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Looking for a somewhat grim assessment of Jamie Newman?  Welp, here you go.  The conclusion alone should give you pause for thought:

Jamie Newman throws with noticeable zip on his passes. Used to his guys not creating much separation, he often had to put a little extra mustard on his attempts. That element along with a high average depth of target and battling fatigue from frequently carrying the ball all played roles in his overall passing inefficiency. He should be asked to do far less at Georgia, which should allow him to focus on his improving his shortcomings. Though Georgia takes some shots, their scheme is far less vertical than what Wake Forest set out to do. Bringing his targets in closer and granting him designs where his weapons can do damage after the catch will help Newman’s production. He is leaving a place where he was the primary engine for his offense for a place where he will be a cog in a greater machine. Not to mention, he should be less stressed having a top-level defense. It is absolutely fair to worry about his high rate of uncatchable passes and dreadful results targeting intermediate areas of the field, but Newman has enough talent and athleticism to plug himself into UGA’s offense and produce. With a better supporting cast, more manageable scheme, and a year of improvement, Newman has the potential to keep Georgia in that title discussion. But I would be lying if I didn’t have a little trepidation about his play entering next season. To me, Newman has shades of a more aggressive Kellen Mond but the underwhelming downfield accuracy of Matt Corral.

This is where I think no spring practice hurts Georgia’s offensive hopes for 2020.  We can talk about reps and honing timing and there’s certainly some validity to that, but every day that Todd Monken can’t watch Newman in practice to see first hand where his strengths and weaknesses lie is a day when Monken can’t work hands on to shore up the deficiencies and, perhaps more importantly, structure his scheme around emphasizing Newman’s strengths.

Learning on the fly isn’t the greatest route to success when you have national title aspirations.  At least the defense should be stout enough to increase the offense’s margin for error early on.  Let’s hope that’s enough.