re: This is what we can do when we're healthy...

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I need to start this column out with a writer’s note. I had every intention of focusing just on Brock Bowers’ return for the Georgia offense. The Bowers Effect. That’s what this was supposed to be about.

The junior All-America tight end came back from an ankle injury in just 26 days. His numbers weren’t eye-popping (3 catches for 34 yards and a touchdown), but his impact was immeasurable. The attention he garnered from the Ole Miss defense, coupled with that of wide receiver Ladd McConkey, opened up the kind of space the Bulldogs have been waiting for all year. Even when he wasn’t catching passes, he was loosening up the Rebels’ defense for guys like Rara Thomas and Dominic Lovett.

That was supposed to be the story here. And then Georgia kept scoring. And scoring. And scoring.

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Against the No. 9-ranked team in the country, the Bulldogs won 52-17, solidifying themselves as favorites to three-peat, and the story became much more robust than just Bowers’ impact on the offense.

This is about getting the pieces in place. This is about finally seeing what this team was supposed to be. It’s about returning Amarius Mims to the offensive line, Bowers’ impact in the blocking and receiving games, coupling Bowers with McConkey, and getting the healthiest Kendall Milton you’ve ever seen in red and black.

This, Georgia fans, is what you’ve been waiting for. And, goodness, is it scary.

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