While offensive coordinator Mike Bobo wasn’t exactly thrilled, his boss Mark Richt seemed generally pleased with his offense following Georgia’s first scrimmage of the summer.
After the Bulldogs’ second scrimmage? Meh, not so much.
In particular, Richt’s quarterbacks struggled against a defense still trying to find its 3-4 legs. Starter Aaron Murray and backup Hutson Mason combined to complete 16-of-38 passes for 181 yards and zero touchdowns. The offense also lost at least two fumbles, one of which was returned for a score.
Add it all up, and a disappointed Richt had the defense graded much higher than the offense.
“My impression of the day was the defense dominated the scrimmage,” Richt said. “We had very inconsistent play offensively overall. We really couldn’t get much going. When a scrimmage starts that way, it’s compounded. It was sloppy at times. I’m glad we’ve got three more weeks to iron some of this stuff out.
“We had more energy today definitely. By far, it was the coolest day we’ve dealt with. But the offense started off with not much going right and just couldn’t shake it off. I would put the defense in a 7 (out of 10) range and the offense more like a 4.”
There was one bright spot offensively, at least as far as the stats release by school’s media relations department tell it, as running back Washaun Ealey rushed for 78 yards on just seven carries.