UGA Football DL Warren Brinson: "We All We Got. We All We Need"
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ATHENS - There’s been a lot of talk about Kirby Smart and UGA Football’s defensive line recently.
On paper, they appear to be very deep and talented. There are several veteran linemen on the roster with plenty of young, hungry underclassmen ready to learn and make an impact.
However, Smart doesn’t believe that’s the case.
"We're not as deep as we've been,” Smart told reporters last weekend. “We don't have the depth that we probably have had. Maybe that's a luxury compared to other people - I don't know. I think we've got to get deeper at that position, and the only way to get deeper at the position - you can't get anybody at this point. There's nobody coming out from waivers. What you're trying to do is grow the younger players and get your older players to play at a higher level and even be able to play more snaps. Without the same depth we had last year, we're going to have to be in better shape and we've got to get the freshmen ready to play."
Still, there’s one veteran that sources have been raving about this off-season.
That’s senior Warren Brinson. The big 6-foot-4 305-pounder from Savannah, Georgia played in all 15 games last year, helping lead Georgia to back-to-back national championships. He made just 12 tackles last year, but got after the quarterback consistently, recording 14 quarterback hurries. in a backup role.
Sources say Brinson has turned into a leader on Georgia’s defense this year, and he has the potential to have a phenomenal season as an experienced veteran this fall. Brinson spoke to reporters this week about the group’s “motto heading into the season, giving back to the community, his development, and much more.
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On the depth on the defensive line...
"We have a motto in our room, Coach Scott always preaches it. 'We all we got. We all we need.' We know it is going to be a journey this season to work hard, to fill up the rows, to push through and sustain this whole season. It is us putting forward our best foot to work hard and sustain to take care of our bodies. The best thing to do for us is to get into recovery, treatment, hyperbaric chamber and stuff like that to keep us fresh and prepared. Practices are always going to be the same. It is going to be tough; we know that. It is going to be hard, but we just have to keep going. Football is a tough game. You have to be tough playing defensive line. IN the NFL, this is like the league, there are only eight defensive linemen on the roster. This is the closest to the league as we are going to get."
On why it is important to give back to his community...
"When I was coming up, there were not a lot of people who did that. Coming from Savannah, there are not a lot of role models to look up to. I left Savannah to go to IMG, but I want people to know that is my heart. That is where I am from. I will always give back to the kids. The Lord says you have to tithe the offering and give back to the less fortunate, so I always try to give back to people. I am blessed and fortunate to make NIL, so why not give back my money to them?"
On his development as a player...
"The biggest step I have taken is in my mental toughness. Being at Georgia, it is a lot of hard work and straining. My biggest step that I took was mental toughness. You will get stingers here and there, little bumps and bruises, but you have to shake that off and keep going. I know that I can't let my guys down. I have to take my reps in practice. If I don't take my reps, it is going to wear on somebody else on the defensive line. It is about doing my job and my part to produce protection and doing my job."
On learning how to play at Georgia...
"When it comes to strain, it is a grind. It is probably the hardest camp in the country. It is working, putting your mind down. You have to have the mental toughness to go through this. You have to go through it to get to it. Coming to Georgia is a hard work place. Strain is a force of strenuous and a force of great effort. We od drills that imply strain on us because 50 percent of sacks in the NFL last year were after four second. We have to rush. It is things like that, strain."
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