Georgia Football: Bulldogs Poised for a Bounceback Year in 2015

Several Georgia Bulldogs players had great 2014 seasons, and they were the reason why the team was able to win 10 games. Nick Chubb, Quincy Mauger, Jordan Jenkins and Leonard Floyd all played well when they needed to, and they show no signs of slowing down in 2015.

But a few Bulldogs did not live up to their potential last year, either because of injuries or lack of execution. However, it's a new season, and the players who struggled have a chance to bounce back and help the Bulldogs reach their goals in 2015.

Jay Rome

Jay Rome is a veteran tight end who had a ton of potential when he first arrived in Athens. However, due to injures and playing under All-SEC tight end Arthur Lynch, Rome hasn't had the career he hoped for.

Rome comes into spring practice healthy and more focused than ever before. Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald (via Savannah Morning News) reported that Rome is spending more time studying the playbook, and he believes that he will have a bigger role because of new offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer.

Rome has shown he can be productive, as he caught a touchdown pass in the 2012 SEC Championship Game. But if he can stay healthy, he will be a valuable piece of the offense this season.

Justin Scott-Wesley

After suffering an ACL injury in 2013, Justin Scott-Wesley returned last season, but he was not explosive and never made any big plays as a receiver.

A lot of his struggles last season had to do with him not being fully healed from the ACL injury. That is not the case this spring, as he was able to catch eight passes for 127 yards and a touchdown in the scrimmage on Saturday.

Scott-Wesley has impressed the coaches and players with his speed, route running and toughness. Those qualities were what made him so effective in 2012, and they will be the reason he will have a strong 2015 season.

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Malcolm Mitchell

Like Scott-Wesley, Malcolm Mitchell suffered an ACL injury in 2013, and he did not look right when he came back last season. When Mitchell is healthy, he can be a dangerous receiver, and he was a key component in the Bulldogs run at the SEC title in 2012.

Mitchell is not having a spring like Scott-Wesley's, but he was able to put together a solid scrimmage, catching three passes for 44 yards on Saturday. The best-case scenario is to have Mitchell and Scott-Wesley play opposite of each other this season. If that happens and both players are healthy, the Bulldogs could do some damage in terms of stretching the field.

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Good to see Malcolm Mitchell out there healthy and making hard cuts pic.twitter.com/1w9TsPvS0f

— Bulldog Roundtable (@dawgroundtable) March 31, 2015"

Keith Marshall

Keith Marshall is another player that was injured in 2013 and could never get going when he returned in 2014.

However, Marshall entered spring practice with no limitations, and he looked strong in the first few sessions. Marshall did suffer a hamstring injury a few days before the Saturday scrimmage, but Seth Emerson of Columbus' Ledger-Enquirer said that he was able to return to practice, but he did not take part in the scrimmage.

The hamstring is something to watch, but Marshall looks poised to have a year like he did in 2012 if he is can stay the course.