Time will tell but Kirby might have already missed his window. I know y'all will think that is wishful thinking but UGA was better than Bama in 2017 and 2018 and blew both chances. Coaching mistakes lost both games and those chances aren't easy to come by.
Fast forward to 2019 and a lot of people close to your program was calling this team arguably your most talented ever. You have two offensive tackles that might go in the first round and your offensive line was getting praised as one of the best college football had seen in some time, Swift and Fromm were getting hype as Heisman candidates, and you had a stacked defense. That got you a loss at home to a 4-8 team, close wins that could have gone either way against ND, UF, Auburn, and A&M, and blown out in what was basically a home game for you vs. LSU. It's not getting any easier with teams like LSU, UF, and Tennessee on the come up. And now you're losing valuable assistants which are always hard to replace. Y'all will point to recruiting classes as proof you're gonna stay in the hunt but talent isn't your problem even now.