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ATHENS, Ga. -- Kirby Smarts first season as Georgias head coach isnt going as planned.Visions of an SEC East title, a premier bowl game and a high national ranking were essentially ruined by last weekends stunning home loss to Vanderbilt.Fans might be getting restless, but Smart insists hes still confident in himself and his staff despite the Bulldogs (4-3) losing three of four.Welcome to the world we live in as coaches, Smart said Tuesday. Youve got to figure out what you can do best and better to get these kids a chance to be successful. I think that comes through a lot of things -- confidence, improvement, recruiting. Theres a lot of areas that were going to improve on. But am I questioning myself? No, not at all.Smart spent eight years as defensive coordinator at Alabama, where he helped the Crimson Tide win four national titles under head coach Nick Saban and was made the nations highest-paid assistant in 2013.Smart was hired by his alma mater last December, replacing Mark Richt and hoping to make the Bulldogs a consistent contender for the SEC East title.Its hardly been an easy ride.Georgia had a No. 9 ranking after winning the opener against North Carolina, but its been out of The Associated Press poll since losing to Tennessee on a last-second touchdown pass three weeks ago.With this job comes criticism. Im accepting of that, Smart said. Ive seen it. Ive seen it with good friends. Ive seen it with programs Ive been in. That doesnt scare me. What Im worried about is our team and our players developing and getting better. Thats the most important thing.Smart is using the first two days of this weeks bye to work on fundamentals. Theyre off until Oct. 29 against Florida.The offense lacks identity. Nick Chubb began the season as a legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate but has five games under 100 yards rushing. He had just one below the mark in his first two years as the starting tailback.Freshman quarterback Jacon Eason isnt getting much time to throw. The Bulldogs have allowed 17 sacks, most in the Southeastern Conference.His protection was better against Vanderbilt as Eason threw for a career-best 346 yards. But Chubb and Sony Michel combined for just 68 yards rushing and neither touched the ball on a late fourth-and-one pitch that fell apart.The Bulldogs clearly must get Chubb, a bruising runner, more involved. He dominated in two games but otherwise hasnt been used enough.Im very pleased with how we run it some games, and then Im very upset where we couldnt some games, Smart said. Youve got to be diversified enough. Thats the truth in the SEC and in college football.Special teams play has been poor. Before Rodrigo Blankenship hit on all three attempts last Saturday, Georgia had gone 4 for 9 on field-goal attempts. Big blunders against Vanderbilt dropped the Bulldogs to a No. 120 ranking in kickoff coverage, 57th in kickoff return average and 60th in punt average. They also rank 70th punt return average.Smart is taking a closer look at what he can do to get it all fixed.I think Ive got to be just as much hands-on with everything, he said. I think the parts that Im hands-on the most would probably be the defense and special teams. The offense, I get to spend time there, but theres only so much time in the day.---Online:AP College Football coverage: http://collegefootball.ap.org/ Cheap MLB Jerseys .C. United of Major League Soccer. United chose the defender in the second round of the 2013 MLS re-entry draft. Cheap Orioles Jerseys Authentic . Most important, perhaps, it went off without a hitch. 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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Colin Kaepernick is on track to make his first appearance of the preseason for San Francisco on Friday night against the Green Bay Packers after his tired shoulder made it through a full week of practice without any limitations.Everything has been going great, Kaepernick said Wednesday. Everything has been going as planned. Im excited to get back out there Friday.Coach Chip Kelly said Kaepernick looked good in practice this week and is expected to play barring any setbacks before the game. Kelly said no decision has been made on whether Kaepernick or Blaine Gabbert will start against Green Bay but Kelly said earlier this month that he planned to give both quarterbacks competing for the starting job a chance to play with the first-team offense in the preseason.Kelly said the final decision on who will start and who will play wont be made until after consulting with the teams head of sports medicine Jeff Ferguson on Friday.Kaepernick, who lost his starting job to Gabbert last season, has had limited practice time. He missed the offseason program after undergoing surgery during the offseason on his non-throwing shoulder, right thumb and left knee. He resumed practice at the start of training camp but was not able to throw in practice from Aug. 11 to Aug. 22 because of a tired right shoulder.But Kaepernick believes he still has a legitimate shot to win back his starting job.Im going to go out and show everything I can these next two games to make sure I put my best foot forward to show this organization, this team, this coaching staff what Im capable of, he said.Kelly said Kaepernick has had no limitations this week in practice and is quickly getting up to speed with the offense.Hes been sharp with all the things mentally, Kelly said. Theres always a little bit -- when you take some time off from the physical standpoint -- there may be a ball that was behind from a timing standpoint,, but theres no indecision where he doesnt know where hes going.ddddddddddddIts been a rough stretch for Kaepernick, whose career has plummeted since leading the Niners to the Super Bowl following the 2012 season and the NFC championship game the following year.He lost his starting job last season, dealt with various injuries and was nearly traded to Denver in the offseason. When asked about the state of his relationship with general manager Trent Baalke, Kaepernick would only call it a business relationship. Kaepernick also declined to describe a recent conversation between the two as good, saying only, We had a conversation.The time off has given Gabbert a leg up in the competition. He took all the first-team practice snaps in the offseason and again while Kaepernick rested his shoulder earlier this month.Gabbert has also taken all the first-team snaps in the first two preseason games, going 10 for 19 for 132 yards and one touchdown for a 92.4 passer rating. He has thrown no interceptions and taken no sacks.Gabbert is back to splitting time with Kaepernick for now.You just have to make the most of your opportunity, he said. Rather than getting eight reps a period, you get four with the ones, four with the twos. ... Each rep is a piece of gold. You have to cherish that and make the most of that opportunity.Game notes First-round DL DeForest Buckner has practiced fully this week after sitting out last weeks preseason game with a lower-body injury. Kelly said Buckners status will be determined Friday. ... Kelly said Anthony Davis will get time at right guard in the game if hes comfortable there. 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