Brock Vandagriff talks about importance of sound decision-making process
Replacing Stetson Bennett, who led Georgia to two national championships, won’t be easy. Luckily, the Bulldogs have a wealth of talented signal callers competing for the job like Carson Beck and Brock Vandagriff.
With the quarterback battle in full swing, Vandagriff spoke about how important decision making has been for him.
“When it comes to decision making it’s just all about being consistent and not going like this right here,” Brock Vandagriff said as he demonstrated a wave motion with his hand.
“And at the quarterback position that’s this right here [steady], whether that’s the physical aspect or the mental aspect. You just got to stay the same and stay consistent during practice. When stuff doesn’t go your way, you can’t make a bad play a catastrophe. That’s what Coach [Mike] Bobo always tells us.”
With the quarterback competition in full swing, Brock Vandagriff knows that he can only control what he can control. For now, that’s being as consistent a performer as he possibly can be.
“And, I think, that’s something I’ve been getting better at is just making sure I stay the same and not having eight great plays, eight really bad plays, just keeping the same. Just trying to keep hammering the nail.”
Another key piece of development for Brock Vandagriff is his defensive recognition. As he improves there, he will find it easier to consistently make the right decisions.
“So just with ways I’m trying to like grow and develop my game would just be like defensive recognition,” said Vandagriff.
“When you go with the threes or the twos, you can look out there and pretty much have a feel for what they’re going to be in. Like, alright, they’re starting this; it’s probably going to end up in this.”
Brock Vandagriff on the quarterback competition
The reality is that the Georgia quarterbacks aren’t just trying to improve, they’re trying to win the starting job. Despite this, Brock Vandagriff insisted that it’s still a good environment.
“I think it just really comes down to healthy competition. If you have a dude that’s one of the best in the nation or wherever, and then you have a couple of lesser opponents, that guy’s not going to get pushed every day in practice. I mean, we have three of four dudes that are just, they’re biting at the nip every time they’re out there. Just you know, hey man, after this play if I’ve got a question, turn around and ask somebody what did they see, like what did you see on this play,” Vandagriff said.
“It’s just a really healthy competition, because everybody’s pushing the other to be great, and then you can turn around in the meeting rooms and say hey, I think you could’ve done this better, or what’d you see on this play. It’s just a good environment, and I’m glad to be here.”