Dogs’ backup QB doubling at receiver?
Mark Richt has admitted that using Logan Gray on special teams last year slowed his development as a quarterback. After spring practice, Gray is the leading candidate to be Joe Cox’s backup, and Richt has said that his staff might prepare a special package of plays to take advantage of Gray’s running ability at quarterback (which would fit in with No. 7 on my list yesterday of things I’d like to see this season: Gray inserted some of the time in the Red Zone).
But the coach apparently can’t quite let go of the idea that he needs to get Gray on the field even if he’s not behind center. Richt is quoted in the Athens Banner-Herald as saying, “We also think Logan is athlete enough to play a little bit of receiver, too, so that’s a possibility.”
As long as this doesn’t take away from Gray’s needed reps at quarterback in practice (and getting him some real game experience), it sounds like an intriguing idea. Sort of a Hines Ward type role. And who knows, if Aaron Murray comes on strong and challenges Gray for the backup spot this season, receiver might be Gray’s best shot at playing in the long run.
What do you think? Should Richt try to get Gray on the field, wherever, or should they just concentrate on developing Gray at QB?
Bulldog Bites: Sportsillustrated.com has come up with its post-spring practice Top 25, which makes about as much sense as any other pre-season ranking. They have the Florida Gators at No. 1, followed in the Top 10 by Texas, Oklahoma, USC, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State (UGA’s opener), Ole Miss (apparently a rising media darling), Oregon, Ohio State and Alabama. Then TCU, Boise State and LSU. The Dogs are ranked 15th, one spot behind the Trade School. Encouraging summary, though: “After a year marred by season-ending injuries to key players (DT Jeff Owens, OT Trinton Sturdivant, among many others), the Bulldogs could be much better than expected in 2009.” You can check out the listing here. …
After stumbling in another midweek game against Jacksonville State, the Diamond Dogs are beginning to look like they might have peaked too early this season. But they still lead Florida by a game in the SEC East and face the Gators in a sold-out three-game series in Athens beginning Friday night. The mandate from coach David Perno is clear: “There is an urgency to win this weekend.”
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WTF???
April 30th, 2009
2:55 pm
Dude, David Greene had the sweetest play fake I still to this day have ever seen. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Shock but Greene earned his playing time.
typical bulldawg fan
April 30th, 2009
2:57 pm
WOOFWOOFWOOFWOOFWOOF
HUNKERDOWN
09 IS OUR YEAR
BARK BOYS BARK!!!
Paul H
April 30th, 2009
3:02 pm
Let’s not forget Logan is our #2. If Cox gets hurt, Logan’s getting the rock. Mett and Murray aren’t anywhere near ready to take over if Cox goes down. So the Dawgs need to be careful where they stick Gray other than QB.
WTF???
April 30th, 2009
3:06 pm
Bill, please disable all Tech fan comments before I call upload a bug into the AJC server to hunt down all nerds & disable their porn surfing ability. There would be madness across the campus.
Voice of Reason
April 30th, 2009
3:06 pm
touche’ Paul H
typical bulldawg fan
April 30th, 2009
3:07 pm
YEAH, WTF, TELLEM! DISABLE THEY’RE COMPUTERS!
BUCH OF SUCK@SS NERDS!!!
TECH SCUKS!!
F.G.
April 30th, 2009
3:10 pm
Man, I had been told it was true, but I did not believe it. All of you dog fans love cox.
typical bulldawg fan
April 30th, 2009
3:12 pm
WE DO LOVE COX!
NOTHING BETTER THAN A GOOD COX ON EACH TEAM!
OUR COX IS AWESOME…
WTF???
April 30th, 2009
3:12 pm
There you go again idiot. I am going to use these complex words in sentences for you.
There – Dude, I don’t want to go over “there” because the Dawg fans will throw beer cans at me.
They’re – Man, I can not believe this!! “They’re” about to hang 50 on us!
Their – I love to come on UGA blogs & talk trash because “their” football program is so much better than ours.
You get the point fecal brain?
Otto
April 30th, 2009
3:14 pm
DJ better than Greene? hardly….anyone remember GA-GT ‘04? DJ was in for an injured Greene and could not win the game. Greene goes back in and UGA pulls off the W. I remember many fans did not want to see DJ in for ‘05
WTF???
April 30th, 2009
3:14 pm
F.G. – So your momma is a Dawg fan?
KaliDogg
April 30th, 2009
3:18 pm
I’d be careful taking too much from a G-Day game, due to format and mixes of O’s and D’s when particular players are at particular positions. It’s a “simulated” game situation but there are reasons why players are in certain depth chart spots. We too quickly assign emotional motives to coaches when, as someone pointed out, we’re not there every day at practice.
Why people are so ready to dismiss Joe Cox is a mystery to me. He was one of the most highly ranked and recruited QBs in the nation coming out of H.S. and there were plenty of comments last season that he was a better leader and a far more accurate passer than Stafford.
Where’d the love go? Or is it just the natural tendancy to look for a “magic” answer when it’s not nearly that simple. I have not been in the huddle with Joe Cox but I hear it’s a good place to be. I, for one, would like to see what the players are talking about (and the coaches) before reaching for another rabbit in the hat to Out-Tebow Tebow (which, I suggest, is a pipe dream — I don’t like UF — who could but their mamas — but Tebow is one of a kind).
Someone suggested UGA put the best 11 on the field. I think the coaches might have thought of that one. We’d be better off starting a Joe Cox fan club than arguing about who’s going to replace him 5 minutes into the season.
typical bulldawg fan
April 30th, 2009
3:21 pm
THEY’RE THEIR, WTF…
CALM DOWN, WE ARE PULLING FOR THE SAME HAIRY DAWGS! I HUNKERDOWN WITH THE BEST OF EM! THIR GONNA BE GOOD THIS YEAR!
WTF???
April 30th, 2009
3:28 pm
Seriously dude, please do us all a favor.
Book the first flight to Mexico, find the nearest hog farm and go there. Once you get to the hog farm breath deeply in through your nose many, many times. Once you start getting a fever & a sore throat, do not worry. Some people will tell you that you are sick & need to see a doctor, don’t listen to them. You will be fine. I will see you back here in a week. Have a great trip buddy!
typical bulldawg fan
April 30th, 2009
3:28 pm
COX IS THE BIGGEST THING TO HIT ATHENS SINCE HERSHEL!! COX WILL BE HUGE ONCE HE GROWS INTO THE POSITION!!!
WAIT TILL UGA USES COX ON TECH!!!!
COXYLADY
April 30th, 2009
3:30 pm
I LOVE ME SOME JOE!!!
COXYLADY
April 30th, 2009
3:32 pm
WTF IS THE COOLEST CAT ON THIS SITE! THANK GOD THERE/THEIR/THEY’RE ARE FANS LIKE YOU TO KEEP THE ENTERTAINMENT UP! ROCK ON COOL ONE!
45-42
COXYLADY
April 30th, 2009
3:33 pm
WTF, YOU HAVE TO GO CRY TO MAMA! BABY CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH?
45-42
45-42
RICHT STINKS!!!!
braveshater
April 30th, 2009
3:35 pm
Otto u dont know a damn thing, Shock won the Sec championsip with one full year under center. Like I said before everyone in Ga other than the wealthy bigots who put him in place, know DJ would have led us to a title.
WTF???
April 30th, 2009
3:38 pm
Another example of the use of there….
There is another prime example of why no one really likes Tech fans.
There has to be a way to get a Tech fan laid, but for the life of me I can’t figure it out.
You see that Tech fan over there posting on the UGA blog? What do you want to bet they have d1ck on their breath?
ZDog
April 30th, 2009
3:42 pm
Who are you talking about mreastside73? Gray is white?
Bill King
April 30th, 2009
3:43 pm
The insult game with the Jacket fans is getting tiresome. Please ignore them and hopefully they’ll buzz away.
WTF???
April 30th, 2009
3:43 pm
Apparently mreastside thinks that perhaps Logan Gray has some brotha in his family?
WTF???
April 30th, 2009
3:47 pm
We need a poll – What is the age of “typical bulldawg fan” & “COXYLADY”? 15? Older? I am very perplexed… Perhaps a freshman in PC lab? I don’t know. I would like to get everyone’s thoughts on the matter.
WTF???
April 30th, 2009
3:49 pm
Bill – What happened to Toby Jackson? He still can’t make the grade? I think I read somewhere he left Hargrave & enrolled else where?
BobDog
April 30th, 2009
4:04 pm
Joe Cox compared to Joe T.? Come on, guys. Give him more credit than that. Cox was a highly recruited high school QB. Joe T. would have been unknown except for his dad. Joe Cox will do a good job as quarterback, and if he goes down, I feel very good about Logan Gray in the wings. Who know, there may be a battle for the starting position in August.
uga_b
April 30th, 2009
4:07 pm
A.J. Bryant was actually an ATH when we recruited him. Meaning he played QB in high school but wasnt projected there. Gray was a top 11 QB prospect, but may have had that slash ATH for whatever that is worth. A lot of high schools put their best talent at QB. Tim Wansley was like the QB, receiver, RB, punter, punt returner and CB. Heck he probably played safety.
Point being A.J. wasn’t recruited to play QB, Logan was.
WTF???
April 30th, 2009
4:11 pm
Easy now BobDog – Joe T. is a VERY touchy subject amongst this bunch…
F.G.
April 30th, 2009
4:13 pm
No. Yours?
WTF???
April 30th, 2009
4:14 pm
Hmmm… That is weird then…
Voice of Reason
April 30th, 2009
4:20 pm
braveshater– you keep saying that “everyone in Ga other than the wealthy bigots who put him in place, know DJ would have led us to a title”, yet you are the only person I have EVER heard make that claim. They were both good QBs. They both won us SEC championships. Let it go.
Preseason champions
April 30th, 2009
4:22 pm
Did the UGA baseball team duplicate the 08 UGA football team by winning the preseason national championship? Wonder how the baseball team is doing? Or are they mere paper bulldawgs like the football team was? All bark and no bite.
ceph
April 30th, 2009
4:22 pm
I have one thing to say,LET HIM START!!!!!! He has a better arm, a heck of a lot more mobile. Why can’t Richt let the QB,s compete just like any other position.
Otto
April 30th, 2009
4:22 pm
Bigot? How so? DJ threw INTs against UF among others, and wasn’t getting the job done against GT. Greene beat UF and UT in Knoxville. DJ do not look consistant enough to win in the SEC based on prior performance.
I was glad to be surprised to by DJ. If DJ stayed healthy UGA had great chances of beating UF, Auburn, and if UGA won those a shot at the BCS title. I wish DJ could win a starting job in the NFL and wanted to see him start after Vick was gone. Just for the record I was a Randal Cunningham fan too.
Voice of Reason
April 30th, 2009
4:22 pm
oooooohh great comeback F.G.– (could that be Fool’s Gold?)
Voice of Reason
April 30th, 2009
4:24 pm
the baseball team was not preseason number 1. They earned that by winning their first 14 or so games. They have not done as well since then.
WTF???
April 30th, 2009
4:26 pm
I just want to know how this got turned into a racial discussion considering none of our current QB’s are of African American descent?
Dog Reality
April 30th, 2009
4:29 pm
UGA won a national title in 1980 because of Erk Russell and Herschel Walker. Erk is not coaching any longer and Herschel is not playing any longer. Hence, there has not been a championship in 28 years and will not be one for at least 28 more. Please quit living off Herschel and be content with your respectable records.
DJ
April 30th, 2009
4:31 pm
I realized DJ had a way to go with what Tubbs said about him when Green and DJ were battling over who should be the starter. Tubbs said that DJ had a habit of telephathing his passes(which he did) and that he was good for a sure 1 to 2 turnovers per game(which he was). And it turned out Tubbs was right. Did no one not notice the way he stared down receivers a la the Florida game, giving the D ample opportunity to make up ground and make the pick. He had a terrible habit of just locking onto one receiver. And while I despise Tubberville he was right. DJ was good for a guaranteed 1 to 2 turnovers a game solely attributable to him only.
WTF???
April 30th, 2009
4:31 pm
I have to go, I’ll see all you fellow Dawgs & the rest of you losers tomorrow.
Otto
April 30th, 2009
4:31 pm
When was Herschel or Erk mentioned?
Those Darn Gators are #1...Again
April 30th, 2009
4:31 pm
Will UGA Lose to the Gators again in Jax?
Voice of Reason
April 30th, 2009
4:33 pm
please stop making baseless statements and acting like you know who will win the NC for the next 28 years. If you do, you will be a rich man. We are very happy with our respectable record. We also still have a great respect and admiration for Hershel Walker, just as Bama fans idolize the Bear. Yet, as fans of any team, we want our team to be the best every year and will pull for that to happen every year no matter what. So go somewhere else and stop trying to make everyone as depressed as you obviously are.
DJ
April 30th, 2009
4:37 pm
Braveshater,
His handle says it all. He must have read Terrence’s once a year rehashing of his usual Braves article bashing the braves as not having enough black players. Never mind all the hispanic and Caribbean players. There are not enough”African American” players.
Braveshater is probably one of those unfortunate souls who sees everything through the prism of race and if he can’t get a job because of all the grammar errors on his resume he probably blames wealthy white folk as opposed to looking at his own poor qualifications.
To heck with the gators
April 30th, 2009
4:41 pm
Of course UGA loses to UF yet again later this year. Its what UGA does. 29 years and counting. Even the Bammers don’t live in the past anymore now that they have Saban. What are dawgs fans to do? I know. Let me go grab that 1980 vhs video cassette so I can relive the good ole days!
HA HA Those UGA Hicks
April 30th, 2009
4:43 pm
Again they are going to win the NC Title, but as always they will fail..just like they have for the last 28 years. FAILURE IT’S A WAY OF LIFE AT UGA!
Ben
April 30th, 2009
4:44 pm
Man you guys are over-reactionary on this board….
I think Cox has all the tools and more to succeed at QB this season. I mean, everyone was talking about “how much better” Gray looked in the spring game… well, after watching it again Cox threw a couple of passes beautifully in traffic hitting the receivers in stride. He’l be fine.
If the coaches want to get Logan on the field because of his athletic ability, I say go ahead, jsut don’t overdo it. He should be used in special packages and such so as to minimize possibility for injury in case Cox goes down.
Preston
April 30th, 2009
4:50 pm
I’m thrilled that UF gets the pre-season jinx of being #1 this time. Kiss of death baby! Please SI, NEVER rank us pre-season #1 again! It’s an injury curse.
Preston
April 30th, 2009
4:52 pm
Man it’s good to have too many great players isn’t it? It’s good to be a Georgia Bulldog!
Voice of Reason
April 30th, 2009
4:54 pm
if you don’t pull for your team to win the National Title then you are not a very good fan. Do I think UGA will win the NC in 2010 (by thew way the 2009 NC game has already been)? No I don;t think they will but I will be in the seats pulling for them every chance I get. That is what fans do. They don’t go on other teams blogs and trash talk the team, the school, the fans, and everyone who lives in the same state as that school. Classless. Maybe when you grow up and (if you’re lucky) actually go to college, you will grow up a little.