Chico Bennett leaving

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Do we just need a comings and goings thread at this point? Good luck, Chico!
 
He played a lot last year then got hurt. He played a good bit this year too.
 
Not sure what happened... coach praised him up and down last year. Outside of AB, he may have been our most impactful true freshman during the 2019 season. Then it appeared he was beat out by both Kennard and Ivey this year for PT.
 
That room is pretty full and only getting even more crowded. Chico was a good player but somebody was going to leave eventually and it was going to be somebody good. Look at who is still in that room:

Curtis Ryans
Jordan Domineck
Jared Ivey
Kyle Kennard
Sylvain Yondjouen
Kevin Harris transferring in from Bama
and possibility of Clayton returning.
 
I was a big Chico fan last season and thought this kid would be an impact player for us. That being said, @GoGATech just showed us how crowded the room is -and will be.
 
Well, this is different. I guess to be expected but it is wild. So many players leaving and coming.

I wonder if this is the new standard OPs or will settle down over the years.

I have no idea how UGA. Bama and Clemson keep so many good players happy sitting on the bench for a year or 2. I guess our players have different motivation at this time so it will be interesting to see if/when it stabilizes.
 
Ivey looks like he's going to be a contributor. Kennard has some upside and Domineck played really well.
The rest in that room? As the man said, don't confuse numbers with depth.
 
swampsting said:
Ivey looks like he's going to be a contributor. Kennard has some upside and Domineck played really well.
The rest in that room? As the man said, don't confuse numbers with depth.
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Sylvain was our best DE when he went down. Ryans also played well before he missed a few games. Those guys aren't just "numbers."
 
Walton said:
Well, this is different. I guess to be expected but it is wild. So many players leaving and coming.

I wonder if this is the new standard OPs or will settle down over the years.

I have no idea how UGA. Bama and Clemson keep so many good players happy sitting on the bench for a year or 2. I guess our players have different motivation at this time so it will be interesting to see if/when it stabilizes.
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Covid isn’t helping. There’s nothing that these players can do to take their minds off of school, football, and covid.
 
swampsting said:
Ivey looks like he's going to be a contributor. Kennard has some upside and Domineck played really well.
The rest in that room? As the man said, don't confuse numbers with depth.
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Sylvain also played well but got hurt 2 or 3 games in.

Sylvain/Ivey at SDE and Domineck/Kennard at WDE should be fairly solid. Harris incoming, who knows? And then there is Clayton, Ryans, Casey, Owens, plus the recruits Collins and Robinson (both 5.7 rated on Rivals.)
 
Walton said:
Well, this is different. I guess to be expected but it is wild. So many players leaving and coming.

I wonder if this is the new standard OPs or will settle down over the years.

I have no idea how UGA. Bama and Clemson keep so many good players happy sitting on the bench for a year or 2. I guess our players have different motivation at this time so it will be interesting to see if/when it stabilizes.
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I think this is the new normal. The transfer portal will be our saving grace for a while because we have to divest ourselves of several players. Three or four leaving and three or four transferring in each year will change the roster pretty fast.
 
GoGATech said:
Sylvain was our best DE when he went down. Ryans also played well before he missed a few games. Those guys aren't just "numbers."
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Ryans was a monster in the FSU game and then just kinda seemed to disappear.
 
swampsting said:
Ivey looks like he's going to be a contributor. Kennard has some upside and Domineck played really well.
The rest in that room? As the man said, don't confuse numbers with depth.
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Wut. Even if Clayton decides not to return it’s still debatable whether Ivey or Kennard will crack a traditional 2 deep next year with Domineck, Youndjen, Ryans, and now Harris around.

Don’t confuse quality depth with numbers.
 
I think we will have a plus rotation at DE now the babies have some experience. Don't know if the injuries will have lasting consequences on Ryans etc.

Clayton, if he is healthy and unleashed, could be a monster. May never find out, but the ability is there.
 
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