Picking the All-Donnan/Richt team
To mark the Dawgs having won at least eight games a year since 1997, the nation’s longest such streak, Jeff Dantzler of Athens’ AM 960 the Ref and his afternoon co-host, Chris Brame, assembled their all-star team from those years under Jim Donnan and Mark Richt for Bulldawg Illustrated.
Their offense has D.J. Shockley at quarterback, with Robert Edwards and Knowshon Moreno as the running backs, Hines Ward and A.J. Green as the wide receivers, Leonard Pope at tight end, and Jon Stinchcomb, Matt Stinchcomb, Max Jean-Gilles, Nick Jones and Fernando Velasco on the line.
Their defense features David Pollack and Charles Grant at end, Richard Seymour and Johnathan Sullivan at tackle, Boss Bailey, Odell Thurman and Kendrell Bell at linebacker, Champ Bailey and Tim Jennings at the corners, and Sean Jones and Thomas Davis as the safeties.
Their placekicker is Brandon Coutu, the punter is Jonathan Kilgo, the kickoff receiver is Fred Gibson and their punt returner is Damien Gary.
That’s a pretty dynamite team, though I’d have to differ and put David Greene at quarterback, Gordon Ely-Kelso at punter and I’d add a fullback: Verron Haynes. Having to leave Musa Smith off is tough, but that just shows how rich the Dogs have been at tailback in the Donnan-Richt years.
So what do you think? Is there someone else who belongs on the list? Matthew Stafford? Billy Bennett? Tony Taylor? Greg Blue?
Elsewhere, Bleacher Report ranks the individual defensive and offensive units for 2009 (UGA’s offensive line is seen as third best) and puts them all together to come up with the Overall 11 Best 11s, with the Dogs tied for No. 9 with Notre Dame and West Virginia. Florida and USC are ranked as the top two, followed by LSU, Alabama, a tie between Virginia Tech and Texas, then Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, and the three-way tie featuring UGA.
Meanwhile, in its SEC preview, Bleacher Report sees the Dogs beating South Carolina, Arkansas, Arizona State, Tennessee, Vandy, Tennessee Tech, Auburn and Kentucky. It predicts no losses but sees the games against Okie State, LSU, Florida and Georgia Tech as toss-ups. That’s certainly more optimistic than some other recent predictions. Who says the 2008 Dogs aren’t getting any respect?
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RAMBLE ON!!!
June 4th, 2009
1:46 pm
Reggie Ball, 1st team QB
SimpleDawg
June 4th, 2009
1:47 pm
DJ over David Greene ???? No way college football’s all-time winningest QB isn’t the 1st Team QB. The rest of the team looks just about right.
With all of the talent Donnan had he should’ve a lot more games.
Quimpcy is on the local all-blotter team as QB….also as quarterback.
Marco
June 4th, 2009
1:48 pm
Neither D.J. Shockley nor David Greene can sniff Matthew Stafford’s jockstrap as a QB. Billy Bennett might edge out Kotu, or maybe not.
J Smurf
June 4th, 2009
1:49 pm
I believe I’d go with Randy McMichael over Pope, and Tim Wansley over Tim Jennings.
GeoffDawg
June 4th, 2009
1:50 pm
Greene at QB is a no-brainer and while Tim Jennings was indeed a baller, at his diminutive size, it’s hard to believe we can’t do better at corner. Jamie Henderson for one or what about Paul Oliver? He did own Calvin Johnson.
Red Clay Hound
June 4th, 2009
1:51 pm
Will Witherspoon maybe?
JWS
June 4th, 2009
1:51 pm
How can you possibly pick DJ over Greene? That’s completely stupid.
Also, I love Green and think he will earn his reputation as one of our best WR’s all time, but wasn’t Terrance Edwards an alltime leader in the SEC?
Trip
June 4th, 2009
1:53 pm
Reggie Ball owned Calvin Johnson
TopDawg
June 4th, 2009
1:56 pm
I agree with simple Dawg at teh qb spot, no way you can leave off David Greene. (aka the “Silent Assasin” as I like to refer to him as) Also can Marcus Stroud not get any love here, hell he should make the team just for his SI cover. And I think Jermaine Phillips got the shaft here too, he played for both coaches and started that long line of hard hittin sfties that followed: Thomas Davis, Sean Jones, and Greg Blue, who’s middle shoulda been Black &! And I think I’d like Billy Bennett to kick, that guy was crazy. Oh, and I think Asher Allen might have been the mst physical and nosey corner I have ever seen. That’s all I have to say about that.
OZZFEST
June 4th, 2009
1:56 pm
Yeah, you gotta go with Reggie Ball…without him just think how the 2004 ,2005 & 2006 seasons would have ended up.
Robert
June 4th, 2009
1:56 pm
I like Greene at QB too, but who knows what DJ could have done with the amount of time Greene played. Also Gordo at punter. AJ Green, yes, but perhaps presumptuous since he has only played one season.
Robert
June 4th, 2009
1:59 pm
McMichael over pope.
MiltonDawg
June 4th, 2009
2:00 pm
Greene for QB. Agreed on Jermaine Phillips & Greg Blue.
TopDawg
June 4th, 2009
2:01 pm
O and if we’re talkin line backers I gotta give a shoutout to Adrian Hollingshed. Just for his clutch performance against LSU in 98 I think was, and on 2nd thought, Stafford’s the best qb to come Sanford Stadium. That howitzer, (hopefully I spelled that right), he carried around disguised as right arm solves that. Absolute cannon. And even tho Tony Taylor didn’t do much in the pros he was great at UGA, especially against tech. There are gonna be a bunch of past players that read this list and ask “WTF?”
Stats
June 4th, 2009
2:02 pm
Greene over Shockley, Marcus Stroud over Sullivan, Ben Watson at tight end, Billy Bennett at kicker
Petrino Hater
June 4th, 2009
2:05 pm
I have to make two changes. Matt Stafford at QB and Marcus Stroud at DT. I know everyone and their brother loves D. Greene, but honestly, there is a reason he was never anything above a practice squad QB in the League and Staff was the #1 pick. You put that team together and give Stafford and Greene that OL and weapons and Stafford shows you why he was picked when he was picked.
I love Greeny as much as the next guy, but I’m also a realist. With that team, Stafford trows for 4,000 yds and 30 TDs. Green throws for 2800 – 3200 with 20 TDs. Just being real…
Otto
June 4th, 2009
2:05 pm
QB lineup 1st Green 2nd DJ 3rd Bobo 4th Stafford
Blue gets one of the safety spots.
GeoffDawg
June 4th, 2009
2:07 pm
Watson, McMichael, Stroud, Allen, Southerland, Phillips, Witherspoon all deserve honorable mentions.
Simple Really
June 4th, 2009
2:10 pm
Billy Bennett was a guitar strumming, metro sexual choke artist. Anyone here remember the LSU game at LSU?
uuugh.
June 4th, 2009
2:13 pm
With that line and those receivers I want Stafford at QB. Given a better line, I think Stafford would have been every bit as good as David Greene and he is my very close second. Greene could march down the field but for big back-breaking plays I like Stafford…even if a few more of those back breakers are coming back the other way!
I don’t know how you leave Blue out either. MoMass…and T. Edwards (as a freshman anyway) have to be at least mentioned at WR. Leave Ward off the list at WR…he was more of an all around stud rather than a true receiver in his time at UGA.
Come to think of it it seems like the list makers weighted what they have done since leaving Athens just as heavily as their play there.
Herschel Talker
June 4th, 2009
2:20 pm
Who cares? What a dumb topic. Do you think Gaytor fans are setting all-time teams because they won 8 games a season? Can we focus on bigger and better?
Otto
June 4th, 2009
2:20 pm
Brannon Southerland needs to be mentioned as well for FB.
Bryan G.
June 4th, 2009
2:20 pm
It’s kind of hard to leave Tony Taylor and Tony Gilbert off the team.
I think Shock had a great year, but it was one year. Greene would have to be the starting QB. I mean, ya know, if Quincy wasn’t available.
angrystarfish
June 4th, 2009
2:22 pm
BLLLUUUEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AJ Green is a little presumptive. Dont ruin the kid. Shockley at QB. Also, I dont care if he’s on the kick team or not Fred Gibson can kiss my a$$
angrystarfish
June 4th, 2009
2:29 pm
How about a Donnan / Richt hall of shame team:
Q Carter, Jasper Sanks, Martrez Milner, Inman, Andy Bailey, Brandon Miller, . . . just naming a few
Larry
June 4th, 2009
2:29 pm
I know he had a less than stellar senior year, but what about Brannon Sutherland at Fullback? He did it all and extremely well. The QB question I would have to answer with Greene having a razor thin edge over Stafford. Clearly, Stafford was the better pure QB and Greene booted one here and there; but, overall, Greene was the leader and the one who took the Dawgs to their greatest victories.
Ben
June 4th, 2009
2:31 pm
Billy Bennett over Coutu for sure. I mean, isn’t he the SEC career leader in scoring? (Or was?)
Also, I think I’d have to take Jermaine Phillips at one of the safety positions. He was such a beast. Greene at QB as well. The one that I’m also a little sad about leaving of is Verron Haynes at FB.
Ugafan
June 4th, 2009
2:32 pm
Terrence Edwards has to be on this list. He is the all-time leading wr in UGA/SEC history. The only 1000 yd wr in UGA history. ENOUGH SAID!
ghost dawg
June 4th, 2009
2:33 pm
Matt at qb, no one could do what he could. 1st NFL pick wasn’t for nothing
Brent
June 4th, 2009
2:35 pm
Billie Bennett has to make the list. Couto was an incredible kicker, but it is all relative. If Bennett was not as solid as he was, we probably wouldn’t have won as many we did during those years. Remember…we could get down to the red zone like it was no one’s business, but always had to convert for the field goals.
Plus to the earlier comment of his “choke artist” status…do you remember the Alabama game in 2002…the ‘man enough’ game. I would say that was pretty damn good!
Denver Dog
June 4th, 2009
2:39 pm
Reggie Brown and maybe Chan Gailey.
Alex
June 4th, 2009
2:40 pm
You got to put Greg Blue at LB!
Voice of Reason
June 4th, 2009
2:43 pm
I don’t see how Joe T III doesn’t make this list. A shame I say.
Brian
June 4th, 2009
2:51 pm
As good as Stafford was at UGA, there was a reason Greene became the winningest QB in NCAA history…he was an extremely smart QB. Obviously he doesn’t have the physical tools Stafford has. He knew when to make the throw, and when to eat it and live for the next play. Stafford tried to use his arm too much, IMO, and it got him and the offense off the field too many time without any points. Lest we forget, Greene is the one with the SEC championship.
Show stroud some love
June 4th, 2009
2:54 pm
You can’t spell UGA without S T R O U D. What about some Antonio Cochran as well. Dude was a beast on the Defense
Corrine Brown
June 4th, 2009
2:55 pm
GRADULATIONS to both Corches
Mr. Height
June 4th, 2009
2:57 pm
Billy Bennett, Tim Wansley, and Marcus Stroud are the only replacement i would use.
Fools Gold
June 4th, 2009
2:59 pm
Too bad and no matter what players are there at UGA under Donnan or Richt, those two clowns still couldnt win a MNC!
Jim Doannan as in Doans Pills
June 4th, 2009
3:01 pm
I won 4 straight bowl games something Markie boy hasnt done yet.
Dink
June 4th, 2009
3:01 pm
Pretty good list Bill but I too have to wonder, DJ over David?
Go Dawgs!
polskidawg
June 4th, 2009
3:03 pm
Ben Watson any day over Pope. Pope was very good, but Ben was a complete player – smart, great route runner, great blocker, great hands.
oh, and Greene over D.J. though I understand the argument.
Otto
June 4th, 2009
3:05 pm
Brian, I agree with your post which is why Stafford is 4th on my list
Mr. Height
June 4th, 2009
3:05 pm
Quincy was bad and D.J. showed why he should have been the starter during Green’s last year.
OZZFEST
June 4th, 2009
3:08 pm
Anybody who doubts the poser of Antonio Cochran needs to talk to Jeremy Lewis. AC flattened him in practice one day and the dude gave up football.
Dawg92
June 4th, 2009
3:09 pm
Jermaine Phillips could put a lick on a WR.
Reggie Brown was possibly the best athlete during that time.
Spike
June 4th, 2009
3:17 pm
Terrance Edwards, Mo Mass, and Musa Smith.
nitwhitedawg
June 4th, 2009
3:18 pm
Dawgs will lose 4 games: Florida, LSU, OK State and Ga Tech and maybe Ark… This will be the year we see if Richt is a Contender Coach.. Remember, he is the coach that Redshirted NS Moreno….. Again, Richt has had his chances to win his BCS NC at uga, his time is over, better coaches at other teams along with them recruiting in our state, with players leaving early… And not to mention the passive defense we play will take a toll on the dawgs for years too come: Richts a great coach, but he does not have the IT Factor, the Urban Meyer Factor or the Les Miles Factor, or the Nick Saban Factor…. He is not mean enough to win big…. I have money ridding on it and I will win, just like I said Tom Glavine and Smoltz would never pitch for the braves again..
BurbankDawg
June 4th, 2009
3:21 pm
The lack of Rennie Curran in this topic makes me sad. Granted, that is a tough LB corp to crack, but still…
Chamblee Dawg
June 4th, 2009
3:22 pm
Brandon Cox gets my vote for 1st team QB.
DawginLex
June 4th, 2009
3:24 pm
Nit wit,
Why don’t you stick to the topic? Rambler, the first person to post on a UGA blog is a nerd? Speaks volumes of your obsession with what you want to be-a winner.
Tony Taylor has gotta be on the team just for his TD against Tech alone. Greene then Stafford at QB. All else is good.
DenverDawg
June 4th, 2009
3:24 pm
nitwhite or nitwit? glad to hear Richt’s time is up and all about that “IT” factor – thanks for educating us….
uga_b
June 4th, 2009
3:27 pm
If we plan to run the ball in this offense, we need a better blocker than Pope and a FB. Clearly this is a pass first team, which I question because we have historically been a run oriented team…
Huh?
June 4th, 2009
3:28 pm
“Stafford tried to use his arm too much”
Correction. Stafford HAD to use his arm too much. He did not have the support that Greene had. He never once had a dominant offensive line and last year he was crippled by an absolutely pathetic defense that let scores get way out of hand. Alot of Stafford’s interceptions were when the chips were down and he had to take risks to make something happen.
Count me in the camp that thinks Stafford would have been an unbelievable bada$$ had he played in the 2002-2005 time frame. Greene was good but how hard is it to play quarterback when your defense is only giving up 15 ppg like those defenses did back then? And back in those days, if we lost it was usually the offenses fault anyway.
RxDawg
June 4th, 2009
3:28 pm
Jermaine Phillips
Ben Watson
Terrance Edwards – I mean hes only the all time leading SEC receiver
I still love Thomas Brown
Tony Taylor was probably the smartest LB we ever had.
Will Witherspoon
Gregg Blue is the most overated saftey we’ve ever had. Well, maybe Reshad Jones but I’m giving him one more year to prove.
Adam
June 4th, 2009
3:29 pm
No Randy McMichael or Ben Watson at TE? They are way better than Pope!
billytdoogan
June 4th, 2009
3:29 pm
honestly, Suckford? I know he was the first pick but his exodus from UGA was the best thing for the team. He blew more games with his “magic arm”, that was as accurate as a scud missile, than Jasper Sanks did fumbling.
Greene and DJ are toss-ups. Winningest QB Vs. more talent. Witherspoon should be on the list and if current players make the roster, what of the Liberian Dream? Jennings should also be dropped. What about Terrence Edwards at WR.
Mikey
June 4th, 2009
3:30 pm
LOL Chamblee Dawg !
If Brandon Cox gets a vote then so should Casey Clausen.
Mikey
June 4th, 2009
3:31 pm
What about Thomas Flowers as punt returner?
WTF???
June 4th, 2009
3:35 pm
I stick with Shock at QB. Give Reggie Brown & MoMass an honorable mention at wide out. I think T.T. should maybe be thrown in the linebacker mix. Without him we got our tails kicked by that ASissy team in the Chickfilet Bowl a few years back.
WTF???
June 4th, 2009
3:35 pm
Terrance Edwards might drop a pass or ten.
RxDawg
June 4th, 2009
3:36 pm
Musa Smith is not hard to leave off Bill. He wasn’t that great either. In fact, he was completely mediocre up until the last few games he was in and the SEC championship against Arkansas.
Coarch
June 4th, 2009
3:41 pm
Gotta go with wins: David Greene. Nothing else matters. Plus he stayed all 4 years (5), and won an SEC Championship. Stafford comes up short on each account.
Robert
June 4th, 2009
3:42 pm
T. Flow has the heisman trophy tatooed on his arm.
billytdoogan
June 4th, 2009
3:49 pm
Jim Bob Cooter has better name recognition than any UGA player. Mainly because his name is Jim Bob Cooter…He should be on TN all time list for that alone.
JaxDawg
June 4th, 2009
3:49 pm
Greene at QB- didn’t have the arm Stafford does or DJ’s Athleticism, but he was a very heady QB and was outstanding at reading defenses and checking out of a bad play into a good one.
Jermaine Phillips over S.Jones- He’s the one that started the hard hitting saftey tradition
Hines should be listed as best All purpose player, as for the WR position I’d replace him with Terrance Edwards – it’s unfortunate that all many remember him for is the dropped pass in the 02 Ga/Fl game. AJ is going to re-write the receiving record book at UGA
You can definitely make a very strong case for Stroud and Geathers at DT
Hard to leave Wil Witherspoon, Tony Taylor, and Tony Gilbert off the LB list, but equally hard to argue with the 3 chosen.
Another note on the QB position, having the skills to be a good PRO QB doesn’t guarntee sucess at the college level and vice versa. Tom Brady is a great pro QB but had a mediorcre college career, Matt Cassel didn’t even see the field much in college and will be an NFL starter this year. While Stafford had a much better arm than David Greene he did not have his ability to read coverages. Don’t forget Greene’s o-line in 2003 wasn’t the greatest after losing the senior filled line of ‘02
MikeGA1978
June 4th, 2009
3:52 pm
“huh?” I would leave 2003 off that list. The O-line was far from a strength that year when they yielded 47 sacks. The running game was subpar too. The defense and Greene’s smart play carried UGA to 11 wins that year. A game I hope to never forget was the 2004 game with LSU, 45-16. After losing the heartbreaker in Baton Rouge and being embarrassed in the SEC Champ Game, I think the fans might have wanted that win more than the team ha. That game was loud.
Robert
June 4th, 2009
3:53 pm
Gotta love Phil Steele. Tech = Preseason #28.
Hal Vernon
June 4th, 2009
4:03 pm
How can you leave off the Luckie Triplets? They rocked!
Otto
June 4th, 2009
4:04 pm
Stafford regularly over threw WRs and rifled short passes that needed touch.
Green set a record for most attempts without an INT and won a SEC title without Moreno in the backfield.
Poor rambling wreck
June 4th, 2009
4:08 pm
Terrence Edwards over AJ Green, For sure Greene over Shockley, and Billy Bennett over Catu. What a freaking joke with DJ over David Greene. That has to be one of the dumbest things I have ever heard. Didn’t Greene beat him out for the job for 4 years? At least 3 years and he is the all time winningest QB in college football history for Gods shake. Get Real
Dawg'94
June 4th, 2009
4:10 pm
Are you kidding me at QB??? Greene should be the starter! And McMichael at TE. And Edwards over Green at WR. AJ has 1 year under his belt. After a few more years, he might be the best ever at UGA, but right now I would have Edwards over him. There is my 2 cents.
Bob
June 4th, 2009
4:13 pm
Nice Braves blog-
http://minorsandmajors.com
braveshater
June 4th, 2009
4:14 pm
Greeniw Weenie sucked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mississippi
June 4th, 2009
4:15 pm
Reggie Brown and Terence Edwards should be the WR without a doubt.
Big Gator
June 4th, 2009
4:32 pm
Still would lose to Fla.
Moonlight Mile
June 4th, 2009
4:37 pm
Stafford all day long at QB. Like most, I’ve watched every minute and the only game I think he cost us was the USC game in ‘07. Other than that, you can’t give up 35 points (or more) and expect to win. That’s what happened in every other “Stafford loss” the last two years.
Greene and Shockley’s record when we gave up 35 or more was probably 0-0 because that crap didn’t happen under BVG.
JacksonvilleDawg
June 4th, 2009
4:39 pm
What about Marcus Stroud? He was a dominate DT in college and in the pros.
Drew-G-A
June 4th, 2009
4:49 pm
Bennet over Couto, they were both great, but Billy has the record.
Drew-G-A
June 4th, 2009
4:51 pm
Let us not forget, that Greene, while not as talented as Stafford, does still hold the most wins for a Starting Division I quarterback. As a fan that means more to me than how strong Stafford’s arm is.
Cuz
June 4th, 2009
4:52 pm
Move Hines to punt and kickoff returns and wherever else he wants to play. Put in MoMass. Gotta go with Big Ben Watson as TE. I want Moses as a DE. I was always a DJ fan, no argument there. Hayes may wear hobnail boots but Sutherland would get that ball in the end zone when it was on the line. I can still hear the echos of Davis’s hits. And how can we not let Pollack skip to the sidelines.
May lose to your all-stars also Big Gator, but I would think this starting line up would beat any team playing today. But remember, it is an all-star team.
Otto
June 4th, 2009
4:53 pm
Stafford had more pics and a lower completion percentage than Green or DJ. The defense didn’t ahve the pressure on them to keep the other team under 35.
Greene had 28 INTs in his first 3 years
Stafford had 33 pics.
Green only tossed for 4 INTs in his Sr. year for a total of 32. Staffords tossed more INTs in 3 years than Greene did in 4. IMO that saves the defense a TD or 2.
Drew-G-A
June 4th, 2009
4:54 pm
Oh yeah, I have to agree with Watson over Pope as well.
salinsa
June 4th, 2009
5:00 pm
I’d put Greene at QB. Although I’m tempted to change AJ Green to Massaquoi, Reggie Brown or Terence I can’t b/c even though Green is still a freshman, he has better hands than all of those guys.
I’d put McMichael over Pope. I don’t have any issue with OLine. Those Stinchcomb brothers were very good
By a very close margin, Kicker would be Bennett over Coutu. At DT, I’d pick Marcus Stroud over Seymour. I have no issues with Sullivan b/c he was an absolute beast! The reason why he didn’t succeed in the NFL is he’s extremely lazy. He didn’t have Garner with him in the league plus he had millions of dollars in his pockets at that point.
At LB, I’m putting Witherspoon or tony Taylor in for Boss. Boss was a freakish athlete, evidenced by the fact that I used to always look forward to field goal attempts by the other teams to see if he’d block it, but ‘Spoon and Taylor were better all around linebackers.
At DB, I like Jennings but I’d go with Paul Oliver, but just by a slim margin. In my opinion, after Pollack and Odell, the best all around defensive player we had in the Richt era is Sean Jones. So I have no issues with this pick. The one I have the most with is Blue. He could hit but was a liability in coverage. I would have picked Jermain Phillips over him.
hello newman
June 4th, 2009
5:04 pm
How about Rennie Curran? Though the defense was terrible last year, without Curran, we are that much worse. And Billy Bennett? He is a dooshbag without any clutch in his body.
Manfred P. Mann
June 4th, 2009
5:10 pm
Even more impressive is the UGA All-Arrested Team. Hell, you could probably beat Florida with that team.
athensdawg
June 4th, 2009
5:11 pm
I can’t believe that Quincy Carter isn’t on this list.
tip
June 4th, 2009
5:38 pm
Our arrested athletes are much better than Florida’s! I’ll put good money on it!
bob loblaw
June 4th, 2009
5:41 pm
You’ve GOT to be kidding. It’s official, Dawg fans have run out of things to talk about.
eagat
June 4th, 2009
5:45 pm
i think chris davis should be put on the line… he has been a solid anchoring on the line for the past few years… or at least an honorable mention… ely kelso’s goofy mug should be punter and id take greg blue over sean jones… though if i can remember right he was the one that blew the coverage against auburn a few years ago… but i wont hold that against him and i do agree with newman… id take curran over bell
dawgJones
June 4th, 2009
6:44 pm
Wow…this a fun debate…no wonder CWM is no good…all of the best defensive players were recruited under Donnan! Tim Jennings is the only Richt recruit in the bunch. Overall it shows that Richt is the better coach, but Donnan had better talent. Calling Rodney Garner….you better step it up with defensive recruits or you will be working for a 3rd HC at Georgia!
AltamahaDawg
June 4th, 2009
6:49 pm
bob, I think you meant tech fans, didn’t you?
AltamahaDawg
June 4th, 2009
6:54 pm
athensdawg, no surprise you brought up QC. Just like you, He was also a tech fan posing as a Dawg.
Georgia Dawg By Way Of Las Vegas
June 4th, 2009
6:59 pm
Bill (Bill King) :
This is more like it. The subject matter is so important to the Georgia faithful that for the most part we/they are ignoring the buzz/stench of stale bee comments.
I’m not unhappy with Jeff and Chris … their picks are pretty good but I do think I would place the consistency of David Greene over D.J. Shockley as a first team starting quarterback.
Can you imagine Mathew Stafford throwing behind the teams that backed David Greene? Oh what could have been. (smiling)
Keep em’ coming Bill. (smiling more)
dan
June 4th, 2009
7:17 pm
At QB I think it comes down to Greene and Stafford, even though I really enjoyed watching DJ in 2005. I think it goes without saying that Stafford was the better athlete and Greene was the better decision maker. To me it comes down to signature wins/losses.
Singnature wins:
Greene: beat a very talented Tennessee team in 2001 in Knoxville, a very good Alabama team in Tuscaloosa in 2002, beat a9-4 Auburn team in 2002 to clinch a trip to the SEC Championship,a 10-3 Tennessee team 41-14 in Knoxville in 2003 and beat a very good LSU team in Athens in 2004.
Stafford: beat an 11-2 Auburn team and had a come from behind win over a Tech team that went to the ACC championship in 2006, a 9-3 Florida team a blowout win over a 9-4 Auburn team in 2007
Signature losses:
Greene: lost to a 10-2 Florida team in 2001, lost to National Champ LSU twice in 2003, lost to 14-0 Auburn and 10-3 Tennessee in 2004
Stafford: lost to National Champ Florida in and 8-4 Kentucky in 2006, lost to Tennessee in Knoxville in 2007, and lost to 12-0 Alabama, 9-4 GA. Tech, and National Champ Florida in 2008.
As far as signature losses go, it still a tossup between the two. But as far a signature wins go, I’m giving the edge to Greene. His signature wins in 2002 lead his team to a championship, and that win in Knoxville is what put Richt’s program on the map. Stafford’s performance’s versus Auburn and Florida in 2007 were impressive.But when the team absolutely needed him to come through for them in a big game, Stafford was either phenomenal( 45-20 over Auburn and 42-30 over Florida) or horrendous( 41-30 to Alabama and 49-10 to Florida).
So I give the nod to Greene 55% to Stafford 45%
Walker
June 4th, 2009
7:30 pm
Def. DJ #1qb!! We would have won a Natty if we had started him the whole time or if he didnt get injured for Fla. Game!! And I love David Green, and I’m related to him. Just being honest
turkey
June 4th, 2009
7:39 pm
Thomas Davis was linebacker in safety clothing. Don’t the dogs have any other stand out players at safety.
bob loblaw
June 4th, 2009
7:59 pm
Hey AltamahaDawg, wrong! Since ya’ll are living in the past, let’s talk about the whoopin’ Bama put on you last fall!
AltamahaDawg
June 4th, 2009
8:09 pm
Wow! did not see that coming.
Go Gatuah
June 4th, 2009
8:23 pm
UGA doesnt know football , 1 2 3 4 5 them Gatuahs dont take no jive……..
gatorman770
June 4th, 2009
8:25 pm
Greene had more game, but Uga All Stars would still get spanked by the Gators AllStars from 1997-2008!