Time to revise your vote for UGA’s greatest receiver?
A.J. Green makes a leaping catch for a first down in the 2009 game against South Carolina in Athens. (Brant Sanderlin / AJC)
Amid speculation A.J. Green might be the top pick in this year’s NFL draft, our enterprising Web folks put up a photo gallery looking at candidates for the honor of best receiver in UGA history.
That’s a subject we’ve dealt with here before. Just before Christmas, I wrote that A.J. is, hands down, the best receiver I’ve ever seen play for Georgia, thanks to those circus catches, his running after the catch and, most importantly, his ability to go up high in double or triple coverage and still snag the ball in a clutch situation.
A couple of years ago, I raised the question of who was the Dogs’ all-time best receiver and threw out quite a few names, including Jimmy Orr from the Wally Butts era, Pat Hodgson, Charlie Whittemore and Lindsay Scott from the Vince Dooley years, Andre Hastings and Brice Hunter from Ray Goff’s tenure, Hines Ward from the Jim Donnan years, Terrence Edwards under Donnan and Mark Richt, and Reggie Brown, Mohamed Massaquoi and Green from the Richt era.
Do Blawg readers still think Hines Ward is UGA's all-time best? (Associated Press)
At the time, I said if I had to narrow that list down, I’d have Orr, Hastings, Ward, Edwards (even with that infamous drop against Florida), Scott (for the most important reception in Bulldog history) and Massaquoi, and based on just his freshman year at the time I said I thought Green probably would top the list before his career was done.
In a poll at that time, 46 percent of Junkyard Blawg readers voted Ward the all-time best receiver, followed by Scott (13 percent), Edwards (11 percent), Hastings (10 percent), young A.J. (10 percent), Orr (7 percent) and Massaquoi (3 percent).
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SuperB
February 19th, 2011
11:21 am
A. J. Green is not only Georgia’s best receiver, he is the best ever in the SEC. I’ve seen them all, covering CFB for the past 43 years, and he is the most talented I’ve seen.
Coach(sic) Paul Johnson
February 19th, 2011
11:24 am
Georgia Tech has lost 5 of their last 6 football games, only beating Duke.
Georgia Tech only graduates 43% of their football players.
10 to 6
February 19th, 2011
11:25 am
While we are revising lets revise our baseball expectations. Looks like another bust losing to a mickey mouse Stetson. Pathetic……..
10 to 6
February 19th, 2011
11:27 am
Too bad AJ doesnt have a championship to show for it while at UGA. Another waste of talent along with Hines Ward.
Spike
February 19th, 2011
11:30 am
After AJ.. Mo Mass had the best hands!
Dawg Tired
February 19th, 2011
11:31 am
AJ is the most talented receiver in Georgia football history. Is he the best? Different question in my book. Who performed the best in clutch situations when the game was on the line seems more indicative of greatness in my opinion. However, with today’s athletes its more about me, me, me. “Dude, I’m better than you!!” “Hey man, I’m faster, I can jump higher, I’ve got better hands, etc.” Happily, I have seen that in AJ. Sadly, the fans seem to buy that stuff.
My vote: Lindsey Scott.
Dawg Tired
February 19th, 2011
11:32 am
Meant to say I have not seen that in AJ.
Lilly Munster and Edith Bunker
February 19th, 2011
11:34 am
My vote goes to Herman Archieeeeeeeeeee……
Dawg Tired
February 19th, 2011
11:34 am
My math must be a whole lot worse than I thought. I see that 0 votes = 1%. I would have thought 0 votes = 0%. New math I guess.
Dave Porno
February 19th, 2011
11:39 am
yeah… UGA baseball team sux too.
DaculaDawg
February 19th, 2011
11:42 am
I’d like to see AJ Green play QB for a season…
john mceachern
February 19th, 2011
11:52 am
you’re leaving out a lot of proven historic talent.. Catfish Smith, Bobby Towns led the SEC in receiving on ‘59 SEC Champs and played in the NFL. My vote is Jimmy Orr
YardDawg
February 19th, 2011
11:58 am
When I start to vote for AJ, I remember the perfect pass from Stafford in ‘08 that went through his hands and into a Bama linebacker’s, who then ran about 10 yards for a TD that helped propel Bama to that big halftime lead.
Seems that I remember a couple of drops vs UF in crucial times also.
I just wonder if he can stay healthy for a 16 game NFL schedule. He seemed a little gimpy in his years here.
HDB
February 19th, 2011
12:01 pm
I know he had some off games, especially against Florida, but Fred Gibson didn’t even get mentioned?
What??
February 19th, 2011
12:07 pm
Fred Gibson doesn’t get mentioned because his best year was his Freshman year. That doesn’t cut it.
dr
February 19th, 2011
12:08 pm
AJ gets the vote since he didnt have the same QB at all, he had Stafford, Cox and Murray. and he still did what he did. next would be Edwards then Massaquoi. really gonna miss #8.
Cuz
February 19th, 2011
12:08 pm
AJ for best reciever. Hines for best all around athelete.
DAWGS forever
February 19th, 2011
12:11 pm
Lindsay Scott for what he accomplished at Georgia and the magnitute of his catch and Hines Ward for all he has accomplished afterwards. AJ hasn’t delievered a championship and we don’t know what kind of NFL career he will have yet….. Go DAWGS!
DAWGS forever
February 19th, 2011
12:14 pm
I should have also mentioned how AJ has played on three of the most underachieving teams in Georgia history or at least dissappointing…. Couldn’t that be said????
Frank Lane
February 19th, 2011
12:17 pm
Green was so good that he made the quarterback lazy. He was the best catcher by far, but not the best receiver or the best receiver for the team. He just never seemed to be part of the team.
coloradobulldog
February 19th, 2011
12:19 pm
Hard to lift AJ to #1 since he missed a good portion of JR year and left before SR year. He sure is the most talented. Ward was good but he played QB a good bit too. Lindsay Scott was great in a offense that hardly ever threw the ball. And of course no one play meant more than his. So I’d give it to Lindsey.
dogdawg
February 19th, 2011
12:20 pm
The miracle catch from Lindsay Scott is to this day still Bulldawg lore.How many of AJ’s do you think will do the same?
collegeballfan
February 19th, 2011
12:21 pm
If it is OK, I will stick with John Carson as the best UGA receiver.
ugab
February 19th, 2011
12:22 pm
AJ made the best catches. MoMas had great hands and terrific route runner too. AJ did get suspended! AJ did leave early! AJ did drop some important balls in important games. AJ MADE SOME OF THE BEST CATCHES.
Dawg 39
February 19th, 2011
12:26 pm
I also go with Lindsey Scott because of the difference he made during those championship years. A clutch / crunch time player.
ReddDawg
February 19th, 2011
12:28 pm
Green only played a part of one season. Ward says that he is an alumni of a high school; thereby, dissing UGA to the max. Jimmy Orr was a great receiver and a great person, he has my vote.
Dawg
February 19th, 2011
12:30 pm
Lindsey Scott & Hines Ward
Lindsey’s catch and run to the end zone……the BEST ever. He will always be remembered.
Chickenman
February 19th, 2011
12:32 pm
aj is the best wideout I have ever seen play… He dominated every.db he faced.. Some of which are 1st rounders
AltamahaDawg
February 19th, 2011
12:34 pm
I’d like to see AJ come in and play RB as a freshman too.
Ceasar
February 19th, 2011
12:34 pm
You forgot about Dennis Hughes from the 60s
Dawg
February 19th, 2011
12:35 pm
Is Hines just being honest? Didn’t he leave UGA early for the NFL. Don’t you need a diploma to be considered an alumni of UGA?
Jim
February 19th, 2011
12:38 pm
Hines Ward is the best. AJ will never complete an NFL season much less play after 3 or 4 years. He can leap but he can not take the punishment.
AltamahaDawg
February 19th, 2011
12:50 pm
Actually, Fred Gibson had more receptions, yards, and TD, in his senior season than his freshman.
AltamahaDawg
February 19th, 2011
12:51 pm
and arguably a more productive UGA career than AJ Green.
Dixie Redcoat Band
February 19th, 2011
1:08 pm
And we still didn’t win the SEC! Sad…
cmdawg99
February 19th, 2011
1:11 pm
Run Lindsay Run!!!! Go Dawgs
Dawg89
February 19th, 2011
1:13 pm
I think it’s between Ward and Scott. I picked Scott because he was able to help the team win the NC. Green may be the most talented, but in my opinion he accomplished the least. Out of three seasons he totaled two years of playing time (counting injury and suspension). He didn’t help the team win any kind of championship. In fact, during his tenure, UGA lost a lot of football games.
When you call a person the best ever, they need to be a difference maker for the team – not just talented individuals. Say what you want about coverages when AJ was in the game, he still wasn’t able to turn that into anything more than individual stats.
Dawg89
February 19th, 2011
1:22 pm
ReddDawg, you make a good point about Ward. I’m sure that doesn’t go unnoticed.
AthensDawg
February 19th, 2011
1:22 pm
AJ is one of the best receivers at Georgia but he is obviously not the best team player. He knew at the beginning of last year that he was leaving for the NFL Draft and when he sold that Jersey and got suspended he clearly wasn’t thinking about the team.
D A DoubleU G
February 19th, 2011
1:35 pm
Would have loved to see AJ have the same QB for 3 years.
The “me, me , me” Stafford year and the “interceptions while throwing it away” Cox year could have been SO much more if an Aaron Murray would have been his rock tosser all 3 years.
Dumb dawgs
February 19th, 2011
1:41 pm
Hines Ward. Period. No other former dawg is anywhere near that guy.
Dawg
February 19th, 2011
1:51 pm
Dawg89 Reddawg don’t you need a UGA diploma to be an alum??
Dawg89
February 19th, 2011
1:56 pm
When NFL players are introduced on TV, most say where they played college football. I don’t think there is any implied notion that they actually graduated from college. If that were the case, 90 percent of the players would say their high school. To me, it seems like a diss to UGA that Ward doesn’t credit the dawgs.
RxDawg
February 19th, 2011
1:57 pm
Oh it’s AJ Green easily. After that, you have to go with Terrance Edwards just based on pure production.
TROJAN
February 19th, 2011
2:00 pm
Terrance had amazing production, but he had horrible hands compared to AJ. Not even close. Actually, UGA has had great receivers but none had hands not even close to AJ’s.
Beast from the East
February 19th, 2011
2:21 pm
This Gator votes for Hines Ward. He has become one the the all-time greats in the NFL. While at UGA he could line up anywhere and hurt you. Bruising blocker!!!
AJ is the most talented I’ve seen, but he doesn’t have 1/10 the heart that Hines does. AJ got shut down by Joe Haden and Janoris Jenkins.
5150 UOAD
February 19th, 2011
2:24 pm
Lindsay Scott made the catch on a 10 yard catch that MADE UGA think they really mattered in the football world. It has to be Lindsay. UGA would be USC east without that 1 play. AJ Green is Fatt Matt Stiford all over again. How many games has Fatt Matt played? AJ will be Broke and a nobody within 3 years. Calvin Johnson made it to the Pro Bowl while Fatt Matt was in a hospital bed working on his hair. AHHAHAH. Lindsay SCOTT, Buck Blows, and AUBURN MAN Vince made UGA. well, add some Irk dirt on the Uga cemetery to make UGA think the DAWGS matter. GATA is now Go After Those Assets to quote Mrs. Damon Evans.
5150 UOAD
February 19th, 2011
2:27 pm
The Vols are now Tied with the Dawgs in the 2nd half. How ling to the Dawgs fold?
Dennis
February 19th, 2011
2:42 pm
The kid that caught that ball at Auburn to put you in the SEC Championship. Johnson? Great catches need to mean something. Green did zip. Barely a winning record.
Andy O'Plasty
February 19th, 2011
2:43 pm
Dawg fans remind me of the guy who poisoned the trees at Auburn…
5150 UOAD
February 19th, 2011
2:46 pm
HOW bad are the TV guys pulling against UGA and for the Vols today in the B-Ball game. I ain’t no dawg fan but Bill Is way way up Pearl’s and the Vols butt.
barbour Dawg
February 19th, 2011
2:47 pm
Re Lindsay Scott. He would be at o nearthe top of the list even with out the GA-FL game.
He was a very talented and productive WR for UGA and would have had a great NFL career IMO had he not had off field problems.
AJ is the most Talented WR IMO and the best WR to have played for UGA but Lindsay was the most valuable WR to play for UGA handds down. I wish AJ had played on a team w the dedication that LS played for, but unfortunalty, AJ, like several other great talents we have had in recent years were just that: “Great Talents on talented underr achieving teams”. AJ, to his credit was able to rise above the relative mediocrity that has been ouur progam since 1 or 2 (max) since BVG left
5150 UOAD
February 19th, 2011
2:50 pm
nice EVAL barbour Dawg.
DANICA PATRIC looks in DAYTONA today.
shane#1
February 19th, 2011
3:05 pm
I voted for AJ because he is the best pure WR I have seen in college football. He has it all, great hands, size, and speed. With that being said, Hines Ward was the better football player. Ward was and is more physical and still has a knack for getting open that you see very rarely. Hines has bailed out so many QBs in his career both in college and the pros and he is still the go to guy when Big Ben is in trouble. Let’s not forget the year that Hines had to play WR, RB, and QB at various times because of injuries. Talk about carrying the team! If I had to start a team now AJ might be my first pick but I would surely love to have Ward on my team.
AJ blocked a field goal.
February 19th, 2011
3:06 pm
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5150 UOAD
February 19th, 2011
3:06 pm
69-63 win the the ORANGE hell nice wins Dawgs.
Dumb dawgs
February 19th, 2011
3:11 pm
“AJ because he is the best pure WR I have seen in college football. ‘
Yet he did absolutely nothing significant.
5150 UOAD
February 19th, 2011
3:12 pm
Shane#1
Did you just HATE on Calvin Johnson or what. CJ makes AJ look like a lil League player. Like Fatt Matt Calvin got stuck in Detroit. AJ ain’t got crap on Calvin. Do you really think AJ GREEN is in the same league with Crabtree too? HAHAHAHHA. Go cry and love on the newest DEAD Uga. AJ Green would make a nice set of bones for the Voodoo princess after he crosses the middle in the NFL.
UGA comes in dead last
February 19th, 2011
3:12 pm
The final grades for the 2010 season are in for all 12 SEC teams, and here’s a quick review:
* Alabama: B-
* Arkansas: B+
* Auburn: A+
* Florida: C-
* Georgia: D-
* Kentucky: C-
* LSU: B+
* Mississippi State: B+
* Ole Miss: D
* South Carolina: B+
* Tennessee: C+
* Vanderbilt: D
http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/20156/grading-the-sec
WDE
February 19th, 2011
3:13 pm
5150 UOAD
Dude, you need to calm down. You sound like Updyke.
Trey
February 19th, 2011
3:14 pm
AJ’s teams only won 12 games last 2 season, 7-5, 6-6. big deal.
WDE
February 19th, 2011
3:14 pm
UGA has had some fantastic receivers over the years but my favorite was Hines Ward even though that was not his primary position. He could play almost any position. QB, WR, RB, CB etc. Plus, he could block and return punts.
How did he NOT win the Heisman?
5150 UOAD
February 19th, 2011
3:16 pm
Dumb Dawgs
AJ won the LSU game! Well, until he got a BAD flag for celebrating and cost his kickoff team field Poisson. AJ Green made all the difference in the Colorado and UCF games? Right?
WDE
February 19th, 2011
3:25 pm
“AJ won the LSU game! ‘
And when did that happen?
WDE
February 19th, 2011
3:26 pm
“Are you going to sell War Eagle Feathers as toilet paper”
Considering harming an eagle is a felony, no ma’am, I will not.
?
February 19th, 2011
3:27 pm
“AHHAHA is that like Margret Cho being the Korean version of Rossie O’Donnel?”
That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
AUBURN MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:31 pm
Hey WDE, your’e my best friend.
Ziggy
February 19th, 2011
3:32 pm
NICE WIN IN UT DAWGS!
shane#1
February 19th, 2011
3:34 pm
Why do I hate on Calvin Johnson? I have posted many times on these blogs and I don’t remember saying any critical of Johnson. I was not aware the topic was GT WRs. I think Calvin Johnson is an excellent athlete but the only times I watched him play was against UGA and he didn’t take over those games. As a matter of fact Paul Oliver pretty much shut him down. I think that was as much due to the fact that Tech did not have the QB to get him the ball and UGA’s pass rush as anything. I abhor trashing the players that bust their butts on the field Sir, and I do not attack kids, no matter what colors they wear.
AUBURN MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:35 pm
I love my rebel flag undies YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DAWG MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:36 pm
I LOVE BAILING MY FOOTBALL TEAM OUT OF PRISON!
WOOOOOOOO DOGS BAIL EMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AUBURN MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:36 pm
You know why Calvin Johnson sucked, because he didn’t play for the TIGERS! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5150 UOAD
February 19th, 2011
3:37 pm
Are all the DAWG and TECH fans watching Colorado V Kansas in basketball?
AUBURN MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:39 pm
WDE! Were are you man, let’s open up a can on these boys! CAAAAAAAM POWWWWWWEERR!
DAWG MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:40 pm
“Are all the DAWG and TECH fans watching Colorado V Kansas in basketball?”
Dawg fans are too busy upgrading their double wides.
Tech fans are too busy trying to contact Al Quaida.
5150 UOAD
February 19th, 2011
3:41 pm
Shane#1
Nice post and you are being respectful of both teams and players. Calvin did have R Ball for a few years. AHHAHA
wldawg
February 19th, 2011
3:41 pm
Did Hines Ward get suspended four games in his final season? No.
He’s also won a few Superbowls and a Superbowl MVP. No contest, but who knows what Green can do at the next level.
AUBURN MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:41 pm
COME ON WDE LET’S SPELL CHECK THESE BOYS! THESE DAWGS FANS IS DUMMER THAN DIRT!
AUBURN MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:45 pm
DAWG MAN YOU MUST BE ON OUR TEAM, YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HEY DAWG MAN YOU REMENBER WHEN BO AND LIKE DUKE USED TO JUMP OVER ALL THEM CARS! THEY WUD SAY YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MAN I USED TO GET SO EXITED I WOULD SHART MYSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DAWG MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:48 pm
“Margret Cho is like AUBURN and BAMA is like Rossie O’Donnel.”
DEN DAT MUST MEEN UGA IS HELEN THOMAS!!!!!!! SHE UGLY AS SHEEEEAAAAAAT AND HATES EVERYWUN!!!!!!
AUBURN MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:48 pm
WDE/Auburn Fan,
Where you guys I can’t fight these boys alone! Hey man guess what!, Georgia SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS! Red Panties, Dead mascot, UHHHHHHHH, did I say red panties?
DAWG MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:49 pm
“Both are Fat UGLY lady lickers ‘
DAT SOUNDS LIKE DEM DAWG SOFTBALL PLAYERS I’Z SAWED AT DA ATHENS MALL LAST WEEK!!!!! DA BULLDYKES IS WUT DAY CALLED DEMSELVES!!!!!!
Teardrops
February 19th, 2011
3:49 pm
All of the names mentioned during the Saint Mark Richt era were two-bit illiterate punks.
UGA, perrenial winner of the Fulmer Cup and Home of the Red Panties.
George
February 19th, 2011
3:50 pm
chances of a whole bunch of real Auburn fans showing up on a post about Georgia’s best WR?
O.
AUBURN MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:50 pm
WDE, I mean DAWG MAN, Wink, Wink- You told them boys off man, You is the pride of Auburn man! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!
George
February 19th, 2011
3:51 pm
aUBURN mAN,
BREAK DOWN THIS YEAR WR’S AT AUBURN, QUICK, NO INTERNET RESEARCH ALLOWED SINCE YOU’RE A TRUE FAN.
MINUTES ARE TICKING AWAY….
DAWG MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:52 pm
George
DATS WUT I’Z TINKIN! DEEZE AUBARN FANZ IS NUTIN BUT UGA FANZ ACTIN ALL DUM.
GO DAWGS SIC EM WOOF WOOF!!!!!!
Whoopee
February 19th, 2011
3:52 pm
It’s kind of sad to see all the Dawg fans getting so excited this year (just like the year before, the year before that, etc.). How long is it going to take for UGA fans to realize that UGA is simply no longer relevant in the SEC? In the national picture, UGA isn’t even a blip on the radar, and hasn’t been since the preseason #1 ranking three years ago.
Sit back and be grateful for the six or seven wins you’ll get every year. Coaching genius Mark Richt may take you to 8-4 or even 9-3 occasionally, but Florida will still win the SEC, meaning no BCS bowls and no top 25 final ranking. Most years, UGA will be very lucky to finish in the top 25, and only after a big bowl win over a nobody opponent.
It’s a different world now, and Dawg fans need to adjust their expectations downward to reflect reality.
Unfortunately nothing is going to change until UGA changes its mediocre coaching. That’s where the difference is, and that’s why everyone outside Dawgtard Nation just laughs at Dawg fans getting so excited year after year about what a great recruiting class UGA gets. It doesn’t matter how many blue chip high school players go to UGA, they simply don’t get the coaching they would get at Florida or Alabama, to name two schools whose programs are far ahead of UGA. And that’s not going to change as long as Mark Richt is in Athens.
Get your heads out of the sand and face reality. And mediocrity and irrelevance.
AUBURN MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:52 pm
WDE, I mean Dawg man, yeah uuuhhhhhhh. Oh yeah what was that about mall anf athens? Hey can I use that man?
DAWG MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:54 pm
“they simply don’t get the coaching they would get at Florida or Alabama’
NO BUT WE’Z GITS DA THE FULMER CUP!!!!!!! AND WE’Z BEATS TEH BEEZ EVERY YEAR!
UGA NUMBER ONE IN DA STATE OF GA!!!!!!!! WOOF WOOF
AUBURN MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:56 pm
Hey WDE, Don’t listen to all these punks that say you have no life because you hang out on Bill Kings blog all day. It’s perfectly normal for a grown man to sit in front of a computer for hours and hours and hour and hours and hours talkin’ smack to these stupid Dawg fans!
AUBURN MAN
February 19th, 2011
3:58 pm
TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRSSSSSSSSSSSSS will rise again!
AUBURN MAN
February 19th, 2011
4:00 pm
All rite boys times for me and my cousin to go on a date, we goin to WALLY WORLD!
DAWG
February 19th, 2011
4:01 pm
Auburn man, are you for real sir?
DAWG
February 19th, 2011
4:02 pm
How bout them basketball dawgs!
DAWG
February 19th, 2011
4:06 pm
Nice to see us not blow a huge lead again.
DAWG MAN
February 19th, 2011
4:07 pm
“Auburn man, are you for real sir?
NO WAY DUD! HE’Z REALLY 5150 UOAD PRETENDING TO BE A AUBARN FAN!
Dawg 39
February 19th, 2011
5:18 pm
Different Topic: RECRUITING: Who are the 2 players Grantham went to visit in Jenkins County ? Is that Jenkins County in Georgia?
al.com
February 19th, 2011
5:29 pm
Look what those bama boys are doing to you!!! http://auburn.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=423&tid=142534909&mid=142534909&sid=884&style=2
DAWG MAN
February 19th, 2011
5:58 pm
“Look what those bama boys are doing to you!!”
There’s nothing there.
Brucerugby79
February 19th, 2011
6:11 pm
5150uoad I thought a pee-can was what a truck driver had on floorboard
Tweenthehedges93
February 19th, 2011
6:43 pm
I don’t think we have to worry about AJ being the top pick in the draft.
Dawg Tired
February 19th, 2011
7:14 pm
Not only did Lindsey Scott make one of the best plays in UGA football history in the Florida game in 1980, he a;so returned the second half kickoff against LSU in Baton Rouge (’78 or ‘79) for a touchdown that turned that game around for a great Dawg victory against a Top 5 team on the road. AJ just didn’t accomplish nearly as much as Scott. I’m thinking most folks voting here are doing one of two things (possibly both): (1) they weren’t alive when Lindsey Scott played – thereby ignoring a truly great receiver; and or, (2) they are basing their vote solely on physical ability instead of accomplishment on the field in really, really big games under unbelievable pressure given the circumstances at the moment the play was made.
Dawg Tired
February 19th, 2011
7:24 pm
AUBURN MAN – I guess you are aware that there is medication for people with your condition.
dawglasville
February 19th, 2011
7:30 pm
Hines Ward may or may not be the greatest receiver in UGA history. I think is. I definitely think he is one of the greatest Dawgs ever. If I was starting a NFL franchise, and Hines was in his prime, I would start my team with him. I believe he is a hall of fame lock.
Texas Dawg
February 19th, 2011
7:31 pm
YOU ARE COMPLETE IDIOT IF YOU THINK GREEN IS THE BEST Revicer EVER AT UGA…hers why! most talented i agree…..no way is he the best
1. He leaves leaves for the draft with one year left…me first then team. selleing jersey is prime example….and yes I would have left for the money as well….
2. He never did it on the big stage against the better teams…..look at his stats against winning teams…….
3. Never won a championship of any kind…….drops in big games….he could have been the best ever…..Most talented i agree….
Texas Dawg
February 19th, 2011
7:31 pm
YOU ARE COMPLETE IDIOT IF YOU THINK GREEN IS THE BEST Revicer EVER AT UGA…hers why! most talented i agree…..no way is he the best
1. He leaves leaves for the draft with one year left…me first then team. selleing jersey is prime example….and yes I would have left for the money as well….
2. He never did it on the big stage against the better teams…..look at his stats against winning teams…….
3. Never won a championship of any kind…….drops in big games….he could have been the best ever…..Most talented i agree….
fastdawg
February 19th, 2011
7:49 pm
It just makes me wonder, why an offensive coordinater wouldn’t just throw the ball in AJ’s area any time it was 3rd down. Oh I forgot we don’t have a legit OC.
oldschooldog
February 19th, 2011
8:22 pm
There’s no question A.J. is UGA’s “best” receiver ever. But if you’re talking UGA’s “greatest” receiver ever, he’s behind Terrence and Hines for sure, and very likely Lindsay and Brice.
Rodney Dangerfield
February 19th, 2011
9:13 pm
AJ Green is overrated. I’m not a dawg fan but have seen quite a few dawg games. I have seen AJ make spectacular catches and have good games. But it seems like he disappears in the big games and I question is determination and work ethic. The dude took it out of bounds about three yards short of a Tech defender but could have stretched for the first down this year. That is when I knew AJ Green was going pro.
Rodney Dangerfield
February 19th, 2011
9:15 pm
And when I say overrated…. Yes AJ Green is loaded with talent, but does he use that talent 80% of the time? I would guess maybe 50% if AJ feels up to it.
SEC FAN
February 19th, 2011
9:15 pm
The reason why UGA will never win another Championship, is because you guys are unappreciative of your players. AJ was a great player for your team and did alot of wonderful things. He was suspended for 4 games and still had a monster season. Yall’s offensive line was crap this year. If there’s any player that’s contemplating on attending UGA in the future…first read AJC football blogs before making your decisions. Not all fans on here are ungrateful…just the one’s with their racist remarks…SEC RULES!!!
Rodney Dangerfield
February 19th, 2011
9:16 pm
I think Terence Edwards had more of an impact than AJ Green. Too bad he dropped that pass against UF or he would have been immortalized instead of remembered for dropping the pass.
Jay
February 19th, 2011
9:24 pm
Lindsay Scott, Lindsay Scott, Lindsay Scott.
george
February 19th, 2011
9:41 pm
some commenter above thought aj is the best player ever at georgia? nice thought but he should ask his parents about hershel walker. doh.
Fire Mark Richt
February 19th, 2011
9:51 pm
Lindsay Scott was the best to me because he was a game-breaker: the 99-yard KO return against LSU in ‘78 and The Play in ‘80. When you consider what an impact he had playing for an I-formation, run-oriented team, I think Scott maximized his opportunities like no one else I’ve seen at UGA.
ugaclassof2004
February 19th, 2011
10:12 pm
AJ Green is by far the best WR that UGA has had! Not even close. AJ has the ability to carry an entire offense on his back! Not since Randy Moss and Calvin Johnson have I seen that on the college level, and AJ did it while catching passes from 3 different QB’s. When a big play is needed, AJ makes it. He did so vs. LSU in 2009 and he did it again vs. Florida this year to send the game to OT. Its not his fault that the defense can’t hold up their end of the bargain in either of those games.
Hines Ward was very good too, but I think Hines is one of those guys that willed himself to be great at the next level. He was good at UGA, but I don’t think Hines really became great until he had been in the NFL for the 3-5 years. Hines , while good, was no where near the impact player in college that AJ has been the last 3 years. With that being said, AJ would be lucky to have 1/3 of the career that Hines Ward has had in the NFL. You can’t go wrong with either one, both are talented and tough minded guys.
ugaclassof2004
February 19th, 2011
10:15 pm
Rodney Dangerfield:
Name 1 WR who is better than AJ Green right now.
Mark
February 19th, 2011
10:39 pm
Hines Ward hands down. He is just a baller, and clutch!!!
Mark
February 19th, 2011
10:42 pm
AJ had the potential to be the best UGA ever had, but when was he clutch??? I’m sorry but I never saw him carry the team to any big wins. Where was he during the UCF game? A time to shine before he went pro and he got shut down by one guy.
cootabrown
February 19th, 2011
10:44 pm
I thought this should be based on what they did in college AJ was a great WR but how can you lead thr SEC which is the toughest conference in all of college football in yards and be the 4th best in school history production speaks for itself AJ would have caught Edwards if he stayed all 4 years the stats Edwards stats throughout his 4 years dont compare to others look at the history of players in SEC history the production speaks for itself
BIG JOE
February 19th, 2011
10:56 pm
AJ was the BEST true talent UGA ever had at WR. It’s just a shame he wasn’t integrated into the offense more often. Not trying to through stones at Bobo but how (why) the heck he didn’t get the ball to AJ more (see: Colorado) is beyond me. We’ll see once AJ gets to the NFL how he stacks up against the Pro Defenses, but if he does well it will show just how inept Bobo really is.
RabidDawgFan
February 19th, 2011
10:57 pm
Terrence Mathis, Fred Gibson, or Reggie Brown. Don’t forget Sean Bailey.
RabidDawgFan
February 19th, 2011
10:57 pm
Terrence Edwards I meant
BIG JOE
February 19th, 2011
11:07 pm
Also, ask yourself this: How many other WR’s have yoiu seen catch as many one-handers than AJ? Yes, he got shut-down against UCF –by his QB Murray –not the UCF Defense. Murray did have a bad game (he carried the team at times in 2010) but he doesn’t have the arm to consistantly get the ball where it needs to be. In the last several years it has been WR’s dropping passes; Now it seems the QB is either throwing the ball at the ground, which Murray did a bunch in 2010, -OR- the ball is consistantly thrown behind guys or at their knees. Bottom line: WR’s are doing better now at UGA than in years past but now the QB can’t seem to put the ball where it needs to be, consistantly.
BIG JOE
February 19th, 2011
11:15 pm
5150 UOAD, AJ didn’t get the ball in the entire 1st qr in the Colo game, and he came out late in the 3rd for cramps. You’re right that he should have been prepared though. Had Bobo actually taken advantage of AJ in the 1st qr & had AJ drank plenty of electrolites 2-3 days before the game the outcome would have been different I’m sure.
Bobo’s problem is I’m sure he thought that Colo would be keying on AJ since it was his 1st game back, so Bobo being Bobo thought he would out-smart everyone & run plays w/o AJ. Just like when he tries to out-smart the opposing D by running the ball w/ the 3rd string RB at mid-field on 3rd & 9. But as for true talent, AJ is the best.
we ruin this stait
February 19th, 2011
11:53 pm
kris durham
chazzo
February 20th, 2011
12:08 am
C’mon folks. AJ was not the greatest receiver at UGA. Hands down, he was the most talented, but not the best. The best implies most productive. Though it may not be all of his own fault, AJ did not produce to his full potential and wasn’t a part of a winning situation. Terrence Edwards is the man. BTW, where’s the love for Fred Gibson?
Tom E. Gunn
February 20th, 2011
4:25 am
He may not have been marque, but kris Durham made some big catches for UGA/
Dawg in Malta
February 20th, 2011
5:30 am
AJ as a receiver @ UGA no doubt…but Hines Ward was the most versatile athelete while @ UGA. You have to remember Hines played quarterback, flanker, running back, & receiver @ UGA. He did not play receiver (as his only position) until he was in the NFL. Good luck to AJ as a future NFL receiver and hopefully he will continue to make UGA pround like Hines has the past 13 years.
On another UGA player…I watched Hershel Walker in person @ UGA, no doubt the best football player ever in college football history!!
swhite
February 20th, 2011
7:24 am
I just want to get these ground rules down perfectly – if the other players on the team don’t do what they’re supposed to do and your team doesn’t win a national championship, that automatically disqualifies you from being the best player at a certain position. Is that right? Man, we’ve got a very long list of players who aren’t the best at their positions. That means Lindsey Scott, regardless of any dropped passes, bone-headed moves, or missed assignments that led to interceptions during his career, is hands down the greatest receiver in Georgia history. That also makes Buck Belue the greatest quarterback ever at Georgia, beating out Fran Tarkenton. I’ll give you Kevin Butler, because he may be the greatest kicker ever at Georgia. I guess, as a matter of fact, that all of the members of that UGA Nationa Championship team, by this reasoning, have to be the greatest players at their positions! They led UGA to a National Championship, hence they’re the greatest. Methinks that those of you who use this reasoning must surely see that fatal flaw in it. Or perhaps you don’t.
chazzo
February 20th, 2011
8:03 am
Terrence Edwards is #1 in career receiving yards, yards per season, career TD catches. Check the stats. Edwards is the best. AJ and Ward are phenomenal athletes. AJ is hands down the most talented receiver, but Edwards is pretty much in the top three of every statistical category and #1 in the big ones. Did his career receiving yards SEC record get broken? It is still listed in the stats on georgiadogs. com.
chazzo
February 20th, 2011
8:12 am
Aj had 2619 career receiving yards. Edwards had 3093. AJ never had a 1000 yd. season. Edwards has 1004.
Again AJ is obviously the most talented receiver at UGA ever. When you say best, though, it encompasses more than raw talent. I don’t mean to be glib, but Edwards never sold his jersey and got suspended. It matters in my mind if you are trying to quantify who is best based on something other than raw talent.
chazzo
February 20th, 2011
8:16 am
PS. Just to clarify: AJ is phenomenal. I have never seen a single player have such a dramatic effect on a team. I am not knocking him in anyway. I think he is freakishly good, and he seems like a good guy. I just think there are broader criteria when we are talking “best,” and you have to look at the stats.
Mr. Phelps
February 20th, 2011
8:59 am
Except for a few not a lot of great talent to choose from.
AltamahaDawg
February 20th, 2011
9:09 am
2004 was that a direct question asking for a clarification of somebodies post there?
AltamahaDawg
February 20th, 2011
9:14 am
The question is asked ” UGA’s greatest receiver”. To me that does not mean the most talented or best skills while they happen to be at UGA. The question is greatest as it relates to UGA specifically.
SickandTired
February 20th, 2011
9:36 am
Saying AJ Green is the best receiver is like saying Matt Stafford is the best QB. Give me a freaking break. They may have talent, but they did nothing for Georgia football. That is not debatable. What a joke.
1eyedJack
February 20th, 2011
9:47 am
If you were recruiting and you were only going to take 1 WR which one of those guys do you take?
YellowJacket
February 20th, 2011
9:50 am
Bill King. Nobody could catch a dawg ball or two like him.
Dave Porno
February 20th, 2011
10:13 am
Gosh our baseball team sux too. In ready for next years dissapointment in football to come to a close so UGA cant get a new coach.
Grandad
February 20th, 2011
10:21 am
No contest in my opinion!
Best blocking WR ever. Ever.
Hines could do it all, from QB to special teams to tailback.
Plus and Still the # 1 All-Time receiver.!
Not only that…My all-time favorite “Dawg” !
3DawgKnight
February 20th, 2011
10:23 am
Hines Baby
David Pole-ax
February 20th, 2011
10:25 am
# 19 says it all.
Dirk Dobber, High School Recruiter
February 20th, 2011
10:38 am
Lindsay Scott! Lindsay Scott! oh well,you had to be there…
UGA man, class of 71 & 73
February 20th, 2011
11:21 am
Terence Edward is one of the top 4 all time. His miss vs Florida at 45 yd line wide open, however, hurt him. That game was dominated by UGA but we lost. He simply dropped the ball in his chest area, softly thrown by Green? and he was wide open and streaking toward the corner.
Brice Hunter ( RIP ) was very consistent but he muffed an opening kick off at HOMECOMING vs Vandy, that UGA LOST!! He caught tons of balls and was ranked # 1 in receptions on bad UGA squads.
Ward simply did not get the ball thrown to him many times per game. He was probably UGA’s best athlete, having played at a high level at QB and receiver, running back, punt returner and kick off man.
These there are my favorites over the last 45 + years.
AJ Green did not IMPACT UGA’s win record. He did nothing to win vs any team of consequence and he will be forgotten within three years. He was often injured and he only really played about 2.0 years out of three years.
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Jimmy Shirer of my era in the early 70s was more impactful having defeated GT at the horn in Grant Field. AAAAAAAAHAHHAHA, still remember those sad looking faces on my GT pal’s faces that cold night.
Go Dogs.
cootabrown
February 20th, 2011
12:09 pm
So i ask again are we speaking on what they did while at UGA or what they did in the NFL or where they fall in the draft? It seems we are being based things off of what they did after UGA and where AJ is falling in the draft. He is a great reciever but we never got to see everything from him due to the 4 game suspension & leaving early (which I dont blame him) he is also being compared to guys who ere not natural recievers Hines came in as an athlete & played QB in high school Edwards came in as an athelete & he played QB in high school as well they learned the position when they got to UGA now AJ came in as a WR so he was a natural but you still have the SEC all time leader in recieving yards not UGA history but SEC history and he not be the best reciever in school history again we are speaking of what they did at UGA not what they did in the NFL or where they went in the draft
FlaDawg
February 20th, 2011
1:01 pm
If you look at pure physical talent it has to be Green. If you look at importance to the program it has to be Scott! I’m a program guy so I’ll go with Scott! Go Dawgs!
wreckmaniac
February 20th, 2011
1:33 pm
Anyone who can sell a shirt for $1000 is number one in my book.
AltamahaDawg
February 20th, 2011
3:41 pm
In his day, Hastings had ball skills right up there with AJ. GIbson, Edwards, Brown had bigger roles in success. Other receivers had more legendary efforts. Ward was more valuable to an entire class.
And like other, AJ had some critical mistakes as well. I’ll forever believe his self inflicted fumble early in the 2008 Bama game was the catalyst of that miserable half.
The problem with voting AJ is that given his skills and the very little he accomplished at UGA, he also is comparatively the most disappointing of that list of 5 or 6. Much of that was not his fault, BUT that’s how it goes. His time was his time. His team was his team. If you want to play the game of “if”..what “if” many UGA players were here at a different time. He was not “UGA’s greatest receiver”.
Dawg in gatorville
February 20th, 2011
3:59 pm
Fred Gibson should have at least been mentioned! He was truly great.
Actually, ...
February 20th, 2011
4:29 pm
…Kent Lawrence is the all time best – “but judge, I voted for you, now please don’t throw the book at me”…
chazzo
February 20th, 2011
5:16 pm
If Terrence’s miss vs. UF (for which UGA fans will forever owe him a huge apology) discounts his rating, then AJ’s four game suspension discounts his stock. Just saying.
I agree w/ Dawg in gatorville. Where is the love for Fred Gibson? Certainly as big if not bigger impact than Masaquoi.
It was fun watching the Gibson, Edwards, Gary, Bailey days. I don’t think there has been as big a deep threat in quite a few years. Of course, Stafford had trouble throwing that particular route.
Fire Dave Perno
February 20th, 2011
6:28 pm
Stetson….. wow UGA baseball is in big big trouble..
Delbert D.
February 20th, 2011
6:39 pm
A.J. is the best ever in the SEC? Alshon Jeffery and Julio Jones were 1st team All-SEC for 2010. Will A.J. be voted into the College Football Hall of Fame? Catfish Smith is in in it.
secondguesser
February 20th, 2011
8:53 pm
From a childhood friend,fellow teammmate and life long Gator, this vote for the best athlete I have ever known and watched personally, is for Lindsay. Never, ever saw the man get caught from behind from grade school on up. Hope God is smilling on you today.
Camden Mark
February 20th, 2011
9:31 pm
Taking in the whole body of work from top to bottom Hines Ward is one of the all time great Dawgs of any position.AJ has all the talent in the world but what has he done with it? Seems like a good kid but he couldn’t cast a shadow to Hines
A.J. finished the drill by running out of bounds
February 21st, 2011
7:44 am
FACT: . . . A.J. Green has never had 1,000 yards recieving in one season
and probably never will.
EmoryDawg
February 21st, 2011
9:41 am
Crowell @ 6:15 AM your remark is his highly inappropriate and has no place on public blogs.
wasted days and wasted nights
February 21st, 2011
10:45 am
Hines was truly great, but he didn’t spend enough time at wr, thanks to injuries, to fully develop until Donnan came along.
AJ spent all of his time at wr, and therefore he gets my vote with Hines a close second. The next best is so far down the line he’s not even worth discussing.
TE U
February 21st, 2011
10:48 am
The greatest receiver ever for the Dogs was not mentioned here. Dennis Hughes, circa 60’s, was.
#82
February 21st, 2011
10:50 am
Had it not been for all of the dropped passes, Michael Moore would win this competition, hands down!
Terrence?
February 21st, 2011
10:52 am
Terrence Edwards, really? The balls that Edwards dropped were too numerous and too important (Florida, junior year) to ever garner consideration on such a list as this
dawgfacedboy
February 21st, 2011
11:27 am
Put it a different way;
If you were the HC and you could have any 1 of those receivers healthy and in their collegiate prime who would you take. Personally I don’t know how you could say anyone other than AJ.
Just because he doesn’t have a championship doesn’t mean he isn’t extremely talented.
Fire Mark Richt
February 21st, 2011
11:50 am
dawgfaceboy, to answer your question I would take Hines Ward or Lindsay Scott. Scott was more of a gamebreaker, and Ward is maybe the toughest player at the position Georgia has ever had. In addition to being a talented pass-catcher.
Growing up a Georgia fan in North Florida, I am biased towards the guys who made a difference in the Florida game. Scott’s contribution in ‘80 is legendary, but Ward made two big plays in the ‘97 game that stand out – a leaping sideline grab on 3rd and long that kept a scoring drive alive after Florida had taken the momentum, and a crushing block of a Florida DB that helped spring Robert Edwards’ last TD run.
AJ was 0-3 against Florida and two of his Georgia teams were bad and the other fell way short of expectations. Not his fault, but ultimately greatness doesn’t mean much if it doesn’t translate into wins against the biggest rivals.
Fire Mark Richt
February 21st, 2011
11:58 am
secondguesser, in ‘80 I was a 12-year old watching Lindsay run to the opposite endzone from where I was sitting. It looked like he was shot out of a cannon, I’ve never seen a human gain so much speed in so few strides. His speed just obliterated a Gator DB’s pursuit angle, and Florida was no different then than they are now – loaded with talent and speed at the skill positions. Imagine Scott in a modern, pass-happy offense.
AltamahaDawg
February 21st, 2011
12:14 pm
Since when did anyone say that not having a ring equated to no talent? Why even defend that. Nobody said he didn’t have “talent”.
BUT The question was about “UGA’s Greatest Receiver”. It HAS to be considered in the context of UGA. Obviously the players actual career at UGA does matter.
The question was not Hypothetical Greatest Receiver on some inter-decade fantasy team.
Carlton
February 21st, 2011
12:18 pm
AJ was by far the most talented, but hardly the best overall receiver. He only played a total of two years including injuries and suspensions. He was a very selfish player and knew it. He sold his jersey and got suspended for 4 games (which is what ultimately killed the Dawgs this year-Richt & Co. looked lost about what to do on offense without #8 on the field), he was injury prone, and he didn’t really help us win anything.
Not to mention (and this wasn’t entirely his fault, it WAS a bad call) but he’s the reason we lost the LSU game 2 years ago with the penalty. But that’s also an indication of his arrogance as a player.
I’d go with Hines or Reggie Brown. Brown’s numbers weren’t all entirely impressive but he was a beast at receiver. Hines was a pure athlete.
Tereence Edwards also-he still holds a lot of UGA records for receiver.
DawginLex
February 21st, 2011
12:36 pm
Joey Hester caught a fake punt one time.
He is the greatest ever.
Mountin Dawg
February 21st, 2011
12:41 pm
Had to go with Jimmy Orr. I grew up as a Johnny U and Colts fan. Not many receivers get a corner of an endzone named after them, college or pro.
WIN WITH RICHT
February 21st, 2011
1:27 pm
Don’t forget Juan Daniels or Arthur Marshall.
crossdawg
February 21st, 2011
2:56 pm
The Great Gentleman Jimmy Orr has my vote. aj green could catch, but definitely not a role model foe my grandchildren.
AltamahaDawg
February 21st, 2011
2:58 pm
Reggie Brown if the category was Greatest Receiver who just decided to be and worked his way into being a productive player.
IlliniDawg
February 21st, 2011
3:55 pm
“Well I broke my chair…came right through a steel chair…Now they do have to renovate this thing…Man is there gonna be some property destroyed tonight!”
(Larry Munson after calling Lindsay Scott’s 87-yard TD catch)
I was there – about 30 rows up on the 20-yd line, watching Scott run right in front of me. For that play alone, he will always be my #1 receiver of all time.
chazzo
February 21st, 2011
5:19 pm
Edwards is #1, and i would put Hastings t #2 , Hines at #3, and AJ at #4. Look at the record books. Edwards dominates the stats. Hastings is also highly ranked in all the receiving categories, and he did it during the Goff years.
Bug Zapper
February 21st, 2011
7:39 pm
Hines Ward was the greatest all-around player for UGA in the 90’s in light of the roles he filled among the injuries. So I voted for him. However, in the 90’s there can be no dispute he is third behind Zeier and Hearst. The elder Edwards is 4th.
AJ is the best pure receiver we ever had.
Terence Edwards cost us the Florida game in 2002 and can kiss my butt.
LakeDawg
February 21st, 2011
8:09 pm
AJ hands down, but someone has been left off of the list…Gene Washington.
dude
February 21st, 2011
9:47 pm
Green had as much talent as Stafford. Both we’re underachievers.
Natureboy809
February 22nd, 2011
2:20 am
The lack of Juan Daniels’ name in this article upsets me.
SteelerDawg
February 22nd, 2011
4:25 am
Couldn’t agree with you more nature boy… Juan was by no means the best receiver ever to play at UGA but he is definitely in the Top 10 ever to play there. When he left, I believe he was #3 in most all-time receiving records. He was a very consistent receiver his entire career at UGA. He got lost in the shuffle a bit his SR year when Donnan came in and focused the offense around Hines. I remember he got Zier’s last TD pass and Bobo’s first TD pass and carried us in a win against Tech. He definitely belongs in the conversation.
UGA FRIEND
February 22nd, 2011
5:06 am
Bill: There is no way to get a fair vote on a “best ever” player at any position, at any level or in any sport.
The reason being that some or most of those voting do not rembember the accomplishments of the older generation players. For example, one blogger mentioned John Carson who you did not list. I remember John who was a great UGA reciever back in the late 1950 era. He went on to be a solid NFL receiver for the Washington Redskins for several years. He was a native Atlanta guy who played high school ball at Roosevelt in Southeast Atlanta.
Florida Dawg
February 22nd, 2011
6:45 am
I think we are discussing two different questions. It looks like AJ is UGA’s best receiver ever but what game did he play in and did well that made a historical statement about our program?
I can’t think of any.
Lindsey Scott’s catch against Florida in 1980 ….yes just ONE of many made it’s mark and has been replayed more often than any other play in Georgia history and WILL continue to be the most replayed catch.
So two different questions I think…probably best “receiver football player”….Hines Ward.
Noon58
February 22nd, 2011
8:53 am
UGA only has one receiver on the list with an offical National Championship Title. Based off that there is no question it is Lindsey Scott. Run Lindsey Run
Big Dawg
February 22nd, 2011
9:45 am
Talent wise I would say AJ Green, but best receiver that would be between Hines Ward and Ben Watson. And before any of you say Ben Watson was a tight end, yes he was, but he is still one of best receivers to come out of Georgia. I also hesitate not to put Jimmy Orr in this because he was a great receiver in his own right.
Go Dawgs
Dan
February 22nd, 2011
9:53 am
no I don’t think so, the Dawgs had two mediocre years with Green as a receiver. I think for what he did on the field Hines Ward still holds that title.
Felix Millan
February 22nd, 2011
10:12 am
if Eric needed to complete a pass he threw it to Hastings
Felix Millan
February 22nd, 2011
10:15 am
and is Perno in trouble yet?
Loyal Dawg
February 22nd, 2011
1:07 pm
A.J. Green is the most talented receiver that we didn’t get to see enough of. I don’t think there is any doubt he is the most talented- and maybe that makes him the greatest. It’ is amazing; however, that he is not near the top of career or even single season receiver stats because he just didn’t plan enough games. I’d have to vote for T. Edwards first- the guy caught a lot of TD passes. That’s what I want to see a great receiver do, catch touchdowns. I’d have to vote for Hines Ward next, because he was clutch and had great hands. A.J is definitely the most talented ever. We’ll never really know though because Cox was the QB in 2009 and A.J. missed too many games in 2010. Here’s a reason I really don’t like the NFL that much- it deprives us of seeing some of the greatest college football players in their senior years!!!!! DANG IT!!!!!
Loyal Dawg
February 22nd, 2011
2:01 pm
Additionally, blaming T. Edwards completely for the FL loss is ignorant. There were plenty of other opportunities for us to win that game. Would we have been in and won the SEC Champship without him? He lead the team in receptions all four years. Holds both the single season and career TD records. Has everyone forgotten? Fred Gibson, someone mentioned? He could have been so much better if he had any work ethic at all. I loved Fred and he made some great plays for us and we needed him too. But our kicker out bench pressed him (true story). A.J. is going to be an awsome pro. DANG IT!!! Can you tell I’m frustrated???
Loyal Dawg
February 22nd, 2011
2:04 pm
One more thing. Dawg fans, go to the SEC Championship game website and watch the highlights from the 2002 and 2005 games. It will bring great memories cascading back over you! Awesome!
LawDawg
February 23rd, 2011
12:32 pm
Tedwards doesn’t even make my top-50 based solely on the drop in the UF game. That same game is the reason I never liked DJ Shockley.
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