Grantham seems to have a handle on the major challenge he faces with Dogs’ defense
Todd Grantham knows what Georgia has to do to improve against the run. (Associated Press)
Back before last season was even over, a friend of mine was looking ahead to the way Georgia’s 2013 schedule is front-loaded with tough teams and lamenting all the personnel losses the Dogs were going to suffer on defense.
He summed up the situation for Todd Grantham pretty well:
“Next year,” he said, “Grantham is finally going to have to earn that big salary of his.”
After a Georgia defense considered one of the most talented in the nation underperformed for much of the 2012 season, the UGA defensive coordinator faces a major rebuilding project in replacing a dozen players.
Thankfully, now that he’s through with his NFL flirtation, he at least seems to have zeroed in on his biggest challenges.
Talking with ESPN’s Chris Low, Grantham acknowledged the Dogs didn’t do a good job against the run last season, especially in the SEC Championship Game, where Alabama’s ground attack racked up big yards.
“We did some good things in that game,” Grantham told Low. “We blocked a field goal and ran it back for a touchdown. We were really good on third down, and got a turnover in the red zone. The thing we didn’t do was stop the run in the second half.”
Many observers of that game singled out Georgia’s lack of substitution up front, which resulted in the DL wearing down, and poor tackling by some of the linebacking corps, returning to the form that had led to Shawn Williams’ rant earlier in the season.
Grantham has come to the same conclusion. “We’ve got to play more players up front and keep them fresh,” he said, “and from the inside linebacker position, we’ve got to learn to tackle backs like (Eddie Lacy). Those are two things we’ve got to do better.”
Of course, up front is where Montravius Adams would have been a nice addition, but even with that recruiting whiff Grantham sounds optimistic. “I like the young talent on this defense and what we have coming in,” he told ESPN. “To me, it gets back to developing players. It’s going to be an exciting and aggressive spring, but we’ve been aggressive around here for the last couple of years. We’ll coach them hard and see to it that they learn how to compete. You’ve got to learn how to win a position before you can help us win a game.”
And, who knows, maybe a hungrier defense will come together quicker and better than last year’s group, which started off the season like it had spent a bit too much time reading about how talented it was.
I’m also encouraged by the fact that, in the past, when Grantham has singled out an area that needs work — like getting off the field on third down — we’ve usually seen quite a bit of improvement.
What’s your feeling about the Georgia D in the coming season? And are there any other areas of concern you think Grantham needs to address when spring practice starts March 2?
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Joe Gaphan
February 15th, 2013
10:33 am
What is really needed for next year is some maturation and growth from our fans. Even the most Herculean effort will not have this defense ready to put up Zeros against aTm, LSU, USCe,Clemson, or a host of other teams. We have to get beyond the “Fire CMR” knee-jerk reaction that occurs everytime we are trying to rebuild. When Richt is on the hot seat, other SEC coaches (esp SATAN) exploit the discontent – and we end up with a signing class of only 15 kids. Dawgs fans – grow a pair, deal with inevitable need for growth/rebuilding, and show some damned loyalty. We have a good crop of prospects who will get there in time….but no amount of alumni/fan whining is going to circumvent the process and basic requirement for reps!!!!
Red Pants
February 15th, 2013
10:44 am
Going out on a limb….this year’s defense plays better than the 2012 crew.
Fridawg
February 15th, 2013
10:56 am
I expect to see improvement on the DL. Big John seemed to under-perform last year. I think the biggest problem this year will be communication and leadership on the field. It may be that Freshman Tray Matthews is our most natural leader, but he’ll just be too young to lead early in the season.
SimpleDawg
February 15th, 2013
11:03 am
It sure is nice to know that Grantham realizes what the Dawgs’ problems were last year on defense. It would’ve been better had he recognized them last year and remedied the situation. That defense should’ve been over-powering last year.
A new, hungrier bunch of talented players could be much more consistent….as long as they’re talented and determined. You still can’t make chicken salad out of………
davedawg
February 15th, 2013
11:15 am
I think the flirtation with the NFL did more damage than he can repair in the time allotted. And I agree with Joe about the fans attitude, but I get disgusted with Bobos play calling. It was obvious at the start of the SECCG that Bama was going to exploit Swann, but CTG never gave him any help.
WDE
February 15th, 2013
11:37 am
I’m hoping that we can avoid the multi-player suspensions this year, I think that really hurt us more than its talked about. If we can put a solid team together from game 1 and avoid a lot of injuries I think we could end the year with a better overall rated defense, we won’t have perhaps the same talent level overall but a better product is my hope.
bubba4dawgs
February 15th, 2013
11:49 am
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Skokie Dog
February 15th, 2013
11:53 am
No worries…these U.Ga. coaches “know what the hell [they're] doing!”
Defense can't be worst against the run . . .
February 15th, 2013
12:13 pm
Offense should be lights out and defense can’t be worst against the run. Our pass rush should drop off some but have confidence in Jenkins and the boys to put the pressure on. Overall, very optimistic about our chances next year.
BKBroila4224
February 15th, 2013
12:13 pm
Ball control is the key…every incomplete pass, we lose 35 seconds of clock control…that’s why we have the ball 20min to Bama’s 40…you can’t win that game, boys…Gurley has 130 yards on 18 carries…should have given him the rock 30 times…
WDE
February 15th, 2013
12:16 pm
BKBroila4224 good point I just fear that if we had given him the rock 30 times instead of getting bigger and stronger in the weight room right now , he would be rehabbing…30 against that defense is a receipt for disaster..
stank
February 15th, 2013
12:30 pm
I feel better after reading that interview. I was mighty happy to hear Grantham talk about tackling!!!!!! We need to be less interested in head-hunting and more dedicated to getting the bad guys on the ground. Improving that single aspect of our defensive play will make more difference than most other things mentioned. You don’t need to look further than the winners of the last 2 NC’s for confirmation.
I also would like to see simplification on defense. Let ‘em play more and think less. Maybe a little less emphasis on schemes and personnel packages and more emphasis on fundamentals — know your job and beat your man. For years now, I have grown so weary (and often nervous) of seeing the guys on defense looking to the sideline right up to the snap. We need 22 eyes, and more importantly, their thoughts, on the offense in time to respond to the play. Just go back and look at the LB play the last few years and see how often somebody was blocked because they were still undecided, or even looking away from the play, as the ball is snapped.
RedDoggie
February 15th, 2013
12:37 pm
Against SC, Bama, and Nebraska, Grantham gave up over 30+ points a game, did hold Florida down, but he has to learn how to stop more than 1 of 4 of the big 4 games from scoring 20+, 30+ is to invite Willie Martinez comparisons.
Going back to 2011, gave up 30+ in all the losses, and in the big games.
He can’t coach.
Joey
February 15th, 2013
1:12 pm
I think the first half of last season’s D was like a perfect storm – suspensions of 4 players for up to 4 games insured there was a lack of cohesion, then as the players returned, it was more of the same.
But after S Williams did his thing, it was smooth sailing, right up into the 3rd Q of the SECCG, where the lack of depth showed up in a bad way.
Grantham has a boatload of talent, and another boatload coming in, (half of who are already in class) including some JC players ready to help out right away. And like Bill insinuates, there may be some real upside by having a squad full of young players who can’t wait to get on the field for UGA, compared to those who couldn’t wait to get in the NFL Draft.
For those (like me) who don’t really dive into recruiting until it’s over with, this is a good list of each of UGA’s new Dawgs:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1510221-georgia-football-recruiting-tracking-all-2013-commits
Bobby Blakewood, UGA '61
February 15th, 2013
1:21 pm
I’m a diehard Dawg Fan; I bleed Red & Black; there are only two times that you don’t cheer on the Dawgs – Before you’re born and after you’re dead and as my two daughters say, “Growing up with our Daddy, we learned to bark before we learned to talk” Now with that said – I’m damn sick and tired of all you arm chair quarterbacks expressing your opinions! If you posses such a vast knowledge of football why in the hell aren’t you coaching at the college level. Do you think for a minute that the Football Coaching Staff at Georgia likes to lose games? Lets cut out the negativity and throw our support behind the coaches, players and the team, let them know that they’re apreciated and see what kind of dividends this type of attitude will pay!!!
DFW Dawg
February 15th, 2013
1:29 pm
I don’t think “we need to stop the run” demonstrates that CTG has a handle on the challenges facing our Defense…every screaming-at-the-TV-while-pulling-his-hair-out Dawg fan in America knows that we couldn’t stop the run last season. Obv CTG is not going to reveal his coaching strategy in an AJC Blog post, but here’s hoping that his coaching abilities go further than yelling “PLAY FOOTBALL. BETTER.”
Either way, I think our D will improve this year. It was tough to explain why we weren’t up to snuff last year–but I think it boils down to a lot of the players believing their own hype, slacking off a bit and underperforming in the process. I’d rather have a hard working B player on the field than a slacking A player.
Bill Arp
February 15th, 2013
1:35 pm
“we gotta play more players and keep em fresh”…well, duh.. anyone remember this quote when he first got here..”we don’t need a big NT for the style of 3-4 we run..” yeah, good one. the guys been bad news since he showed up. Heck, he even has Vanderbilt wanting to beat us worse than anyone else they play, much less UF, AU, USC, GT or UT. you ask anyone from any of those schools who they want to beat, and they all say UGA.
and i’m not so sure about his scheme the last two games of having only 2 down lineman, with 2 speed rushers on both ends and his LB 7 yards deep. Didn’t seem to come close to stopping the run right up the gut, did it?
as far as Bobo, we actually score more points with him calling plays than when Richt did it himself. I will say this, I’m still looking forward to the day when we are 2nd or 3rd(or even 4th) and inches and he runs a play-action and throws it deep, instead of the proverbial QB sneak that he always does.
Natureboy809
February 15th, 2013
1:37 pm
DFW- it actually is not that hard to explain- we were thin on the defensive line (otherwise why move CW#83 who was your leading sack man at OLB in 2011 before Jarvis went crazy to DE?) and then pretty weak at ILB. AO#9 was a stud, sure, but he missed 4 games, and he can’t play both ILB positions for you. If you get a chance to go back and watch the Bama game, notice how many big runs come after an ILB takes a bad angle or misses a tackle. A LOT of them.
Natureboy809
February 15th, 2013
1:39 pm
Also, if you look at the stat sheet from the Bama game, AO#9 led the team in tackles for the game, then our next 3 leading tacklers were all in the secondary. When you face a team like Bama who lines up and runs right at you, you have to have solid tackling from your ILBs. We didn’t.
GB's Hamburgers
February 15th, 2013
1:43 pm
I think the statistics tell the story. CTG failed last year. It’s that simple. But I watched 3-4 based defenses fail across the league last year. Even the Falcons seemed lost against the few spread plays SF ran. Perhaps it’s less of a coaching problem than a scheme deal. Maybe it’s time for some innovative defensive coordinator to go back to the drawing board. What about Erk’s wide tackle 6 for example. It caused problems for offensives simply because it was rarely seen and difficult to prepare for. When the best athletes in the land can’t stop the run, it’s time to rethink everything.
Bulldawg35
February 15th, 2013
1:49 pm
I feel like we can’t stop the run. Our scheme is flawed….scamatically we can’t stop the run!!!!!! Not sold on Grantham. My dream coaching staff would have Jim harbaugh as head coach….look at the job he did at Stafford when he was there. Derek mason as dc……I would keep bobo because we set. School records with him as offensive coordinator
Joey
February 15th, 2013
2:13 pm
Natureboy809, Bama had the most balanced O in the country last season, so it’s not really a matter of stopping just the run, but a really good passing game too.
But aside from that, you think our problem was poor tackling, rather than a poor scheme, in the SECCG? If so I agree, along with the fatigue factor of our D, exacerbated by by five or six 3-and-outs by our offense in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.
Bulldawg35
February 15th, 2013
2:15 pm
Yeah moving corn Washington to de was a poor move he struggled mightily. I’m sick and tired of missed tackles and players being out of position and asking each other where to lineup right before the offense snaps the ball
I’m sick and tired
I’m sick and tired
I’m. Sick and tired!!!!!!!!!
NCDawg
February 15th, 2013
2:38 pm
I think everyone will be surprised. I don’t know if any of you have gotten a look at Chris Mayes but I have a feeling that he is going to be a monster. He is listed at 6-4 330lbs but if you look at his picture you can’t tell it. He isn’t flabby at all. If he puts on 10-15 lbs of muscle… wow. A big quick NG like that will really make defenses use up blockers to handle him. If he can attack instead of just soaking up blockers then our ILB’s should be able to get clear shots at runners as they get to the hole not after they are already through it.
If we can get a pass rush opposite Jenkins then I think we can be pretty good. The question is how quickly the defense gels not if. There is alot of talent there. Late in the year the defense might actually WIN some games for us. If they can hold their own and not hemorrhage points like a sieve early on then we might be able to win some games with our offense and keep us in the race. It could be a wild September. I just hope it’s wild because our offense is unstoppable and not because every game comes down to who has the ball last.
CMR's Preacher
February 15th, 2013
3:29 pm
Without Ogletree, Rambo and Jarvis, everyone is going to find out if Grantham can really coach or just scream obscenities on the sidelines.
Bulldawg35
February 15th, 2013
3:36 pm
We all feel better about Grantham since the interview, yeah that’s what everyone is saying. But that’s just it he is a good talker but he can’t back it up. The truth is….if our offense puts up the same numbers as we did last year….which I’m not getting my hopes up on that either. If our defense plays on fire….we have a real shot at the mnc. I’m just dreaming though….any defense that loses Jarvis jones is going to have a big drop off….I just hope it’s not in the run defense…by goly we can’t get much worse there. For the season on defense I expect we will have the same numbers as last except for scoring defense I think we will give up a few more points a game….I’m sick and tired….thanks 35
kybodawg
February 15th, 2013
3:42 pm
i hear the same thing every yeay we dont have any depth. the only way to have depth is to play guys. dont wait until youre 4 tds. ahead to get guys snaps , let them have a go at it. if somebody gets hurt you got to put somebody in, if there not good enough why did you recurit them to begin with. some guys plaY A LOT BETTER THAN THEY PRACTICE.
WDE
February 15th, 2013
4:07 pm
NCDawg good post it maybe in the first 4 games the best players for the defense might be Gurshall.
Dawggoner
February 15th, 2013
4:41 pm
Can Coach Grantham Coach?
1- His defenses has given up 30+ points in 90% of losses in last 2 seasons
2- His defense has given up 300+ yards rushing multiple times–300 YARDS!!!
3- He pads his numbers against SEC lightweights like Kentucky, Tennesee, Vandy, and Missouri and teams like New Mexico State and Georgia Southern.
4- His schemes and techniques couldn’t stop Bama–they ran the ball down his throat at will
5- Grantham is still winless and got beat 100% of the games against top tier SEC coches like Spurrier, Saban, Miles–he’s not in their league.
6- Jarvis won 2 games, bailing out Grantham, but Jarvis is gone
7- Losing Jones is tough, add Olgetree, tougher, add in Jenkins, really tough, add in Rambo and Williams, Geather gone, extremely difficult challenge, the defense with ALL THOSE GUYS couldn’t stop South Carolina, Alabama, or Nebraska from scoring 30+ points, imagine how many points the better teams will score without the all stars? Now onder Grantham was trying to land an NFL job, he saw the trainwreck coming, and was trying to get out.
8- Grantham’s VERY disloyal, never stays at one place long, jumps ship at first sign of challenge. He’s a wimp.
Bulldawg35
February 15th, 2013
7:14 pm
@ dawg goner……..best post of the day my friend……..yeah I get tired of the same ol end of the year crap. Where Grantham starts to look for another job. With all the money he is making…..he should go by himself some slim fast and egg whites. So he can get in shape and really coach these guys and stop giving up 300 yard rushing games to good offenses. Geez guys this is really getting old. Can anyone please tell me when was the last year we had a really good defense. I’m going to say 2005. But 2003 was the best defense in the Richt era…..a long time ago…..
RealTalk
February 15th, 2013
8:08 pm
@dawg goner….WOW!
hind tit
February 15th, 2013
8:58 pm
Wilson will be the key to the defense improving. Garner was an offensive lineman coaching defensive line. The only reason he was there was because he could recruit but what good is that if you can’t coach what you recruit. Look back over the Garner years and see how many standout linemen come to mind.
SSI
February 15th, 2013
9:13 pm
Blakewood….I’m with you!
Bulldawg35
February 15th, 2013
9:16 pm
Grantham lost control of the defense when he had to resort to letting Shawn willams do his motivating for him. No wonder the players weren’t motivated to play for Grantham….his schemes are to complicated and they just are not working….I am glad John Jenkins and geathers leave. They were overrated and very fat….Chris Mayes looks in shape for 340 lbs
wreckmaniac
February 15th, 2013
10:26 pm
The dawg offense will be under the same or more pressure next year than it was last year. Oh yea, UGA will hang 40 on any opponent ( am I right ?) but will it hold any opponent under 40 ? During the 4th quarter we all saw Bama running backs going through what looked like like a high school defense. This defense may look “bad” against Vandy or KY but what will it look like against
SC or Bama or LSU ?
Grantham didn’t conduct his NO Saint interview discreetly. Now everyone knows that he has a problem on his hands this fall.
wreckmaniac
February 15th, 2013
10:35 pm
” would rather have a hard working B player than a slacking A player.” I agree. The problem is that the “5 stars” know they can coast at UGA and still get their “TV time”. Why do you think that every high school player in the US accepts their UGA offer ? Two reasons:
1. Offers are sent to over 500 “stars” so CMR can have at least 200 players.
2. They all know its a easy gig.
DFW Dawg
February 15th, 2013
10:53 pm
^^^I guess it’s a “good thing” we didn’t get very many 5 star recruits this year then. Everyone will have a chip on their soldier and something to prove, which is something the entire UGA program should be able to relate to.
RedHat
February 15th, 2013
11:45 pm
Grantham gave up in the last 4 games in rush yards:
302 div 2 team
306 unranked gtech
350 bama
239 nebraska
Willie Martinez didn’t gve up 200 yards rushing in 2007 at all, and only 2x in 2009.
My how the rush defense has fallen.
Wilson’s defense (Miss st) finished in 2012 in the SEC:
11th out of 14 in rush defense
13th out of 14 teams in sacks
13th out of 14 teams in tackles for loss.
Wilson is no upgrade at dline.
DAWGMAN
February 15th, 2013
11:51 pm
Grantham got paid too much for the results. CMR got paid too much for the results. Joe G, the optometrist, the psychologist, and the proctologist all called. You are way overdue.
The slackers know that CMR is “the players coach”. I think he has been listening to elevator music on his headset for too, too many years. Who has been trying to hire him away from us? Not SC, UF.
Really now. Who?
BigWatusi
February 16th, 2013
12:51 am
Here’s Todd Grantham’s last 6 tenures:
UGA 2 years then trying to jump to NFL
Dallas 2 years
Cleveland 3 years
Houston 3 years
Colts 3 years
M St 3 years
Anyone see a trend? Anyone see a problem? Why can’t this guy stick to one city for more than 2 or 3 years, especially since he has kids and a family? Why does he move around so much–what’s the problem? Why can’t he ever be loyal & committed to a single city or team–why is something always wrong enough to leave a team after 2 or 3 years?
RED DOG 77
February 16th, 2013
12:55 am
Hey Red Doggie…………Try To be original pal…………Leave my name [or close to it] the hell alone…………….Now to the subject: Bill, another great read. Something tells me this new class coupled with last years reserves will make for a very capable D. I can see 2013 possibly surpasing last years D. The O returning “Gurshall” and the Oline should go a long way in keeping the D off the field…………Score 30 points and we win alot of games, mabe enough to go back to the SEC championship game…………….Regards, RED
HOP
February 16th, 2013
4:45 am
the defense in 2012 was more about the individuals who wanted to impress the NFL than playing their own assignments.
We finally have a very good D/line coach who will bring stability with a very good group of JUCO players who are hungry to show their stuff.
Our offense will be much stronger ,especially with a much better running game that will also help our
defense next year.
uga will get better as the season progresses ,if we can get through the first few games,the second half will take care of itself.
The SEC EAST will not be a juggernant and dawgs might be able to win it again.
the SC game will be a good test for the team.
Orlando Dawg
February 16th, 2013
10:43 am
Love my DAwgs! We will have a great year and many to come….stay hungary my friend!
My-Guy
February 16th, 2013
11:22 am
Well, we just have to see next year though, we all know it’s going to be though going against Clemson in Death Valley, South Carolina, and LSU. We’re very fortunate guys, because if Texas A&M and Missouri didn’t join the SEC, we would’ve had Alabama at home next year and LSU in Death Valley. Imagine that. At least we don’t have to. Plus Florida next year, because the last several times we’ve played Florida, we’ve struggled offensive against they’re defense, Florida is a football that will always give teams defensive battles, except for 2007 and 2010, in 2007 we scored 40+ points against Florida because of Moreno and Florida’s secondary wasn’t good that year, unlike 2008, Florida improved in all of those phases. In 2010 we scored 30+ points against Florida because of AJ Green, without Green it wouldn’t even been a close game. In 2013 our young defense is going to have to step it up against our arch-rival, and Todd Grantham is responsible for that! We all remember what happened against Florida in 2002, 2005, and 2008, and it cost us big time! Georgia @ Auburn 2013 will be closer next year, and it’s not in Athens, it’s at Jordan Hare, and the series is tied 54-54 now, and it’s gonna be a show-down of who’s gonna own the series. The odd years in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry is a blowout one odd year and it’s a close game the other odd year. 1999 blowout, 2001 close game, 2003 blowout, 2005 close game, 2007 blowout, 2009 close game, 2011 blowout, 2013? Don’t get fouled. GO DAWGS!
Desert Fox
February 16th, 2013
11:48 am
CTG is going to have a long season in 2013. Too much inexperience on D will result in giving up a lot of yds and points, especially, with the schedule being a lot tougher then in past several years. It’ll be up to the Offense to keep the dawgs in close games and there will be plenty of those. If CTG couldn’t stop the run in ‘12 w/the players he had no way these new players will do any better and most likely worse. They’re just too young and need several years to mature and get bigger and stronger. CTG is no Saban when it comes to coaching defenses. It also helps a lot to have the best players in the country on defense as Saban has that luxury year in and out. One consolation to this dismal appraisal is not to expect too much in 2013 from the D. Not like last season where hopes were deflated by under achieving defense more akin to swiss cheese when they couldn’t stop the run when it counted.
YA
February 16th, 2013
12:11 pm
UGA rush defense uynder Willie Martinez in Sec conference:
2007, 3rd, 109 yards per game
2008, 6th, 122 yards per game
2009, 3rd, 126 yards per game
UGA rush defense under Todd Grantham in Sec conference:
2010, 7th, 148 yards per game
2011, 3rd, 101 yards per game
2012, 12th, 182 yards per game
Bulldawg35
February 16th, 2013
1:53 pm
Grantham likes to bring up the fact that we made it to the seccg…..I’m sorry old boy but it was all because of the offense. Scoring defense at 18.1 is really okay but not with Jarvis jones and tree it’s not to good….I mean what players do Grantham needs to have a great defense
AltamahaDawg
February 16th, 2013
2:16 pm
I see somebody is taking advantage of the last blog left that allowed multipe name changes.
AltamahaDawg
February 16th, 2013
2:20 pm
Well 35 as the article JUST discussed……some addional DL.The LBs you mentioned were great, but not the point. your welcome.
And BTW, the Florida game sent UGA to the SECCG. And I believe the defense can take a lot of credit for that victory.
Bastionofball
February 16th, 2013
3:11 pm
Anyone know why Grantham hired Chris Wilson, the worst dline guy in the SEC? Geez Louise, Wilson ranked at the bottom of the conference in tfl’s, sacks, and stopping the run, no other defensive coach had a worse year than Chris Wilson did at misspippi State in 2012. Not the lowly Auburn coaches, not Kentucky, not even Tennesee. Why hire the bottom dwelling dline coach Chris Wilson? Had to be the worst hire of the off season in the SEC.
Bastionofball
February 16th, 2013
3:24 pm
The issue was more scheme than rotating players. Spurrier pointed this out after he pounded Grantham’s run defense in 2010. Grantham has a poor understandng of scheme, you don’t give up 181 yards rushing per game, and understand run scheme, not gonna happen at Alabama under Kirby Smart in year three of a program with the 9 NFL starters Grantham had.
Also, points to poor conditioning, the starters just wore out too easily, thanks a lot Joe Teri-wimpy.
Herschel Walker didn’t need to be rotated, he was in shape. The “rotation excuse”, it’s a copout.
Coach Grantham was so full of excuses for these issues, at his interviews, the NFL guys took a pass on offerring him the job.
He obviously has scheme related issues, how hard is to jam 9 guys on the line and tackle the ball carrier?
The guys form on tackling was also showcased as horrid against the likes of Florida Atlantic, Buffulo, Missouri, Tenn, South Carolina, Kentucky, GSU, GT, Ala, and Neb. Those 10 teams has no problem piling up yards on Grantham’s scheme.
Bulldawg35
February 16th, 2013
4:59 pm
@atl…….you are very delusional…..yeah maybe that one game but overall the offense bested the defense by far. Grantham is in over his head….we have the money to go out and hire better coaches….but Richt don’t want to hire a top notch dc……he believes in hiring somebody average and believes continuity will take us to the promised land and it hasn’t yet…..we also have the money to buy a better basketball coach…..instead we have a terrible coach who will take us to Mississippi tonight to get crushed by at least 15 points
Bulldawg35
February 16th, 2013
6:21 pm
Well our baseball team just lost to Georgia southern…..I guess we will have another crappy year as well…..Mcgarity please open up your wallet….thanks 35
CarolinaChris
February 16th, 2013
6:30 pm
Over here at SouthCarolina, we’re all big time Grantham fans. We think he’s a first rate coach.
Bulldawg35
February 16th, 2013
7:29 pm
To answer a question from another thread….here is the 5 teams I think we lost
Clemson- young defense will start out strong and fade late against a senior Boyd
Sc- they are in our heads….only tunsil could of held his own with clowny…..to bad he’s at ole miss
Lsu- Richt can’t beat miles anymore…Lsu will run those big backs against us….and everybody knows we can’t stop Lacy type backs
Florida- Murray will throw 5 more interceptions against fla….and we won’t have Jarvis jones this time to bail Murray out.
Tennessee- as horrible as the vols have been lately….they have still managed to almost beat us the last 2 years….I think they finally get the upset this year and will be butch jones biggest win of his first season……I think we will end up in the peach bowl and win a squeaker against North Carolina.
Dawgs 55 goats 45
alpharetta alice
February 16th, 2013
7:45 pm
LSU baseball drew 12,300 in their season opener…UGA won’t draw that many the first 6 weeks…
LOL at UGA haters
February 16th, 2013
7:47 pm
I don’t think we’ll have a problem with Clemson or LSU. We get LSU at home. The toughest game of the year will be South Carolina. But we also get them in Athens. Clemson’s defense isn’t good at all and they won’t be able to top Gurshall, Murray, our TEs and WRs. They can forget it. UGA starts 1-0. LSU is losing lots of players on their defense and Mettenberger will choke in Sanford Stadium because he isn’t a good QB at all. Don’t be surprised if UGA is 3-1, or 4-0 at the end of September. Please don’t be a fool to think UGA will be the underdog against Clemson because they won’t and shouldn’t be. What has Clemson done?
LOL at UGA haters
February 16th, 2013
7:52 pm
Here is my projected starters on offense & defense for UGA in 2013…
LT: Kenarious Gates
LG: Dallas Lee
C: David Andrews
RG: Chris Burnette
RT: John Theus
QB: Aaron Murray
RB: Todd Gurley/Keith Marshall
FB: Merritt Hall
WR: Malcolm Mitchell/Justin Scott-Wesley
WR: Michael Bennett/Chris Conley
DE: Garrison Smith
NG: Chris Mayes/John Atkins
DE: Ray Drew
OLB: Jordan Jenkins
ILB: Ryne Rankin/Reggie Carter
ILB: Amarlo Hererra/Tim Kimbrough/
OLB: Davin Bellamy
CB: Damian Swann
FS: Tray Matthews
SS: Shaquille Fluker or Quincy Mauger
CB: Shaq Wiggins or Brenden Langley
alpharetta alice
February 16th, 2013
7:55 pm
I don’t think we’ll have a problem with Clemson or LSU.
++++++++++++++++++++
and yall wonder why the rest of the conference laughs at your fanbase…..
CarolinaChris
February 16th, 2013
8:05 pm
I’ve noticed Murray stuggles againt the top 20 type teams, I think Murray’s 1-11 lifetime vs. teams that finish in the top 10 rankings.
Grantham just got interviewed for 2 NFL teams, Grantham ain’t the issue. I think it’s the UGA Qb Edward Murray. Just seems to lack poise
NFL advised Murray to stay in college, just not an NFL type Qb.
but Grantham is repesected in the NFL.
Bulldawg35
February 16th, 2013
10:41 pm
Well we lost to ole miss…..you won’t hear no moral victories from me…..we will be lucky to finish with an winning record this year
Bulldawg36
February 16th, 2013
11:13 pm
Look, grantham was interviewing simply to get more pay at uga because mcgarity ad is too cheap, he didn’t intend to leave athens, his family loves it here. relax people, grantham is one of the best defensive coaches in america, look at all the nfl teams trying to lure him away from athens.
DawgAllTheWay
February 17th, 2013
8:33 am
Joe Gaphan….I couldn’t agree more! All of you Dumb ass fans need to read the first comment and let it soak in!
RHall55
February 17th, 2013
9:07 am
But I am glad R Garner is gone!! He got soooooo complacent…reflected in his recruiting efforts over the last years plus the reprecussions of the top players in the state going somewhere else…that was the lack of continued effort from him over the last years!! Now to the present…CCW must prove he can recruit w/ the big boys….never enuff depth on the DL….why hem-and-haw about Toby Johnson…be your own man and get him in here!!! Coach Wilson must produce…UGA cannot afford another underperformer in recruiting on the line of scrimmage…ie Coach Will Friend….the worst recruting OL Coach in the SEC!!!
The Tide is Rolling and Nothing Can Stop it!
February 17th, 2013
9:10 am
if you idiots would have listened to me all last off season, you could have won a title.
Todd Grantham would have been fired at Alabama after 2011. Any coordinator worth a @#$% could have at least slowed down Bama and won that game in 2012.
I suppose this is why Barrett Jones has more titles than UGA.
The Tide is Rolling and Nothing Can Stop it!
February 17th, 2013
9:12 am
BTW, you’ve added as much to the SEC’s dominance run as Vanderbilt.
Tidefan
February 17th, 2013
10:44 am
Grantham is an excellent coach, even Coach Saban agrees, said Grantham was the best staff guy he’d ever coached. When the NFL comes a knockin’, that means you got the goods, and Grantham got the goods. If your qb wouldn’t have choked at the end of the Sec Champiuonship, UGA would have played Notre Dame, but we all knew he’d choke, it was our whole plan coming into the game, make sure the ball is in Murray’s hands in curcial situations, and the plan worked perfectly. I was concerned about our secondary this past year, T A & M and LSU saw the weakness and exploited it but we wern’t worried about Murray, then again, no one is, he’s why Georgia loses so many big games, but your coach can’t figure that out, thank goodness.
Bulldawg35
February 17th, 2013
11:00 am
What are u talking about tide fan? Murray ripped y’all’s secondary apart. Murray couldn’t help it his bozo coaches didn’t call for a spike at the end of the game….I guess we can thank homer smith on that one. We lost to Bama because we couldn’t stop the run….pure and simple……
Bulldawg35
February 17th, 2013
11:21 am
Murray is better than Conner shaw…..yeah he has struggled against the yardbirds….and fla but I expect that to change this year
Bulldawg36
February 17th, 2013
12:15 pm
Have to agree….murray is the problem…murray threw to the wrong guy to end the season….murray got his ball tipped to end the season…murray lost the game…grantham…he can coach…the nfl loves the guy….murray, that’s another story…the nfl doesn’t care for murray…
Tidefan
February 17th, 2013
12:18 pm
Murray has lost 11 of his last 12 games against the better teams, the kind of teams that finish in the AP top 20, Murray’s 1-11, yes sir, Murray lacks poise, and Smart outSmarted Murray at the end (pun intended).
Tidefan
February 17th, 2013
12:26 pm
If Georgia had a clutch quarterback like Texas A/M or LSU, both torched our 69th ranked secondary (vs. ranked teams), we lose that game against Georgia, but then again, we knew how Murray had played in big games (91% loss record), we knew what he’d done against Florida with all his turnover and inaccuracy issues in big games, and 0-3 vs. SC-Spurrier, we saw how Murray fell paprt in n the 2011 sec championship vs. LSU, we figured Murray couldn’t execute when it counted, and thank goodness, the plan worked out great, Mettenberger and Manziel, those guys worry me, but Murray, please, he’s the guy everybody jokes about around here.
Jack Bull
February 17th, 2013
1:37 pm
well, just saw another ex-UGA player make another HUGE mistake just before the NFL draft. Last year, Orson Charles, this year, Alec Ogletree. They just don’t get it, do they?!?
7576DAWG
February 17th, 2013
2:20 pm
First , the reason our defense took so long to get started last year was because a third of them were not playing because they were suspended. Then it takes a few games for them to get SEC tough and start playing as a unit and not individuals. Until they started trusting each of their team members to do their job a lot of assignments will be missed because you are more interested in if someone else is doing their job and not concentrated on you doing your job. This was not Grantham’s fault.
In the SEC championship game we handled their passing attack as good as anyone, except one play. Georgia could not handle the run because we didn’t have the depth to keep substituting , which was needed especially in the second half. Depth is created over 3 or 4 years and again that was not Grantham’s fault. The lack of depth especially on our Defensive line was because of Garner and Richt giving away 12 to 15 scholarship’s the last few years to walk-on’s instead of players who will actually see playing time. That is a great feel good moment when a walk -on get’s a scholarship but it doesn’t help us win big games when the lack of depth is exposed.
7576DAWG
February 17th, 2013
2:31 pm
Tidefan
I disagree what you said about Murray. I have been one of Murray’s biggest complainer’s up until this last year. Murray did a great job after about the fourth or fifth game. Murray cut way back on fumbles and interceptions in 2012. As long as he showed a lot of improvement , which he did , that is good enough. Wins and loses are a team effort not one person unless he is constantly turning the ball over.
Georgia nearly beat Alabama because our Offense kept the game close . Georgia lost to Alabama because we didn’t have the Defensive depth to stop Alabama’s running attack just a few times in the second half.
I completely expect Murray to continue making good decisions in 2013 . If we lose games this year I don’t think Murray will be the problem.
Tidefan
February 17th, 2013
3:42 pm
Sounds good, problem is, Texas A/M beat us with great qb play, and qb, Manziel, was the difference. Mettenberger also had a field day against our secondary and we barely won that one, Mettenberger won all our respect. But Murray? The kid doesn’t win against the best (he loses 91% of games against teams that finish in the ap top 20), he couldn’t even complete 55% as a 3rd year starter in his accuracy against us while 1st year starters Mettenberger and Manziel completed bewtween 70-78% against us. Mettenberger & Shaw have both won as many games against teams that finished top 20, in their 1st year, as Murray has in 3 years.
LOL at UGA haters
February 17th, 2013
7:00 pm
“Tidefan”…yeah right. More like Techfan. You silly Tech nerds aren’t fooling anyone hiding behind Bama’s name. Bama barely beat UGA.
LOL at UGA haters
February 17th, 2013
7:05 pm
Oh and “Tidefan” if Mettenbooger worries you, you have more issues than I thought. Mettenberger was the reason LSU lost to Clemson.
Columbus Dawg
February 18th, 2013
5:18 am
It is down right amazing to me that every time I see “Tide” in a handle, there is a bigger D.A. behind it than the time before.
alpharetta alice
February 18th, 2013
8:26 am
that is a big statement coming from someone from Columbus…Georgia’s epicenter of stupid…
Columbus Dawg
February 18th, 2013
8:42 am
Yeah alice, we have our share of idiots in Columbus, thugs too. A lot come from the Rigdon Rd. area,(Carver High), but hopefully now that the worthless P.O.S. Ogletree brothers, as well as some others are gone from Athens, maybe things will start looking up. Hey nice move AJC, no comments section on Ogletree’s DUI.
Oh, by the way alice, to which “fanbase” do you belong? Must be a very jealous insect.
LogicalUS
February 18th, 2013
9:26 am
“defense can’t be worst against the run”
Famous last words…..in fact, it can get worst and all the signs point to it doing so.
UGA had problems with overweight DL, confused CB\LBs and bad in-game adjustment in 2012.
And “solutions” don’t quite add up, do they ?
UGA fans better say nightly prayers that Coach Bobo can again save the season because it is going to take many 50-48 wins for 2013.
LogicalUS
February 18th, 2013
9:38 am
“Murray is better than Conner shaw…..yeah he has struggled against the yardbirds….and fla but I expect that to change this year”
Is this 2011? It is like episodes of Groundhog Day every year. Don’t tell Aaron but the Clowney kid is back again…he will not sleep for 6 months.
In gameday performances, I don’t know if Murray is better than SCs backup QB Dylan Thompson much less Conner Shaw…..in hype Murray definitely has them both beat?
AltamahaDawg
February 18th, 2013
10:04 am
Same ol story. tech fans only true colors are whatever team’s they hide behind.
RedandBlackJack
February 18th, 2013
10:07 am
Of course Grantham has a handle on major challenges, his defense has finished in the top 25 in scoring in 2011 & 2012, that’s why the NFL cam calling this off-season.
Murray, I’m done pulling for the kid that has 1 win in the 12 games against teams that finished top 20–it’s been three years–he’s not going to suddenly morph into a big game winner like AJ McCarron or Connor Shaw or Zach Mettenberger or Johnny Manziel. He’s just not. Like ever. It’s been three years of watching Murray break out into sweats in big games, and always fall apart.
Murray played terrible against South Carolina, worse against Florida, even worse against Alabama, and put us in a deep hole against Nebraska with his bowl game turnovers (now 8 turnover sin 3 bowl games for Murray). Had so many three and outs or quick scores as the offensive manager against Nebraska, the defense was grasping for air. Not a team guy, he’s a “me” guy.
Going back to 2011, Murray lost all 4 big games to top ranked Boise, USC, LSU, and the Bowl game.
Gong back to 2010, Murray lost 7 games to the good teams, and 6 games against the teams with losing records.
That’s the problem at Georgia, has been ever since Murray started at QB.
Flat Tire Doesnt Live in Delusionalville Ga.
February 18th, 2013
10:39 am
So Murray is to blame for the record and not the coaches
LOL
I guess its Murrays fault we havent won the SEC since 05 too right
and I guess its Murrays fault we couldnt win the big games when Stafford and Moreno were at Georgia too right
JED
February 18th, 2013
11:15 am
Matt Stafford won 3 games in 2007 against teams that finished in the top 20:
Flroida, Auburn, and Hawaii
Murray has won 1 game against teams that finished in the top 20 from 2010, 2011 and 2012 combined:
in 2010, Murray went 0-3 against teams that finished top 20 Auburn, Miss St and Ark
in 2011, Murray went 0-4 against teams that finished top 20 Boise, SC, LSU, Mich St
in 2012, Murray went 1-2 against teams that finished top 20 South Carolina, Florida, Alabama
So he’s 1-9 against teams that finish top 20, he loses 89% against these calibre teams.
JED
February 18th, 2013
11:24 am
Against teams that finished top 20, Murray’s numbers were:
In 2010, 55% completions, 5 td’s, 1 int, 177 passer rating
In 2011, 55% completions, 9 td’s, 6 int’s, 133 passer rating
In 2012, 46% completions, 2 td’s, 2 int’s, 92 passer rating
Aaron Murray gets SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE with EXPERIENCE, he doesn’t LEARN from his MISTAKES.
Murray peaked in 2010.
Bulldawg35
February 18th, 2013
11:39 am
Who cares about ogletree where he gets picked….he hardly played when he was here…..one of my favourite players from the Richt era though….so damn athletic and fast. You people are crazy…how many touchdowns did Murray throw for last year….yes Murray needs some work but he is still a good qb. Just wait he will prove y’all tech fans wrong…he does have a winning record against tech and fla. shaw couldn’t play in Richts system because shaw is not a pro system qb….he is not a every down passer. He is a run first qb…..and somebody is going to knock him out this year…..Grantham is our problem not murray
JED
February 18th, 2013
11:40 am
Big game loser Murray wouldn’t run the clock aganst Bama, so we lost.
Look at the 2nd half drives:
2:51, 1:15, 2:03, 1:50, :58, 1:08
Look at Bama’s AJ Chmap McCaron clock management in 2nd half:
5:38, 2:12, 3:07, 5:40, 2:09, 1:09
AJ Champ McCarron took 20 minutes off the clock, and rested his defense.
Big game loser Murray took 10 minutes off the clock, and exhausted his defense.
Murray’s about Murray.
Bulldawg36
February 18th, 2013
11:46 am
Murray completed just 46% of his passes against those teams that finished top 20….and had a 1-to-1 td to int ratio….and a lowly 92 passer rating….of course grantham’s not the problem in big games…it’s murray…kid’s got 25% to 31% worse in passer rating against teams that finish in the top 25 every year so far. 25% to 31%.
Bulldawg36
February 18th, 2013
11:49 am
Murray did everthing he could to go 0-10 against teams that finish top 10…he had 3 more turnovers against florida this year in his 4th year in the system at uga…lucky for murray grantham’s defense bailed murray out with 6 turnovers in that florida game or else murray would be 0-10.
Flat Tire Doesnt Live in Delusionalville Ga.
February 18th, 2013
11:50 am
Wow Stafford beat Hawaii
LOL
Again what you fail to miss with all your useless stats is the main stat
This coaching staff continues to lose 2 or more games every single year;
hasnt won an SEC championship since 05
has yet to even appear in a BCS championship game
and yet after this years draft will probably overtake USC for putting the most players in the NFL since 2001
So again I guess all that is Murray’s fault right????????
Bulldawg36
February 18th, 2013
11:58 am
AJ finished #11 nationally in time of possession…murray finished #101 in time of possession…he’s not a big game guy…doesn’t know how to win big games….can’t win the time of possession in big games….not capable of managing the clock for the good of the team and his defense…
FIGADAWG
February 18th, 2013
12:00 pm
Murray lost to conference usa UCF
You fail to miss the point.
The NFL wanted Grantham.
They don’t want Murray.
FIGADAWG
February 18th, 2013
12:16 pm
The fast break offense, like Oregon runs, and Murray likes, doesn’t help the defense.
Pregon has finished in the top 5 in total offense in 2010, 2011, and 2011, but the defense has never finished in the top 25 in total defense.
Why? They’re exhausted. Oregon was
102nd in time of possession in 2012
120th in 2011
106th in 2010
Dog in the Bluegrass
February 18th, 2013
12:31 pm
Only thing that will change the fan attitude is a championship.
Not a near championship, but a championship.
Had we won that game, at least some of the 5 stars would be Dogs.
We’ve had top athletes. I love CMR and support him.
But only way to get the respect, is to TAKE IT!!!
Flat Tire Doesnt Live in Delusionalville Ga.
February 18th, 2013
12:56 pm
“The fast break offense, like Oregon runs, and Murray likes, doesn’t help the defense.”"”
What is this comedy hour?
So Murray told Richt and Bobo this is my playbook throw yours away Im here now and we run my playbook
And we wonder why the UGA fanbase continues to be laughed at and called delusional each year
Flat Tire Doesnt Live in Delusionalville Ga.
February 18th, 2013
1:02 pm
“AJ finished #11 nationally in time of possession”
Last time I checked AJ plays for a coach thats won 4 National Titles while Murray plays for a coach that since 2001 has put more players in the NFL than any other school in the SEC yet that same coach hasnt won an SEC championship game since 05 nor has never even sniffed the National Championship game
And Stafford never won the SEC and never beat FL 2 yrs in a row so what big games did he win
Bulldawg35
February 18th, 2013
1:11 pm
The 5 best teams we played the defense showed up for only 2 of those games….and that was vandy and fla. they didn’t show up for Bama or Nebraska or sc. Murray didn’t show up for sc…..but still led us down the field to beat Florida. The defense was 82 in the nation against the run. The defense allowed 350 yards on the ground. Those are not championship numbers……bulldawg36=booger eater
Bulldawg35
February 18th, 2013
1:14 pm
The Nfl also wanted cam Cameron….so what does that tell u……..what good offense as Grantham stopped since he has been here
Flat Tire Doesnt Live in Delusionalville Ga.
February 18th, 2013
1:17 pm
I would like to know who has Grantham beaten
He has looked stupid against Spurier since he has been here
He couldnt stop Boise St
He has been out schemed in almost every big game he has coached in
He has given up 30 pts per game against almost every top 20 team he has gone up against
Oh wow he stopped FL who had one of the worst offenses in college football in 2012
Bulldawg35
February 18th, 2013
1:49 pm
I agree with u flat-tire….Grantham is our weak link…..I wish Mcgarity would open up his wallet and go after Derek mason from stanford
Flat Tire Doesnt Live in Delusionalville Ga.
February 18th, 2013
1:54 pm
Bulldawg35
After what he pulled again putting the program in limbo and hurting recruiting yea we are better off finding another DC because he gets out coached in big games and he has shown 2 yrs in a row that he doesnt want to be in Athens for the near future
Bulldawg35
February 18th, 2013
3:01 pm
That’s very true flat-tire….Grantham acts like he has done great in thre three years he has been here. I’ve never seen anything like him before so in denial of a poor run defense that has gotten owned by spurrier. I just wonder what granthams excuses will be this year? I bet one of will be well if we would of still had Jarvis jones we would of made that stop…..Grantham is terrible
Flat Tire Doesnt Live in Delusionalville Ga.
February 18th, 2013
3:16 pm
Bulldog35
What I find comical is all these fans blaming Murray for everything wrong while our coaching staff continues to lose 2 games every year
I also didnt know it was Murray’s fault for giving up 30 pts per game against every top 20 team we have played the last 3 years except to a sorry FL offense but I guess we learn something everyday
Bulldawg35
February 18th, 2013
4:03 pm
I agree flat tire….we haven’t had a great defense probably since 2003……and a good one since 2007. Murray is not a great qb, but he is a damn good one. The Murray haters can’t accept the fact that he out played aj mcarron in the sec championship game. Every good offense we have played has lit us up. Boise state. Lsu, Bama, sc. mich state. Arkansas in 2010.
Jville Dawg
February 18th, 2013
4:08 pm
I think the defense has a chance to be better this year. I think what we had last year at times was a lot of guys with their eye on the NFL and playing not to get hurt. Sometimes you can have too much talent at the college level and it can backfire that way. Please spare any stupid comments about the players being selfish or whatever, because we all know if it were your son out there with millions on the line, you wouldn’t want him taking unnecessary risks or playing with reckless abandon.
Bulldawg35
February 18th, 2013
5:20 pm
The talk of to much talent is not accurate at all. We were poor on defense because granthams 3-4 defense does not fit the gaps in the running game….that’s why we were gashed over and over. Grantham refused to play Herrna over Robinson……because of seniority and that was a mistake. That’s why Bama gashed us so much…….and Washington should of stayed at linebacker…..he did nothing the whole year
Jason in Gainesville
February 18th, 2013
5:42 pm
Old skool posting, I love it.
Bulldawg35
February 18th, 2013
6:09 pm
Jason is Gainesville is booger eater also
Bopsy
February 18th, 2013
6:15 pm
You guys realize Murray only completed 39% against LSU in 2011, 7 other QB’s soared that year against LSU, not Murray.
Man, if we had Manziel, a qb like that that brings in the big games, we’d be national champs.
But instead, we’re left with 1-9 vs. teams that finish top 20 Aaron “I-can’t-win-a-big-game” Murray.
Spike the ball next time shorty.
Bopsy
February 18th, 2013
6:17 pm
9 Qb’s completed 55% or better vs. LSU in 2011.
Murray? 39% and the only qb to turn the ball over 3 times vs. LSU.
Yep, it’s Murray.
Bopsy
February 18th, 2013
6:23 pm
Manziel completed 65% vs ranked teams in 2012
Driskell 62%
McCarron 60%
Shaw 58%
4th year guy UGA Murray?
53% accuracy vs. ranked teams in 2012, ranked 70th in nation
Bopsy
February 18th, 2013
6:28 pm
Murray ranked 53rd in MOST int’s in 2010
Last in the NCAA in 2011–threw the MOST
90th in 2012
The guy is a turnover machine. Can’t win games like that.
AJ “The Champion” McCarron?
Top 25 in fewest in 2011
Top 10 in fewest int’s in 2012
Yep, it’s Murray.
Top 25 in fewest
Flat Tire Doesnt Live in Delusionalville Ga.
February 18th, 2013
6:50 pm
Hey you smart people; I didnt know Murray was the one who told the coaches Im playing no matter how many mistakes I make;
Get a clue people and stop wasting time posting stats on Murray and take a look over at the sidelines cause they are the ones who decide who plays in a game
So stop blaming Murray and start blaming the overpaid coaching staff that continues to lose 2 or more ball games every year even before Murray set foot in Athens Ga
Delusional UGA Fan
February 18th, 2013
9:54 pm
I went back and reviewed Aaron Murray’s interceptions in big games, compared to other Sec qb’s, let’s say vs. ranked teams, where did Murray rank in the SEC in interceptions:
2010 #6 (Average–middle of the pack)
2011 #16 (dead last–worst in the conference)
2012 #14 (bottom 3 of 16 qb’s tracked)
Conclusion:
It’s the coaches fault that Murray throws so many interceptions, Murray has nothing to do with it, and it just proves what a great qb Murray is.
I blame Grantham for the 1-9 record vs teams that end up top 20.
Murray’s interceptions, and sec rankings there, have nothing to do with it.
Like the above poster, I blame the coach.
Delusional UGA Fan
February 18th, 2013
9:59 pm
AJ McCarron threw 30 td’s, and 3 interceptions.
Aaron Murray threw 36 td’s and 10 interceptions.
AJ had a 10-1 td to int ratio.
Murray had a 3.6 to 1 td to int ratio.
This is also Grantham’s fault.
Murray had nothing to do with this.
Delusional UGA Fan
February 18th, 2013
10:04 pm
Murray has thrown 15 interceptions from his own 20-40 yardline giving the opponent a short field.
AJ McCarron has thrown 1 interception on his own 20-40 yardline.
This is also Grantham’s fault that Murray throws 15x more interceptions on his own side of the field than AJ.
Delusional UGA Fan
February 18th, 2013
10:08 pm
On 3rd down and 10 yards+ in 2012:
Aaron Murray completed 50% of his passes.
AJ McCarron completed 72% of his passes.
This is also Grantham’s fault, Murray has nothing to do with this either.
Delusional UGA Fan
February 18th, 2013
10:14 pm
in 2012 Murray ranked #1 in the SEC in longest plays of 10,20 yards, 30, 40, 50
AJ ranked #5.
This proves Murray doesn’t take unnecessary risk and tried to manage the clock well with long drives.
Delusional UGA Fan
February 18th, 2013
10:19 pm
Georgia under Murray’s leadership since 2010 ALWAYS beats Alabama in passing yards, but always loses to Alabama in rushing yards.
Bama has won 2 National Championships back to back.
UGA 0.
This shows how street smart Murray is.
Bulldawg35
February 19th, 2013
1:04 pm
Your wrong wrong and wrong delusional fan…..Murray needs to improve on his turnovers….but that has nothing to with giving up about a 1000 yards rushing in the last four games…..it don’t matter where the defense started on the field they were giving up big yards up the middle regardless of what position they were in
BurrowingBill
February 19th, 2013
4:53 pm
I’ll say this, if Murray continues his losing ways in big games, like say Murray loses to Clemson, SC, Florida, and LSU, and goes to 1-13 vs. teams that finish top 20, he will NOT get drafted by ANY NFL team.
It’s come to that, Murray either starts winning more than 10% of these kind of games, or his football career is done.
The NFL doesn’t care if you can beat Coastal Carolina.
KDawg
February 19th, 2013
10:43 pm
UGA has finished in the top 25 in defensive scoring the last 2 years, and was #11 in rush defense in 2011, and still, no SEC Championships.
Uh huh, look like Mr. Aaron Murray is da issue.
NFL teams know the game.
NFL teams want Grantham, they don’t want Murray.
KDawg
February 19th, 2013
10:46 pm
Grantham forced more turnovers than Saban in 2012 (uga HAD 13 INT’S AND 17 FUMBLE RECOVERIES TO bAMA’S 29 TOTAL).
Murray turned the ball over 3x more than AJ IN 2012.