Jordan Jenkins on Georgia Tech's cut blocking: 'There's a chance you might get hurt'

ATHENS, Ga. -- At the beginning of each practice, Georgia works on getting off cut blocks. It's a standard fundamental drill but not anything the players normally carry over to the installation periods of practice.

This week is a little different.

With Georgia Tech cut blocking a ton on offense, there is an added emphasis on this particular facet entering Saturday's game.

And with the dangers that come with cut blocking, which puts defenders' knees in harm's way, consider outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins not a fan.

"As a defensive player you can't really get up and get excited to play a team like Georgia Tech," Jenkins said. "That offense sucks for you. There's a chance you might get hurt. There's a chance you're going to be bruised up, banged up afterward. It's not a type of offense you get excited to play. That's why it attributes to the hate a lot of Georgia players have for Tech."

Georgia got somewhat of a look in how to get off of cut blocks during last week's 23-17 win over Georgia Southern. But what Georgia Southern did doesn't compare much to Georgia Tech. Georgia Southern mostly cut block on the perimeter - one in particular being a flagged play which briefly injured inside linebacker Jake Ganus.

But the limited experience Georgia got last Saturday could help entering this week's rivalry game.

"You can't practice it full speed because people can get hurt," Ganus said. "Seeing it in the game, seeing it live kind of woke you up. It was really good practice. Tech does a really good job at it. This week we are practicing it a lot. It should get us ready for it."

Nose tackle Chris Mayes acknowledged the difficulties of getting ready for Georgia Tech's cut blocking. But having practiced it a little bit at a time over the entire season, with the added emphasis on it this week, Mayes believes Georgia will be ready for what Georgia Tech brings.

"It's something you definitely hate but we've been practicing it since day one," nose tackle Chris Mayes said. "We start off our drills playing cut blocks. We're used to it, accustomed to it. It's just not as many teams do it as frequently as Georgia Tech does."

This story was originally published November 25, 2015 at 3:21 PM with the headline "Jordan Jenkins on Georgia Tech's cut blocking: 'There's a chance you might get hurt' ."