A.J. Green ranked No. 4 in draft (and Bama’s loaded again)
Georgia wide receiver A.J. Green is projected the No. 4 player in the next NFL draft, according to Mel Kiper. (Bob Andres/AJC)
Good morning. Sorry, no cake blogs are on the horizon, but I’ll let you know.
I’ve made it pretty clear in the past that trying to grade NFL drafts immediately after the fact is a useless exercise, akin to reviewing a restaurant based on what’s on the menu.
So this might seem like a bit of a contradiction. But here goes: Some of the “expert” draftniks, including ESPN’s Mel Kiper, actually do a pretty decent job ranking the top players eligible for the next NFL draft. Even some general managers will tell you so.
Where they fail at times is understanding a team’s needs and how a certain player fits into a team’s schemes, based on his strengths and weaknesses. And, of course, there can be a significant difference of opinion on how extreme those strengths and weaknesses are.
For example: Some people ripped the Falcons’ first pick, Sean Weatherspoon, based on the fact that he’s not a classic blitzing outside linebacker that can help their pass rush. Left unsaid is that the Falcons see him as an EVERY-down back who can significantly help their pass coverage against the NFC South’s tight ends and running back, as well as defend the run and, yes, blitz.
With that said, Kiper — who I understand has quite a following — just came out with his first “Big Board” of the top 25 eligible players for the 2011 draft. Kiper pats himself on the back a little before listing the players, and that’s OK:
A little perspective to start. Last year, back before any games in the college season had even been played, my first Big Board came out. Looking back, six of the players in that top 10 actually went in the top 10 of the recent draft. A few guys fell for various reasons. Whether it was Carlos Dunlap’s judgment, a really odd interview process for Dez Bryant, or simply bad tape for Taylor Mays, some guys didn’t remain that high. It happens every year.
OK, here’s what will be of the most most interest to you:
♦ Georgia wide receiver A.J. Green is the highest-ranked local player on the board: fourth overall, behind only two quarterbacks, Jake Locker of Washington and Andrew Luck of Stanford, and North Carolina defensive end Robert Quinn. Green will only be a junior but most expect him to come out. Kiper’s comment: “The profile of a No. 1 receiver. Great size and speed, instinctive, great hands.”
♦ There are no Georgia Tech players in the top 25, after Derrick Morgan and Demaryius Thomas both made the list last season.
♦ Anybody projecting Alabama to take a significant step back after winning the national championship should think again. Three returning players are among the top 17 on Kiper’s list: Defensive end Marcel Dareus (7), running back Mark Ingram (11), wide receiver Julio Jones (17).
♦ The top 25 list includes seven players from the ACC (below in blue) and six from the SEC (in red).
Here’s the list. Let me know what you think.
♦
1. Jake Locker, QB, Washington.
2. Andrew Luck*, QB, Stanford.
3. Robert Quinn*, DE, North Carolina.
4. A.J. Green*, WR, Georgia.
5. Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa.
6. Ryan Mallett*, QB, Arkansas.
7. Marcel Dareus*, DE, Alabama.
8. Anthony Costanzo, DT, Boston College.
9. Cameron Heyward, DE, Ohio State.
10. Patrick Peterson*, CB, LSU.
11. Mark Ingram, RB*, Alabama.
12. Aaron Williams*, CB, Texas.
13. Marvin Austin, DT, North Carolina.
14. Jonathan Baldwin*, WR, Pittsburgh.
15. Ryan Williams, RB, Virginia Tech.
16. Allen Bailey, DE, Miami.
17. Julio Jones*, WR, Alabama.
18. Bruce Carter, OLB, North Carolina.
19. Michael Floyd*, WR, Notre Dame.
20. Akeem Ayers*, OLB, UCLA.
21. Ras-I Dowling, CB, Virginia.
22. Jurrell Casey, DT, USC.
23. Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska.
24. Gabe Carimi, OT, Washington.
25. Rahim Moore*, S, UCLA.
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143 comments Add your comment
juvenal
May 6th, 2010
9:45 am
1st…
juvenal
May 6th, 2010
9:48 am
hence TB picking unc; at least we got something out of our 2 this year…
JMar
May 6th, 2010
9:49 am
A.J. Jones is primed for a good year.
gdawingkalamazoo
May 6th, 2010
9:53 am
Welcome to Detroit AJ. Stafford can help you settle in.
Tucker T
May 6th, 2010
9:55 am
WE WANT CAKE BLOG! WE WANT CAKE BLOG!
Tucker T
May 6th, 2010
9:57 am
3 QB’s in the top 6 seems unlikely to me. 1 or 2 of those will drop just because of team needs.
CovDAWG
May 6th, 2010
9:57 am
uhhh, AJ Jones? Is he some new player that we’ve got? I wonder how he’ll enjoy playing with AJ Green?
Bangkapi Ajarn
May 6th, 2010
9:59 am
Jeff;
Not to be picky, but you might want to review:
“Georgia wide receiver A.J. Jones is the highest-ranked local player on the board:”
A.J.Green?
Would have sent this email, but didn’t see a convenient link, sorry.
Matt
May 6th, 2010
10:04 am
So we’ll have had the #1 and the #15 pick in the 09 draft (also MM was drafted fairly high that year) and the #4 pick in the upcoming draft, all of whom attended school for 1 year together and we accomplished nothing. Great job coaching staff!!!! Can many other teams say that??? I guess if their defense was as $hitty as ours they could. Great job coaches!!!!!!
Pi$$onaDAWG
May 6th, 2010
10:04 am
AJ Green leaves early for the NFL and his stats want be a good as Bey Bey Thomas’ of TECH. What a sad sad statment on Bobo’s caoching and Richt’s player management. AJ in 3 yrs has 3 different QB’s and 2 did or will sux and as a Freshman he didn’t get that much Time with Stafford.
Dr. Sigmund Football
May 6th, 2010
10:05 am
Just as we all knew. Julio Jones is ranked 13 spots below Green. In the preseason, many were referring to Jones as 1A, to Green’s 1B, which was obviously bull. Talent will out and it has.
dawgster
May 6th, 2010
10:06 am
Thats fantastic we have A.J. Green and A.J. Jones…what a talented group or receivers for opposing teams to try and defend next season…
dawgster
May 6th, 2010
10:06 am
dang, had some misspellings also, can happen to anyone…
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
May 6th, 2010
10:06 am
I hope AJ stays and goes after his Senior Season- will the new NFL rules apply by then? As far as 1st round dract pick $$??
Thomas
May 6th, 2010
10:07 am
Isn’t AJ Jones the cousin of JD Stokley?
Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points
May 6th, 2010
10:08 am
So read that Tech fans. Now not only can we talk smack to you about the game Nov, 28th 2009, but it looks like now we have…. the upper hand in the draft??
Not a soul cares about Draft Position, but apparently you Nerds did this past draft. So we will be sure and let you hear all about how this one goes when that time comes.
{{{{{30-24}}}}}
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
May 6th, 2010
10:08 am
at least AJ knows how to catch a ball POAD when the game is on the line
OMG
May 6th, 2010
10:08 am
Green is far too high. He appears gifted in size, speed, etc. but he is not a game changer. Has his leadership or great ability led to wins against LSU or UF? Did we lose to UT and KY…two very average to below average teams…with him on the field? His name seems to disappear from too many games.
That said, he likely is still a top 10 pick simply because the 2011 draft will be very, very weak in receivers. This last year had several but with such a weak class coming up…Green’s stock will be inflated similar to the OLB the Falcons picked this year or many of the DL’s that went this year.
#1 BAMA FAN
May 6th, 2010
10:11 am
Dr. Football….AJ Green is a good athlete and will probably be a good player in the NFL. Julio Jones is a good athlete and has had a few injuries (which he played through) and has not lived up to all of the hype. AJ Green’s numbers are better mostly because he is the DAWGS number one weapon. Another difference is Julio has three Championship rings from last year and a chance to win more this year. RTR
Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points
May 6th, 2010
10:12 am
How do you avoid being mugged on Tech’s “campus” on a Thursday night??
Attend the football game.
Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points
May 6th, 2010
10:13 am
What do Georgia Tech and Marijuana have in common??
They are both frequently SMOKED in bowls.
Delbert D.
May 6th, 2010
10:13 am
Another multiple personality guy?
Dr. Sigmund Football
May 6th, 2010
10:14 am
All I said is Green is the better player. He is, Alabama cache aside. Congratulations on your championships and to all whose teams have won championships. I’m not a UGA guy, or a Bama guy, so really, other than enjoying watching both teams play, don’t care.
Dr. Sigmund Football
May 6th, 2010
10:15 am
Sorry, that’s cachet.
dawgster
May 6th, 2010
10:15 am
OMG, dont think your argument about Green holds any water…to say he is not a game changer, well i would have to disagree, he can only make things happen if the ball is thrown his way…You need to go back and look at what he does not so much getting the ball, but what it does to the defenses and how they cover him…No he can’t do it all by himself thats why there are 11 guys on the field on offense..It takes everyone doing there job and if they do he most definitely is a game changer and has been..You must also remember he was not 100% for a good part of the season…We also hope to have a QB that can get the ball to him more often…
RomeDawg
May 6th, 2010
10:16 am
Pi$$onadawg,
Hooked on phonics can work for you. Too many grammatical and spelling errors to try to list. Georgia Tech must be so proud of you. AJ Green is a stud.
DeepDiver
May 6th, 2010
10:17 am
Let me add to the throng that can’t wait to see this A.J. Jones kid get out on the field. What a complement he will be to our incumbent AJ, Mr. Green. Jones has risen from a virtual unknown to land on Kiper’s big board, all without even stepping out on to the field yet for an official collegiate game.
bryant
May 6th, 2010
10:18 am
Julio is finally healthy no way he lasts till 17.
Tucker T
May 6th, 2010
10:18 am
NFL scouts care less about stats and more about size, speed, etc. How many QB’s have we seen in the past that put up huge numbers and then weren’t even drafted or taken very late in the draft. Colt Brennan anyone? A.J’s stats are going to be of much less importance than how he performs in the combine.
Jeff Schultz
May 6th, 2010
10:27 am
Tucker T — Not until you eat your dinner!
J(Z)
May 6th, 2010
10:27 am
I can’t understand why everyone is so high on Jake Locker, his team won 5 games last year. And how about the track record of non-USC Pac-10 QB’s?
Christian Ponder WILL be in the top 25 of the 2011 draft.
Delbert D.
May 6th, 2010
10:28 am
Stanford QB goes #2 without Toby in his backfield? Hmmm…
Jeff Schultz
May 6th, 2010
10:28 am
Tucker T — Pretty sure Jake Locker isn’t dropping. He would’ve been one of the top picks this year if he had come out.
Will
May 6th, 2010
10:29 am
A J Jones…….nice one. Just like the top of your head, you have a bunch of “nothingness” between your ears. No one in South GA would have made such a mistake. You are an embarrassment to everyone above Macon.
Jeff Schultz
May 6th, 2010
10:32 am
Fixed — AJ Jones becomes AJ Green again, a relief to his family, friends and fans.
Jeff Schultz
May 6th, 2010
10:34 am
Thirty Points to your … Gotta admit: that Tech/bowls/marijuana line made me laugh.
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waynester
May 6th, 2010
10:42 am
30 points
That was a good ‘un–really funny–but not as funny as Kiper bragging about his 60% success rate! That amounts to a D-minus or (translated for Mel) a Frowny-Face….
chemdawg
May 6th, 2010
10:44 am
The cake blog was one of your finest, but I think you let the success get to your head. The sure-fire route is to blame it on outsourcing. At least “Jones” isn’t synonymous with some bodily organ.
Stinger
May 6th, 2010
10:50 am
Green has no one to throw to him, just like last year. His numbers will be around 35 receptions for 205 yds. Not NFL numbers.
Oh, where are the dawgs ranked? Didn’t think so.
The 2010 CENSUS
May 6th, 2010
10:56 am
Jeff, trying to screw us up eh? We were driving out to the Green’s house to find Mr. Jones. Evidently they didn’t count AJ Jones. You owe us gas money. Or a beer.
Tech Guy
May 6th, 2010
11:00 am
Gailey’s recruits are gone, and now Tech doesn’t have high NFL draft players. Gailey’s recruiting was improving every year, and he was bringing in NFL type players.
Ron Mexico
May 6th, 2010
11:00 am
Thirty Points to your … Gotta admit: that Tech/bowls/marijuana line made me laugh.
Me too Jeff, that one was pretty good!. UGA has a couple of big ole lineman too that will probably go pretty high, get it, pretty high!
tormentor
May 6th, 2010
11:02 am
Not surprising they put in that picture, it was before the gators laid him out.
dawgdawgdawg
May 6th, 2010
11:02 am
I think AJ & Julio will both have great seasons this year and will both be making a lot of plays at the next level. With Mike Moore already signing with Detroit, Stafford could have 2 former Dawgs at receiver
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
11:03 am
AJ Jones was the LB that picked of Cox right at the beginning of the 3rd Quarter.
richard cranium
May 6th, 2010
11:05 am
Dawgie fans just LOVE to talk about “the next year”…. every year.
Just wait… UGAg hasn’t done anything since 1980. Before the internet was invented.
Just a side note – Interesting how the ACC had more 1st round NFL picks than the SEC…and GT had 2 in the 1st round.
Oh wait – I forgot… ya’ll run this state… Pffffftttttt…
Tom
May 6th, 2010
11:07 am
Ohio State’s Cameron Heyward is local…just sayin’
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
11:07 am
richard cranium, lets just see how stupid it is to brag about 2 in the first round and you got your a$$es whipped in your tiny stadium by a team that went to the weed eater bowl. Impressive clowns!!
Gator Girl
May 6th, 2010
11:10 am
So you are saying he is gone after this year? That’s good, the Frosh won’t be getting him the ball much. On another note Mettenberger…Bad Dawg, Woof Woof
gte268p
May 6th, 2010
11:10 am
not as good as calvin!
Marcus aka decatur g
May 6th, 2010
11:10 am
In the interest of looking forward, can we even project the Falcons needs this far in advance?
TE (T. Gonzo’s eventual retirement) and maybe OL may be the obvious spots, depending on how Hawley works out, and if we still have faith that Blaylock and Baker will be serviceable as pros. Maybe outside consideration for DE, if Abraham doesn’t get back to form and we need another guy for the DE rotation to add to Sidbury and Biermann.
Other than that, we won’t see our weaknesses until maybe mid-season this year.
Smoke
May 6th, 2010
11:11 am
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, Mel Kiper also had Jimmy Clausen #8 overall. His predictions weren’t exactly great.
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
11:14 am
Smoke, Mel needs to lay off the weed and drink some Dos XX. Stay thirsty..
1eyedJack
May 6th, 2010
11:16 am
The Dawgs sure could have used Allen Bailey. Tough to see one you really wanted get away.
Jeff Schultz
May 6th, 2010
11:18 am
Stinger — I know Aaron Murray is a freshman, but the offense can’t possibly be worse than it was last year, can it?
1eyedJack
May 6th, 2010
11:19 am
Richard Cranium…what’d the kids in school call you?
the most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
11:19 am
Smoke, I am sorry I offended you.
Jeff Schultz
May 6th, 2010
11:19 am
Ron Mexico — Thanks for checking in. How’s Philly?
Thom Thumb
May 6th, 2010
11:20 am
Jeff and stinger, did you see murray trying to see over his line. If the OL cant open holes for the RB’s it is going to be a very long year.
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
11:21 am
1eyed, back then we called them sissies, now they wave rainbow flags.
Jeff Schultz
May 6th, 2010
11:21 am
Tom — Obviously was talking about the colleges. But yes, for all who don’t know: Cameron Heyward is from Suwanee and went to Peachtree Ridge HS. He’s 6-5, 288 and a beast.
Mark
May 6th, 2010
11:23 am
Actually Tucker that is the only reason Brennen was drafted (his stats). The same holds true for Tebow. Seriously, how can you trade 3 draft picks for a player like him. He’s a winner, great that should really translate to a lot of NFL wins.
Fact is he is a QB who relied HEAVILY on his ability to run with the football. VERY few teams in college football have the D to stop a player like that. Those who were able to shut down his threat of running, thereby making him beat them with is arm, won. Since he won’t be able to be a threat to run in the NFL how is it to be expected that he will be successful???
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
11:29 am
Mark, only a fool would bet against a player who has won at every level. Funny thing, Bradford ran out of the shotgun also and not a single analyst wondered if he could adapt at under center snaps and Bradford had better have a good line because dude is fragile. If you watched the 08 SEC championship game 4th qtr and the second half of the 08 NC, he beat Bama and OK with his arm and they were two very stout D’s. His problem last year is he had no recievers and still led the nation in efficiency.
JB
May 6th, 2010
11:40 am
Boy, I hope we don’t waste AJ’s last year in Athens…….It would be a shame for him to only catch 30 balls or so when he has the talent to catch 70.
Dan
May 6th, 2010
11:42 am
AJ is one gamebreaker on Georgia’s roster. So is Murray, who McCoy said was “the best he’d ever seen” So is Ealey (broke Herschel Walker’s record in high school and averaging more yards per carry in college), Branden Smith (12 ypc higher than Percy Harvin–ranked #2 athlete in nation), Charles Olson (ranked #1 TE in nation), Boykin (3 KO’s for td’s). These big 5 could all win a Heisman, if 3 click this year, it’s light’s out. The OLine will have many future NFL picks, they’ve given up least sacks and average 247 yards a game on the ground.
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
11:50 am
Dan, good morning patrick.
GoodTimes
May 6th, 2010
11:53 am
This whole discussion is stupid. Everyone who follows college football knows that AJ is awesome. But what also applies in the draft are issues of intelligence, behavior, and rumors of behavior. That last one is a killer (ask Jonathan D.) Plus, the needs of the NFL teams. It’s fun to BS about, but don’t take Mel too seriously. If Jimmy Claussen doesn’t work out, Mel will have to take up a new trade.
DP
May 6th, 2010
11:53 am
Marcel Dareus, Mark Ingram and Julio Jones are all rising juniors from the 2008 recruiting class. Two other members of the same class are also candidates to come out early and be first round draft picks: linebacker Dont’a Hightower and safety Mark Barron. If Hightower is all the way back from his knee injury I’ll be very surprised if he doesn’t go in the top 20 draft picks next year.
Reality Tide
May 6th, 2010
11:54 am
Mark it down—this Bama team is better than last years and will win Title #14 in January, 2011—with an easy win over Ohio State. Saban’s built a machine that will be dominating the country for years!!!!
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
11:55 am
GoodTimes, Ask Carlos Dunlap and Aaron Hernandez.
Mark
May 6th, 2010
11:55 am
Most interesting man alive- All Heisman Trophy winners have been successful “at every level”. Only about 3-4 of them have been worth $hit in the NFL. You can’t deny the fact that running was a HUGE part of his game. His success throwing was dependent on his threat to run. I didn’t say that he was never successful throwing just that when his ability to run was taken away he was VERY ineffective.
Mark
May 6th, 2010
11:57 am
Let me be clear. He is a fine young man. If my son grows up to have his same values I will consider myself a VERY lucky man. That being said I just think that trading 3 picks to move up to take him in the first round and essentially giving the impression that he is the next face of your franchise seems pretty absurd. Drafting in say the 3rd round or later to see if in fact he has what it takes just seems way more realistic.
PMC
May 6th, 2010
11:58 am
People just misunderstood the Falcons priorities. That happens a lot for national people who aren’t that close to a team. They look and see Abraham a bit old and what they have on the other side and say… Pass Rush is the biggest issue.
The Falcons though have had trouble at outside linebacker since they titanically botched the Ed Hartwell deal. Hartwell was a bum and they cut their quality MLB in Chris Draft to get him. Due to Hartwells injuries and general worthlessness they forced Brooking inside where he was out of position for the last few relevant years of his career. The Falcons have been middling to awful at outside linebacker since.
So thier biggest issues, namely run defense inside on the DL the Secondary, and the inability to get off the field on 3rd down due to the inability of the linebackers to cover short routes were thier real issues. They had no depth at DT so they got Peters. They had guys potentially leaving next year so they fortified the OL. They had a gaping hole at WLB in coverage and as a blitzer age and no depth so they got Weatherspoon. They have addressed the end spot in previous drafts and they have several capable players on the roster. So they got Weatherspoon who they believe is the best OLB in the draft to fit thier purposes.
At that time in the draft there was a better linebacker than there were DE’s. I don’t think they took another DE because there weren’t ones available they felt that would really suit thier needs. That will certainly be a priority next season.
1eyedJack
May 6th, 2010
11:58 am
Dan, who is Charles Olsen?
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
11:58 am
He will be a star at this level too Mark. The NFL has been going to the wildcat more and more and Offenses will evolve into more of a spread type over the next 5 years. They just havent had a qb to run it. Those 2 games I mentioned, IF you watched them, on the game winning drives he was only throwing the ball.
Mark
May 6th, 2010
11:59 am
Personally I don’t think Bradford or McCoy will have much success either. I think Clausen however will.
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
11:59 am
1eyed jack, thats the way Patrick spells Orsen Charles. He tries, but when he gets out of rehab early, he transposes words.
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
12:00 pm
Clausen is as good as he will get, thats why Carolina drafted another qb in the draft. McCoy will succeed and so will Bradford if healthy.
TheManMike
May 6th, 2010
12:03 pm
Ron Mexico
Is that you?
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
12:09 pm
Mark, one additional comment about Tebow and thats all, cause even I kinda get tired of talking and reading about him. The reason Denver traded up because it is pretty well documented that Minnesota would have picked him at 31 and Buffalo was rumored to have been trying to trade up and if he would have slid to the 2nd round Belichek would of grabbed him with one of his 3 picks. You are right he is very unconventional, but several NF teams have visited Gainesville over the past 2 seasons to learn about Meyers version of the spread. If Richt ever gets another Charlie Ward type I believe he will go back to it like he did at FSU.
1eyedJack
May 6th, 2010
12:09 pm
most interesting man alive….maybe he was trying to speak French…in Russian?
DP
May 6th, 2010
12:13 pm
To “The most interesting man”, what NFL team other than the Dolphins (who don’t have a great QB) runs the wildcat as a significant part of its offense? The Broncos didn’t draft Tebow to run a Florida style spread offense, which would get killed against NFL front sevens. Nobody in the NFL is going to a spread offense and my guess is that more and more college teams will go away from it. Mack Brown says that Texas lost their power running game in the spread and will strive for more balance this year.
But I agree with you that Tebow’s passing skills have been unfairly maligned because of his long throwing motion. I think he will become a good NFL QB, albeit a pretty conventional one.
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
12:13 pm
1eyed, Patrick is one whacked dude. I know everyone loves their team but dude just gets caught up in weird facts that prove nothing. We’ve all heard the sayin: stats are for losers.
Brock
May 6th, 2010
12:15 pm
Thirty Points to your Twenty-Four Points –
pretty sad when you are that obsessed about another team you deem irrelevant, to immediatley hurl insults about nothing to do with the story. I would be embarrassed to be a fellow fan. Keep it up St Simons. You can’t be older than 12. If you are, then it makes sense. If you’re not, then your life must be really pathetic.
GT BABY
May 6th, 2010
12:16 pm
1 eyed jack- you’re an idiot!
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
12:17 pm
Dolphins, 49ers, Raiders, Eagles and even the Cowboys have experimented with it. None had anyone that could really throw out it. Don’t beleive that it will become dominant just something thats used more and more. Mack Brown was kind of like Urban though, what are you going to change when you have QB’s like McCoy and Tebow who can run and throw? Both of those teams will try to become more balanced this year.
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
12:18 pm
GT Baby are you richard craniums love child?
Brock
May 6th, 2010
12:23 pm
Jeff Schultz
May 6th, 2010
10:34 am
Thirty Points to your … Gotta admit: that Tech/bowls/marijuana line made me laugh.
Jeff- how long have you been posting articles on for the AJC? Years I assume. And you have never heard or seen this posted? It’s like the oldest joke in college football. This guy no doubt saw it on a blog once and now continuously posts it as being original. Bulldog fans are originally unoriginal.
DP
May 6th, 2010
12:25 pm
I think if you look at 2009 versus 2008 in the NFL, other than Miami the spread was used less and less. Philly had Vick for nothing but the wildcat and he barely played.
Ted M
May 6th, 2010
12:27 pm
Has Peria Jerry recovered. Is he running yet? What’s his status?
GT BABY
May 6th, 2010
12:28 pm
the most interesting- do u love on your sister u sick redneck! go back to your double wide.
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12:30 pm
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The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
12:30 pm
DP, I guess we will see. Most of those other Heismans that were flukes were seniors. Staubach was a junior when he won it. Not saying that Tebow could be that great, but so far everyone who has bet against him have been wrong. He played in a conference that has the most physical athletic Defenses in college ball and was successful. Would you bet on him or against him. One big reason I would bet on him is Mel Kiper wouldn’t. Just sayin…………
Riley Cooper
May 6th, 2010
12:31 pm
I hope Boykin comes out early.
Reality Check
May 6th, 2010
12:31 pm
Wow, how many artciles is this on AJ Greens draft status for next year, are we reaching for something positive to talk about staff writers. I guess this is how area sports writers publicly admit they don’t want to talk about Dawg football next season. Are the Marlon Brown draft prediction articles next?
Badger Bob
May 6th, 2010
12:31 pm
Gabe Carimi is actually from Wisconsin …and replaced a pretty decent LT (Joe Thomas). Keep an eye on him as a top pick next year.
GT Baby
May 6th, 2010
12:32 pm
Go see Pauls Johnson.
LizDawg
May 6th, 2010
12:32 pm
It’s obvious to all that see AJ play that Green is > than Calvin “2-Catch” Johnson.
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
12:34 pm
GT Baby I would say that you are the one that’s sick. Go visit your classmates in Pakistan.
DP
May 6th, 2010
12:37 pm
I said I think Tebow will become a good NFL QB, but I think it will be as a conventional QB instead of some type of hybrid. No NFL team is going to put their starting QB at risk by having him run the ball on a regular basis. Tebow is not that elusive or fast and he’s not going to run over NFL linebackers. I recall a play in the ‘09 SEC championship game when Rolando McClain ran him down one on one and threw him down like a rag doll. That’s the kind of defensive players Tebow will see in the NFL.
1eyedJack
May 6th, 2010
12:54 pm
GT Baby, I wish you still worked for me so I could ask you to resign.
Paddy
May 6th, 2010
12:56 pm
#1 Bama fan. Youi are right that Jones has rings and will get more this season. But that is not the point of the article and the following posts by the fans. It is about Kiper’s top 25 and our thoughts. When we get back to college football there will be plenty of time to praise Jones and his rings. It just made no sense to bring it up at this discussion.
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
12:57 pm
1eyed, why is it Tech fans think they can talk smack in football? or for that matter they can’t even talk smack in Basketball with Dawgs either. GT baby, quit sucking your thumb.
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
12:59 pm
DP you make a lot of valid points. Tebow’s biggest problem in the 09 game with Bama was his running backs. It will be real interesting if Denver runs some sort of spread package with him and Knowshon.
The most interesting man alive
May 6th, 2010
1:00 pm
latter gentlemen, I am living vicariously thru myself…..stay thirsty.
Reality
May 6th, 2010
1:00 pm
Bama will be tough, but what will Green do when there are no QB’s left to throw to him?
bryant
May 6th, 2010
1:00 pm
The Bama train is going to be hard to derail for a long time! 5 juniors that may be drafted in the first round. Wonder what this means to high school players looking for a colllege. Well you know what it means. Kids want to play at a school that can help them move their game to next level. Saban actually told Kirby wait two more years and UGA will be calling you about the head coach job.
Whalid
May 6th, 2010
1:01 pm
I resent the comments about Pakistan!!!
Weak talent at Georgia
May 6th, 2010
1:09 pm
Has anybody on the staff at AJC noticed the longer Richt stays in Athens the fewer top players sign with NFL. Florida and Alabama are headed in the opposite direction. Best indictaor of what’s happening on the football field. Richt seems desperate this year–rolling out Dawg Days caravan in Georgia when most AC and SEC coaches are at Lake Occonee playing in the golf challenge.
If he doesn’t get the ship turned around by 2011 we will find a new leader. Bragging about visiting all 350 Georgia high schools in 4 days isn’t worthy imo. It’s what happens in the stud recruits homes in Georgia.
Germaine
May 6th, 2010
1:12 pm
I agree with the above post about Richt recruiting. I’m SICK & TIRED of other SEC schools raiding talent in our back door. I hope these new defensive coaches have some fire in their bellies for recruiting.
Murray the Midget
May 6th, 2010
1:13 pm
Hi everybody!
Murray the Midget
May 6th, 2010
1:16 pm
I will miss A.J. He is very very tall. Every once in a while he will pick me up and tickle me.
Stinger
May 6th, 2010
1:19 pm
Good point Jeff. I guess it would be difficult for UGA offense to be worse than last year.
Roll Tide
May 6th, 2010
1:23 pm
If Bama comes into Georgia and gets Crowell, Wright, Dickson and maybe Bray, Vaughters, Swann, Mitchell and Ward, or any combination of 4-5 of those….Richt and UGA are going to have a stroke.
Me
May 6th, 2010
1:29 pm
Where are the Gators?
Murray the Midget
May 6th, 2010
1:31 pm
I think Coach Richt and his staff went to all those 350 high scools to try to find offensive linemen 6′ tall and under. We don’t need a bunch of tall linemen right now.
1eyedJack
May 6th, 2010
1:34 pm
Our midgets pushed your midgets up and down the field last time and will again.
Murray the Midget
May 6th, 2010
1:36 pm
Wow, I almost got into a fight right on campus the other day. Saw some guy on his cell looking RIGHT at me saying something about a “small fry”. Didn’t realize he was just ordering lunch. I get a little sensitive sometimes.
Draft board question
May 6th, 2010
1:37 pm
Jeff,
How is it that Marcel Dareus defensive end at Bama is the forecasted #7 pick ? How can that be? The guy wasn’t even a starter last year at Alabama. Is Alabama really that deep?
Murray the Midget
May 6th, 2010
1:44 pm
Hey, speaking of lunch, has anybody tried Burger King’s brand new sandwich, the “Mettenberger”? It’s a little cheezy and slimy but goes down good with a cold beer. And usually, I don’t even go into BK because of this problem with my hands.
Scrotie McBoogerballs
May 6th, 2010
1:45 pm
I KNEW IT!
The times square non-bomber is a METS fan
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/05/06/2010-05-06_a_look_inside_the_terrorists_lair_li_barebones_home_li_signs_of_quick_exit_li_ra.html
Scrotie McBoogerballs
May 6th, 2010
1:46 pm
Georgia will still lost 3-4 games next season.
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaawn.
Perspective
May 6th, 2010
1:56 pm
Regardless of where A.J. Green is drafted he will still be a bust in the NFL. That’s what all UGA players do – they cannot cut it in a man’s league. Kind of like their academic graduates as well!!
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho
May 6th, 2010
2:01 pm
AJ Green is the real deal. However, I don’t believe there is a more useless man on planet earth than Mel Kiper. Also, perspective, please get some of yourself. You need it
Ted Striker
May 6th, 2010
2:04 pm
Good column, as usual. Still, you never call, you never write, you never offer a date with your firstborn daughter.
I’d stop reading your columns if they weren’t like crack.
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30>24
May 6th, 2010
2:15 pm
Dear Tech fans:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al8yCWnt8J0
That’s all.
Jeff Schultz
May 6th, 2010
2:18 pm
Brock — Guess I missed that Tech/bowls/marijuana line in the past. Maybe I was … uh, never mind.
Thirty Points To Your Twenty-Four Points
May 6th, 2010
2:29 pm
Brock is just bitter Jeff.
If my team was as embarassing as Tech in bowl games, I’d take it personal when somebody points it out too. But I doubt Tech makes a bowl this year. So he shouldnt have to worry about it for a while.
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8-1
60-39-5
We Run This State
DP
May 6th, 2010
3:01 pm
With regard to the draft question on Dareus, here’s something from The Sporting News:
“The Tide lost a critical run stuffer and underrated pass rusher (collapsing the pocket) in massive nose tackle Terrence Cody, a two-time All-American. But Josh Chapman is the projected starter at the position, and his mobility will allow Alabama to use more stunts with ends Marcell Dareus and Luther Davis.
Dareus, especially, has benefited from Chapman’s mobility—he had nine sacks in the first two spring scrimmages. He has the size of an interior lineman (6-4, 306) and the speed of a rush end and has been unblockable this spring.
We’re more versatile with this line,” Dareus says. “We do things we couldn’t last year. It’s exciting.”"
Alabama’s starting defensive linemen last year were Cody (2nd round NFL), Brandon Deaderick (7th round NFL) and Lorenzo Washington (not drafted). They did a great job of stuffing the run but weren’t particularly athletic and didn’t generate consistent pressure on the QB. Alabama relied on a variety of blitzes (linebackers, corners, safeties) to get sacks and quarterback hurries. Next year’s defensive line is 2-3 deep and more athletic.
Tide Rising
May 6th, 2010
3:44 pm
DP,
I like Josh Chapman and at 310 lbs and the strongest player on the team he is in fact the projected starter. But what I’ve been hearing is that Kerry Murphy may well be pushing him for the starting job. Murphy is much bigger at 6′5 320 lbs and for a man that size he can do a back flip. Murphy was rated much higher coming out of high school but his development was slowed by having to go the juco route and the death of his brother. Here’s to looking for a good competition at the NT position. RTR.
Brock
May 6th, 2010
3:46 pm
Bitter? right. I really don’t care as much about football as you obviously do. Glad it consumes your life to the point where you keep posting a score to a football game. Really, get a girl or go beat up on your penis. At the very least you might actually accomplish something for once.
Pi$$onaDAWG
May 6th, 2010
3:53 pm
UGA why don’t you just call the Athens-Clarke County Jail UGA off campus housing? It will sound better in the University Catalogue. 11 Students, Faculty, and Staff arrested for DUI, Underage Drinking, Open Container, and Assult after Cinco de Mayo partying. I thought UGA DRUNK was just used for the Football Players? Come to UGA! you can party like drunk Illegal Mexicans braking the laws with your Teachers at your side.
GT BABY
May 6th, 2010
3:53 pm
Jeff- you’re not the only one on here smoking something…..All Georgia fans are still living in 1980 and think they’re good hahahahahaha. Teams that are good don’t go to the Independence Bowl!
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Chris
May 6th, 2010
4:42 pm
Gabe Carimi is a Wisconsin Badger… not a Huskie.
Flip
May 6th, 2010
6:32 pm
AJ can get 2000 all-purpose yards and win the Heisman and go #3 in the NFL Draft.
Gerogia has some other guys, of the same calibre:
Murray
Boykin
Ealey
Smith
Wooten
All Parade All Americans, besides AJ Green. Be nice to see all 6 on the field, one of the best teams to lace em’ up in the Richt era.
robertussen
May 6th, 2010
8:39 pm
hey jeff, i dont know if youre still reading this but here is something interesting. aj green played at summerville high school (my old high school) in dorchester district two. where he had former usc qb reid mccullum throwing him the ball. the only other high school in the district is fort dorchester high school. both schools are bitter rivals. summerville has a rich history and the winningest coach ever at any level for football in john mckisick. fort dorchester was built in the 90s. but anyway, aj faced former florida de and now cinn bengal de, carlos dunlap, and on the other end was unc de robert quinn. dunlap went in the 2nd round and could have been a 1st rounder, and both aj and robert are projected as 1st rounders. a good couple years for dorchester district two!
icedawg
May 6th, 2010
10:19 pm
Green had a great first year. This past year was a dud due to his injury, something over which he had no control. But one year and a few games hardly justifies the hype everyone has give him. This year will be a real test for him. Can he stay healthy? Can he put up the numbers? The schedule is not as brutal as last year. There’ll be a “green” quarterback. It could be a mediocre year. Then what do you conclude? The pressure will be on him to produce, to convince the pros that he is top talent.
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Dwight
May 10th, 2010
1:15 pm
hmmmmmm schultz……and you thought it was funny that they would build a statue in Saban’s honor a couple of months ago. u idiot, now what do u think? BAMA is rocking moron.rmft!