Does Aaron Murray have the makings of a championship QB?

Sorry but the jury is still out. He tends to totally lose his nerve during half time. Blame it on the the o line and the running game if you like but he just doesn’t play like the same guy after half time. If you can find a game where he did, please tell me which one.

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I think the “pressure”, being all on his shoulders or actual Dman in his face caused it. Knowing you have no running game to speak of and D lineman all over you dont help. I suspect he has heard the cries tho. I just get the feeling something big is coming, just dont know what……..

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does anyone think we have to many running backs?? two will play the most of the time. what will happen to the rest of them?

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Dawgs will win the NC in 2012! Something special is happening in the classic city!!! GO DAWGS!!!

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NO, makes poor decisions and is too short which results in too many deflected passes.

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Auburn:
On its opening possession in the third quarter, the Bulldogs marched 73 yards down the field before Brandon Bogotay booted a 23-yard field goal, the first made field goal in his career, that put the Bulldogs on top 38-7.

Isaiah Crowell ran for 42 yards during the final scoring drive that culminated in a 12-yard touchdown run that brought the score to 45-7.

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UGA will never have a championship QB with Bobo calling the plays.

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needs to work on his accuracy. I am happy with him, but 58% ain’t going to cut it.

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He’s better than me!!

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He didn’t win the conference in his freshman season and lost to one of the best teams in a generation as a sophomore. For the life of me I can’t understand the criticism of Murray.

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I think he has what it takes… running game and protection are HUGE. Better play calling would also help. I like Bobo but he is the one who is erratic, calling gutsy 4th down plays one minute and stupid runs up the middle repeatedly (that don’t work) the next. It’s one thing to mix up the plays to keep the defense guessing, but he is overly predictable most of the time (and ocassionally a bit bipolar, what’s up with that?). We’ve got some amazing talent coming in at O-line and running game, which will open things up for Murray and give Bobo more options… not to mention Malcolm Mitchell and the rest of the great young receivers! GO DAWGS!

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Well come to think of it I was the best QB Georgia ever had

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….agreed. If Bobo (aka. Run to the short side of the field no matter the success rate and call passing plays on 3rd and short as if the situation was 3rd and 55) Can be replaced….YES!

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Simply put, No. He struggles against good teams. He turns the ball over in clutch situations. He doesn’t have that killer mentality, like a David Greene or DJ Shockley. To top it off, Mike Bobo is his coach. He reminds me of Joe Cox in the big games. His stats are skewed, looks at his number versus lower tier competition to SEC competition, not very good.

I wish Richt would open up the competition to push Murray. LeMay is going to be a good one, but he is stuck behind the underachieving Murray.

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Old saying, when he is good he is very good, but when he is bad he is horrible applies here. Until O Line, running game and OC issues are corrected he is probably doing as well as anyone with equal talent. Would a change at QB help??? Not unless the other problems noted above are fixed and if they are, he will do much better just based on experience.

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no

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1. Murray’s height isn’t the problem…Drew Brees is 5′11″
2. The O-line isn’t the problem…he routinely had 2-4 seconds in the pocket which is plenty of time to check down if that is available.
3. The lack of a running game isn’t the problem…many teams don’t have running games at all and they are successful.

The problem lies in the play-calling. Bobo loves the deep ball (which is game-changing, but is a low-yield play). Teams that are excellent passing teams have creative formations with short and intermediate receiver options (watch Boise State or the Saints play). Now, watch UGA play and tell me how many times you see Bobo call a play where the receiver is counted on to get the yards after catch. He rarely calls a quick slant or underneath cross to allow this. If UGA is to become an elite team, Bobo must put receiver/QB in position to make plays.

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If he plays against PJ and Al Grohs defense, he would be top candidate for Heismann.

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Sorry, had to rewrite, if he played against PJ and Al Grohs defense every week, he would surely win the Heisman. He would be a passing superstar.

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There is nothing wrong with A. Murray that the coaches play calling can’t fix. Don’t go soft at the half. When he is attacking (most) defenses he does well. A few more studs on the OL and he rolls. Go Dawgs.

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Correct, ARdawg, at 11:10.

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yes, i know tarkenton played for wally butts; forgive me. i’m gettin’ old. lol

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Leave the kid alone. All you armchair QB’s have all the answers don’t you. Bill, you should be ashamed of yourself for even bringing this up, but your job is to stir the pot. All you of the blind faith listen please: we will NEVER win the crystal trophy because Richt is too timid, conservative and scared to be a champion.

I too complain, but just like every year, I received my packet yesterday from The Bulldog Club demanding my money for next year. I’ll do like I always do: renew my tickets, as I have done for 31 years, and watch as LSU and Alabama continue to dominate the SEC.
Go Dogs! I will never say Dawgs.

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He has proven that he is NOT a gamer. Maybe this will improve with a better OL and the two RB’s coming in next year. Better play calling will help him as well. Jury is still out.

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I got 99 problems but the QB ain’t one.

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RollDog, seriously, do you give an equal amount of money to a charity in one lump sum? Since you are chastising people in your latest post, I am chastising you if your answer to my question is “no”.

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If I were Coach Richt, one of my off-season coaching drills would be for Grantham to plot and scheme against Bobo’s offense and Bobo’s predictable play-calling patterns. I would lock them in a room and have Grantham explain to Bobo how he would stop our offense. ……THEN, I would give Bobo the assignment to IMPROVE his nonsensical predictability or plan on becoming the QB Coach/Recruiter in Chief. To me, this would seem like a good coaching exercise…….

We need medium pass routes, better plays for 1st and 20 after holding, more variety of run plays, better plays for 3rd/4th and 1, and for goodness sake, something OTHER than a run between the tackles on 2nd and 10 after almost every incomplete 1st down pass!!!!! Oh, and we need to play 4 quarters of AGGRESSIVE offense, instead of playing Pansy Ball whenever we get a modest lead….! …….GO DAWGS!!!

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no, he misses wide open receivers and turns the ball over way too much.

if we have a run first offense without turnovers with a stout defense we’ll be fine. just don’t lose the game murray, you don’t have to win it.

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“Does Aaron Murray have the makings of a championship QB?”

Yes, if he played for Bama, LSU, UF or Auburn.

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Aaron Murray is better than most quarterbacks at his age. that sad, HE MUST IMPROVE IF THE DOGS ARE TO WIN THE SEC!!
He lacks maturity that impacts his leadership and judgement on the field. He tends to let media interviews and articles increase his image of himself more than the facts. THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY OF A QUARTERBACK IS TO FIND A WAY TO WIN!

I think Murray can become a great quarterback if he works hard on the field, gains more discipline, and makes more mature decisions about when to run, throw away the ball, and how to hold onto the football. He has the tools, but does he have enough desire to be a winner to pay the price to improve?

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I personally know that Murray is a great kid. Unfortunately I don’t think our coaching can improve his game much beyond what we’ve already seen. To be a championship team, we may need a quarterback that can succeed in spite of our coaching staff. Given that our AD isn’t going to demand any coaching changes.

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Two receivers make catches that hit them in the hands in the first half of the SEC championship game or a kicker make a 42 yard field goal in the bowl game and we aren’t really having this discussion. This young man has never given up, never taken a play off, is arguable one of the toughest players on the team, he doesn’t pout or point fingers when things aren’t going well. He has proven he is a leader and more importantly he has proven he in the leader of HIS team. With no running game the last two games what QB could have won or have comes as close to winning the game vs LSU or Mich St?? Does he need to get better to win a championship yes he and the entire team needs to.. and baring injury .I really think his is the best player we have to lead the team to it.

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Nothing else needs to be said.

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No, he doesn’t. He would be a perfect back-up QB. He’s
1)inaccurate(those back shoulder throws simply weren’t designed and that pass at the beginning of the 3rd OT in the Bowl game was a perfect example-those happen way too often)
2)Too short(batted passes galore AND it eliminates a lot of plays such as the screen pass and certain crossing routes- which is why 80% of his throws are to the outside)
3)turnovers(well, we all know about these)
4)coaching/playcalling(you have to ask yourself, “why do we call all of those conservative plays?” well, it’s simply because the coaches don’t have enough trust that Murray will make the play. Period.)
5)pressure(he simply nuts up in pressure moments)

Oh, and those 4th down throws against Florida, the ones where he simply threw the ball up and hoped our guy came down with it, are you talking about those throws?

Bottom line, he had 2 good games this year. Not going to be an ‘elite’ QB.

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In his second season behind center for the Dogs, Murray completed 218 of 371 passes for 2,861 yards (a 58.8 percent completion rate) and broke the single-season school record for touchdown throws with 33. He also ran for two scores, giving him the UGA record for single-season touchdown responsibility.

He also lost the 4 toughest games he faced and played the easiest reg season sec schedule in the history of the conference. The facts showed up against lsu. This year will be the same. Another easy schedule and 3 losses.

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Murray is good enough to win with. You need a complete team to win it all – even if you have a complete team there is guarantee you’ll win it all – That’s why you typically have to be a top 5 program consistently to win the MNC. Like most college teams, we usually have a glaring deficiency or two. We are a cycle program, every 3 years or so we are good enough to make a run. Every time we start a new QB though, we lose AT LEAST 4 games (even future #1 NFL picks).

Richt, like Murray is certainly better than average (I dont advocate firing him-he is good for the program in many aspects) but I don’t think we will win it all anytime soon. Watching Bama, UF and LSU win 2 recent titles EACH and Auburn and UT winning it, I’m convinced that MNC are for other programs as we are just not consitent enough year in and year out. We would have to have everything fall right to win one (luck is usually a factor even for the best teams) and that typically does not happen.

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Murray is a good quarterback but not great by any standards. The thing that bothers me the most is the “reads” or lack of reads. It looks like he is locked on one receiver almost 90% of the time and when in trouble he can’t find the second or third check downs. Since he studies so much and works so hard it has to be coaching or lack of coaching to a great extent. I don’t think he can get past these issues I also believe Bobo needs to come down on the sidelines and get in the face of not only him but the netire offense when they are underachieving. They need to tell him if in dire trouble to hit the ground it’s always better to punt then give away a pick six or fumble. This in turn keeps the pressure off the offense to try to make up ground which can and did cost them a couple of games. There’s no way we should have lost to USC or Michigan State and yes he cost us these two games. Again I hope he does well this year because if the line play and he improves it could be a magical season. Go Dawgs!

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Murray is a good QB, sometimes a very good QB, who’s better than he plays, particularly in big games against ranked teams. It’s fair to say that the O-line and RB problems have affected his performance. Until he leads the team to a signature win that really counts in the SEC and national standings, he’ll be hounded by the charge that he’s just not quite good enough to turn great stats into big wins. There’s reasonable hope that 2012 will give him the opportunity to show he’s the QB we all want him to be.

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How many big time opponents has he beaten? How many disasterous turnovers has he had in 2 seasons? He is just good enough to keep you in a game, also just good enough to get you beat….

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My answer is yes. He proved it not in the Florida game but first half of LSU game. Two drops for touchdowns. Right call, right read and perfect throws, under pressure against as tough a defense you will see. If those passes are caught todays blog does not exist. Malcolm Mitchell shoud be catching 40 thrown balls per day and not competing in 40 yard races

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@Reality Dawg you lost me when you touted AU and UT’s being consitent enough year in and year out? Have you been in a coma?

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@LawDawg “Stacy Searles is worse than Hitler.”

That is a little over the top. Searles messed up our line, but who did he kill? What nations did he take over and people did he suppress?

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Please, no talk of NC! This team hasn’t proven it can win against a top 20 team let alone an NC. If you put these bunch of young men under Saban, you’ll see a fundamentally sound team. The jury is out on coaching, not the players IMHO.

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@Nom Nom Nom Chuck, “Lets just start by NOT calling anymore shotgun draws”

If we do them, I would like to see Murray run several steps with the Running back like Tim Teebow does. Besides looking cool, Murray could keep the ball, stop and toss it to a short crossing route or some other option (reverse, keep the ball and follow the runner if he feels the defense is keying on the RB, etc).

The play looks more fluid than just catching the snap and handing it to the RB. If you are going to do that then direct snap to the RB and save the time of the slow developing draw play.

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Win some big games and take control doing it and I will jump on board. He has tons to prove before I would say that he is one of the breathing.

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@dixiedawg,

He needs to slide when surrounded rather than getting the ball stripped while trying to get another yard.

I thought he didn’t run enough this year. But, when he ran, crashed into several defenders and got the ball stripped, he then zoned out for several possessions. He needs to slide, and he needs to do some of the ball stripping exercises the RB have to go through.

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BoBo needs to watch the BCS championship game again- and again- and again- and again. A short passing game can be the equivalent of a ball-control ground game when the O-line cannot dominate the line of scrimmage. Murray is a perfect fit for that, but MB can’t seem to figure that out.

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A few observations.

1- Murray seems to be getting WORSE with experience. His performance in 2011 dropped in most areas like accuracy, interceptions, yards per pass, passing efficiency, etc. His td count and total passing yards went up (largely due to weak schedule as most were against unranked teams).

2- Murray chokes in big games. He has never beat a team that finished in the top 25. 0-9 record lifetime. Most of these, he had multiple turnovers. He completed @40% against Florida & Mich St. Had 3 turnovers in 75% of losses in 2011. Threw 3 interceptions against Miss St in 2011. Going back in 2010, Murray had multiple turnover games in 3 losses. In 6 out of 10 of the losses 2010-2011, Murray had multiple turnovers.

3- In games where Murray throws 29 times or more, his record is 4-4 in 2011.
In games where Murray throws 26 times or less, his record is 6-0 in 2011.

The LESS Murray throws, the MUCH higher chance of winning the game. Bobo attributes this to running game, but that lets Murray off the hook for his own turnovers. Murray does better when he is efficient wiht the ball, like the Auburn game. Spurrier limited Shaw’s pass attempt to an average of 18 a game. Murray’s was at 28. That’s WAY too high. Murray need to stay UNDER 20 pass attempts average per game, and limit himself to 5 interceptions per season. 14 interceptions was LAST among SEC QB’s.

4- It’s not the offensive line’s fault. There are ways to handle pressure without a great o-line: draws, screens, keeping more in to block, hot outlets (Murray almost never hits the short outlet), hurry up offense, etc. Murray’s 32 sacks, MOST came from him NOT throwing the ball away, or making a quick decision to tuck and run, in other words, slow reads, slow decision making.

5- Murray plays better when he fears competition for his job. Look at the New mexico St game, Murray knew Mason was coming in to start 2nd half, so he threw 5 td’s in 2nd quarter. Yet Richt RARELY benches Murray for poor play (see New York Jets to see what effect this has on team morale). Lemay or Bauta needs series in EVERY game, and if the team does better then, and it will, then Murray should LOSE his starting position. Can’t afford a 3rd consecutive loss to SEC East rival South Carolina where murray commits 3 turnovers each game.

Murray will not improve, he got worse in 2011 in most passing statistics. I KNOW he is not a big game QB due to his 0-9 record against teams that finished in the top 25. His sense of timing is off, and his poise is not there. And he lacks leadership, no wins over a big time opponent.

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DIT, I finally turned off my autocorrect. I think the programmers put some of that junk in there on purpose.

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Most of our needs on offense surround game plans and play calling. HOWEVER- until Murray learns to feel the rush and keep looking downfield when flushed, he won’t take us to the next level. As soon as he feels pressure he runs with no more consideration to throwing.

Who am I?

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Let me preface this by saying I am the biggest Dawg fan there is; always have been and always will be. That said, I’m still not sold on Murray as a championship caliber quarterback. You can throw out his stats all day long, but let’s face it Dawgs fans- he hasn’t done anything against ranked teams. Big time players make big time plays in big games, and Murray just hasn’t done enough for me to consider him “elite” yet. My biggest gripe with him is the turnovers and bone-headed mistakes he makes in big games. Championship quarterbacks just don’t do that. They can be counted on to put the team on their back in big games (i.e. Cam Newton, Luck, Tyler Wilson).

Take Kellen Moore for instance. He may not have been highly recruited, nor does he play in the SEC, but he doesn’t make the killer mistakes that Murray does. He’s a good QB, with good insticts who knows how to win.

Hopefully Murray can develop into that guy next year. Our ability to play for a BCSNC next year depends on his play. We shall see…

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What to know how much our play calling has changed. VanGorder will think he never left Georgia when he coaches the Auburn defense againt us. Bobo is stuck in time with his play calling. Name the number of trick plays, screen plays that work, throws to our backs. Plays that make College football exciting and opens up the offensive. And lets take a look at our offensive scheme on blocking. We are starting to look like the Atlanta Falcons.

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I have asked this question a lot – why are GT fans such crybabies, especially on their blogs? And the biggest crybaby of them all is ken the moderator

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Don’t worry Dog fans, GT will will the NC this year. Our offense is unstoppable and nobody can run or pass on our defense!

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I don’t know. Who am I?

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Maximus Billibus the answer is simply….No

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3/4 Murray is 16-11 so what does that say about his Championship potential?

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Special teams issues cost UGA nearly all of their four losses. I include FG kicking, kick off coverages ( we defeated Ole Miss and Vandy but they EXPOSED US) punts, punt coverages and fundamentals ………….like tackling in these very situations.

Secondly, Aaron Murray turned the ball over in very critical times in 2011 like vs SC or LSU and even in 2010, ………like in the Florida game, he threw a quick 6 pic TD and fumbled one for a quick pick up TD and then in OT, he threw it to Charles with 45 Gators all over him. FG game over.

No, until Murray looks SMOOTH in TIGHT games and in BIG GAMES ………….. he is just another UGA QB to me with empty stats.

Murray is like Tech’s Triple Option ………………tons and tons and tons of EMTPY, meaningless yards for no real gains.

UGA class of 71 & 73

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What Ga people don’t understand is he get’s all those passing yards against the so so competition.
Ga plays to the level of their competition and when they have to play a good team, they can’t raise
their level of play. However I think Murray will step up one day. The question is when.
Sometimes a easy schedule is not a good thing when you finnaly have to play a tough team.

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I agree with your assessment, Bill… With Murray going through what some consider are the Soph “slump”; if you can call him setting records left and right a slump, the next 2 years will slow down for him on the field.. He will have a better run game and maybe only have to chuck it 20-25 times a game. He is very athletic and a danger to defenses that think they have the perfect call on a play.

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Nope, Kid is color blind, needs Manning passing camp and Lasik surgery.

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I think Murray is a Dickhead…

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When Murray throws two interceptions in a game, he should ride the bench and let his back up play.

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I don’t know what a 3/4 Murray is. I just like to say stupid stuff.

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Bill, Where are the stats on how many pick-6’s and fumbles he has made compared to other QBs? You can rack up a lot of successful passes and yardage in those games like Coastal Carolina. If he gets kept in those easy games rather than letting the back-up QB get some playing experience, then of course his stats go up.

Compare his passing to that of his opponent in the Michigan State game – the othe QB got rid of the ball almost immediately, for good effect – short passes mostly. Murray seemed to stand all day in the pocket looking for someone to throw it to.

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Christian Lemay reminds me of Tom Brady in his competitiveness, his poise, his leadership, his mentality.

Every game Richt sits Lemay, he will regret.

Lemay led his team to a victory over Independence a few years ago, it was Independence’s 1st home loss in 22 years.

Great video interview with Lemay and highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G_W0aP0NI0

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If we could run at will, then we would be better overall on O. Murray would absolutely benefit from that scheme and then he could move around and hit the short passes and allow his guys to take it to the house. By running it well …………….the dbs and lbs have to come up to stop it ………………..this creates HUGE probs for the opponent’s D ………….cause we can sprint past them wide open for one of Murray’s intermediate range throws.

In the SEC, you must run to win. LSU and ALabama WOULD HAVE wron our D down. SC did to some extent and we got into a trak meet with them due to Murray’s mess ups.

If we run the ball WELL …………………we will win more than our share. WITHOUT A BLUE CHIP LINE …………………it could be very difficult, so we will see more of Aaron Murray desperately trying to hit the home run ball and ultiamtely, more qucik 6 pics on such.

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He will go down as the best UGA QB of all time… he is on pace to break every record except interceptions .. which is a good thing! .. give him a break .. wow … some fans …

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I want to be Lemay’s boytoy.

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One other glaring weakness – eyeing down one receiver and thus advertising the target for potential interceptions.

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Spurrier is cute.

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BobDawg, don’t talk about my homeboy Garcia like that.

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.I am tired of all the excuses for this guy. his turnovers were not fault of the o/line or running game.

david greene , dj,eric the great,had limitations as well with limited support,but they did not
choke when the game was on the line.

the problem is cmr is too loyal and does not open up the competition like he does with
other positions.

georgia will never be a championship until cmr does.

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“He will go down as the best UGA QB of all time”

Best at what – losing us games? He lost us Florida last year. He lost us the Outback Bowl. South Carolina. His turnovers are killers! So he threw for a million yards against Coastal Carolina!

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SC FAN…. “Snort” Garcia wants another try next year …Think he can beat your Flowery Branch Boy out if they went at it???? Who is your go to guy now that Al-Shon is going pro???

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with the teams he plays nextyear he should do very well, BUT, ask again in Dec.2012. Then we will know.

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maybe it shouldn’t be 3/4 MURRAY. 16-11 win loss record is really

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not yet. He hasn’t shown the ability to perform well in the big games. I hope this will change as he matures.

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Maybe it shouldn’t be 3/4 MURRAY. 16-11 win loss record is really 59.25% MURRAY. He isn’t really 3/4s good. 60 minutes X 59.25% = 35.55 minutes of a game that MURRAY is good.

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Bobo runs Coach Richt’s offense. A new coordinator would do likewise. Direct your fire at the real source of the offense’s problems: Richt.

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I do agree that more short passes , like a quick slant would be the way to go but Murray being short has affected what type of pass play Bobo calls. What percentage of screen passes has Murray completed in the last two year’s.? Maybe 20% . It has got to be the worst percentage in NCAA history. When Murray does complete a screen pass , 90% of those passes result in a big lose of yardage. Bobo and or Murray has a big problem with screen passes which should be game changing but all it does at Georgia is fail.
Opening up the Quarterback competition a little and letting LeMay play will make Murray a better Quarterback but I do agree that Murray has the potential of being a great Quarterback but has got to stop making game changing, momentum changing mistakes.
If Murray go’s on to have a great Pro career the the Quarterback coach at Georgia would have to be the main problem all along. The way Murray end’s up in 2012 and 2013, if he stay’s for his fourth year will be a direct reflection on MIKE BOBO .
The point that I am trying to make is if Bobo doesn’t think Murray need’s to improve as a Quarterback in certain area’s and Bobo is blaming Georgia’s offensive problem’s on the offensive line and running back problem’s , then we have no hope for Murray to become the leader that everybody hoped for when he decided to come to Georgia. Bobo need’s to stop coddling Murray and work on his problem’s , Murray seem’s to be all mouth at time’s knowing what he did wrong but he still makes the same mistake’s so that tell’s me he need’s guidance which I don’t think he is getting from Bobo or CMR.

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JB… remember where we were at this time last year??? We were just hoping to recruit well and keep guys from getting arrested during the off season… Our depth next year is going to be scary good and we will finish the drill in the 2nd half of games…

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7576 Dawg.. I guess I’m like 7879 Dawg if that is your year there/graduated??? You will see a ton more screen passes this year with the breakaway threat we have at RB. Give our backs some daylight and it will be SEE YA LATER!!!!!!

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He is good enough to win the SEC Easy again, and that is all.

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He is good for five blunders a game. I thought the new dawgs were going to be all about compitition. Same ole $#it. But I still will be pulling for them. GO DAWGS!!

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Bill,
I think Murray is a champion qb on a high school play callers team. When u run the ball on the 1st two downs and put him in 3rd and long and call play action??? Who can be successful in that situation!!! If we want our line 2 improve we must call plays where the defense can’t. Just pin their ears back and come after Murray!!! On the drives we score we come out throwing on 1st down!!! Know matter who we have on our team we can’t be predictable!!! When Bobo puts us in 3rd and long Murray tries 2 hard and tries 2 make a play which usually turns out bad!!! If Bobo keeps calling plays we will be another 10 win season with wasted opportunity!!!

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Averaged over 5 yards a carry against South Carolina.

But Murray’s mistakes and BAD DECISION MAKING IN BIG GAMES cost the game.

Bobo’s theory doesn’t make sense if you look at the South Carolina game.

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@JB good point the games we had a healthy IC and RS we moved the ball on the ground and Murray had good days. Its not a coincidence that as the running game went south with the injuries to IC and RS Murray’s play was spotty at best.

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Fellow Georgia football enthusiasts, the national championship is mythical (pretend). The SEC is real. Let’s focus on winning the SEC for the first time in 7 years and the rest will take care of itself.

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Murray is mislabeled as elusive. Other than against small schools, he does not escape or make big runs often. He’s a decent QB but would need a dominant running game.
It takes to much effort for him to get zip on the ball. he gets zip, but it takes too much time.

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he is decent but main problem is Bobo!

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@War Dang Dawg could not agree more!

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This next season will be telling. If he is going to be an elite college quarterback, he’ll need to reduce KEY turnovers and avoid sacks by using his legs and throwing the ball away. This should cut down bad interceptions and catastrophic fumbles. There is a lot of reason to think that Murray will continue to improve. To begin with, he got much better on 3rd downs this season. In his first season, he seemed to play TOO cautious (w/ the exception of the meltdown against UF), and, consequently, we punted a lot more. Even though his ball control and decision making got sloppier this season, he seemed to play more like a WINNER. If he continues to improve steadily, he should make a huge leap next season.

Otherwise, we’ll have our own Ryan Mallet, a QB w/ tons of talent who puts up crazy season stats . . . but a choke artist in big games. Sure, Ryan Mallet was a great candidate for All SEC consideration, but it was predictable that he would throw the pick rather than win the big game. Better QB is what has taken Arkansas to the next level. Hopefully, Murray will make that next step.

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As i read the blog i am confused as to where people get that Christian Lemay is the answer. I have yet to see him play a down except in Gday game. And quite frankly it wasnt a good showing. I understand as a JUNIOR in high school he did some good things. But that was 2-3 years ago. He wasnt even on a highschool roster his senior year. Someone please explain were the info that Lemay is the answer could be coming from.

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The answer to your question is no, not a national any way. At least while Murray is attending UGA. The schedule makers have done him no favors and the Dawgs have no legiemate chance of a crown. They might win an SEC title, but there are a few too many teams to get through including LSU, Alabama, and South Carolina.

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laker

Lemay might not be the answer but he needs reps if nothing more to light a fire under Murray

nothing like competition to keep your starter uncomfortable enough to know he better protect the ball better

If Murray tucks the ball and runs against SC and MSU instead of throwing dumb picks, we win both of those games and this article never gets written

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I have three concerns about the 2012 season:
1. Murray doesn’t play worth a flip in a big game. Pick sixes and fumbles killed us against USC and MSU, and completely turned the game around against LSU. he is 16-11 in two years. That record does not give me a lot of confidence in Murray.
2.Bobo is still the OC. The numbers he puts up as a coordinator are “lawyer” numbers he uses to negotiate his contract. Richt will never fire someone who has five kids under 10 years old.
3. Mark Richt’s loyalty. Richt will stay with Murray for two more years(remember Joe T?) He will coddle IC and make him a pet project and end up losing one of the new RBs to transfer.

USC and fl know they can beat us and they will. This could be the best team since 2002, but it will probably languish in the comfort zone of 9-3 maybe 10-2, without an SEC Championship.

We are what we are!

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LSU game, 1st half was the best defensive performance i’ve seen.

Then 2nd half, instead of trusting his defense, Murray starts turning the ball over, and the defense lost their confidence.

Really, a QB run on 3rd and 17 deep in own territory? Murray tried to convert it, instead of getting as many yards as he could and then sliding FEET FIRST to PROTECT THE FOOTBALL and fumbled the game away.

The team just doesn’t believe in Murray as their leader, and with an 0-9 record against ranked teams, and ALL thoa dumb SACKS, FUMBLES, AND INTERCEPTIONS in BIG GAMES I can’t blame them. He juat NEVER comes through in a big game against team that finishes in the top 25. NEVER.

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@BobDawg it’s no surprise that Mettenberger will head into the Spring number 1 on the depth chart. He’s been in the system for a year (he enrolled last January) and just because of that Kiel would have had a hard time starting over him.

It’s too bad Kiel flipped at the last minute but we are in pretty good shape at QB with Philip River’s brother in the mix too.

A bigger loss was losing out on Landon Collins, a 5 star safety and the top player in Louisiana, who committed to Bama. LSU is losing 2 of their four two deep safeties so he would have a filled a need for us and very well may have started.

Geaux Tigers
SEC Champions

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Championship QB? Sure…anywhere but the SEC.

Everyone else is so far behind LSU and Alabama they won’t catch up anytime soon.

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The kid’s more stuck on himself than your head coach, and THAT’S SAYING A LOT ! Murray’s an Attention Vampire. It doesn’t matter if it’s negative or positive, as long as it’s all on him! Y’all have the strangest football program in America.

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He’s good NOT great until he starts winning BIG games. He needs to learn how to get down when he runs and protect the ball. Regarding his INT’s quit forcing throws or guessing where your receivers may end up.

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I think as long as the OL protects, he’s championship caliber. I do agree that a decent, consistent running game will improve things considerably – not only for Murray but for the team’s performance overall.

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Again, not with Bobo there calling plays. I really don’t think Aaron is the man to take us to the next level.

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@Still@theKool-aidBAR tell you what you keep your QB and we will keep Murray, and lets wait and see who has the best season. And tide roll the only thing you could say that would alarm me was if you liked Murray…and how many coaching offers you have so far with all the openings you must have a lot to chose from.

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“If Murray tucks the ball and runs against SC and MSU instead of throwing dumb picks, we win both of those games and this article never gets written”

The sad thing is, I think CMR and Bobo have made him afraid to tuck and run with it. When he 1st arrived, he scrambled all the time. (I assume that is how he played in high school and won so many games.) I remember before 2010 season CMR saying over and over that AM didn’t have to be a “hero”. His job was to manage the offense, stay in the pocket, and protect the ball. So much for the latter.

I hate to say it but he is too short to be a pocket passer. 6′0″ doesn’t cut it when Barkevious Mingo is staring you in the face. If CMR and Bobo let him try to make more plays with his feet rather than trying to make him into Chris Weinke, the Dawgs would be a lot better off.

A little competition wouldn’t hurt either.

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I just wish someone would teach him how to run off the field. He runs on his toes. He’s a prancer.

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koolaid – I would have to call Mizzou, SC, Florida and Auburn all pick’em games at this point.

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Yes, I’m trying to forget it

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Thank you, George Stein. You represent what these blogs could be, but unfortunately will never be. It’s great to get perspective from fans of rival schools that is thoughtful.

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NO. He is not.

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You jokers really need to give the “0-9 versus ranked teams” crapola a rest. If the team was ranked when you played them, you beat a ranked team.

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January 18th, 2012
1:59 pm
smyrnaBob no doubt, but many of the Dwag Faithful have already said THIS IS THE YEAR already. The belief that the Dwags will be in the DOME and winning the SEC has been expressed many time already
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No it hasn’t. Just expressed by our enemies who use it as another of many stereotypical lies to bash us.

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Murray will be fine. Ga. will win the East, go 9-2 or 10-1 and get beat bad by who ever wins the West. Go to a bowl and get beat by a so so team. Same story as every year. This is what Ga. folks are use to and nothing will change.

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When Murray was a freshman, we all assumed he would be the weak link. He wasn’t! Not by a long shot. Georgia’s offensive line problems are well documented over the last several years. Whether injury or lack of experience or lack of depth or lack of physical play, the O-line is a huge part of what makes a QB go.

Also, the lack of a consistent SEC caliber running game has been at issue. From King and Ealey with their selfishness, to inexperience and ineptitude in other areas of running the ball.

However, Bobo also does not get a pass. Murray’s numbers have been incredibly good for his first two seasons in Athens. Put Murray behind Alabama’s line from this past season with Richardson in the backfield and see what would have been the case. He is a far better quarterback than A.J. McCarron. Bobo failed to be inventive with formations and routes and that led to defenses getting a good bead on Murray. We need to keep defenses off balance by mixing up our play calling and not being so predictable.

In short, Murray could lead A TEAM to a title. However, the pieces around him have to pull their weight. The receivers did, the line did sometimes, the run game did sparingly, and the coaching did sometimes. Unfortunately, to win a title it has to be all the time….CONSISTENCY!

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He was a redshirt soph, otherwise know as a Junior in the system. He makes too many dumb mistakes in big games. The problem is that Richt has tied his wagon to Murray and it is what it is. My question is why is he the starter going into the spring? Every position on this team needs to be up for grabs. Even our D gave up 20 points to the worst gator team since 77!

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Brad are you talking about the Ga. Bulldogs are the Carrollton Trojans. The above comment sounds like what we have in Carrollton. Bridemaids and never the Bride.

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And the word kool-aid has lost its flavor. Can the haters try a new word?

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Still@theKool-aidBAR…..how’s Reggie Ball II doing this spring…oh, I see, still can’t hit a 10×10 wall with a pass. Well maybe he can throw it overhead 2handed like or something

…Long Live Tech and their Reggies at QB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Murray is too much like the Falcons’ Matt “Howdy Doody” Ryan. Shrivels up and goes into jerky motions when the game is tight AND WILL NOT FORCEFULLY tell his teammates to get with it or get off the field. You need a forcefull leader because he has to catch H…if he doesnt

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Really feel that Murray has championship quality. But I am not sure that BOBO has championship play calling and game plan. If Mark Richt wants to preserve BOBO–kindly promote BOBO to Assistant Head Coach and Hire a Pro-Style Offensive Coordinator that will put the program in High Gear. It seems that we have pro-style players but a college game plan. Or maybe we should wish that Bobo gets an opportunity as a head coach at a lower class football.

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Murray might prove us wrong,but clearing the air in the huddle is the first thing he should do and Richt and Bobo should back him up. Something to the effect ………..I am calling this d …game. Do what I say or get the H…off the field………………..Good luck Murray and UGA

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It don’t matter, he is a DGD and I will pull for him and the Dawgs. A great article could be titled? Does oversigning help keep championship qb’s?

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Yeah but only Reggie Ball is in the UGA Athletic Hall of Fame out of that group you listed…………..

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DiLex only the Dwags would do that. i bet after the game in the DOME LSU has Murray fast tracked for their HoF. I know UCF have Richt & Bobo in their HoF after last years Bowl game.
LOL

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Murray is a good fit at UGA we a good coaching staff, a good record of 10 win seasons and a good tean. What the fans want is to see us go to the next level. To get there something has to change. You make the call!

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Run the wishbone!

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I am a hugh fan of Murray but he must improve particularly in the big games. May have some competation from the other quarterbacks in the spring and that is good for Murray and the team.

GO DAWGS!

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Murray’s been damn good. He screws up sometimes in big games, but our whole damn team has been doing that. Whether he’s only here one more year or not, it’s hard to complain much about how he’s played. If we can ever get a really good O-line in front of him, he might play better in the big games.

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Amazed at the comments from “fans” about college kids. Mark richt has open competition for every position, but to earn that position requires much more than just physical abilities. if Murray is not the best for the job, I am confident he will lose the job. You just might not agree with Richt as to who is best. Since he has the data to make that decision and we don’t, I will trust him.

I agree with Bobo. A solid run game will help Murray. The coaching staff is to handle that task.

Finally, we had young players in many positions last year. Less complicated plays are sometimes chosen and become a drawback because not everyone knows assignments.

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I think a good article would be about medical defferments and oversigning. Compare the numbers of Bama and LSU to the rest of the SEC. Maybe interview a couple of those medicals and see if they think they got a fair deal. I am not saying Bama does not play by the rules, but they certainly take advantage of any rule they can regardless of how it looks. Compare Bamas numbers prior to Saban. He is still a great recruiter to get the kids he does but he sure is able to find a lot of spots on his roster.

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does a bear poop in the woods?

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no, Murray is not.

The bigger the game, the more he will score for the other team instead of his own team.

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Because Murray lacks good height, UGA is using the shotgun offense so he can obtain a better view of the field and buys an extra second or two for the receivers to get downfield and for Murray to see them and read the defense. When you use the shotgun offense the running backs can see a hole opening to run thru better if there is one, however, if the OL cannot hold the blocks long enough, then the backs are not going to gain much yardage. There is not much room for the fullback if one is even in the game to lead block either and using the shotgun does limit your type of plays you can effectively run as the defense gets an advantage in reducing the effective offensive plays based on downs and yardage to go. That means also that UGA has to send in other offensive players better suited for the called play and the DC of opposing teams have already reviewed the film and can figure out what plays will be or could be run by the formation and/or the type of players/positions are in the game for that down. UGA needs to take advantage now of all these quality backs and run more plays with a 2 back set and big blocking TE’s we will have next year. The running game will open the passing game and Murray should roll out some to buy the time he needs to look downfield for his open receivers, just do not roll out all the time and not always to the right. UGA also needs some trick plays with wideouts or backs being able to take a pitchout and throw downfield to open receivers. A great winning team keeps the opposing defenses off balance with better variety of plays, UGA needs to improve in this area. what can you say about the Defense this past season, they would have been better if the Offense had more ball control thus run far more time than the opponents, then the defense would be fresher the second half where due to not building more depth on the defense, it wore down in the 2nd half. With more games with lesser opponents this coming season, maybe more second and third teamers can develop some experience which will be useful against the SEC teams which are games we need to win to become SEC Champions recognizing that we need to win all the games to be considered for National Champions.

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Anyone got any scoop on Whitehead?

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He is one HELL of a Quarterback! Period…

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I wonder if it has anything to do with the good teams being good enough to make him and GA look bad…I know in those games Bobo chokes. He did a great job in the AU game in the second half handing the ball off to the RB. Duh!!!

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@SSIgator we don’t need a championship QB to beat the gators, you know it, I know it, the whole world knows it…must be great to spend all day beating on a program that has bypassed yours.

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@Alphare man that was right third world stupid that was….your outdoing yourself slow down or you’ll use up your annual stupid allotment before the season even starts.of course in your case you’ll automatically qualify for the extension.

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With our weak schedule, we gotta prepare and play every down and game as though we are playing BAMA or LSU in the SECCG. Every week.

Win or loose, after every game we gota ask …” Would we have handled LSU or BAMA today”? If NO…. We fix the problem even if it means changing QB. i.e. the mess at Miss ST…. 4-5 ints… at half time a change should be made…. But we get the W… Would we have beaten LSU or Bama today?…. NO…. Why? and make the change. a new QB starts the next game.

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Still – I know it’s not but it should be. It is with other position players… and should be with AM. gota go for it every game dude and not just take a chance with damage control if AM starts to go bad. Thats wher we get conservative and predictable.

Oh am I going to live to next season???

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SSI

He beat the gators but that just confirmed the thought that he has never beaten a good team

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Top 20 teams love to see Murray as UGA QB because it’s a gauranteed win. Most, if not all, of his wins were against teams will lossing records. But then again, that’s UGA over the last two (2) years…can’t beat a good SEC team or an average BIG 10 team.

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UGA played 4 fairly good teams,thats all,they lost them all.If they play another weak schedule,which they are next year,he will have great stats again.They still loose to good teams!

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/599045-national-champion-and-heisman-qbs-do-they-equal-nfl-excellence

Just use this list as a reference. He has the talent to win at least an SEC title. Stafford never won an SEC title, just to counter, but David Greene did. Nick Saban has won 3 with Matt Mauk, Matt Flynn, and AJ McCarron.

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Aaron Murray is a good Quarterback. He will get better this next season. But UGA will never win a championship AS LONG AS BOBO THE DODO is calling the plays. Bobo is the reason we lost four games this season. Look back in the years before Murray. Who did Stafford beat that was a quality team? He could only beat UF once and could not make it to a SEC championship game. He also had one lose to Georgia Tech, one to Tennessee, one to Vanderbilt, and one to Kentucky. Stafford was and is an excellent Quarterback but he was playing under Bobo’s play calling too and that was the reason he never won a championship at UGA. As long was “BOBO the DODO” is calling the plays UGA will never be a championship caliber team. Look at UGA when Mark Richt was calling the plays, we had far better results. Bobo needs to go.

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If Richt/BoBo jsut look at film of the Saints, they have similar personnel on the college level. Aaron Murray needs to move around in the pocket more and throw in rhythm. He is not a “stare down the barrel” type of QB. However, this type of QB fits Richt’s scheme better. That’s why Hutson Mason “appears” a lot smoother in this offense over Murray. But leave no doubt, Murray is the better talent if used properly. He is more dangerous running and on the move. Just look at the film.

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Richt’s 2 greatest QB’s were a NBA point guard and a 26 year old with a Baseball Pitchers arm. Bobo’s best is Stafford that didn’t get better because of Bobo, but in-spite of Bobo.

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lawdawg, if Murray turns the ball over like he did this pass season, they will lose because of him. Smart compose qbs don’t turn the ball over periodically like Aaron does.

I don’t care if it’s in hs, college or pro football, the team that turns the ball over the most will more than likely lose the ballgame. I wouldn’t blame Murray totally because it’s the hc responsibility to bench players when they hurt the team.

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Blaming Bobo for stafford’s losses is idiotic.

I was in Lexington in 2006 and watched in horror as Richt told Stafford to not throw the ball in the end zone and he did it anyway. On the UK 2 yard line.

Bobo was not the OC yet. He didn’t get the playcalling responsibilities until the Tech game.

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Seems like a great kid…totally fits into what CMR wants character-wise, but he gets a case of the yips when the pressure is on.

Get him off his spot in the pocket and he gets all erratic. It was maddening how many times he completely missed wide open receivers last year. Who needs dropped passes when your qb can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat?

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of driving square pegs into round holes. CT off tackle or 1st and da bomb or 2nd and da bomb or 3rd and da bomb when it is obvious to everyone CT can’t run off tackle and AM can’t throw the deep ball. Bobo calls plays as if he is the QB and wants to be the hero. I hate the way Bobo runs our offense – I really do.

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In 2011, Murray was the quarterback for the SEC Eastern Division CHAMPIONS, so yes, he is a championship quality QB. Stupid question.

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I wonder what the Dwag fans outlook would be if the team were to open the season with the Original 2012 opponent? I would think there would a TON of heat on Richt, Bobo, & 35.55 minute Murray. If Bama was still on the schedule too. I would bet the Dwag Fans would be scream really loud.

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The Dwags picked-up Boise St and Mizzou while losing Oregon Hm & Aw and Bama. Man Murray has been bless the past 2 years with great schedules.

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still…Make no mistake about it. When the keys are given to Lemay they will be more than earned. But, you make a good point when it comes to bobo and richt spoiling their starters and making them think they are invincible. Has Richt ever even pulled a qb for under performing? I can’t recall one.

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KEV not that I have ever heard. Wait it was Greene–DJ–Joe T pulled—Stafford–Cox–Murray right?
Didn’t Joe T III play and get pulled for another QB?

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What would his record against top 20 opponents suggest, eh dogs?

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@slydog. You missed one of Saban’s QB that one a NC – it was Greg McElroy

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Is the next article entitled…..

“Is the Current UGA Coaching Staff Championship Caliber”

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He’s great!…….so long as he’s not playing against a good or decent team.

Against any team with talent, he wilts like a flower

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Flat Tire you know Richt played at Miami & coached at FSU & coached Heisman winners so Yes Richt HAS TO BE Championship Caliber, right?

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Murray had Two Great games, Fla, and Aub. In my opinion his ball protection in at least half of the season is sub-par. You don’t throw into coverage just to try to make a play, you eat it or throw it a way. Even with a makeshift line as some has stated in which i dissagree. Great QB don’t do the things Murray does when he is in traffic. I ofter wonder if he drives like he play when he is in traffic. If that is true He shouldn’t have a driving permit. The UGA DAWGS MUST clean up Murray traffic problem and improve play calling. I think it too predictable. THEN everthing else will fall into place.

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You should never ask Bobo what he thinks because no one knows what’s going through that fools head. Aaron Murry could be really good IF Bobo doesn’t put him in bad situations. Here’s what I think goes through Bobo’s head in critical moments of any game.

Mike Bobo, “Lets see, it is 3rd and 2. I could run a toss sweep or throw a short out route for 3-5 yards. Nah, I think I’ll have Murray throw a 60 yard bomb. If that doesn’t work, I’ll run 175 lb Carlton Thomas up the middle.”

Who it their right mind would call plays like this???? Only Bobo.

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For Richt to be successful at UGA, he basically needs others to do his job….coaching. That’s why a new OC is imperative who will call the plays and do the heavy lifting. He just needs to stand there and look good while showing off his hair and tan….sort of the Bobby Bowden model.

Richt’s strong suit is recruiting skill players and having the players’ parents think what a “good man” he is

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Its ok for people like

DawginLex

to talk about18-22 year old players not performing

But do not dare talk about the grown up coaching staff not performing

No sir that is wrong

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Depends on what your definition of “championship calibre” is. Winning big games or simply padding your stats against weak-sisters. I would say Aaron Murray is a better-than-average QB, not what we need to actually contend for something. Just my opinion.

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What? The only thing wrong with Murray is Bobo. If you watch any team with a sound offense it is fun to watch. Designed plays with a variety of routes mixed with draws, screens and sweeps and power running. With our offense, nothing is easy and we hope someone makes a great individual play. Let’s be honest our team will never make it with Bobo as OC. He is not in the same league as our competition. My comments don’t mean I won’t support the Dawgs but let’s be real. Lastly, I fully expect to be in the Dome in December playing a reloaded Crimson Tide and we will see what the big boys do on offense. Bobo will not gogo because Richt says nono.

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Murray’s record at UGA :

18-0 VS. teams that don’t finish in AP Top 25 Poll
0-9 VS. teams that finish top 25 in AP Poll

Murray excels against inferior talent, and unravels against good teams.

He does not work like a champion to improve himself, as we all know, Murray got worse in passing efficincy, accuracy, interceptions, yards per pass, and so on in 2011, and went 0-4 vs teams that finished in top 25 AGAIN.

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So it was bobo’s fault Murray fumbled and threw picks against the good teams?

It was Bobo’s fault that Mitchell and King dropped TD passes against LSU?

Enlighten me Einstein flat tire.

If you would actually read, you would notice that I WANT A NEW OC IN ATHENS.

Yet according to you, I am a kool aid drinker?

Not hardly. I am a realist who supports the school.

Richt is not going anywhere for 2012.

The sooner you accept that, the better your blood pressure might be.

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If you stop making the same mistake over and over again, then you get better. I know all of the “O” problems start and end with Murray and Bobo, when one call the play and the other is the first to touch the ball it causes me some food for thought as to what is going on. I understand that is the way is works “OC” call a play “QB” executes. SOOOO, clean up Murray and Bobo everything esle fall into place.

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Colin go back to Math class. 35:55 minute Murray was 6-7 and 10-4 so that equals 16-11 so HOW do you get 18-0?

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Only 10 QB’s threw more interceptions than Aaron Murray’s 14 interceptions.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/player/_/stat/passing/sort/interceptions

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Murray ranked #72 in Accuracy this year:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/player/_/stat/passing/sort/completionPct/count/41

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Hey Colin…stats are for losers. How many teams with a winning record has he beaten?

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Colin not ranked in the list of top 1,000,000 guys that a girl would consider going out with

http://www.topmillionguysavailable.com

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Murray ranked 7th in SEC in 2nd half passer efficiency.

Hutson Mason was 3rd.

http://www.cfbstats.com/2011/leader/911/player/situational03/category02/sort02.html

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DawginLex = the biggest UGA hypocrite troll on this blog

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DawginLex

As you say Richt isnt going anywhere in 2012

I will say Murray isnt going anywhere in 2012 so get used to it

It might help you’re blood pressure

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1. If Georgia does not win the SEC this year, it will be a few years before it is close again.
2. The Offensive Line is suffering due to recruiting at the position, not the coaching.
3. The schedule for 2013 starts at Clemson( will be junior loaded in 2013) will have either or/ LSU/ Alabama/ Texas A&M away and one at home, plus a better Auburn squad, a better Florida team, a questionable USC team, a better Tennessee team, a much improve Vandy team on the road, and a good Missouri team at home.
4. The defense will lose key players to graduation and others to the NFL as opt outs.

The upcoming season’s schedule is now being described as the easiest schedule of ALL automatic qualifying conference members. Someone will need to step up or this will be either a major step forward or the slow decline of a program that has or is though to have so much potential.

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Well, obviously he IS a championship caliber QB since he DID lead the team to an SEC East title this year?

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murray stinks against top 20 teams———stop blamming the “O” line or bobo

———–bad QB’s————-are just bad QB’s

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If Richt will open up competition, Lemay will EASILY win the job.

Good documentary video with Lemay—
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0kzh6hGXnQ&feature=related

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At times I agree there have been protection issues, but I also think the offensive line has taken too much blame here. Murray still seems too indecisive at times and has a tendancy to hold the ball too long. Not sure if receivers aren’t getting open or if he is afraid to pull the trigger. Either way I was hoping to see more improvement this year and I don’t feel like he improved enough….

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stop all the blame game stuff king and troll nation——————-richt loves murray

he cant detach, because —he—is—a—–NICE GUY————–blind as a bat

——–0-12 against top 20 teams says it all to most regular people—-were not nice people

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Bob

Thanks

I just have to point out the hypocrites on this blog who are nothing more than a bunch of 5 ft dictators at their home who if people say something that they dont agree with they get mad and call you names such as troll and you are not a true fan go pull for someone else

I didnt know being a true UGA fan meant that its perfectly fine to run off at the mouth about the kids on the team but not the grown up coaches

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He does get rattled when pressured and has tendency under pressure to throw INT’s and/or fumble. It doesn’t help him not having an OL, running game and the right play calling especially on passing/3rd downs when good D’s rush him. He has flashes of brilliance but in big games he focus’ on one receiver and doesn’t appear to run the table on his other receivers. maybe if he had more time he could if he’d calm down. He’ll probably enter the draft after next season and go in the later rounds unless he has a breakout season w/help from improved OL (big if) and RB’s that can make up for poor blocking by breaking it outside. He cannot give anymore games away like he did last season otherwise he will fall farther behind better players in the draft. He is not as mature as other QB’s that played at UGA at this point in his college career. Unless he improves in all the above areas (other than his line and RB’s) UGA will not win the big one(s).

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FIRE BOBO!!!! Get a real OC and Murray will be great!

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bitter bad thrower
January 18th, 2012
5:36 pm
——–0-12 against top 20 teams says it all to most regular people.

Regular People can do math you stupid moron.
2010………….6 – 7
2011………..10 – 4
Totals………16 – 11
How can only 11 losses = 0 – 12 against top 20 teams.
You are STUPID and You can’t do Math.

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didnt know being a true UGA fan meant that its perfectly fine to run off at the mouth about the kids on the team but not the grown up coaches
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you obviously can’t comprehend what you read or you aren’t paying attention.

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Mason is a better QB, but will never have the opportunity at UGA as long as Richt has his nose up Murray’s behind!!!!

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DawginLex, I enjoy and respect most of your comments; however, how many of those QBs you mentioned won (or even contended for) a National Championship? And, how many of those played at UGA? Richt was an above average coach at one time, but either the game or his interest has passed him by. For the past five years, we have had a difficult time beating a team ranked higher, and we pad our stats/wins/glories on the bottom feeders. At $3M a year, great facilities, tradition, fertile recruiting, and tremendous fan support, what’s going wrong?

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Bob

I don’t know about that. All I know is to solely blame Bobo or richt for Murray’s poor decision making is wrong.

The athlete gets put inot position to make plays and either he can or can’t.

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Bob

Richt coached all of those QB’s listed

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good grief….why bring this up again…he’s not nor will he be….have any of you who say yes EVER WATCHED him play? He is the Blair Walsh of QB’s. Great stats but NEVER when you have to have a big play.

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Stafford

The same QB you just ranted about a few minutes ago you are going to list him and DJ shockley who did a good job yet Richt pulled his typical Im not prepared in the Sugar Bowl agains WVU or went total conservative against FL with Joe T and lost

Whose fault is it that Murray is not benched or prepared or doesnt have a running game or has coaches that dont recruit an offensive line or calls predictable plays that put Murray in multiple 3rd and longs every game and need him to bail out their stupidity,

No that couldnt be Richt and bobo

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So Murray fumbling and throwing picks is Bobo’s fault.

Ok, if you say so

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Murray stares down receivers, holds the ball too long, does not secure the ball or make sure of his passes when pressured. He has had adequate time and game experience to be further along in his role than he has shown. His stats were inflated against weaker opponents and he faltered badly against top defenses. Murray took away any drive and spirit the team had in the bigger games with his bonehead plays and lack of respect for the ball. Other QB”s should have the same chances he has had. Murray is not a top college QB by any stretch of the imagination.

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Losing to top 25 teams at a 2-11 clip is more than the qb’s fault!
The status quo of the dawg nation befuddles many around the league. Satisfied fans who think playing easy schedules to 10 wins and losing to good teams is okay will only take that program further and further behind the top echelon programs and each year hat happens it means a longer turn around time.
If you guys think that top 10 ranking will last please think again. The CMR MOdel is broken.

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Richt would really be on the HOT Seat if the Schedule had not changed. Think if the Dwags Didn’t play and lose to Boise St but instead kept the Home & Home with Oregon? Still had Bama instead of Mizzou? I think McGarity would have been even harsher on Richt about Bobo and his extension. Richt, Bobo, and 35:55minute Murray really have dodged some Big Bullets.

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Let’s face it, the only reason we got hot last year is we had an easy schedule by the luck of the draw. If we would have had USC or UF’s schedule, we would not have gone to the SECCG. When we played good teams we lost, when we played mediocre and bad teams we won.

Murray is too small and inconsistent – can’t play a whole game.

Fortunately, the gods have smiled upon us and we get Missouri instead of Alabama next year… so we have another chance.

Yea, we have Marshall, but Crowell was THE MAN before last year and we see how that worked out. 5*’s in HS doesn’t mean squat when it comes to how someboday will perform in college as we know better than anyone else. How is Marshall going to do when we loose half our O-line?

The Good news is – we don’t have to play Boise!

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Sure, if he was playing FCS.

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Joe T III was a good Dawg, legacy, and loyal, but a third team SEC QB. Another Richt blunder like Joe Cox.

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Murray can’t do it as coached.. maybe roll out run/pass ? he should not be entitled as starting QB.. !! play’em all !!

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Murray is a great QB. Georgia’s problem was on the O line, and perhaps play calling that didn’t help the line and Murray out any. Except for Kentucky, we were the worst in the SEC on sacks allowed. That was WORST in the SEC save KY! Murray is one of the most mobile QBs in the SEC, and we would probably have been the worst in the SEC without him. Protect Murray and he will pick anybody apart. Let’s hope our less bright brethren can wake up and face reality–we have protection problems, and they caused most of Murray’s issues this year. We were terrible in TFLs allowed, too. Murray isn’t perfect, but he is one of the best we have ever had at QB imo. Maybe it is execution; maybe it is play calling…don’t know.

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Give him a decent OL to work with/behind, and I GUARANTEE you we will be in the thick of it for the NC–even with the handicap of Bobo’s vanilla play calling!

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One can look around and use Alabama’s McCarron as an example. Do you want to force your QB to win games or use him with the other players as a control point to give your team a chance to win?
In Richts system the QB will always be the hero or the goat.

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It is unbelievable the number of people who blame Bobo for the failures of the UGA footbll team. He is the OC until his Boss (CMR) says he is not the OC. It does not
matter what the fans think and say. They do not have a vote. The fans can have opinions which mean nothing.
They can rant and rave from now on, but it will have no bearing on Coach Bobo`s status.

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He made some terrible throws this year. Granted our O-Line played very soft at times. And CMB really makes you wonder what in the H3LL he is thinking. But he is gutsy, and had the runnig backs stepped up and played with as much heart as he did then we might have won a couple of those that got away. Woulda, coulda , shoulda. I still think Mason or Lemay, should see playing time if he doesn’t respect the rock and fails to win the next REAL challenge. He has a good supporting cast, nothing like the present to claim the crystal

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When faces a good team he chokes.

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Why is our OL always in flux. Haven’t read all of the threads above but it getting damn frustratiing going after all of the QBs & RBs when we got a line that can’t open holes or provide passing protection. Every year the OL is a big ? …. If we build a SOLID, consistant OL, a couple QBs and RBs would suffice.

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Sorry, CHDawg, wayne and perhaps others, read more blogs and several covered my point earlier.

GO AFTER MORE OFFENSIVE LINE 5 STAR ATHELETES.

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Murray wets the bed in clutch time. Yet to win a tight game or lead a big comeback. Green did against UT and changed the course of UGA for the next 7 years. Stafford won big games against AU and VT as a freshman. Murray fumbled the snap against GT freshman year when trying to close out the game. He has had some stinker games against good defenses.

Untill he takes the team down the field to win with no time left, we can only wonder. He is closer to Eric Zeir. Zier was like 0 for 8 against UT and UF, but got you 8, 9, 10 wins.

So the question is can we accept 8,9,10 wins from Murray???

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Yea but Bobo didn’t fumble the ball or throw all those pic 6’s like Murray!!!! take away all the bone head plays he made and we could have been undefeated n the SEC east… Murray is about as good a the Murray lawnmower they sell at walmart… does fine on a lesser yard but chokes easy when the grass is higher… I’d say that about wraps him up…

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I agree spanky win 10 do not be glad…maybe bammer should apologize to okie st…I mean…

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I think Murray is a good man. I also think Jimmy Carter is a good man. Enough said

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Murray is a mediocre QB who puts up huge numbers against weak defenses but falters against good defenses such as LSU, Michigan State, Boise and South Carolina. I would rate the SEC QB’s as 1. McCarron 2. Wilson 3. Conners 4. Murray.

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By no means am I making any excuses for Bobo.. He’s terrible!!! really terrible… And I dont know if our new offensive line coach is any better… I really think we r going get all of the RB’s injured like last year if we cont all this high schoolish play callin.. but if you think about it.. We have ran the same offense for the last 10 years… hell weve seen it.. were not fooled.. why should anyone else be… I really think we need a new offensive cordinator… who would even hire Bobo if he left UGA… No one!!! Who cares if Crowell flunks out… That means we have a extra scholarship… Besides he was scared to get on the field… what a waste…

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Bottom line is this…………………. if Murray has protection then he can make plays. If Georgia can run then its because the line opens up holes. No QB can pass if the defense gains penetration. This whole thing begins with the OFFENSIVE LINE and not just Murray you clowns.
Any great QB was great because he had a terrific OL and nothing less. This is at any level college or pro.
For all you doubters thats casting dispersions on Murray……….shame on you for being anal. Give him a Line and i’ll give you a QB. Nothing more nothing less.

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Murray has put up good numbers against poor teams mostly, But has had success against some of the top teams he has played against, The first half against LSU was great but when pressure is applied he is subject to fold and turn the ball over which happened againt SC and MS, Great QB’s don’t make mistakes when under pressure, Murray needs to settle down keep his cool in pressure situations.

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No.

Another installment of “simple answers to simple questions”

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Orlando I agree, but I do think they are on it big time. The stars don’t always tell the whole story–look at Ben Jones. I think they are very happy with our incoming linemen, and Young would be the icing on perhaps our best line class in years. I just hate to see the quantity of all of this talk about TBs and QBs when the biggest issue for both is blocking. Fans don’t notice the line much, but they are the key to success on offense imo. We have a great staff and some great young talent, but we have two problems: our line will be about the same average age as most JUCO lines in ‘12! And, we have a great defense and great position players coming back, but many will leave next year. We have a great chance next year if CWF can work miracles with our young line, but that is a tall order. We have to get much better at special teams, too.

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Im pulling for Murray but 0 – 9 against top 20 teams speaks for itself. He needs to prove himself and the time is now!

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Fla dawg
January 18th, 2012
8:34 pm

Im pulling for Murray but 0 – 9 against top 20 teams speaks for itself. He needs to prove himself and the time is now!

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There is no I in team. You can’t hang all of those losses on Murray’s shoulders. A football team is not a one man show.

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With Andrew Luck gone Aaron Murray will be the best QB in the country at the end of next season.

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you said he had to put him in…sorry for my poor comprehension of what you blogged..but thanks again for the easiest thing to do in the world…know what would of happen after it has already happen…gossh your a genius in my book…picked what coaches could do better…your’re the man..your opinion is bs, but thanks for it

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I prefer to call him Aaron Romo. He will make the most difficult throws look easy and struggle with the simplest throws. He will pad a stat sheet, but when it comes to winning the big one, he will fail every time. Romo is a great talent, but at the end of the day he still ends up with a clueless look on his face when the clock strikes zero.

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No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Anyone who thinks Bobo isnt part of the problem is just as dumb as his play callin… If the line this and if the line that.. Bullcrap.. go back and look at the tape … He had ample time to read the defense and identify the open guy.. He is too short and panicky in the pocket… its time for Mason… Can someone buy Murray one of those scooters!!!! Please…..

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big black kracker dawg
January 18th, 2012
8:50 pm

Anyone who thinks Bobo isnt part of the problem is just as dumb as his play callin… If the line this and if the line that.. Bullcrap.. go back and look at the tape … He had ample time to read the defense and identify the open guy.. He is too short and panicky in the pocket… its time for Mason… Can someone buy Murray one of those scooters!!!! Please…..

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As Bugs Bunny use to say, “what a moroon”

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EntRicht did a better job when he controled the team.We need more coverage and a better OL coach.And what happened to our strength and conditioning program? Semms to be alot more injuries.er your comments here

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I wish he would look to throw to his running backs more and why doesn’t our offense have a safety valve when there is a strong pass rush. It seems like we never throw to a running back out in the flats coming out of the backfield.

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Kerry b.. and how many games did Auburn win againt the top wet teams???? their you go… Here’s ur answer… They got their ass handed to them…. they couldn’t defend passing this year… No frind your the MOOORRROOONNN……

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Murray is a good QB (not great) but the problem is he has Bobo calling the plays too much. Stafford would call his own 75% of the time. Just tell hime how to throw not when to throw will do the Dogs a great deal of good.

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big black kracker dawg, the name you just shows your intelligence so don’t call me stupid. Oh, I forgot your the expert from the couch. You know more than even the coaches do. Nimrod

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You know, even if Hutson Mason did start and started throwing picks because he is inexperienced you would then start bashing on him and start the ,”we need Christian Lemay to start, he’s the best” dumb comments going. Nothing like armchair football experts. I would rather go with a guy who has the 2 years experience than the guy that has NONE.

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If Mason was the best QB HE would have been rated the #7 QB coming out of High School. Instead he was not even recruited by a big school and had to compete in a contest just so someone would learn his name. UGA only picked him up because they decided to add a QB at the last minute that year. I’m sure you would really see the difference in him and Murray if he started and played against a real defense instead of scrub duty against a nobody.

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we dont have to many rbs. we just have an oc who is reluctant to use the talent he has.i. e. throwing 40 yards downfield on 3rd and five.

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What Bobo and Richt SHOULD have done was play 35:55minute Murray more when COX was a Senior. It sucks to burn a year, but he could have been in some Big Games with not all the pressure. I don’t think he would have a 6-7 2nd season if he had played with COX to take the heat.

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teboe feels the same way true d

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We all HOPE Aaron can become a top tier QB and beat the ranked teams we face (so far he’s a total 0 when it comes to beating a quality opponent).

I couldn’t help but laugh at someone comparing Murray to Stafford and saying they were the same talent level – ARE YOU NUTS? Kiper called Staffy a #1 NFL Pick coming out of HS because of his unreal release + great arm strength + good size.. Murray has a good (not great) arm, great mobility and he’s undersized – no contest between the two.

I HOPE he can win when it matters – but hope is a very poor strategy for success, especially when you have to beat; USC + AL or LSU to get the prize..

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Answer…….NO!!!

Next question…… what should we do about Saint Richt swindling $3 million/year with nothing to show for it since ‘05??

I’m open to all answers…….

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3-12 Against Ranked Teams

How about a big kool-aid flag flown over Sandford Stadium

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We need for the coaches to come through more than the OL

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I see the topic and conversation has not changed in the past few days!

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dan,

“Tyler Wilson is maybe the only other QB in the SEC I’d take over Murray. Everyone else is a notch or two below him.”

Jaret Lee and McCarron are way better than Murray. Look at their composure at big games!

Wilson and Murray play the Big12 style of football. They are all thing and everything of their team.

BTW, most Big12 QB’s look better than Murray. Much better.

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UGA’s QB, are you sure you graduated from the University of Georgia, hell man you can’t even spell.

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Did anyone else not notice how the dawgs were continually referred to as “a big front seven”. Seems like one season earlier, the whispers about UGA’s s&c program was being questioned and our players were called smallish, and poorly conditioned. UF did not even attempt much running this season and I remember Muschamp commenting that the size of our front seven is why the did not try much running. I think the promotion to Joe T worked in that regard.

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He led Dawgs to the SEC Champ game! What else do you guys expect? BSU whipped the Bulldogs on the OL/DL line..and D gave up too many points vs. USC. Calm down Dog fans. If UGA had a better QB dont you think Richt or Bobo would have him starting?

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@Bill King………Wow, man!………We agree again!………What is going on with 2012? Seems like every thing you wrote in 2011 i didn’t like , but now?……….You are dead on the money. Well heck yea Aarron Murray will be head and shoulders better this year because of multiple reasons #1 even with the panic over our Oline………..we are loaded, what 5 redshirted last year? at least two of the in-coming freshmen should be able to start right out of the gate……….and three returning starters. Add that mix with IC [I haven't given-up yet]……….Marshall, Gurley, Boo, Samuel……….and our “big tightends”…………….I got news folks……..Georgia will be running the football finally in 2012!!!!……………………Now answer me a question, please……..will that help improve the play of one Mr. Aarron Murray?…………Me thinks so, and sounds like “my buddy” Bill King does too…………………………..GO DOGS!! GATA!!!…………………Regards, RED

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RedDog…

The only reason UGA will be in the hunt is because of the schedule. The offensive line sucked in 11 and will be worse in 12, sorry to disagree, but not a top 15 team.

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I love the kid but he has to win a bowl game before we talk championship. At least we beat Florida.

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Murray is going to need better protection next season. Why not go into a max protect like MR used to do with 2 RBs and TEs. Our OL is not going to be that good next season. IDK how MR plans to get through the SEC without an OL. No QB can pass without time. I hope Bobo lets Murray scramble more next season. Even with a decent Defense and some good WR and RBs the OL is the most important players on the field. MR has failed us again. Saban and Meyer have plenty of OL to go around

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No, nor will the dogs win one in 2012.

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Bring in a REAL O CORD and the sky is the limit!!

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Saban turns down offer from AM to walk on at Bama. Details at 5

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I disagree with some on the “O” line next year. I think there will be depth at each position. It has been too lone since the dawgs have had the depth at “O” line like they will have in 2012. These kids came to UGA because they will play and play often. Leason learned when coach “R” under recurited the “O” l;ine and had a rash of injuries. YOU MUST have depth at the “O” line. Experience is a added benifit but not always a must. If a kid get a chance to play, you can’t judge the heart when they are trying and learning. SOOOO, get off the “O” they will be fine. HIde and watch.

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Murray has improved year over year and I expect nothing differeft this year, however, you have the biggeste offensive line in football, including the pro’s. This is where the problem lies, there should be no hurries or sacks and absolutlely no nogainers with a running back. My 12 yr old daughter should be able to run the ball behind this line. All weight and no muscle. If you wamt to blame some one, blame the offensive line coach.

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Bobo is the issue and his obsession with having Murray (or any QB) throw the ball to receivers expected to outjump the opposition in double coverages or worse, skinny posts with safeties over the top. Get real, Bobo’s scheme beats the weak teams (our players are better) but struggles against better defenses. Murray is a really good player, our OC is not. Lets keep runing the ball up the middle on 3rd and 14.

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He still needs to work on lots of things, like getting rid of the ball and not taking unneccessary sacks. Stop starring down receivers from the time the ball is snapped. This isn’t high school anymore. He makes bad decision with the ball too often to be elite.

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I think this is the break it or make it year for the young man. We have a very favorable schedule, our OL will be young, but I think overall, can do a good job and has enough depth, and we will have the other half of the offense in a running game. He has very good receivers if the play calling is more open, he will have plenty of chances to succeed this year.
I personally think he will do a good job, but I still would have liked there to be a QB competition this spring as I believe competition, usually brings out the best in one, or seals ones fate. With the most important position on the offense, there is not a lot of time or latitude when it comes to whom will play it. I hope the coaches have made the right decisions. In some ways, it is good to have that critical position already decided, but Murray will have to justify it. If he doesn’t then, it will not look like a very smart decision on the coaches part though.

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I doubt Murray changes significantly after being in the UGA system for three years. If the same ineffective offensive coordinator (the one that abandons plays as the get more effective and is antethema to red zone touchdowns) stays around, Murray has nowhere to look for improvements. Sure, Carson Palmer took off amazingly at the end of his USC career, but he was exposed to new coaching under Pete Carroll.

Murray is a fighter, and yes a better line and running game would help, but will we have those? Bobo/Richt have struggled to have a potent offense that BOTH gets big yards and scores big points.

I’m banking on a great UGA defense and writing off the offense the way I have much of the last 11 years. The UGA offense produces some great players, but it has never been a consistent performer when it’s needed. Sometimes the defense has.

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Murray missed his short throws all year long. Remeber several quick throws to receiver or back out of backfield wide open, Isiah on several that would have been big gainers. Maybe his height getting over lineman. Believe he improves this year as will o-line mainly because of depth.

Seems we just did not use screens , quick passes when heavy pressure on.

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Murray didn’t earn his starting position at UGA, he got it by default after Mettenberger outplayed him in the 3 Spring games, but then, instead of getting a 2 game suspension, was kicked off the team by Richt. Mettenberger led his team the next season to the National Championship, going 12-1 as a starter. Both Alabama & LSU offered Mettenberger a scholarship, Mettenberger chose LSU. I can only wonder how things would be had Richt kept Mettenberger and allowed the 2 QB’s to compete for the starting job.

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I dont think that Aaron Murray is the problem. Sure, he has made bad decisions. Don’t all QB’s do that throughout a season? The bigger issue is that the Defenses are changing their schemes and coverage’s in the 2nd half of games to confuse AM. Bobo doesn’t help the situation by calling drop back passes where the DE’s are pinning their ears back to come after him. I agree with a lot of the other post that rolling AM out of the pocket is the best option and throwing to drag plays and out into the flats to consistently move the chain. Bobo’s theory of run, run and chunk down field are not working. Take away the big long throws in the LSU and Mich St games and UGA doesn’t put any points on the board. It’s like trying to make a living shooting three-point shots in college basketball. You will be successful for some portion of the game, but you cannot keep it up. BOBO- PLEASE WATCH WEST VIRGINA, ORGEON AND OKLAHOMA STATE CALL PLAYS….While watching them learn something please!

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It’s all good to be excited, pumped, and anxious to play in a big game like he has. BUT the most importsant player who needs to keep his calm and stay cool collected is the quarterback. Needs to be strong minded and not let the emotions of a game get to him. Thats a leader and it will help him with the mistakes he has made. Needs to stay fundementally sound and focused on every snap. It’s hard but thats a quarterback.

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@Football Guy:

Your 11:57 am post had ALL the words spelled correctly

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I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, Murray has champagne stats and beer wins!

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It matters not which half it is, if you put the heat on AM, he gets happy feet and the pics, fumbles and poor decisions start happening. As long as he has plenty of time, he looks great and piles up the yards and TD’s. He was able to do that alot this season with the creampuff schedule UGA played.

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HE DOES BECAUSE OF A CAKEWALK SCHEDULE NEXT YEAR.

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HUTSON MASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Yes, he has the makings of a championship QB. Up his average from 58% to mid 60s and we’re in good shape. Bobo’s play-calling will be very good. Hopefully the O line will jell and we have a good running game to compliment Murray.

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