Kirby Smart's Message To UGA Football QB Gunner Stockton Is Clear
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ATHENS - It’s always important to make good decisions when you’re in college. Those decisions could make or break the rest of your life.
Especially if you play quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs.
The spotlight is bright. Expectations are high. All eyes are on you. That’s the reality, but that’s also just part of the job.
For Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton, the job is to make good decisions with the football. Play the position correctly, understand the objective, and be as efficient as possible.
Play quarterback. Don’t be Superman.
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“Good decisions, good decisions”, Kirby Smart said about his message to Stockton. “Make good decisions, continue to develop, understanding situational football.”
Stockton is a talented quarterback with enough tools to lead this team as far as they want to go. He’s smart, he’s confident, he’s tough, he’s mobile, and he brings plenty of arm talent to the table.
Now it’s about perfecting the offense and to learn from the growing pains that comes with more game experience. He’ll make mistakes, but if he learns from them, he should be just fine.
“We've made football so complicated, some quarterbacks, I don't think they know the down and distance”, Smart added. “I don't think they actually know, ‘Do I have another down after this play, or is this my last chance to get the first down?’ It's just little things. Being a quarterback, understanding the game, understanding what the defense is doing. He's grown so much in regards to that. ID in protections, ID in run game. Playing quarterback is like being a computer. It’s got a million things going on at once, and he's gotten better and better at handling those things. That's what I want to see him do when he gets the opportunity.”
Throwing the ball 75 yards is great. It’s fun. Exciting. But it falls incomplete, who cares?
Playing quarterback is the toughest job in sports. There’s more to it than throwing the ball all over the field. He’s still learing, but his next growth spurt comes on the field. The more he plays, the better he should get,.
But again, don’t be Superman. Make the correct reads. Be safe with the football. Take big chances when thery’re there but don’t put the ball in harms way. Distribute the ball efficiently, use your weapons, and execute the play.
“Make good decisions.”
That’s the job right now for Gunner Stockton.