Meanwhile, on offense…

Check out Anthony Dasher’s early look at what’s coming back on that side of the ball to get your blood pressure lowered after the Daniels and Burton news (or, if you’re that sort of fan, the Bennett news).

Tl;dr version:  there is a shit ton of talent coming back in 2022.  Here are a few bullet points for your consumption:

• Quarterback.  Even if Beck joins Daniels in a search for greener pastures, you’ve still got the nation’s number four passer rating, followed by a five-star and a four-star recruit (both of whom run better and throw better than does Bennett).
• Running back.  The top three are good and should help Georgia carry on.  My only question here is whether there’s a fourth coming in who steps up to make the rotation.
• Tight end.  I don’t get the whispers about Washington wanting to leave.  With Fitzpatrick’s departure, he’s going to see plenty of playing time in Monken’s offense.  (Assuming he stays healthy, that is.)
• Wide receiver.  The wild card is Arik Gilbert.  If he’s back, look out.
• Offensive line.  There are nineteen names on Dasher’s list.  Three of them — Ericson, McClendon and Van Pran — are returning starters.  A fourth, Broderick Jones, saw plenty of action when Salyer went down.  And a fifth, Ratledge, was in line to start until he was sidelined by injury for the season.  (What I saw of Ratledge at G-Day made me think he was the best pulling lineman on the roster, something that’s a big deal for Luke and Monken.)

All that’s before we find out if Kirby lands a player or two out of the transfer portal.  In short, there’s enough personnel there to expect the offense in 2022 to be pretty, pretty good.