Fan talk: How many tailbacks is too many for the Dawgs?
Would Richard Samuel be a good fit at fullback? (Associated Press)
All in all, it was a pretty good week for the Georgia Bulldogs — football variety, at least. Todd Grantham’s defense will be intact next season, and Grantham apparently rebuffed interest from the Falcons; the Dogs lost only one player to the NFL draft; backup QB Hutson Mason decided to redshirt rather than transfer; and Mark Richt got commitments from a five-star defender and another highly rated running back. Sounds like a good time to sample the Junkyard Mail …
Harry Peterson writes: Like most Dawg fans I’m thrilled that Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall will be joining our team, and I’m one of those who believes the competition will be good for Isaiah Crowell and force him to increase his effort and perseverance. But what is the coaching staff going to do with all those other tailbacks? Carlton Thomas can still maybe serve as a change-of-pace back, if he doesn’t get himself kicked off the team, but what about poor Richard Samuel and Boo Malcome? Do you think there’s room for all these backs or will some of them be “encouraged” to get off the bus?
I don’t think you can ever have too many tailbacks in the SEC. Look at the situation Georgia found itself in this year because of injuries and suspensions. And then there’s LSU, which had quite a bit of success sharing the load pretty equally this season between four tailbacks. That said, I think the best use of Samuel would be to move him to fullback, where he would be a better fit size-wise than Zander Ogletree, his blocking ability would be a plus, and his relative lack of speed wouldn’t be as much of a hindrance. At the very least, I hope the coaches consider cross-training Samuel at fullback and tailback. Heck, the same goes for Malcome. Why have these guys sitting on the bench behind (in no particular order) Crowell, Marshall and Gurley when they can be making a valuable contribution to the offense?
Bo from Birmingham writes: Bill, I was really alarmed to hear this week that some SEC official had said the cross-divisional “permanent” rivalries may have to be discarded. OK, that might not matter much to Gamecock fans, who got stuck with Arkansas as a permanent SEC West rival when they both came into the conference, but can the SEC really seriously be considering doing away with Georgia-Auburn, or even Alabama-Tennessee, another great rivalry? That would be insane!
The SEC needs to keep Georgia and Auburn playing each other every year.
That was SEC Associate Commissioner Charles Bloom, the conference’s chief spokesman, who told our sister paper, The Austin American-Statesman: “There might not be a permanent rival. Don’t read anything into [the 2012] schedule. But we are staying with eight conference games.” I agree with you that any plan that discards the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry between the Bulldogs and Tigers and the venerable rivalry between the Crimson Tide and the Vols as annual events is a bad idea. And I know UGA athletic director Greg McGarity has stressed the importance of maintaining the Georgia-Auburn rivalry, though he might end up getting outvoted. I’d prefer to see the SEC stay with the 2012 model, featuring eight conference games and maintaining the permanent rivalries. I realize that means you’d only play the rest of the teams from the other division twice (home-and-home) per decade, but I don’t think that’s a major concern for most fans. Do you really care how often Georgia plays Mississippi State or Arkansas? And I acknowledge that going to nine conference games would be more attractive to TV (getting rid of one cupcake nonconference game on each team’s schedule). But the eight-game plan provides more scheduling flexibility for schools like Georgia, Florida and South Carolina that play an in-state BCS nonconference rival every year. Still, if going to nine conference games is deemed the only way to maintain the permanent cross-divisional rivalries, I’d rather give up a cupcake than lose having Georgia-Auburn every year.
Drew in Statesboro writes: With [Orson] Charles departing for the NFL, and [Aron] White graduating, I know a lot of people are worried about the tight end spot. However, I still think Dawg fans should keep that, “we’re stacked at TE” mentality because of all the talent that still remains. Who do you think will step up and be the next star at that spot? [Artie] Lynch, [Jay] Rome, or a new face? Also, might we see one of those move to fullback like [Bruce] Figgins did?
I doubt the coaches will feel the need to move a tight end to fullback when they’ve got all those running backs. As for who’ll start at TE, I’d imagine at least early in the season that Lynch, our favorite New England Yankee, will get the nod on the basis of experience and blocking ability, but I’ll be quite surprised if Rome isn’t getting his share of playing time pretty quickly. And he’s probably more of a receiving threat than Lynch. Anyway, I think we’ll see them both — anyone for some two-tight-end sets? As for freshman Ty Smith, he’s more likely to redshirt. Of course, if the need arises, incoming freshman quarterback Faton Bauta has experience playing tight end in addition to running back, safety and linebacker.
Matt Cafaro writes: Bill, Do you think Mike Bobo’s poor use of Orson Charles during some very key in-game moments the last few years (thinking especially of the second half of the LSU game and the last two bowl games) hastened his departure from UGA? Did Charles decide to leave Georgia because he was tired of Bobo’s head-scratching game planning, play calls and inability to make in-game adjustments?
No, I don’t think Charles left out of frustration. After all, going into the bowl game, he was Georgia’s leading receiver, with 44 receptions for 572 yards and five TDs. Over his three-year career, Charles caught 94 passes for 1,370 yards, which set a UGA career yardage record for tight ends, and scored 10 touchdowns, tying the school record. As for what happened to Charles in the last two games, particularly the bowl game, did you see the penetration that Michigan State’s defense was getting through the Dawgs’ outmatched offensive line? Most of the time the tight end was needed as the sixth lineman for pass protection. I think Charles left because he justifiably reached the conclusion that his NFL prospects were already too good to pass up.
Beach Dawg Living Among Gators writes: While the way too early predictions of a Top 10 team is a warm and fuzzy for the fan base and may give a bit of nudge to recruiting, I believe there are too many intangibles: offensive line, punting, kicking and the offensive brain trust’s inability to go for the jugular and finish the kill!! Auburn and Florida are going to be much improved but, I believe, the most underrated team in the SEC is South Carolina — good defense, improved offense and a coach who thrives on finishing the kill (he and [Nick] Saban are the best in the business in this aspect).
You make a valid point. Georgia has an awful lot of experienced talent returning, looks to be on track for another stellar signing class, and has that favorable schedule. But Mark Richt and his staff are going to have to rebuild an OL that wasn’t that great to start with, and they absolutely must rethink their approach to special teams in order for the Dogs to improve on this season’s 10-4. Richt has indicated a full-time special teams coach isn’t in the offing, but naming one of his assistants to be special teams coordinator would at least be one small step in the right direction. (It’s worth noting that Steve Spurrier’s latest addition to his South Carolina staff is going to coach special teams and tight ends, with the emphasis in the announcement on the special teams duties.)
Mike Ruffin writes: Who will handle placekicking and punting for us next season?
At punter, incoming freshman Collin Barber will certainly get the opportunity to take possession of the job, and at placekicker the coaching staff has high hopes for another incoming frosh, Marshall Morgan.
Also on the subject of kickers, Jim writes: I feel a little bummed for Blair Walsh. Such a nice career to have such a bad senior season. When was the last time UGA has ever been dissapointed in a kicker? I can’t remember one. It’s usually one of our biggest strengths.
Surely you haven’t forgotten Andy Bailey. His fall wasn’t nearly as dramatic as Walsh’s because he was never as good, but after a decent if unspectacular showing as Georgia’s starting scholarship placekicker during the 2004 season, Bailey lost the job to walk-on Brandon Coutu, who went on to an All-SEC career. Then, during the 2006 season when Coutu was injured, Bailey was put back in the spotlight — and proceeded to miss a pair of field goal attempts and an extra point attempt in a loss to Kentucky. That prompted Richt to have punter Gordon Ely-Kelso try taking on placekicking as well, which produced middling results at PK and reduced his effectiveness punting. Coutu fortunately was able to return for the Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech.
Shep Rose writes: I nearly fell out of my chair when you said that [Matt] Stafford’s performance in the NFL shows Richt and Bobo can develop a QB. His recent success in the pros proves that they are unable to maximize potential of great athletes! I can guarantee that defenses are more complex in the NFL than college, meaning he should have shredded SEC defenses. Fact is, Stafford had a nice career, but never put up great numbers. With an innovative offensive mind at the helm, he could have had an Andrew Luck or Eli Manning type college career.
I’ll grant you that a more wide-open pass-oriented offense might have produced bigger numbers for Stafford (who still threw for 7,731 yards and 51 touchdowns in his three years at Georgia and ranks third in career passing yards behind two four-year starters, David Greene and Eric Zeier). But you can’t blame Richt and Bobo for keeping things balanced when they had a guy named Knowshon Moreno in the backfield. And Georgia’s lack of a championship during Stafford’s stay in Athens had more to do with defensive problems. Also, once Stafford, who was the overall No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, made the jump to Detroit, the coaches there remarked on how well-prepared the young quarterback was. If you’re going to blame Bobo when Georgia’s offense falters, you have to give him credit for his work with Greene, D.J. Shockley, Stafford and, so far, Aaron Murray.
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Big Old Dawg
January 14th, 2012
1:20 pm
After the disastrous past season trying to run the ball with a freshman and a couple of midgets, any number of real TB is a improvement. Still it would behoove RICHT to, please, recruit the best kids in Georgia instead of waiting for some kid in the Carolinas , Florida or Jersey to decide if they want to come to UGA. CMR, why does UA, AU & UF get the cream of the crop in GA year in and year out, why???????????????
Will Friend has been at UGA for ONE cycle
January 14th, 2012
1:22 pm
Coach Friend has been in the position for one entire recruiting cycle. WHERE IS THE BEEF for UGA’s o lines of the future? We have 3 commits??
Why can we not sign 5 or 6 BIG guys, highly regarded from right here in Georgia or Alabama or SC that can possibly red shirt and by their Jr or Sr years can start? For years we did that and for years and years we developed ALL AMERICAN O linemen by their Jr and Sr season. Clint Boling IS THE ONE EXCEPTION, as he made ALL SEC FROSH.
Do they all have to be 5 star kids from Kansas or Maryland or Ohio or Florida to be recruited?? Why not sign some quick footed, big, strong, athletic high school kids that played O line and develop them. We are always in crisis mode, I suppose, for the O line.
Go Dogs.
UGA '05
January 14th, 2012
1:30 pm
Hey Bill, you know what’s annoying? Typing a long post and then not seeing it posted
AltamahaDawg
January 14th, 2012
1:32 pm
I think we have 4 now, and the word is that there are 2 more silent commits (whatever that means).
Phillip
January 14th, 2012
1:34 pm
With a few more O-line and DB commits we’re set.
JDawg1785
January 14th, 2012
1:39 pm
You’re right, Altamaha. So far we have Mark Beard, Chester Brown, Greg Pyke and John Theus coming in. I think the latter two are both tackles. If the coaching staff focuses their efforts on adding at least two more offensive linemen, this could be an outstanding recruiting class.
Throw me a bone
January 14th, 2012
1:51 pm
SO IF BOBO NEEDED A TE TO BLOCK THEN PUT IN LYNCH AND/OR WHITE AND SPLIT ORSON OUT!
Its not rocket science. Thats why bobo should be stripped of offensive duties
BKBroila
January 14th, 2012
1:51 pm
Todd Gurley may end up being the offensive prize recruit of the year….perfect combination of Size and Speed….this kid is special….KM is great is not going to be an every down back until he puts on some muscle, but is an amazing talent nonetheless….Go Dawgs, you can never have Too Many Tailbacks….especially quality Tailbacks….
old dog
January 14th, 2012
1:52 pm
UGA will have to do better on the o-line…..size is not everything; one year Denver had the best o-line in the NFL, and they were either the smallest or second smallest in the league! We need size AND talent! We cannot expect perfection, but either our line is not capable of good run-blocking, or they have not been taught properly (or both!) Gotta have a great line in the SEC folks. All the backs in the world won’t work otherwise. Of course the line, like everbody else looks great whan we play the Sisters of Mercy. But until we get some real hosses up front, we’ll beat the bad teams and lose to the good ones! It ain’t all on the guys up front, but it has didn’t take B-State and M-State (it took LSU a half) long to figure out we cannot run-block. So, they just shut down the passing game and ka-boom; we were done!
Throw me a bone
January 14th, 2012
1:54 pm
SO IF BOBO NEEDED A TE TO BLOCK THEN PUT IN LYNCH AND/OR WHITE AND SPLIT ORSON OUT!
Its not rocket science. Thats why bobo should be stripped of offensive duties.
Joey
January 14th, 2012
2:08 pm
I wouldn’t care what the class ranked as long as Richt gets what he needs – some O-linemen.
Our problems at OL showed up way to much last season. We could hardly get 4th-and-1 against anybody. And when we wen conservative with the playcalling, it got ugly. And those results with the “biggest O-line in football.”
Is it the players or the coach’s techniques that keep our O-line from efficient run-blocking and pass protection?
kerryb
January 14th, 2012
2:57 pm
I think some of the offensive problems this year was that we did not have a real starting FB the whole year. I don’t think Figgins was the answer at the position which caused us to use more of a spread offense than the pro style that we normally use. We have the Hicks kid coming in that’s 6′2 245 and maybe cross training Samuel for the position next year. With all of these backs and a FB I hope we get back to what we do instead of this spread crap.
kerryb
January 14th, 2012
3:01 pm
I also think the O-line will be better next year. The guys we had this year seem to be just overweight slugs with no athleticism to them (Bean Anderson for example). The ones coming up are better athletes. I saw the Theus kid in that All Star game just abusing offensive linemen run blocking. He was shoving them back 5-10 yards on every run play.
kerryb
January 14th, 2012
3:02 pm
Correction: Theus was abusing D-linemen.
kybodawg
January 14th, 2012
3:05 pm
granted dooley was running the veer when he had McKluskey, tate, hendrson, and worely but he alternated just about every series. bobo will have to be proded to use more than 2 backs regulary. nothing wrong in having fresh legs every series.
collegeballfan
January 14th, 2012
3:24 pm
Georgia lost the Michigan State game because they could not block the Michigan State defensive line. Offensive linemen are more valuable than running backs.
SSIgator
January 14th, 2012
3:32 pm
“How many tailbacks is too many for the Dawgs?”
Well, I guess UGA can never have too many of them. They need all they can get to utilize the two plays for tailbacks in Booboo’s playbook: the pass in the flat and the run up the middle on third and long from the I-formation. Also, do the new running backs have to bring their own bongs or will the current Doobie Brothers backfield have extra ones to share?
Joey
January 14th, 2012
3:33 pm
Dooley moved to the Power I when he got Herschel. Never went back to the Veer, opting for lining up those big, fast “tailbacks” 7 yards deep.
Boy Vince got a bunch of those 215+ lb tailbacks for a few years didn’t he?
Joey
January 14th, 2012
3:36 pm
0-for-October.
And still yapping.
Geez . . .
LCDawg
January 14th, 2012
3:42 pm
Samuel & Malcolme are FB’s plain and simple. Coach them up and get them on the field and producing. Richt should have played Samuel at LB right from the start..that was obvious to everybody but the ones making the decisions.
Joey
January 14th, 2012
4:05 pm
I’m not entirely buying that these problems will get fixed before Sept. We knew of the issues with the O-line’s lack of protection, and the holes in the special teams last Sept 3rd and 10th.
Did either look improved on Dec 3rd or January 2nd?
If you can’t improve those things when you have the boys practicing every day, how are you gonna do it when they are off-limits?
Sadly enough, I think Richt still has underperforming assistants, who are incapable of coaching these “dream teams” to do great things.
damngooddawg!
January 14th, 2012
4:12 pm
Richt is really near sited when it comes to assistant coaches. The special teams is a prime example, along with Bobo. Everyone but Richt and Martinez new after his first year that Martinez was not the man. But he was Richt’s friend and loyalty won out. As for Grantham, I think Richt must have been off on a recruiting trip when he was hired. Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once in a while.
Uga'91
January 14th, 2012
4:13 pm
Dawg fans like to bag on Bobo (myself included), but have you stopped to ponder that if our players would have executed we would have scored more points against LSU in a half than Alabama did in the entire BCS game?! Seems like the play calling is improving we need our young players to step up next year and finish the drill.
UGA FRIEND
January 14th, 2012
4:23 pm
The UGA fans who are bad mouthing Blair Walsh may not know that he holds the all time SEC scoring record.
The UGA team cannot have too many quality running backs. Too many bad things can happen they need to be overstocked
at all times. Injuries, flunk outs. suspensions, some may be moved to other positions, etc. are very likely every year.
2012--easy street
January 14th, 2012
4:34 pm
Murray is 0-9 against ranks team. thankful, based on the early preseason polls,SC is the only ranked one. That is why Mark Bradly wrote the other day that UGA would go 11-1, he knows murray cant beat a ranked team either– he just want print it. (Bily King want either). All other SEC teams (all) face at least 2 preseason teams that are ranked. We do have the easiest scheudle. The bad thing is, the FCS team, Ga Southern, is probably tougher than someo f the others on the schedule.
chaz
January 14th, 2012
4:43 pm
The Dawgs are doing the right thing in hopefully signing 3 tailbacks for 2012. I put it at 25% at best that Thomas (can’t stay out of downtown Athens and trouble) and Crowell (goes with Thomas to downtown Athens too often and he really needs to go back to jr. high and grow up) will be on the team by August of 2012. Crowell should take a trip to the Athens Wal-Mart and check out a former UGA all SEC linebacker that couldn’t behave to see his future if he doesn’t grow up and grow up quick. Owning a Wal-Mart shopping center after a career in the NFL is a lot more fun than working in one.
Samuels should be cross trained at FB and I expect Malcome to be back. The 3 recruits can join Malcome and Samuels and that totals 5 which aren’t too many based on the rigors of playing in the SEC.
Samuel to LB, Danzler, Debell, Theus to OL and less predictable offense =.SEC East Champs
January 14th, 2012
4:46 pm
The personnel and the schedule are there…… The rest is preperation, attitude and scheming (coaching) . The planets are aligned for a special year…. can we take advantage
Joshua
January 14th, 2012
4:54 pm
I’m not as worried as much about the line as others. Many are saying recruit more. I just ask why? We do need to get four or five every year to keep from having the problems that we had this year, with no experience. The problem going into the Spring is not the bodies, it will be how many are ready. If you just look at the roster, you will see that returning are six juniors, and nine freshmen and sophomores ( I think I counted right). Add to that the four commitments coming in and possibly a couple lot more, there could be over 20 guys completing for a job. I think that if we can have nine or ten of them ready, we will be in good shape. We should also be able to throw out the same line for at least two years.
The position I am more worried about is tailback. I thought we were in bad shape this year. To kind of back this up, Coach Richt said that Carlton Thomas was the only running back that he trusted. Might be why he stayed on the team. I think behind them would have been Richard Samuel and Brandon Harton. Samuel didn’t matriculate into too good of a runner, but was dependable, and Harton had a hard time holding onto the ball. But beside that they both performed all aspects of the game with some quality, just not starting quality. Crowell stayed hurt, but he ran well when healthy. It is known he had attitude problems, and he also had problems blocking. Malcolme ran well at the end of the season, but never figured out how to block. When he came in against LSU, the coaches would send in Harton in blocking situations. In the bowl game they brought in Samuel and Thomas to block for him.Crowell even came out many times in passing situations. In the end Thomas was the only back that performed in all aspects of the game. I think the competition going into the spring will be wide open. There may be some shuffling with putting some of the backs like Samuel and Malcome at fullback, but I think they will get their shot to be the starter. I still question if Crowell will be on the team. I’m not sure if he has enough heart to do the things he needs to grow up and compete. I’m not sure if he is willing to compete. I think that Marshall will come out on top at the end of Spring, then it will be his to loose. Gurley I think will compete to be a back up. With Marshall and Gurley coming in, and if they do the right thing I think Thomas may be on a short leash after this year and his troubles. But if he does the right thing I think he will be number three on the depth chart, and should be the leader of the group. If he doesn’t I think he may go. If that happens Harton would take his spot, if he can hold onto the ball, and Georgia uses that as the change of pace back. If not then I think Samuel or Malcome fills that void. If they are used at fullback then Crowell (if on the team) fills in.
Joey
January 14th, 2012
5:02 pm
“The planets are aligned for a special year…”
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Will the planets alignment help us figure out we need to kick the ball out of bounds instead of to the Honey Badger?
If so, I’m a believer . . .
chuck
January 14th, 2012
5:02 pm
We have to fix the Ol to fix the running game. I think a major problem with the OL is the strength and conditioning isn’t up to an acceptable level. The team doesn’t work on “explosion” and that’s a major flaw, especially for the OL. Joe T. can do the job but we need to hire a consultant that is “state of the art” and have them set up a better program for Joe T. to administer. UGA still ran out of gas in the second half of several games including the first two and last two which were the 4 losses.
Do we really have to wait for another high draft choice like AJ Green last year to go train for a few months with a state of the art strength and conditioning guru and then tell the AJC how much he improved his explosion, improved his body mass (lost fat, increased muscle) and increased his speed after a few months? Why didn’t that happen in 4 years in Athens?
TheTruthHurts
January 14th, 2012
5:22 pm
2012: Same old coaching staff. Same old results.
bilbo799
January 14th, 2012
5:31 pm
None of this matters if BOBO is still OC. Do you remember the South Carolina game? BOBO cost us more points than the D gave up (but, of course fans were blaming Grantham at the time).
bilbo799
January 14th, 2012
5:32 pm
Also, Malcome is really under-appreciated. He’s done really well for us when given a chance.
Phillip
January 14th, 2012
5:43 pm
Sometimes a RB can make an O-line look good instead of it being the other way around. Like when we had Moreno, he did things and made moves that made up for O-line mistakes.
OkieDawg
January 14th, 2012
6:02 pm
Everybody loves a Gurley man.
Fair and Balanced
January 14th, 2012
6:27 pm
I don’t like messing with tradition when it comes to college football. Leave the old rivalries in tact. On the other hand, we need to break with the tradition of voting for a NC game. And the recent proposal here at AJC was just another attempt at leaving the NC in the hands of a few.
But the truth about this conference stuff is that we have already broken with tradition in this 2nd expansion. Actually I’m for getting GA Tech back to make that game mean something in the conference. Tech is truly in the southeast. Texas AnM is not nor is Ark really. Next thing you know they will want to change the name of the conference!
jack bull
January 14th, 2012
6:34 pm
same ole QB, same ole results….0-9 vs the good teams…not to count the fact the he won’t hold himself personally accountable…somebody’s got to tell him to not turn the ball over in big games, whether it be fumbles or pick 6’s, and we’ll have a much better chance of winning..
OL scares me a little too…
harold
January 14th, 2012
6:39 pm
UGA WILL HAVE A LOT OF BENCH WARMERS. SOME WILL TRANSFER.
Dr. Morpheus
January 14th, 2012
7:10 pm
D will keep it close next year. O should be better, too. With the easy schedule, we should be ready to rock.
bubba4dawgs
January 14th, 2012
8:44 pm
Gee, ain’t it great to write a long blog and then have it not posted!
Phil
January 14th, 2012
9:25 pm
Crowell just got hurt again…. putting on his socks.
So no, we can can’t have too many running backs. Can’t count on Crowell at all to be there.
Loaded O
January 14th, 2012
9:43 pm
the more star RBs, the better—Ga can rotate top RBs on every play to keep them fresh. ICro, Marshall, Gurley rotation–best in the sEC!! Mark this down–GA will win the SEC title in 2012!
The Law
January 14th, 2012
9:57 pm
This is as good a time to offer this news item, less anyone forget: The NCAA just announced the long anticipated “Cecil and Cam Newton” rule. Heretofore, anyone shopping a recruit will ensure the recruit is ineligible. Unfortunately, it’s a year late for the aforementioned culprits.
Spike 80DF
January 14th, 2012
10:27 pm
Samuel would be a beast at FB since he’s basically a battering ram now. With Crowell, Malcome, Marshall, and Gurley carrying the rock and I bet Thomas is a good punt/kick returner or possibly 3rd down back…
Timmy Dog
January 14th, 2012
11:29 pm
When NONE of them are big enough to run between the tackles, the answer is none.
just stop it there
January 15th, 2012
12:26 am
“If you’re going to blame Bobo when Georgia’s offense falters, you have to give him credit for his work with so far, Aaron Murray.”
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*21 fumbles in 27 starts
*22 interceptions in 27 starts
*56 sacks in 27 starts
*7 carries a game avg all 27 starts
*1 yard per carry all 27 starts
*11 losses in 27 starts
*41 percent of his 27 starts, lost
*over-throws receivers
*throws behind receivers
*can’t see over the line
*happy feet
*heebie-jeebie yips vs all 9 finishing top 25
*0-9 vs teams finishing top 25 in 27 starts
*holds on to the football too long
*prefers to take sack, not throw ball away
*treated as a Favorite by Mark Richt Mike Bobo
*hasn’t beat any team with 10-Wins
*27 teams had 10-Wins 2011, beat none of them
*hasn’t beat any team with 9-Wins
*two 8-5 teams neither finishing top 25, best wins
*cannot run with 4.7 speed
*throws himself to turf at sight of SEC DL
*slower than SEC DL at 4.7 speed in 40-yard dash
*puny, pic of him end year showed a leg or arm ?
*which did you think it was seeing the picture ?
*watches film, not lift weights or run
*silly immature Tweets pre-game
*poor leadership
*no leadership show at all ever on field either
*never takes charge of players like IC
*never has had a marquee win
*never had game-winning drive game on the line
*has not done diddle-e-squat
*has to blame for all this, Poor Coaching
*not credit coaching for all this crudola
*quote Ben Dukes
*”inarguable that Aaron Murray is not Mr. Clutch”
*”inarguable that Aaron Murray runs up stats
*vs not-so-excellent opponents”
*75 percent of his TD passes vs teams ending not ranked
*good coaching would Not have Any of This
3rd Down Back
January 15th, 2012
12:31 am
Right. Take out Keith Marshall who has it 3rd and 1, and put in Richard Samuel.
This is the kind of play-calling we have witnessed all 11 years of this average for all 11 years # 52 Total NCAA Offense.
Good Lord.
Oh, No Bobo
January 15th, 2012
12:44 am
“Why have these guys sitting on the bench behind (in no particular order) Crowell, Marshall and Gurley….”
Mike Bobo?
4.29 GPA 4.35 Speed 40-yard dash
January 15th, 2012
1:43 am
Will Mike Bobo and Mark Richt get over their Pass-Happy Offense with their less than successful puny QB ?
I have been told that Keith Marshall will never get 4,000 yards here like his Dad did in college before playing with the Denver Broncos who have I note finished their season with the worst quarterback in the NFL previously known as the GPOE. Nice game Tim Tebow, sir.
Tom Brady 6 TD Passes, no Fumbles, 3 rushes for 8 yards, 26/34 for 6 TD Passes, Punt 48 yards, 64 Total Plays, 0 Sacks, Average gain per pass 10, Red Zone Efficiency 83 percent.
Tim Tebow 0 TD Passes, 1 Fumble, 1 Lost Fumble, 5 rushes for 13 yards, 9/26 for 0 TD Passes, 71 Total Plays, 5 Sacks, Avg gain per pass 3, Red Zone Efficiency 33 percent.
45-10. Nice game Tim Tebow.
gtfanfrom1951
January 15th, 2012
7:16 am
Bill do you think that Tech and Georgia should stop playing each other because of the new conference makeups?