the Georgia offense had far more to do with the players on the field than with Mike Bobo and his playcalling.
"I wasn't upset and in arms at the play-calling every week because you continue to see guys make mistakes and drop balls," Pollack finished. "If you think Kirby is going to be like, 'Aw, that was a pretty good season, we're just going to stand pat,' then you ain't met the dude."
Despite the thought that the issues don't fall directly on the offensive coordinator and that a coaching change is extremely unlikely, other changes could still be on their way for the offense.
Pollack continued, "[Kirby Smart] is driven, he is focused, and he wants as many guys that are in the same ilk. So, I continue to say what I've said and I think there will still be some changes."