Let all the Bulldog faithful rally behind the men who now wear the red and black with two words, two simple words which express the sentiments of the entire Bulldog Nation: Auburn Sucks.
You gotta hand it to him. At 61, he’s the oldest NFL head coach to make his debut as the head coach and start the season 3-1.
With the Cleveland Browns.
With a PR nightmare QB room.
After being pretty much booed out of Baltimore and blamed as the reason why the Ravens weren’t successful, instead of tucking his tail between his legs and hanging it up, he’s making waves in the one place where most people imagine you go to let your career die.
Seems like the kind of guy you’d want to play for, no?
I gotta admit, looking back at 21 and 22, Kirby did everything he imaginably could to put together a roster of players and coaches that couldn’t be beat.
NFL teams were naming their 53 man rosters this week, and the Falcons decided to keep four quarterbacks, one of which is injured, the other is so concussed it’s questionable if he can make it out of the preseason, and two others that are more likely to be the starting quarterback by week 3 than the two highest paid guys on the team.
Meanwhile, Cash Jones missed the 53 man roster…but…
We have signed the following players to the practice squad:
Carlos Allen Jr. Vinny Anthony II James Brockermeyer Cobee Bryant Kam Dewberry Dylan Drummond Tyler Goodson Darnay Holmes Cash Jones Riley Mahlman Nick Muse Cam Sample Jack Velling Juice Wells Josh Woods… pic.twitter.com/lCWv2c8tQ0
In other news, Colbie Young and Zachariah Branch made their respective teams rosters, and Dillon Bell initially made the roster…only to have this happen a little later.
A number of former Bulldogs were cut this weekend, including Mecole Hardman, Channing Tindall, Azeez Ojulari, Dominic Lovett, Dan Jackson, Cash Jones, Noah Thomas, Malik Herring, Monty Rice, Zamir White, Trevor Etienne, Trey Hill, Lawrence Cager, Tre’ McKitty and Nazir Stackhouse. They will all hope to find new homes or potentially land on practice rosters.
Of those players, Thomas does fit the qualifications of someone who could potentially find themselves on an NFL (sic) roster, provided he gets a temporary restraining order. He was a 2022 recruit.
Technically, Bell could’ve made a return to an NCAA roster, as well…but I think we already know Kirby’s take on bringing guys from the NFL to an NCAA roster, right?
Kirby Smart says Georgia will not pursue NFL players:
"The opportunities presented to the guys on our team is important to me.
"They've earned those opportunities through an offseason, through a summer program, through a really tough fall camp." pic.twitter.com/lutqhRgXnb
How good were the 2021 Bulldawgs? Apparently, not too shabby.
QB: Stetson Bennett (Rams QB) QB: Carson Beck (Cardinals QB) RB: James Cook (Bills RB) RB: Zamir White (Saints RB) RB: Kendall Milton (Bengals RB) RB: Cash Jones (Falcons RB) WR: Ladd McConkey (Chargers WR) WR: George Pickens (Cowboys WR) WR: AD Mitchell (Jets WR) WR: Arian Smith (Jets WR) TE: Brock Bowers (Raiders TE) TE: Darnell Washington (Steelers TE) OL: Dylan Fairchild (Bengals OL) OL: Broderick Jones (Steelers OL) OL: Warren McClendon (Rams OL) OL: Amarius Mims (Bengals OL) OL: Tate Ratledge (Lions OL) OL: Jamaree Salyer (Dolphins OL) OL: Xavier Truss (Saints OL) OL: Sedrick Van Pran-Granger (Bills OL) OL: Jared Wilson (Patriots OL) DT: Jordan Davis (Eagles DT) DT: Jalen Carter (Eagles DT) DT: Zion Logue (Bills DT) DT: Warren Brinson (Packers DT) DT: Devonte Wyatt (Packers DT) DT: Nazir Stackhouse (Packers DT) DE: Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins (Vikings DE) DE: Travon Walker (Jaguars DE) LB: Robert Beal (Dolphins LB) LB: Chaz Chambliss (Vikings LB) LB: Nakobe Dean (Raiders LB) LB: Jamon Dumas-Johnson (Ravens LB) LB: Smael Mondon Jr. (Eagles LB) LB: Nolan Smith (Eagles LB) LB: Channing Tindall (Falcons LB) LB: Quay Walker (Raiders LB) DB: Javon Bullard (Packers DB) DB: Dan Jackson (Lions DB) DB: Derion Kendrick (Cowboys DB) DB: Kamari Lassiter (Texans DB) DB: Kelee Ringo (Eagles DB) DB: Tykee Smith (Buccaneers DB) DB: Ameer Speed (Cowboys DB)
Meh, but what about their special teams? I mean, there’s not one long snapper listed there.
Note: William Mote was our long snapper and he played for the Birmingham Stallions, snapping to Jack Podlesny who signed with Minnesota.
We may never see anything like it again for a while folks. I mean, unless they all come back for a fifth year of eligibility or something in the ACC. Wake Forest would be hella good, wouldn’t they?
If you had to lay money on which 2025 Dawg would score the first touchdown for the Falcons, my guess is that Cash Jones would’ve been the last option on your mind. Turns out, we were all wrong, and he did it in the most familiar of ways.
I’m not surprised that Zach Branch is doing well with the Falcons. Per this report, he’s one of the leading receivers through Atlanta’s fall camp.
What I didn’t know was this:
No NFL team has more Georgia Bulldogs than the Falcons, who have six Georgia players. Atlanta will miss Georgia linebacker Jalon Walker this season. Walker suffered a torn ACL in training camp and will miss the entire 2026 season.
No, not the Walker injury…Atlanta has the most Georgia Bulldogs? Who knew?
Of other interesting news is that Cash Jones is tied with Bijan Robinson for catches in the fall, as well.
I heard he’s a good third down back when you need to make up a lot yards on a check down. Or something like that.
From the mouth of the enemy comes high praise for the Gerogia professional development machine:
Apparently, it’s more than just hype, as Branch has been caught in a few stand out highlights from Falcons training camp. And, no, it’s not just a bunch of screen passes, either.
In other news, CJ Allen will be wearing the green dot captain’s helmet for the Colts this season, and Stetson Bennett is taking QB1 reps in LA (part of Stafford’s preseason resting) and the word is there’s “no competition” between Bennett and Alabama’s one and done sensation Ty Simpson, who is seeing limited reps in practices.
#Colts LB CJ Allen on wearing the green dot and calling the defense:
“I’m from Georgia, so I got a little southern twang. So, I gotta really enunciate my words.” 😂 pic.twitter.com/6GlewIwRt8
The 2022 defense just signed enough money in NFL contracts to buy their own island somewhere, and even Arian Smith is still on the Jets roster.
Happy to hear this for all the former Bulldogs out there…and, also, noting that Branch is being described as an excellent route runner and is smoking guys in the secondary on the deep ball.
I know what you’re thinking, and I’m thinking it, too…dammit.
Man, talk about a group that’s getting paid. Jalen Carter just inked the biggest deal for a d-lineman in league history.
Breaking: Eagles are signing two-time Pro-Bowl selection Jalen Carter to a four-year, $152 million extension worth up to $160 million, including $106 million guaranteed that now makes him the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history, per his agents Drew and Jason Rosenhaus.… pic.twitter.com/R8VZfbsKTy
If I have this right, Walker just signed for another 4 years and over $100 million with the Jaguars, and Davis, Wyatt, Dean, and Walker all just signed three year extensions for nice sums of money.
Maybe there’s something to Kirby’s formula for guys being role players during their early years just to blossom into NFL millionaires.
Just a reminder to Bear Alexander that he had two sacks as a role player in 2022, and has tallied only 2.5 since in three years with two other teams…
If you haven’t seen the slew of schedule videos that NFL teams have been releasing, you need to look some up. Atlanta has joined in the fun but also have a series of videos that are worth watching, too, including this one that features Jalon Walker:
