Brock Bowers gives initial thoughts on Mike Bobo offense
After winning the national championship, Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken left for the NFL. He was replaced by Mike Bobo, who is lucky enough to inherit the best tight end in college football, Brock Bowers.
As spring practice kicked off, Bowers gave his thoughts on the offense under Bobo to this point.
“He’s been throwing a couple wrinkles in there of his own,” Brock Bowers said. “I mean, he’s been doing a good job.”
As Bowers explained, Bobo updated his terminology to fit the current Georgia offense. That way only he needs to learn it instead of the entire roster. However, it won’t be the exact same offense as the Bulldogs ran under Monken.
“We kept most of the same terms because it’s a lot easier of a transition. He made it an easy transition for all of us. But, yeah, I like what he’s been doing, throwing a few wrinkles in there that I like.”
A four-star recruit in the Class of 2021, Brock Bowers is going into his third season. Through the first two, Bowers has 119 catches for 1,824 yards and 20 touchdowns. Bowers even has 165 yards rushing and four touchdowns.
On top of that, Bowers has been named a way too early All-American for 2023 on multiple lists, is considered a likely first-round pick in 2024, and is one of On3’s top 10 players in college football.
For his part, Mike Bobo has previously been an offensive coordinator at three SEC schools, including Georgia. So, there is a familiarity there. He was also the head coach at Colorado State for five seasons.
Bulldogs dish on Brock Bowers
Several NFL-bound Bulldogs spoke about Brock Bowers and the type of threat that he’s capable of being. That started with fellow tight end Darnell Washington.
“No teams have asked me about Brock. I feel like I wouldn’t have to tell them about his skillset. He just is. He’s got the numbers or the tape, whichever one you want to look at,” Washington said.
“Hopefully we start a trend and bring TEU to the University of Georgia. That’s what me and Brock are trying to do. Put it in stone.”
Even defensive players like Christopher Smith praised him.
“He’s one of the most humble people to be around. He doesn’t say a lot, he just puts his head down and works. He doesn’t come out there flashy, he doesn’t come out there with all the sleeves and stuff that I like to wear, all the leg sleeves and what not. He’s just out there in cleats and gloves. He comes out there ready to work, like a workhorse. Great hands, great route runner, he’s got a tremendous amount of speed and he’s tough to deal with in practice everyday.”