If there is a pain point from Georgia's defense a season ago, it's a lack of something that Bulldog fans have gotten used to since Kirby Smart was hired as head coach – a relentless pass rush.
Georgia's defense was good enough for the most part last year, but it was not elite. It was not overwhelmingly special. Sure, it was enough to get the job done, but not by the standards in place in Athens.
This is not to say that there is an expectation of talents like Nolan Smith, Nakobe Dean or Jalen Carter reincarnated, but there should be a presence of relentless effort to get after the opposing quarterback.
The bottom line is this – that ranking last in sacks cannot happen again for Georgia. And this year's group of edge rushers will make or break that effort.
It'll be a group that's high on potential, but not yet proven. ******* ody sums all of that up much more than Quintavius Johnson. He's flashed some promise previously, and now he's expected to step up as the primary pass-rush threat. In baseball terms, he's a promising prospect who you expect to get better with more at-bats. For Johnson, that time to step up is now.