Head coach Kirby Smart and four members of the Georgia football team held their annual fall camp press conference Thursday.

Here are 10 of the biggest takeaways we learned from the session.

This is an area Smart and his coaches always attempt to stress, and this year is no different.

Smart explained:

“We create adversity with how we practice. The heat creates adversity. Our team will define how they respond to all these situations. You guys may write that it's based on this guy or that guy, but really, it's who we become in camp, what is our level of toughness, effort, commitment, to all of the things we've got to be good at. It takes what it takes to be great,” Smart said. “So, there's really no choice, no decision. It takes what it takes, and it takes hard work, man. It takes beating the heat, and that's what this is about. It's about finding out who has some grit within him.”

Georgia was minus David Marshall (Lisfranc injury), Michail Carter (shoulder), and Julian Rochester (knee). All were either out or limited during spring practice, but all three are back and practicing for the start of camp.

Rochester was actually cleared earlier today.

“Everybody is cleared on the D-Line. Julian is going to be cleared today, but we're not in pads,” Smart said. “Were we in pads in tackling, he stills had some room to improve there to be in full contact. But all those guys are back: Carter, Julian, all the young guys will be out there.”

Much is expected regarding wide receiver Demetris Robertson, although he’s going to still have to earn whatever playing time he ultimately receives.

When asked if the Savannah native has met his criteria, Smart answered a reporter’s question with one of his own.

“I don't know, to meet my criteria. Those are your words. Those wouldn't be my words. He doesn't have to,” Smart said. “What he has to do is play within our system and play well within our system, and play better than the people in front of him. That's his challenge. That hasn't changed from last year. He still has to play the best three to be the first three out there. To be in the top six and rotate, he's got to be in the top six, and I fully expect him to do that. He did that in the spring.”

Obviously, the potential is there for Robertson, who was seen taking reps as the first team slot receiver.

“He's done a lot of good things. There are a lot of things that he can still work on, as all our guys can,” Smart said. “But he's fast. He's explosive. I think he understands the system a little better, and I think he's probably more prepared for the competition level he's going against now.”

Time will tell, but Smart didn’t sound all that concerned about Georgia’s unproven corps of receivers.

Tyler Simmons is the leading returning wideout with just nine catches from a season ago, but despite the lack of experienced returnees, the position isn’t lacking for talent.

They just need experience, something Smart promised they will get plenty of.

“Yeah, I think we'll find out a lot more about that when we put pads on. Hard to say right now where they are if you're referencing the three new ones, and (Lawrence) Cager who has done it at a high level. But he hasn't done it with us,” Smart said. “They have a chip on their shoulder. You guys continue to call them out. We continue to call them out, and that gives them an opportunity to go shine. I hope the growth happens fast, and we need to get the guys touches as much as possible, so they can get confidence, because the biggest thing they are missing is experience"

Reporters heard about it all spring. Smart wants his defensive line to create havoc.

During Friday’s press conference, it was obvious nothing had changed.

“That's the mantra for all of them. No. 1, they have to get on the field,” Smart said. “They have to beat people out, and they have to compete, and we have to be in unbelievable conditioning and shape to be able to play, play after play, at the pace that these offenses play. “But at the end of the day, we've got to be productive. We've got to cause havoc, and we've got to tackle for a loss, sacks, ball disruptions, and get those things out of the defensive front.”

Sophomore running back James Cook is over the foot injury he suffered at the end of last year. As a result, a lot more is being expected this year.

“He's got to stay healthy and be able to maintain his health and body weight. He's explosive,” Smart said. “He's got to learn the offense to the point where he's comfortable being in the lineup at all positions. We've had a lot of packages with him involved last year, and some games we didn't need it, and some games, we did, and he wasn't able to execute it, but that's not where he's at now.”

Smart agreed that Cook is definitely more mature than he was a season ago.

“He's a much more mature individual, and we're excited to see what he can do,” Smart said. “We think he's one of our most explosive players.”

Although fans will still lament his tackling, Smart is obviously pleased with what he’s seen from junior safety Richard LeCounte.

“Yeah, Richard is much wiser. He's much more coachable. He understands he's in pursuit of excellence, not perfection, and there's a difference,” Smart said. “I think that as he grows, he can help younger players in that room realize that you're not going to be perfect, but we are in pursuit of excellence. When a coach asks you something, challenges you, it's just to help you, and he's now much more receptive of that, and I think it's made him a lot better player.”

LeCounte is battling Otis Reese for the starting job opposite J.R. Reed.

With so many options at outside linebacker, Smart was asked if he’d ultimately settle for specific packages during the course of the average game.

Apparently, that’s just going to depend. “It's going to depend on how the set ratio is. If there's a lot of separation, you won't see a package. If there's not much separation and it becomes an advantage for us to keep a fresh guy out there, then he'll play more,” Smart said. “The bottom line is, we want the best players on the field at the right time, and if somebody stands out, somebody is exceptional--we didn’t have a package when Roquan was here, so we’re going to have a committee, even if it’s dead even.”

Adam Anderson, Brenton Cox, Azeez Ojulari, Robert Beal, Nolan Smith, Walter Grant, and Jermaine Johnson are the top names who will be battling for playing time.