re: G-Day Game

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Yeah, Beck played a lot like last year. Drops dimes, can zip the ball in with the best of them, sees the field real well, but does not always convert on third down like you would like, lots of passes batted down, and an occasional head-scratcher type pass. Looked good, but not like a Heisman favorite.

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I thought Beck looked like a Heisman favorite last year and not worried about what he did in today's scrimmage. In 2023, Georgia's offense led the nation in 3rd down conversion percentage. They were 2nd in the nation in 1st downs per game. Brian Fremeau's analytics had them 3rd in offensive points per drive (non-garbage drives), 3rd in offensive available yards percentage, 6th in offensive yards per play.

Carson was 4th in the nation in completion percentage (3rd among P5 qb's). He was tied for 6th in the nation in yards/attempt (5th in P5). He was 8th in passer rating (7th in P5), right behind Caleb Williams. And he was a 1st year starter in the SEC, which has the best defensive talent in the country. Every quarterback in the SEC has down days and occasional bad passses.