Kirby Smart feels good about his team’s ability to rush the passer. But how often will his Georgia defense force the third-and-long situations that will allow players such as Davin Bellamy and Lorenzo Carter to pin their ears back and chase down opposing quarterbacks?
Smart, the Bulldogs’ first-year head coach, isn’t sure.
“I feel better about rushers than I do about the inside guys. I’m worried about [that],” Smart said Monday during his SEC Car Wash appearance at ESPN headquarters. “The good thing is we don’t play an LSU, Arkansas type that’s just going to break your neck, but we do have to play fast-tempo teams.