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“Potential Means You Ain’t Done Much Yet.”
The above phrase was a favorite of one of my high school coaches growing up in (like Amarius Mims, coincidentally) Bleckley County. The county is among Georgia’s smallest, and is noteworthy primarily for being the halfway point between Atlanta and St. Simon’s Island, as well as its residents’ odd propensity for putting spaghetti noodles in Brunswick stew (don’t knock it until you’ve tried it).
But I digress. It’s true that there are a lot of folks out there with potential. And potential is a great thing. You’d rather have it than not. But potential on its own isn’t worth much generally speaking.
Except in the NFL Draft. In the NFL Draft it can be worth millions. Amarius Mims may be among the most intriguing early round prospects in this draft because of his potential. At 6’8, 340 pounds it’s possible no one has ever looked more like an NFL offensive tackle than him. He has long arms, broad shoulders, and carries those 340 pounds as well as anyone.
Offensive line is the most difficult position to scout in college football. It is incredibly hard to know how a 14 or 15-year-old kid will develop physically and mentally by the time he’s ready to play up front in the SEC.
That being said, Amarius Mims was a no-brainer.
Not seeing @amarius_mims in the video, can somebody point him out? https://t.co/sxPabDwOJu
— Dawg Sports (@dawgsports) October 30, 2020
After playing tight end and defensive end for Bleckley County head coach Von Lassiter*, Mims transition to the offensive tackle spot as a junior and emerged as one of the top underclassmen prospects in the nation almost immediately.
He arrived in Athens in the 2021 recruiting class as a five star recruit, among the top twenty in the nation according to every major recruiting service, and the near-unanimous top player in the state of Georgia.
Of course, it’s not like Georgia was running low on elite offensive linemen when he arrived in Athens. With future NFL players Jamaree Salyer, Broderick Jones, and Warren McClendon already entrenched, Mims saw action in eight games for the 2021 national champions as a true freshman.
As a sophomore Mims saw his role behind Jones and McClendon increase, as he played in 14 of Georgia’s 15 games as part of another national championship team. With those guys headed to the NFL 2023 was set to be Mims’ chance to shine.
But alas, life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans. Mims earned the starting nod at right tackle coming out of spring and was named first team preseason All-SEC. However, a persistent high ankle sprain limited him to action in 7 games, making only 6 starts. It’s a fruitless exercise to forecast what will never have been. But a healthy Amarius Mims could well have played himself into the top ten of this draft.
Big. Brawny. Balletic.
As it is, the numbers from Amarius’s time in Athens are still pretty impressive. The Cochran Crusher played 803 snaps in the red and black, 401 of which were passing plays. In those 402 opportunities he surrendered only 7 quarterback pressures, and no sacks. Zero. Zip. Zilch. It just doesn’t get any better than that. Especially when you consider that he earned his first start against Ohio State in the 2022 College Football Semifinals and played significant snaps throughout the SEC schedule. There could be more tape out there on Mims. But the tape that he did lay down is phenomenal.
How will that translate to the NFL? No one really knows. Mims showcases better technique than you’d expect from a guy with his height and length. His hand placement is excellent, and he has pretty heavy hands. If he gets a punch and a good foot set on a rusher that defender is just out of luck. Mims also has better hip bend and rotation than you’d expect for a 6’8 tackle. He’s just more athlete than he’s supposed to be at that size, and that’s going to intrigue some teams.
6’7 340. Amarius Mims is an alien. pic.twitter.com/nv11r6O9ym
— Kyron Samuels (@kyronsamuels) March 3, 2024
Perhaps his best attributes however are his feet. Mims is quick out of his stance and fluid in his sets. Even when a pass rusher appears to have an angle on him or to have timed his get-off to win the rep, Mims seems to recover all that advantage on the second and third steps.
Are there question marks? Sure. Mims is a good downfield blocker in part due to his athleticism, but struggled at times when he needed to just move bigger defenders out of the way in the run game.
He’s definitely further ahead as a pass blocker than a run blocker. And that punch I mentioned above that allows him to stop edge rushers cold also takes him out over his hips sometimes, hurting his balance. That’s an evolving technique issue that can be sorted out though.
Amarius Mims definitely has more development ahead of him. He hasn’t played that much college football, and that’s going to worry some teams and drop him out of the top 4-5 offensive tackles chosen.
But Mims very clearly has the physical tools and developing talent to be a first round selection for a team that can bring him along in year one. He’s nowhere close to his physical ceiling, which is as high as any tackle prospect in this class. While he stayed mostly on the right side in college, that was largely due to the presence of NFL first round left tackle Broderick Jones and future NFL first round left tackle Ernest Greene. There’s no reason Mims couldn’t also find a home on the blind side in the league as he continues to hone his craft. Until later…
Go ‘Dawgs!!!
* Lassiter was also the high school head coach and offensive coordinator for future Bulldogs Jake Fromm and Trey Hill at Houston County. In short, he may have sent as much talent to Athens in recent years as any high school coach around. If you happen to see him at Scott’s Barbecue in Cochran, as a Bulldog fan I think you are obligated to at least buy him some banana pudding or some of that weirdly delicious Brunswick stew with the noodles in it.
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What can you say about Brock Bowers that hasn’t already been said? I believe I could make a compelling argument that the Napa Nightmare is the best football player, regardless of position, to have donned the red and black in the past decade. He certainly a fan favorite, both for his production on the field, aw shucks interview style, and reputation as a great teammate and fierce competitor.
How will that translate over to the pro game? Well, that’s the multimillion dollar question for teams selecting in the first round of tonight’s NFL Draft.
Brock By The Numbers
Some players arrive in college and take some time to get warmed up. Many come in with little fanfare, but leave following successful college careers. Brock Bowers did neither of these things. He arrived in Athens to much fanfare as an highly-touted recruit and didn’t disappoint even one little bit as a true freshman in 2021. Bowers lead the Bulldogs in receptions (56), receiving yards (882) and touchdowns (13) on a team that won a national championship. He was named First Team All-SEC and the SEC Freshman of the Year. In short, he accomplished more in his first season of college football than 99.9% of student athletes will in a career.
And then somehow, he got even better. As a sophomore Bowers would again earn second team All- American honors, and First Team All-SEC honors. He also caught 62 passes for 942 yards on his way to winning the John Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end, And became a finalist for the Lombardi Award, presented to the nations top lineman. Oh, he also won another one of those national championships Florida and Tennessee fans have heard so much about.
And but for a high ankle sprain that caused him to miss four games and be limited in two others, he likely would have done even more preposterous things as a junior. Bowers still managed to lead the team with 56 receptions, 714 receiving yards and 6 receiving TDs despite that injury. Statistical extrapolation can be dangerous in sports. But the 71.4 yards per game Bowers averaged in 2023 would have put him on pace to break the 1,000 yard mark if he’d been able to play Georgia’s other four games. As it was he again won the Mackey Award, making him the first two-time recipient in the award’s history.
Scouting Report: There’s a Brock for That.
More than one opposing collegiate coach and NFL personnel-type has referred to Brock Bowers as a “Swiss Army knife.” It is about as apt a description as I could give. Obviously the 6’3, 240 pound Bowers is a matchup nightmare in the passing game. He has the size of a tight end, runs the ball like an H-Back, has route-running skills on par with any wide receiver, and open field acceleration and top end speed that beggars belief.
His hands are among the best I’ve seen in college football in the past decade, regardless of position. The guy just doesn’t drop passes within his catch radius, and somehow hoovers up balls outside of it.
Outstanding concentration on this long TD catch by #Georgia #Bulldogs TE Brock Bowers (@brockbowers17) vs #Florida #UFvsUGA pic.twitter.com/uSKlbUUapH
— Sleeper Athletes (@SleeperAth1etes) October 29, 2022
Frighteningly, of Bowers 2500+ receiving yards in Athens, almost 20% (486) of them actually came after the catch. Denying him the ball is a good start. But if you don’t accomplish that, bringing him to the ground is a whole new nightmare.
In short, Brock Bowers just isn’t fair.
This stacked Rookie class is forgetting we are seeing the best TE prospect ever
In the ENTIRE PFF College Era, Brock Bowers ranks:
1st in career PFF receiving grade (94.3)
1st in career receiving yards
1st in receiving YAC
1st in forced missed tackles
T-1st in receiving TD’s pic.twitter.com/9JVjuYYzja— Football Fanatics (@FFB_Fanatics) January 20, 2024
Nobody’s Perfect (Yet)
Does Brock Bowers have any weaknesses? Well, I heard he once forgot to tip his Uber Eats driver because the food arrived while he was busy saving his neighbor’s kids from a marauding mountain lion.
But also, he’s not necessarily an elite in-line blocker. He’s a very good blocker, exceptionally so in downfield situations. But the math is the math, and the math is that Brock Bowers is 6’3, 240 not 6’5, 265, which is closer to what NFL scouts would consider perfect measurables for a tight end they’ll be stacking up against NFL defensive ends in short yardage situations. Even the most advanced Swiss Army knife doesn’t have every single tool. So he may have to come off the field when the jumbo package is in.
It also remains to be seen how Bowers’ game will adapt to the NFL where personnel mismatches are harder to come by. As observant Bulldog fans will know, some of Brock’s eye-popping numbers came against teams (even SEC teams) that just didn’t have anybody on the field to body him up.
Todd Monken and Mike Bobo both took advantage of that to merciless effect at times. But in the NFL, where the corners are bigger and the linebackers quicker those gaping matchup holes will be less frequent.
That being said, it’s worth remembering that Bowers is only three years removed from playing in California’s Vine Valley Athletic League, and probably hasn’t reached his full physical or mental development yet. He’s also a legendary workout warrior, who’ll almost certainly refine his game over the next couple of seasons. I expect his best football is still ahead of him, which should be a scary prospect for opponents. Until later…
Go ‘Dawgs!!!
NFL Draft 2024: Multiple Georgia Bulldogs In Position For First Round Pay Day
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The 2024 NFL Draft gets rolling Thursday evening at 8:00 p.m. live from Detroit. As has been the custom in recent years, there are certain to be a handful of newly-former Georgia Bulldogs hearing their names called early in the proceedings.
How early? Well, answering that question is a big part of the fun of this event. Let’s round up the latest mock drafts from around the Internet, and see exactly how wrong we think they are.
To no one’s surprise Brock Bowers is a heavy favorite to be the first Classic City Canine to hear his name called. Ryan Wilson of CBS Sports has the Napa Nightmare going #14 in the first round to the New York Jets. Wilson notes, correctly I believe, that Bowers is pretty obviously one of the top ten players available regardless of position.
But he’s also correct that tight end is a position on which teams tend not to expend top ten picks. I think that’s silly, especially when you consider what truly elite tight ends (George Kittle, Travis Kelce, Lions rookie Sam LaPorta) can do to elevate an offense. I think there’s an outside chance that someone trades up to secure Bowers. It should also be noted that Wilson’s mock actually projects the Jets trading down to snag Big Bad Brock. Gang Green actually have the tenth pick. If they really want the best tight end prospect available they may just stay there and snag him.
Wilson has two other ‘Dawgs going in Thursday’s first round: Amarius Mims with the 30th pick to Baltimore and Ladd McConkey to the Super Bowl Champion Chiefs with the 32nd and final selection of the first round. Wilson notes that Mims’ measurables would put him a little higher, but that teams may be scared off by his injury issues. I’d be less concerned about this given that Mims’ injuries (a high ankle sprain in 2023 and a pulled hamstring at the NFL Combine) aren’t serious structural issues. If his physical didn’t turn up anything significant, I think he could actually go as high as pick #20 to the Steelers.
McConkey in Andy Reid’s offense sounds patently unfair. Combining arguably the league’s most inventive route architect with the draft’s best route runner is the stuff of dreams.
ESPN’s team of reporters from NFL Nation pooled their thoughts on a mock draft, and their Rich Cimini actually has the Jets staying put at #10 to take Bowers. Again, if a staff that’s really thought seriously about how they’d use him still sees #19 on the board, he’s going to be hard to pass up. In the same mock ESPN’s Jamison Hensley also has Amarius Mims going 30th to the Ravens, and projects him as an immediate starter at right tackle.
ESPN projects the Chiefs to use the final pick in the first round on former Bulldog receiver Adonai Mitchell rather than Madd Ladd. That’s a reasonable pick in my mind. Mitchell’s measurables are better, and he’s certainly a polished receiver who’d be an immediate downfield threat. Ultimately this one may come down to what style of receiver the Chiefs think they need to round out the position room. That’s pretty much unknowable from the outside, so we’ll just have to wait until late tomorrow night to see which way they go.
Over at Yahoo Sports longtime friend of the site Charles McDonald has the Denver Broncos taking Brock Bowers off the board at #12. Charles is a smart X’s and O’s analyst, and his reasoning for the pick would be the same as mine: if Sean Payton really considers the myriad ways he could move Bowers around and utilize him it’ll be tough to watch him go elsewhere, which he is almost certain to do within the first half of the first round of the draft.
McDonald has Amarius Mims going #22 to serial Bulldog acquirers the Philadelphia Eagles. 2024 will be the twelfth season for Eagles starting tackle Lane Johnson, and there’s plenty of reason to think he’ll soon hang up his cleats like friend and teammate Jason Kelce. Mims could play behind him for a year before battling for that starting spot. Charles also notes something a lot of draft analysts haven’t really talked about: the Cochran Crusher’s quick feet and huge frame would also allow him to slide inside to guard, versatility that makes him even more valuable than a pure right tackle prospect.
McDonald has Ladd McConkey going #28 to the Buffalo Bills, which is as high a projection as I’ve seen for Murray County’s finest. Charles admits this is perhaps a tad early for McConkey to come off the board, but sees him as a great fit for the Bills offense (and has AD Mitchell coming off the board already at #17 to the Jaguars). I agree it would be a mild surprise for Ladd to hear his name called this early. But only a mild one.
I’ll be back later today with some specific thoughts on specific Bulldog prospects and my own projections for where they end up. And of course tomorrow evening we’ll have a Draft open thread with running commentary and updates running through the weekend. It’s time to celebrate the hard work of a great group of Georgia Bulldogs paying off in a big way. Until later…
Go ‘Dawgs!!!
Georgia Baseball weekly recap: Diamond Dawgs claim another SEC series win over Ole Miss
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Georgia looks to continue to climb the National ranks following another series win
The Georgia Bulldogs completed another successful week of play on the Diamond yesterday as the Dawgs concluded a three game series against the Ole Miss Rebels. The Dawgs were able to get plenty of rest prior to the Ole Miss series as they had no mid-week game for the first time all season. The series against the Rebels would finally be kicked off on Friday night as the Diamond Dawgs would be down quickly in game one. The Rebels’ lineup would get off to a hot start as they would hit two first inning home runs to give Ole Miss the early 3-0 lead. Though the Rebels started quickly, Georgia would quickly bounce back in the bottom of the first and would go on to dominate the rest of the game. Multiple Dawgs had big nights at the plate but none had a bigger night than Slate Alford. Alford put together a 3-for-5 night as he tallied eight total RBIs along with crushing two home runs, one of which was a walk-off run rule grand slam to secure the 17-6 game one win for Georgia.
#GoDawgs | @SlateAlford pic.twitter.com/BdgZGP1yrm
— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) April 20, 2024
Riding high off of a dominant game one win, the Dawgs would turn right back around and gear up for games two and three for a double-header Saturday. Game two would start off slowly offensively for both teams as neither team would put a run on the board until the fifth inning as both pitching staffs were dialed in. Kolten Smith turned in a impressive day on the mound for the Dawgs as he put in 3.1 innings of work and racked up six strikeouts while also allowing no base-runners. The first runs of the game would eventually come from none other than Charlie Condon as Condon crushed a two run home run to put the Dawgs up 2-0. The homer would be Condon’s 50th career homer as he was now just one shy from tying Josh Morris for second all time in the UGA record books.
Career home run No. #GoDawgs | @CharlieCondon14 pic.twitter.com/D1cGBPDvFb
— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) April 20, 2024
Ole Miss would respond with two runs of their own in the sixth to tie things up at 2-2 as Georgia would have to get the bats going once again. The Dawgs would do just that as Charlie Condon would once again come through with another 2-run homer as he tied Josh Morris for second place in the record books with career home run number 51.
Make that !#GoDawgs | @CharlieCondon14 pic.twitter.com/sD7z6g3A6v
— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) April 20, 2024
Dylan Goldstein and Kolby Branch would also go on to hit long balls for the Dawgs’ offense as they helped clinch the series for Georgia with the 7-2 win.
#GoDawgs | @KolbyBranch pic.twitter.com/G3xKiZ7X9s
— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) April 20, 2024
Following the game two win, the Diamond Dawgs would have to immediately reset their focus to game three as they went for the series sweep. Georgia would draw first blood in game three as Charlie Condon would score on an error in the third inning to gain a 1-0 lead. Unfortunately, that would be one of only two runs Georgia would score in game three as Ole Miss would squeak out a game three win to avoid the sweep by a final score of 3-2.
Final.#GoDawgs | @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/tOceF9vN6O
— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) April 21, 2024
The Diamond Dawgs are currently ranked 24th in the national rankings but there is a good chance they will move up following this past week of play. Georgia now holds a 29-10 record on the season as they are now 9-9 in SEC play. The Dawgs will now set their focus on the Clemson Tigers as they will play them in a one game home showdown on Tuesday. Following that game, Georgia will pack up and head down to College Station to take on the number one ranked Texas A&M Aggies for a two game series.
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Welcome to Free Form Friday, a long-running if sporadic feature in which we attempt to pass the time until the kickoff of college football season. Think of it as a virtual tailgate tent that never falls over or leaks, and has plenty of room under it even if Cordy Glenn and Amarius Mims swing by. Maestro, the tailgate music in honor of Brother Dickey:
And another one in honor of the late, great Rico Wade:
The upcoming 2024 season will be the ninth of Kirby Smart’s tenure in the Classic City. That seems both easy and hard to believe for those of us of a certain age, who remember Kirby the gym rat coach’s kid studying his playbook at the SAE house, as well as those of us who thought Mark Richt would likely retire at the University of Georgia.
It’s been a great run, almost from the word go. That’s attested to by the fact that Georgia just continues to reload with talented players, as we saw on display last Saturday in Sanford Stadium. There may be some areas of the roster for 2024 for which the Bulldog faithful have some mild questions. But there are functionally none which present great concern. There are no obvious thermal exhaust ports on this Death Star.
Which brings us to our question if the day: if you could bring one Kirby Smart-era Bulldog back, in his prime, to the 2024 team who would it be?
It’s a bit of a tricky question. Jordan Davis is probably the most dominant 0 technique tackle we’ve seen in Athens. But my sense is that we’re in pretty decent shape up front with the guys already there. I’m not sure any cornerback has ever been as dominant in the Red and Black as Deandre Baker was in his Thorpe Award-winning 2018 senior season. It might be nice to have that kind of veteran presence in a young secondary.
While I like CJ Allen and Raylen Wilson and the rest of Georgia’s interior linebackers, I’m not sure any of them had the kind of shutdown, lights out playmaking reliability of Roquan Smith. Offensively, how great would it be to replace Kendall Milton and Daijun Edwards with 2017 Nick Chubb (or Sony Michel)?
There really are a lot of different ways to go on this one, and we’d love to hear how you’d make the tough choice about who to put in your gridiron time machine. Until later…
Go ‘Dawgs!!!
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