Carson Beck gives key to his improved accuracy in 2023

Georgia QB Carson Beck posted his best game as a Bulldog this weekend in a 38-point win over Kentucky. In his opinion, that’s because he is becoming even more acclimated with his teammates and weapons on the offense.

Beck spoke about his high accuracy this season during a press conference on Monday. To him, it boils down to nothing more than chemistry as he is playing more with his targets and starting to understand how they run their routes or where they want the ball.

“I think that’s just a chemistry thing,” Beck said. “As we’re continuing to play and I continue to understand certain guys, the way that they run certain routes? I think that kind of goes to say about the whole accuracy thing.”

Through Georgia’s 6-0 start, Beck is now completing 73.5% of his passes. That was bumped up after Saturday night’s beatdown of the Wildcats as he completed 80% of his passes for 389 yards and four touchdowns.

For reference, QB Stetson Bennett didn’t complete 70% of his passes over his final two seasons in Athens as he posted completion rates of 64.5% in ’21 and 68.3% in ’22.

Beck’s percentages may not remain as high by the time that the season comes to a close. Still, considering how efficient he has been on the highest volume of his career, this is only a positive for the Bulldogs as their QB1 continues to get more reps under his belt.

Beck credits Georgia’s offensive line for his big game

Georgia finally looked like Georgia again by defeating Kentucky with ease, 51-13, as the Bulldogs’ offensive unit put up 608 yards at home.

That effort was spearheaded by Carson Beck who had over 300 passing yards in the first half alone and finished the game with 389 passing yards to go with four touchdowns. Star TE Brock Bowers caught seven passes for 132 yards and a touchdown — most of which came on broken coverages and wide-open passes.

However, Beck said none of it would have been possible without his offensive line dominating in the trenches from the opening whistle.

“Especially tonight I was sitting back (in the pocket) for a while on some plays,” Beck said of his O-Line postgame. “Sometimes the mental blocks come into my head saying that I need to get the ball out but, (vs. Kentucky), I was able to hold it for one second, two seconds more. Obviously, it helps when we get guys open.”