Hey Coach Richt, thanks for reading!
Mark Richt took issue with a blog about Logan Gray fielding punts. (Associated Press)
So, first thing when I fire up the computer this morning, there’s an e-mail from my brother Tim saying, “I see in the Athens paper that Mark Richt reads your Blawg, he answered your question about Logan Gray returning punts. …”
And, sure enough, under the headline “Richt takes issue with blogger,” The Athens Banner-Herald reports that after practice Thursday Richt appeared to be criticizing my comments earlier this week about him continuing to use Logan Gray on special teams. I say “appeared,” because he didn’t name which blogger he was disagreeing with, saying only that it was a “media blog,” and I’m not the only one critical of the move (as I noted at the time). But the ABH seemed pretty sure he was talking about me.
Anyway, Richt said: “I usually don’t ever read a blog, but I read a blog about Logan Gray catching punts.” He went on to say he wanted “to try to educate whoever cares that when Logan is back there — I tried to explain it the other day — it’s at a time when our opponent is punting it in. It’s a pooch kick. Our defense — our punt return team — is in punt safe to keep them from faking the punt because their across the 50-yard line.
“All Logan is doing is making a decision whether it should be a fair catch or let the ball hit. The fine gentleman who writes the blog, I don’t think he understood that very much, but I just thought maybe if everybody got educated on that a little bit better, they’d understand why Logan would do that. He was 100 percent last year on making those decisions and never bobbled the ball. I think that’s not a hard thing for him to do and we’re not expecting him to return the punt because those punts don’t get returned. There’s no return set up.”
I thank Richt for saying “fine gentleman” and not “complete tool” or one of the other phrases I’ve had thrown at me here. But I have to point out that, like a master politician, Richt chose to disagree with me on a point I wasn’t making.
I understand completely, and always have, that Gray is in there to either fair catch the ball or let it go and isn’t intended as a returner. And I never questioned his ability to do that.
What I questioned was the wisdom of using one of your quarterbacks for such a job — which not only takes away from his QB preparations (the Georgia coaches noted that two years ago Gray fell behind Joe Cox in practice in part because he was spending time on special teams) but also exposes him to possible injury if an opposing player fails to observe the fair catch signal.
And, secondly, I expressed concern over Richt’s indication that he might continue to use Gray on other special teams, noting I didn’t think Gray looked too sharp in kickoff coverage last year. The coach did not to address that point.
Lastly, I should point out that at times last season Gray was deployed to fair catch the ball when Georgia wasn’t backed up deep in its own territory. So the strategy itself was used inconsistently. And, as the Senator notes in responding to Richt’s comments, on at least a couple of occasions Prince Miller was back there fielding pooch kicks instead of Gray.
As for whether it’s a good thing for everyone in the stadium to know when Gray runs out on the field that Georgia isn’t even thinking of attempting a punt return is a strategy question that can be argued both ways.
Bottom line: As long as Gray is a quarterback, even if he winds up as the backup, there are more reasons for not using him on special teams than there are for doing it.
And, again, thanks for reading, Coach. If you continue to do so, you’ll find that I actually agree with you and support you more often than I don’t.
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154 comments Add your comment
first?
March 19th, 2010
10:31 am
wow, this is a good day!
Alan
March 19th, 2010
10:31 am
No offense Bill, but why in the heck is Richt reading blogs? Isn’t this what got Hewitt in trouble?
ATLshirt.com
March 19th, 2010
10:33 am
GO DAWGS !!!!
FinanceBuzz
March 19th, 2010
10:34 am
I am glad Paul Johnson has better things to do with his time than to worry about what a fan blogger (even if on a major newspaper site) thinks about the program. I guarantee that these coaches know more about football in their pinkies than we fans have ever thought we know, so why waste their time addressing it? Just another reason I will take CPJ over CMR any day of the week.
#2 BAMA FAN
March 19th, 2010
10:34 am
Mark Richt is a nice man and good coach but Bill ask Saban and he may have really made you famous with a profanity laced answer!!
Jon Koncak
March 19th, 2010
10:34 am
5th
ugaaccountant
March 19th, 2010
10:34 am
Got to love the second guessing of a wildly successful coach. I guess this is what passes as “news type entertainment” these days. Goes nicely with the earlier blog where you referred to our fans as pigs. Stay classy.
Jon Koncak
March 19th, 2010
10:35 am
or 6th
RightOn!
March 19th, 2010
10:37 am
First of all….FIRST! Secondly, you’re right on the money Bill. Ever thought about being a head coach someday? Those are some good observations and ones that head coaches of major universities should already know. I mean, isn’t that why they’re paid $2.5 mill + in salary? To see what we mortal fans with no experience in coaching see?
RightOn!
March 19th, 2010
10:38 am
Oh well, thought I was first. Next!
Tim
March 19th, 2010
10:40 am
I highly doubt Richt himself actually read this blog. My guess is that someone in the athletic deptartment came across this one (and some of the others talking about gray and special teams) and brought it up to Richt. Maybe at that point he went and read it, but I just can’t see him having the time to be perusing these blogs. He probably felt the need to address it before it blew up any bigger.
Dave Roberts
March 19th, 2010
10:41 am
The fact that you get readers is amazing. I wouldn’t complain who is reading your blog. Last time I checked Coach Richt can read whatever he wants…I don’t think that’s part of his contract. There’s a reason you’re the semi-amateur blogger and he is the coach. Your lack of quality of work amazes me as I read your column to see how far you continue to sink the art of journalism.
JGMacTown
March 19th, 2010
10:41 am
Logan is never going to play QB at UGA. Let him return kicks all day.
Goldtimer
March 19th, 2010
10:44 am
I’m surprised that the coach can even read – GO JACKETS!
Big AT Dawg
March 19th, 2010
10:44 am
Hey FinanceBuzz – 30-24 buddy.
Tree Rollins
March 19th, 2010
10:44 am
15th with a bullet!
Chris
March 19th, 2010
10:45 am
Bill -
If you’re not on the sidelines and in practice every day, you cannot even begin to understand what decisions are made on a play-by-play basis. Why argue with one of the best coaches in all of NCAA football? I think he knows quite a bit more about what to do with his team than you do.
Coach Paul Johnson's Waddle
March 19th, 2010
10:49 am
FinanceBuzz, thanks for backing up my host, Coach Paul Johnson. I chose to become his waddle, rather than CMR’s because I know he won’t take any bs from a blogger and have it affect him, just like you know that about CPJ. Tech is so lucky to have a coach like my host, because he is a man, not a wishy washy blog-reader like CMR. I know for a fact in the waddle circuit, CMR cannot get a waddle. This comes mostly from CMR being clean-cut, and only real coaches let themselves go, making the perfect situation for a top-notch waddle. Many of you don’t know, but I am sure you do, FinanceBuzz, that I was named Celebrity Waddle of the Year by the Academy of International Waddle Writers.
Thanks for giving such a good reason for people to back my host, FinanceBuzz, you are a true football fan.
AceDawg
March 19th, 2010
10:49 am
My biggest issue is that Gray should be returning punts too, not just fair catching, because I got the impression in 2008 that he is actually good at it. No I wouldn’t have him do it as a starting QB, but if he loses the starting job and somehow remained an official backup QB, I’d be find having him out there because UGA should be able to have an additional capable QB with Murray, Mettenberger, and Mason coming on board. Please play Logan SOMEWHERE, anywhere, before he has graduated.
RealDawg
March 19th, 2010
10:51 am
Logan did do a good job of fielding the ball last year. There is little risk in what he does. Probably less risky than warm ups. However, is it such a good idea to tell the other team that you have no plans of returning the punt?
Bryan G.
March 19th, 2010
10:52 am
You’re right, Bill. I’m not sure Richt understands why it makes us fans scratch our heads so much.
By the way, up to this point, the whole “Logran Gray is super athletic thing” is completely hearsay. I have seen nothing from him that proves that statement I keep hearing.
BurningRedBleedingBlack
March 19th, 2010
10:53 am
I’m sure theres no hard feeling Bill keep up with the good writting. GO DAWGS!!!!!
RightOn!
March 19th, 2010
10:53 am
Hey Oldtimer who posted on 10:44 am, why are you even here? Stinks to lose to UGA in football and basketball this year, huh? Just say anything that you feel may hurt UGA fans’ feelings to make you feel better. Take some cheap verbal shots here and there will make your pain go away. 30-24!!!!!!!! 70-66!!!!!
SOUTH GA DAWG
March 19th, 2010
10:55 am
SHUT UP BILL AND LET THE MAN AND HIS STAFF DO THEIR JOB!!
Letterman2004
March 19th, 2010
10:55 am
Bill-
Bottom line… you were never a coach… assistant coach… player… letterman… manager… trainer… or water girl for the Red and Black. You are not at practice every day and your salary is not dependent on the decisions made on that football field (or is it). Please concede this argument to a hired professional that is arguably the most successful coach the Dawgs have ever had… that’s right, I said it.
I find it embarrassing that you’re even calling out Richt by writing this follow-up. Fact of the matter is that he is going to make decisions that he truly believes are best for the success of his team for the benefit of the seniors and his own job security. With as many turnovers as we had last year (and as few as we had on special teams), is it such a bad idea to concede the job to someone that is sure-handed and confident in his punt receiving capabilities?
Take a lap…
Dale
March 19th, 2010
10:57 am
Great. Now Bill thinks he has CMR’s ear. I hope coach doesn’t waste any more time explaining himself.
dougdawg
March 19th, 2010
10:58 am
amazing how coaches at major universities are so often flamed for not listening to the voices of so-called fans. then, when one does listen and POLITELY responds, he gets dissed. amazing. and kind of sick.
coachgb
March 19th, 2010
10:59 am
What’s so hard to understand about a coach that wants to put the most surehanded player on the team back to make fair catches? Games are won and lost with dropped punts deep in your own territory!
Hendu
March 19th, 2010
11:00 am
So he is telling us that we can’t fully trust our regular return guy. If I didn’t do anything else all year I would teach that #1 Smith how to return punts. Guaranteed 3 scores for season. That will be the first thing they will do with him in the NFL.
Now can we get him to explain why for the first eight years he was convinced that having your kickoff man boot the ball out of the endzone was a really BAD move. Me and 143 NCAA head football coaches are all anxious to see why we are wrong and he is the only coach in history that is right. Then he can explain why we went all the way to California to get a JUCO kicker (only kicked 33% in endzone, most good highschoolers are about 50-65%) that will never set foot on the field because we already had a upcoming sophomore that is one of the top 5 kickers in the nation. All the way to San Diego to flush a scholarship down the drain. Drew Butler should be more than adequate as a backup, he was a fine kicker for the Ridge.
After that see if he can educate us on getting two punts blocked in the same game.
If Mark Richt’s knowledge of special teams was GAS, UGA would not have enough to run an ant’s motorscooter around a BB one revolution.
Letterman2004
March 19th, 2010
11:01 am
You’ve lost at least one reader here… Goodbye Junkyard Blawg…
DawgsForever
March 19th, 2010
11:05 am
Richt was trying to be nice. He knows like we all do that Gray is not going to be the QB but can’t say that openly because Gray would get upset. Act like Gray has a chance to be the starting QB by giving him some reps this Spring and then inform him later…say August…that he is second or third team and that he could earn playing time by playing Wide Receiver and Special Teams if Gray would rather do that. Taaaadddddaaaahhhhh! We get Gray playing where we really want him and keep team harmony to boot!! No Way Gray is the starting QB this season. We always hear coaches evaluate high school by looking at game film….We know Gray is not the QB by game film and the fact he could not even beat out Joe Cox!!!
1eyedJack
March 19th, 2010
11:06 am
“I thank Richt for saying “fine gentleman” and not “complete tool” or one of the other phrases I’ve had thrown at me here. But I have to point out that, like a master politician, Richt chose to disagree with me on a point I wasn’t making.”
Bill, take that how you like but diplomacy is the art of saying “nice dawggie” until you can find a rock. Watch out.
ct
March 19th, 2010
11:09 am
What I have issue with is the fact everyone now knows he won’t return it. The other team can now set a corner to kick to and Logan can’t fool them by running away from the kick. This happened at a game last yr, the team kicked to one corner, Logan ran to the other, and their cover guys downed in the corner it was actually kicked, need to get used to seeing that I guess
big g dawg
March 19th, 2010
11:10 am
FinanceBuzz
90 wins in 9 seasons, don’t believe johnson’s on pace. hope you’re better at finance than you are math.
RxDawg
March 19th, 2010
11:12 am
Eh, small matters honestly. I’m really not too concerned for Logan getting injured back there. But heck, I’m one of those that thinks the QB’s should get hit in practice just like everyone else. Maybe tell the lineman/linebackers to keep from taking their heads off. If Logan is the best man on the team to field punts in that situation, then that’s fine with me. I’ve always thought it was kind of cool that our QB returns punts. Takes you back to the old days and gives Logan some “man points” for doing it. Adds a certain toughness level to the QB that this dawg fan likes.
Bill King
March 19th, 2010
11:14 am
Dougdawg:
I don’t believe I dissed Coach Richt today. I simply replied to him. He respectfully disagreed with me and I respectfully disagreed with him.
Bill King
March 19th, 2010
11:16 am
Letterman2004:
Using your reasoning, there’s be no need for sports columnists or bloggers because no matter what happened, we’d all just say, “Well, he’s the coach. He knows best.” What a boring place college football would be in that case. Discussing the pros and cons of what the coaches do is half the fun.
KJ
March 19th, 2010
11:16 am
“I am glad Paul Johnson has better things to do with his time”
What exactly DOES Johnson do with his time…. except claim that all of his losses were in games that “didn’t really matter”?
Dawg85
March 19th, 2010
11:16 am
This is a non-issue that has gotten way too much traction from both you and the senator, Richt said it depended on HOW THE QB RACE TURNED OUT. Besides that punts from inside the fifty are rarely returned. The coverage guys only have to run thirty yards of so and frequently will get there ahead of the ball. If Logan’s the best man — so be it. There is a huge difference in getting the ball at the 12 and getting the ball at the two. Richt was talking about using Gray in a very specific situation. You can complain about how he used Logan last year but that has nothing to do with how he plans to use him this year.Ii, frankly, am amazed at how many people have gotten their panties in a wad over a pretty innocuous statement.
30-24 Dawgs, We Run This State!
March 19th, 2010
11:17 am
CPJ has bigger fish to fry than reading UGA blogs.
Athens TD Club Dawg
March 19th, 2010
11:17 am
Hey Bill, I’m sure Coach Richt is no fan of yours since you intentionally wrote a blog after an Athens TD Club meeting last year and told everyone things that CMR specifically asked NOT to be repeated in the media. As I’m sure you remember, he called you out at the following meeting and told everyone that he would not be commenting anymore on certain topics b/c of you….so from all Athens Touchdown Club members, let me “thank you” for that….jerk. Traditionally, the ATDC has been a place where our Coaches and speakers could be candid with the audience and not have to worry about stuff being put in the media. But thanks to you, that has changed.
So, I was not surprised at all to hear him call you out again and I’m glad he did.
Pope UGA XXIII
March 19th, 2010
11:18 am
This one really doesn’t have much relevance for UGA’s
upcoming season. Bill, if you would like to talk about
something of relevance, start a blog about these booger
eating tech nerds, such as Goldtimer, who probably ate
too much nuclear waste in his various lab courses.
Bill King
March 19th, 2010
11:19 am
Dave Roberts:
Where on earth did you get the notion that I was complaining about Richt reading the Blawg??!!
1eyedJack
March 19th, 2010
11:20 am
KJ, Coach Johnson is taking sword fighting lessons, and getting a technical certificate in gerontology so he can keep his D coordinator alive and awake.
Mike
March 19th, 2010
11:21 am
No answer other than “No Bill, YOU’RE RIGHT, you’re absolutely right. I relinquish my head coaching job. From now on the team will be coached by a senate of superfans, and you sir will hold the gavel” will placate Whiney Bill, a bigger fan of his own opinion than of the Bulldogs. The brat who has to take the last word.
Bill King
March 19th, 2010
11:21 am
ugaaccountant:
The “pigs” I referred to are the folks who leave their garbage behind and urinate in public. Not UGA fans in general, I assure you.
Biff Pocaroba
March 19th, 2010
11:21 am
Glad to see Letterman2004 gone. His “how dare you criticize because you didn’t play or coach” attitude is pathetic. Bill is King.
Roll Tide
March 19th, 2010
11:22 am
Hey Coach, thanks for the info, now we know if Logan is back for the punt, he is going to fair catch or let it go.
BobDog
March 19th, 2010
11:23 am
First!!!!
Actually, first in the 2nd eleven.
I enjoyed hearing CMR’s explanation on how they use Logan. I don’t see a lot of risk in that, but would not do it if he’s the starter.
Mike
March 19th, 2010
11:27 am
Seems like there’s lots of people drinking the CMR kool-aid. Yawn, when the love fest stops, wake me. This coming season, we will all see how “changed” the defense will be, and we will see that the offense will continue to be stagnent. The stats will tell the story.
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big g dawg
March 19th, 2010
11:31 am
Roll Tide
you are showing your ignorance if you hadn’t already figured that out, my 6 year old understands what’s going to happen if Gray is recieving the punt, go back and get your GED.
Dale
March 19th, 2010
11:35 am
“I have to point out that, like a master politician, Richt chose to disagree with me on a point I wasn’t making.”
“I don’t believe I dissed Coach Richt today”
I think myself and everyone else on planet Earth understands that “master politician” implies “someone who is not straightforward.” That’s certainly the context you used it in. And you can’t dispute you used it disparagingly because you followed the metaphor by pointing out a fault.
Jeffro Bodeen
March 19th, 2010
11:35 am
This year they can save the fuss and let Rhett Mcgowan do that if they need a sure set of hands.
Ron
March 19th, 2010
11:37 am
Many more blogs like this and you are going to be preaching to tech fans only. You will never win a debate with Richt on football knowledge.
Dewi
March 19th, 2010
11:40 am
FinanceBuzz, Johnson does actually pay attention to the blogosphere. He called out Dinich at E(!)SPN late last season on her constantly picking Tech to lose games.
Bottom line, Richt’s a helluva coach, but I don’t understand why he tips his hand like this. Everyone in the stadium knows what’s going to happen when that kid goes back to fair catch the punt.
In the effort of full disclosure, I’m a Helluva Engineer.
flagboy?
March 19th, 2010
11:51 am
As for whether it’s a good thing for everyone in the stadium to know when Gray runs out on the field that Georgia isn’t even thinking of attempting a punt return is a strategy question that can be argued both ways.
Bottom line: As long as Gray is a quarterback, even if he winds up as the backup, there are more reasons for not using him on special teams than there are for doing it.
And, again, thanks for reading, Coach. If you continue to do so, you’ll find that I actually agree with you and support you more often than I don’t.
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As Richt said, this is when the other team is across the 50 and pooching it. . . good luck getting any kind of return out of a pooch punt, so the idea of “everyone” in the stadium knowing what’s going on doesn’t do much good anyway.
Secondly, I’m guessing the coaches have a lot more at stake than you or I do in regards to the outcome of the game, so i’m sure the reasons for L Gray being back there outweigh the reasons he shouldn’t be. . . perhaps this year, more options will be available.
Denver Dog
March 19th, 2010
11:53 am
Johnson does indeed, that is where he got the ideas to try to pass against UGA.
gdawginkalamazoo
March 19th, 2010
11:59 am
Hey Bill, I guess that’s why they don’t call you UGA Head Coach Bill King.
Dave In Tampa
March 19th, 2010
11:59 am
Little too much emphasis being put on this topic. Bill, I agree what Dale said at 11:35. Yes, you did diss CMR with that comment. It came from hurt feelings because you were not expected to be called out on what you blog about. Your better than that. Let’s change the subject and start over with a new blog.
59bulldawg
March 19th, 2010
12:00 pm
I think it interesting that Richt or whoever on his staff is taking note. Perhaps the level of unrest in Bulldawg Country the last few years has made him want to counter criticism with more explanation. I don’t think that’s a bad thing . . . it’s good for him to know what concerns fans and to explain the whys of what you do. Not that Richt should let it consume him . . . but more communication . . . when possible is always a good thing.
Dave In Tampa
March 19th, 2010
12:03 pm
You can have CPJ. Nice 4 passes in a row with an option QB. That’s what happens when an average coach Chokes! I’ll take CMR every day and twice on Saturday. 8-1 record says it all!
timthebrave
March 19th, 2010
12:04 pm
BILL, You took Coach Richt’s explanation too personal. You sound like a defensive idiot in that he didn’t respond to all your questions about UGA football. I think he was just explaining his thoughts on why Logan Gray is catching punts. I personally would like to see Logan Gray return punts. They say he has great speed and is sure handed. Go for it if he isn’t starting or 2nd string qb. I would rather see him make an impact than be a 4 year 3rd stringer
UGAAlumnus
March 19th, 2010
12:07 pm
I agree with Dale here.
Bill also sounds like a gleeful kid at being recognized, yet tries to mask it by disagreeing further.
Bill, You’ve been touched by divinity! Your life is now complete. Mark Richt knows who you are. Now go forward and live a happy life.
Cuz
March 19th, 2010
12:11 pm
Well anyone that knows you would know you are a fine gentleman. And their have been times that you and I have disagreed agreeably. I don’t understand the hubbub.
Bill King
March 19th, 2010
12:15 pm
Dave in Tampa:
No hurt feelings here. I simply pointed out that Richt’s response didn’t really address what I was writing about.
Pat
March 19th, 2010
12:15 pm
Mark Richt is great and I wish more people realized how fortunate Dawg Nation is.
UGAAlumnus
March 19th, 2010
12:17 pm
Dewi at 11:40 doesn’t “understand why [Richt] tips his hand like this”.
Dewi, everyone in the stadium and watching on television already knew that Gray was not going to return the ball. Just as everyone knows that when number 1 goes in the game on offense, he’s getting the ball.
Bill King
March 19th, 2010
12:18 pm
Ron:
I bow to Coach Richt completely when it comes to football knowledge. I just wish he had shared more of it in his response so we could more fully understand his reasoning.
Ben
March 19th, 2010
12:18 pm
Of all of the UGA alum who live in the Atlanta area, I can’t believe the AJC in their endless wisdom appointed Bill King to write this “column”. What a complete and total moron this guy is.
Dave In Tampa
March 19th, 2010
12:18 pm
Maybe you did Bill. However, it came across to your readers a different way. Just view the above posts. I enjoy your blogs don’t get me wrong Just thought this one was fueled by a hurt feeling. Again, that’s the way myself and others read into it whether you meant for it to be or not.
Bill King
March 19th, 2010
12:19 pm
Dale:
I would call my “master politician” crack a “tweak” rather than a “diss.” Some might see that as a fine line, I’ll grant you. But I like Richt and support him as the coach.
flagboy?
March 19th, 2010
12:27 pm
Bill King
March 19th, 2010
12:19 pm
Dale:
I would call my “master politician” crack a “tweak” rather than a “diss.” Some might see that as a fine line, I’ll grant you. But I like Richt and support him as the coach.
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Sort of like calling bloggers on the AJC “journalists”. . . just a tweak.
Nice going Paul..
March 19th, 2010
12:32 pm
Coach Paul Johson is more worried about getting a free upgrades on Delta for him and his wife to Hawaii..than reading blogs.He was so upset they wouldnt take a paying passengers out of first class and insert him and his wife he threatend to take their charter business elsewhere and made a scene….What a jackass… Nice class CPJ…Ill take CMR in class anyday of the week.
Dave In Tampa
March 19th, 2010
12:38 pm
Nice going Paul.. Is that true? Wow, I have not heard that. Of course living in Tampa that’s why. What an arrogant *&^&> It should not surprise me though. He is full of himself. Yeah, CPJ has a lot of class alright… too bad it’s all low!
flagboy?
March 19th, 2010
12:43 pm
Nice going Paul..
haven’t heard anything about that.
read n black
March 19th, 2010
12:43 pm
This sounds more like BK wanting Richt to commit to whether or not Gray has a chance at QB. Oh’ wouldn’t it be nice BK if you had got Richt to respond to your argument by having him say “well, it really doesn’t matter if he is receiving punts because we don’t expect he will be receiving snaps anyway, so we have chosen to utilize his talents elsewhere”?….but he did not. Instead, in his usual, graceful way, he responded respecfully.
gdawginkalamazoo
March 19th, 2010
12:52 pm
59bulldawg, I would agree with. Of course Richt would have to say just enough without giving up the gameplan. All I get up here is Rich Rodriguez crying at his press conferences and Dantonio looking like somebody peed in his corn flakes.
Can You Dig It
March 19th, 2010
12:57 pm
Hey Finance Buzz….you have got to be a complete moron…did you not read that CMR read about the blog in the Athens paper?….are you that much of a pompous a–hole that you had to make a comment without knowing the facts first? Thats what most Tech fans do…run their mounths for the sake of doing it without ever making a point or stating the facts first. When your football program is so bad that you consistantly go through head coaches like kleenex because nobody at your trade school understands college football then you need to find another football program to follow.Your coach doesn’t even have enough respect for himself that he walks around looking like a fat slob. He’s an arrogant SOB that thinks he’s better than everyone else. He’ll NEVER beat Georgia again in your life time..NEVER. You go ahead and take CPJ….he won’t be there long though….if he was a good football coach don’t you think he’d know how to coach more than a gimmic offense to win a game? What a loser you and the Tech football program are. Just remember…8-1….Georgia runs this state…always have ..always will. Can You Dig It!
Mark Richt
March 19th, 2010
1:04 pm
So according to the Tech fans, I shouldn’t be reading blogs? If they were written about me then why shouldn’t I be reading them?
Thanks Dawg fans for all the support!
God Bless.
timthebrave
March 19th, 2010
1:17 pm
Such a beautiful day. Why am I stuck at work?
bamdog
March 19th, 2010
1:22 pm
Bill, are there any qualifications beyond being a fan, having a blog and a little ability to type, that give you any legitimacy, to suggest why anybody should care what u think about anything relative to game strategy?
Opinion on game strategy, or how players are used, trust me, nobody cares what u think, and I mean NOBODY.
You need to limit your comments to fan behavior, tailgating menus, player personalities, etc, etc. In other words, things of relative unimportance, things that anybody can comment on with no requirement for credibility or legitimacy.
gdawginkalamazoo
March 19th, 2010
1:23 pm
timthebrave, yes but wait until tomorrow. High of 36 with rain and snow flurries. Even nastier Sunday.
run the ball
March 19th, 2010
1:25 pm
Coach, if you’re reading this, and I know you are: RUN THE BALL, PRACTICE FOR TN AND FLA, AND WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. There, I feel better. SC
Bye Bye Loran
March 19th, 2010
1:25 pm
You’re an idiot!!
Froggy Dawgy
March 19th, 2010
1:35 pm
Coach Richt – Thanks a lot for the 2-7 record against Florida and getting dominated in recruiting again by Urban Meyer. You are on watch!
“It was the A.C. Leonard show at South Florida on Saturday and Sunday at the elite 7 on 7 event. He created an early buzz by his performance on Saturday afternoon and by the end of the day on Sunday, he had people hanging around to watch him after their teams had been beat out. He was that good. The 6-foot-2, 230 pound future tight end at UF dominated throughout the event while leading his underdog Pro Impact team to the championship. Scout named him the M.V.P. of this event.” – Scout Recruiting
Craig
March 19th, 2010
1:40 pm
Thankfully for all of us Bill- you are not the COACH.
Doc Reem
March 19th, 2010
2:01 pm
Woooow……for all you guys that sit around and worship your Coach Mark Richt pictures like he can do no wrong and makes no bad decisions keep doing your thing.
Bill I commend you 100% for your blawg about Logan Gray and there was nothing in it or your response that dissed CMR or should make any real fan feel ackward! This is a subject that needs to be dicussed because as you stated his implamentation of Logan in punting situations last year was not consistent to his plans for Logan this year. However he stated the plans as if they were consistent. For all the people who blindly think using Logan on punt safe return and other special teams is a good idea because CMR says so. Take a look around the landscape of College Football and see if any other major D-1 programs used this same philosophy. Of course not! This is some idea that CMR has come up with to passifly one of his beloved QB’S. There is no way in hell that you can tell me that this job of Punt safe returner is so complex that only Logan Gray has the mental capacity and physical make up to do it successfully. This is something that should taught to Carlton, Rantavious, Brandon, etc. Actually they probably already know how to do it. It’s not rocket science Mark!!!
gdawginkalamazoo
March 19th, 2010
2:16 pm
I think a lot of you people forgot that Logan begged the coached to play. He wanted to be on the field in ANY capacity where he could possibly help the team. He knew that sitting behind Stafford and Cox was where he was going to be until this year when he gets his shot to compete for the position. Evidently he is a fairly good athlete that can handle the mundane, but critical, task of securing the football on punt returns where field position is in jeopardy. CMR figured out that he was capable and used him. No harm because he wasn’t getting hit because he wasn’t returning the ball. Maybe he uses him this year or not. Big deal if he does. If Mettenberger sobers up maybe use him.
PUP FAN
March 19th, 2010
2:21 pm
This situation and related article are exactly why I’ve come to beleive Bill King is a spy. Kicking the Dawgs while there down is getting old! Hopefully we GATA this year and you will have something more interesting to report. I’m just sayin…..
UGA Forever
March 19th, 2010
2:27 pm
I think Bill King should be the head coach.
dawgfanatic24-7
March 19th, 2010
2:43 pm
CMR and staff are doing the right thing on short punts. Don’t think they had anyone to trust but Grey and Miller on the long ones. Maybe Carlton Thomas will be a dependable threat when his feet get wet. Can’t have someone who fumbles like B.Smith did a lot last year. A lot of practice time with a defense will give these guys good judgement when deciding to fair catch, let it go or run.
dawgonegaboy
March 19th, 2010
2:43 pm
OK everybody … CMR has now set everyone up for next season … when LG is back and waiting, the coverage team will be all relaxed waiting on the fair catch and all he has to do is catch the ball and take off past all the defenders before they even realize what happened!!
SENATOR SMALL JOHNSON
March 19th, 2010
2:45 pm
Hey Bill love your show on XM, listen everyday.
You bring up a good point, and this is what concerns me about Rick, fans have picked up crap like this for several years, i.e not kicking it in the endzone, the crap play calling on defense, players being redshirted when they should be playing (Moreno).
This is why 10 games is possible but the 11 and 12th game against a good team will continue to be a loss until he gets serious about winning like Meyer and Saban.
Hopefully this D coordinator will change that
Lowcountry Bulldawg
March 19th, 2010
2:49 pm
Logan Grey was on the field returning punts more than just standing on the 10. Lets get real here. What when he’s on the 30 yard line he is going to let it go over his head? Really? Lets no play dumb here. Not all times where “punt safe”. Jeez…
Richt is Right
March 19th, 2010
2:51 pm
I agree with Coach Richt here.
No risk to Logan Gray just fair catching punts. Taking advantage of Gray’s good judgment. Smart for Richt.
Doesn’t mean Gray’s out of the QB comeptition, I think that’s what Richt was saying there.
Richt wants everyone to think there’s a 3-4 way battles going on for the QB position so he can get more fire out of his QB’s. But I think Murray’s the QB, and I think Murray will stay fired up whether named starter or not, he always does.
Without-a-clue
March 19th, 2010
3:09 pm
Put your heels on the 10 yd. line. If you go forward(to field the ball), catch it. If you go backwards, let it go. That takes a backup QB to grasp?
Dawg Blood
March 19th, 2010
3:12 pm
Mr. King, I will let you in on a little secret. CMR looks at your pic, and views you as an out of shape old man that has never played a down of football in his life. He finds it humorous that you actually think you know what you’re talking about when it comes to his football team. Stick to eating hotdogs before the game, and let the man coach. I still do not understand why you even have a blog. why can’t I have a blog on the AJC? I don’t get it…
Gen Neyland
March 19th, 2010
3:13 pm
Hmm. Wonder if they ever considered letting Reggie Ball return kicks at Tech..? He probably would have been known as Fair Catch At The Two Reggie…
GaDawgs7
March 19th, 2010
3:14 pm
“I am glad Paul Johnson has better things to do with his time than to worry about what a fan blogger (even if on a major newspaper site) thinks”
Thats true. Coach Johnson is too busy deciding between fries or onion rings at the Varsity. He just has a lot on his plate right now.
PUP FAN
March 19th, 2010
3:25 pm
Dawg Blood,
AMEN!
whoknowsnow
March 19th, 2010
3:32 pm
I agree with you Bill, this is about the stupidest thing we could do on punt return. I love Richt as a coach and everyone says trust him, he’s the professional, but how many other teams have you seen do this. Evidentally it isn’t smart or other teams would do it too. It’s not like its so scretive and intelligent that only Mark Richt could think of it. I think it’s dumb and no threat to the other team even if we are only going to fair catch the ball.
whoknowsnow
March 19th, 2010
3:38 pm
I also am not going to complain about Richt reading blogs if he was. I respect him as a coach and know he knows more about the game than anyone on here, but maybe if he read them often, he would get the hint to get some fire in his @$$ on the sideline.
Minnesota Dawg
March 19th, 2010
3:47 pm
Bill King, you got the best blog on this site. The other bloggers are not as on target as you. You bleed red and black, they don’t! Keep up the good work and go Dawgs!
C. Strickland
March 19th, 2010
4:01 pm
“to try to educate whoever cares that when Logan is back there — I tried to explain it the other day — it’s at a time when our opponent is punting it in. It’s a pooch kick. Our defense — our punt return team — is in punt safe to keep them from faking the punt because their across the 50-yard line.
Bill, did CMR actually spell out “their ” instead of “they’re” in his quote? I guess it was a quote since you didn’t include the end quotation mark either. Point is, you’re about as fine a writer as you are a football coach. But don’t get me wrong- you’re a perfect fit for the ajc.
GATA
March 19th, 2010
4:01 pm
Keep up the great work Bill. As the old sayin’ goes, “A hit dog hollers” and Senator Richt is Hollering!
Reality
March 19th, 2010
4:11 pm
This is too rich!
Ugag needs to just give up on all men’s sports and stop embarrassing the university and the State of GA. Women bulldogs seem to do just fine.
Mikey
March 19th, 2010
4:20 pm
If Logan Gray ever takes one more snap at QB we have absolutely hit rock bottom.
Murray would have to be in traction, Mett would be suspended and Mason would be…well, he would not be capable.
baddog
March 19th, 2010
4:49 pm
Great rebuttal Bill!! Even if the other team is punting from the 50 shouldn’t we put someone back there that they will want to kick away from by kicking it out of bounds or in the end zone? Agree putting Gray back there tells everyone that we are content with what the punting team gives us. I did some punt returning in HS and it just takes some practice to know when to let it go, fair catch it, or when to catch it and take off with it. Not rocket science.
jzdawg
March 19th, 2010
5:15 pm
Putting Gray in as PR is telling everyone that you have no intention of returning the ball. Punters on the opposing team must love it when they see Gray coming in to fair catch because they know we aren’t going to attempt the block punt and they know we aren’t going to return it. Hopefully with our new defense we will see more of the opposing team punters this year so bring back Mikey Henderson or Thomas Flowers and the aggressive punt blockers!!
shane#1
March 19th, 2010
5:27 pm
I don’t give a rat’s rear end who fair catches punts on the ten, as long as sombody does. I would use Gray on punt and field goal teams just in case I wanted to fake a kick. It would be nice to have somebody back there that can run and throw some. I like what I am hearing from spring practice, teaching the basics of football. The DBs worked on stripping the ball from behind today and Boykin said, ya’ll won’t believe this, that they are learning to turn and look for the ball in pass defense! Somebody pinch me, I must be dreaming! With Grantham stressing the fundamentals of tackling, like taking the right angle and maintaiming your balence, I swear, if CTG ever mentions tackling the hips, my old ticker may stop! At least I would die happy.
Doc Reem
March 19th, 2010
5:39 pm
PLEASE READ THIS!!!!!!
Five reasons this is not a good idea by CMR:
1. What if it’s late in the game (say 1:00 minute left) and opposing team wants to pooch kick us. Do you still put Logan out there? I mean in that situation you want to try to return it if all possible to better your feild position. Therefore you should have someone out there that can do both RIGHT?
2.What if an opposing teams player does’nt see Logan put his hand up signaling fair catch. Then you’ve lost the Special Punt Safe Return guy and a back-up QB at the same time.
3.Won’t this mean that you’re actually taking game situation reps from the Full-Time return guy. Therefore not allowing him to get in more rhythm?
4.So CMR is this postion so important that you need to actually split time between two players to get it right?
5.Is it good strategy too telegraph exactly what you’re about to do any situation in the game of football. I think Not!
Lastly people CMR started all this crap not Bill! He did this by even talking about using Logan Gray on punt return and it’s only second day of spring practice for Pete’s sake! These no way Logan could have proven that he’s all world in punt sasfe return in two days of practice. This is simply something CMR is doing to pacify on on his beloved QB’S.
Tech Master
March 19th, 2010
6:42 pm
Richt’s spending time reading blogs criticizing his coaching, when he could be doing something more useful, like thinking up a new type of taunting penalty to use against Florida next year in Jacksonville!
GaDawg
March 19th, 2010
6:58 pm
Hey Bill,
I knew who you were calling Pigs, and you were absolutely right to do so. A Pig is a Pig is a Pig. Real UGA fans don’t need’em and don’t want’em. They can all move to Arkansas and pull for the Hawgs! Lets just get them out of Athens.
Big L
March 19th, 2010
7:47 pm
Any of u jackasses bangin on Bill for the blog needs to lay off. This is the only damn thing thatbis gonna get me to the next season . so you can all kiss my grits.
GT IS STILL A 4TH RATE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
March 19th, 2010
8:29 pm
THOSE JELLO JOCKITCH ARE BACK. HAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHA
GT IS STILL A 4TH RATE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
March 19th, 2010
8:32 pm
JELLO JOCKITCH TALKING ABOUT GA LOSSES TO FL, HOW ABOUT JELLO JOCKITCH LOSSES TO GA. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
AltamahaDawg
March 19th, 2010
8:34 pm
At least he didn’t read the one where you said he “totally ignored the kicking game”.
77DAWG
March 19th, 2010
8:36 pm
Yes, I agree with the a blog above. It is a clear messege to the opp team that we will not going to hurt them in any way! I may not know lots of football, but didn’t they say ” never let your enemy know what you uo to?”. CMR and some of us forget what Logan did two years ago. He volunteered to just be on a scout team knowing that he will be a backup till graduate. The guy has more heart and really love UGA than some of us and may be CMR too. No matter what will happen, Gray, and Cox will get UGA dipplomas and will always appreciate their oppotunities to be bulldogs. Never expect CMR to read mine.
WatsonOne
March 19th, 2010
9:41 pm
King, you are a dip—-
AltamahaDawg
March 19th, 2010
10:04 pm
So the worry is that when we put everybody up on the line, protecting from the fake, with no blocking whatsoever, and the whole world knows how those punt situation are handled by everybody, having Logan Gray in there is going to somehow tip our hand that we might not be setting up the big return?
AltamahaDawg
March 19th, 2010
10:25 pm
Doc if I may. As I see the 5 answers.
1. It depends on where they are punting from. if its one minute in the game, and they are on say the 50, or our side of the field. Which is worse? They might fake the punt and we never get the ball back, or we might have to settle for 5-10 yrds less? Now if they were backed up they are not going to fake. Go ahead and pooch it please. In that case we set up the return.
2. What if Logan Gray or anybody else gets hurt lifting weights. Or strains his arm throwing 1000 balls a week. What if Boykin gets hurt taking the KO and we lose the KO guy and the starting DB? I say play the best guy for the job. Obviously Gray has shown in practice he is. Can you name a player that got hurt because somebody pelted him on a fair catch? or even returning a punt for real.
3. I would bet they take hundreds if not thousands of punts in practice reps, I doubt that if our main return guy getting only 5 shots at it, and not that 6th, it’s really going to ruin his moves. In fact I would say fatigue late in that game, since he is also a full time position player, would be as much of a concern as that.
4. Why wouldnt a team have 2 guys ready at some skill? especially because its very situational. We have various WR, RB, LB for a certain downs and yardage.
5. The whole world knows what we are going to do when we have 9 guys in the box and they are punting to our 5 yrd line. There is a reason everybody knows what we are going to do. They would be too.
AltamahaDawg
March 19th, 2010
10:40 pm
BTW, Richt never said “last year he only was in if the ball was going to the 10″. If I had to guess why he was in there faircatching the ball further up the field on rare occations, the 4 muffed punts that the others lost might be someplace to start.
Clearly he was talking about why he is still in the punt mix, despite being in the QB race, this year. I would be betting that we do not see him in on anything that isn’t exactly the situation he described.
*
March 19th, 2010
11:12 pm
THWG
coachx
March 19th, 2010
11:30 pm
I know your a die hard Dawg fan but you have no business pretending your smarter then Mark Richt.
Gray is 3rd string QB at best. If Cox got hurt last year then the red shirt was coming off Mett or Murray. Richts job is to win games and not protect 3rd string QBs. Our other returners (Boikins and Jones) have fumble issues.
Kiss you cushy ass job good bye. Dawg fans have turned against you for your arrogance.
RED DOG 77
March 20th, 2010
1:08 am
Ther are plenty of application for starting players be they a QB or an AllAmerican WR to play special teams, Even your back-up QB, should be able to “fair catch” a punt without taking away from his QB reps…………….Sort of like last year when AJ Green blocked that field goal attempt……………Priceless !!! GO DOGS!!! GATA!!!…….Sometime you gotta play ” out of the box ” if you want to win a game !
bone
March 20th, 2010
1:31 am
bill, i’m glad to know you know more about football than the coaches themselves.
bone
March 20th, 2010
1:32 am
i’m sure the coaches will consider you for advice from now on.
AltamahaDawg
March 20th, 2010
8:00 am
Does anybody remember our other top reciever MoMass was the one that blocked the punt against OkieStae a few years ago? We play receivers as (tacklers) on ST all the time. And back up RB, and a number of position guys. Cry because a couple of walk-ons that you don’t recognized happen to be on the field periodically, then cry when we use known capable guy too.
Should he just recruit an entire squad of only ST players?
Dawg Realist
March 20th, 2010
8:59 am
Gray’s not that good and will never play QB—might as well get some value out of the hundreds of thousands in scholarship money they are paying him.
te29wr
March 20th, 2010
9:01 am
You blog and let the coaches coach and we all will be better off, If you want to coach get a job
Fired Up
March 20th, 2010
9:09 am
BK ur an idiot along with all other liberal journalist.
jarvis
March 20th, 2010
9:15 am
Hey dumba$$es, the fact that we are in the safety formation lets the punting team know that we are not trying to block the punt. We are playing against the fake in these situations. Logan being back there makes no difference in tipping our hand. It’s tipped before the snap.
He’s not going to play QB in 2010. He’s never going to play QB. They can use him any way the see fit.
Ted Striker
March 20th, 2010
10:38 am
I stopped reading your blogs — except for this one — at the end of the 2008 season. Read this one because of the headline.
Bill, you’re a damn good dog (fan), but your blogs are too negative and if you really believe that HALF the fun of college football is second-guessing someone, then maybe you should quit blogging and start coaching.
DirtyDawg
March 20th, 2010
10:42 am
Enter your comments here
Andrew
March 20th, 2010
10:52 am
I think Bill is a closet GT fan.
AltamahaDawg
March 20th, 2010
1:28 pm
Lighten up on Bill. I don’t think there is a more Richt friendly guy in the AJC you do?
STEINER
March 20th, 2010
2:14 pm
Froggy Dawgy;
You are either an idiot or a Tech man…Either way, you are not welcome here…Tell me somebody else with a great record against Florida lately…We have no interest in a 7 on 7 taking place in Florida, so please don’t come on here telling us about it…Win 90 games in 9 years and then come back….You are a lot like Wild Bill, you shoot from the hip, with limited knowledge about the game of football, and it seems to always question the coaching staff’s ability to make decisions and coach…You seem to only repeat what some of the idiots in the stands want to know, which has little or not effect on the game….And I suppose Logan is coached so that if he were to get a line drive kick, he would catch it and get what he could on the return…Not many line drive kicks inside the 50 in the SEC….
STEINER
March 20th, 2010
2:24 pm
Sometimes I like to read your blog, Bill, then other times I think you are a “POT STIRRER”….You’re like a lot of UGA fans, when the Dawgs lose a couple they are favored in, its time to question or run off the coaches…But then when they do good and end up #2 in the nation, we want to get on the “love train.” I’m with the coaches and the Dawgs in either situation, cause I know the coaches involved and know they are doing the best they possibly can….GOT A LITTLE DEAL FOR YOU BILL THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ, HERE GOES: It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
GaDawg
March 20th, 2010
5:43 pm
The Lord knows that I try to behave myself. I try to be a good husband. I go out of my way to help my friends and family.I give to the needy. I try to exemplify the best in sportsmanship when I am in Sanford Stadium. When I am with my Georgia Tech friends, I always seek to be a Gracious Winner as well as a Graceful Looser (when that rarity of occasion occurs), but somehow I just can’t control myself at the moment:
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{30-24}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}BaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
WE RUUUUULE THIS STATE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Damn’ I feel so much better now!
GaDawg
March 20th, 2010
7:09 pm
STEINER
March 20th, 2010
2:14 pm………….
March 20th, 2010
2:24 pm
NOW THESE ARE A PAIR OF POWERFUL ENTRIES…….somehow, I don’t believe that Steiner is your typical blogger. Those words are too insightful, too full of emotion, and so very articulate.
I think that it would be a good idea for all of us to make a copy of those words, save them in our document file, and refer to them every time we think about posting a blog. I, like so many others, needed to hear those words. accentuate the positive; eliminate the negative. Back our Dawgs come Hell or High Water!!! Awesome, I feel like we just had a visitation!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…….DAWGS!!!….SIC’EM!!!
greg
March 20th, 2010
9:29 pm
bill
i will never read your negative laced blog again. you should be replaced by someone who actually knows what he is talking about when it comes to Georgia football(David Hale).
When it has to be...
March 21st, 2010
7:07 am
Sometimes, no matter where you look, who you try, or what makes sense, you just might have the right guy in the right place, at the right time; Gray might just be that guy…some teams have an “up” guy and then the regular depth guy…the up guy knows what he is expected to do, he is much more disciplined, has sure hands, and is trusted to make the right decision…this guy isn’t thinking return, he’s thinking secure the ball, and do his job…this is a hard thing to coach, because a most return guys wants to take a chance and take off, which sometimes leads to disastrous results…now why have a QB do this, well it sounds like Gray has the perfect DNA for such a job…coaches sometimes do things that just doesn’t makes sense sometimes, point in fact Murray during his record setting Jr year was also the punter, where any opposing player could take a shot at him, granted he didn’t have to punt too much, but the coach knew that Murray was the one to have back there at crunch time…so, maybe that’s why a QB is the up guy…
Monroe's first Redcoat
March 21st, 2010
2:37 pm
144th!!
TechBuzz
March 21st, 2010
6:11 pm
It doesn’t matter who Ga puts on the punt team—they will be lucky to win 8 games next year. Ga will lose to South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Auburn and Tech. Richt better update his resume–angry dawgs will not put up with another trip to shreveport.
Dawg 39
March 21st, 2010
7:05 pm
A final ? thought. We need to find someone to replace Prince Miller returning punts. There are several viable & able candidates. Special Teams will be special in a positive way next year & Logan will still be the best option to field, or let bounce, pooch & directional kicks deep in our own territory.
You usually don’t get hurt making a fair catch so I agree with CMR on this one (& all the others).
Awbun Tagger
March 21st, 2010
11:14 pm
You have the worst baseball team that I have even seen. We crushed you 3 games to none. It wasn’t even close. You may be the worst team in the SEC this year. Go taggers.
FrateDawg
March 22nd, 2010
9:01 am
He won’t say it, but I will, Complete Tool, it is a fair catch for a punt. Who cares. I really don’t think Logan is going to be playing QB anyway, since he was already moved to wide out and then jumped back into the QB mix. Let’s find something more interesting to write about…other than a fair catch. Boooooooooooor-ring.
berry bulldawgs
March 22nd, 2010
3:03 pm
Now Bill King has joined all the AJC UGA Haters.
What’s the problem with Logan Gray, Bill?
Elite 11 QB, Rated #5 dual-threat QB, AJ Green says he’s standing out among the 3 QB’s in performance and leadership in practice, so what’s the deal?
Why undercut Coach Richt here?
Mike Dog
March 23rd, 2010
5:06 pm
Don’t think Richt meant it as a compliement there Bill.
I think Richt was peeved because:
A) you thought he’d risk Logan getting hurt on punt returns
B) the implication was that if Richt is looking to use Logan for Special Teams, then the QB race is over. Not true. Logan’s in 1st right now, and might be at the start of the season.
snoopy bird dog
March 23rd, 2010
7:12 pm
Oh! forsake that we need Furman Bisher backi. He did not sit behind the desk and read sports magazines for info. He got out like a good reporter should and got the real facts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Honestly, I'm a Georgia fan but...
March 25th, 2010
12:53 pm
It’s pretty sad when average fans can pick apart what’s wrong with strategy. It’s even more frustrating when the coach either a) won’t admit it and change the strategy or b) can’t recognize that there’s something with the strategy.
Just pathetic.
DawgsOnline » Richt and Meyer illustrate how to disagree with the media
March 25th, 2010
1:15 pm
[...] disagreement and countered by taking a few minutes to explain his position. Though there’s still quite strong disagreement on the use of Gray as a returner, the tone from author and coach has remained respectful and [...]
athdog
March 26th, 2010
12:22 pm
104 other players on the sideline, and not one is at least as capable as our qb?