5 reasons the Georgia Bulldogs are better off than you think
Aaron Murray has been pretty darn good. (AP photo)
1. A.J. Green returns this week. Rule of thumb: Having your best player in the lineup tends to help.
2. The Bulldogs shouldn’t lose again until the day before Halloween, if then. The next four games: At Colorado, Tennessee in Athens, Vanderbilt in Athens, at Kentucky. The first three shouldn’t be much trouble, and surely Kentucky can’t beat Georgia two years running. (I mean, could it?) There should be much momentum-building done before UGA heads for Jacksonville, and who knows how good Florida is?
3. Aaron Murray looks legit. Even behind an offensive line that hasn’t blocked a lick, the redshirt freshman quarterback hasn’t been overwhelmed. He has five touchdown passes against two interceptions, and he has completed 61 percent of his passes. And now he gets to throw to A.J. Green.
4. The defense is better. That’s still not to say it’s good, but it’s better. Last season the Bulldogs yielded 78 points in victories over South Carolina and Arkansas. This year it yielded 48 against those two teams. Yeah, it lost both games this time, but whaddaya want?
5. This remains a very talented team. Even if it’s being undercoached on offense, talent cannot be kept down forever. Green will make plays that have gone unmade so far. Washaun Ealey won’t always fumble into the end zone. Orson Charles will do something. I’m not saying Georgia’s going to win the SEC East, and even my prediction of 9-3 seems a bit ambitious, but this team will not — repeat, not — finish 6-6. It’s too good for that.
Equal time (sort of): 5 reasons Georgia Tech is worse off than you might think.
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458 comments Add your comment
J Blow
October 4th, 2010
1:25 am
Colorado wasn’t much trouble, huh? I LOVE IT!!
FUGA
JR
October 4th, 2010
5:28 am
The good news is that with UGA at 0-3 in the SEC, and UT at 0-2 in the SEC, someone will get a SEC win on Saturday. Someone will have a SEC victory!
Bulldawg Brad
October 4th, 2010
6:49 am
I have been a bulldawg fan for life and love watching the dawgs but, now the Mark Richt era must come to an END. The bulldawgs has had the talent and a couple of years ago were the #1 ranked team in the country. Richt might be a great coach in WAC or PAC-10! SEC football requires a mental tough coach who plays to win. Richt is too conservative not to mention being outcoached ( all games this season they should have won so far.) Why is BoBo still calling plays? Richt, should be fired along with the entire coaching staff this team is a joke and will be lucky to win anymore games.
Yellow Fuzz
October 4th, 2010
7:03 am
Hahahahahaha.
georgia’s 2010 signature win = Louisiana Lafayette!
Hahahahahahaha.
What do you think about that Bill King and Tim Tucker and the rest of your dog nation?
Hahahahahahahah.
Yellow Fuzz was certainly RIGHT about your preseason national championship team in 2008 (hahahahahahahaha-the one that opened up with a 31-0 blackout at home). And I’m proud that the 45-42 game (actually the 2nd half of that game) was the real begining of the end for you.
Each of you need to grab some koolaid, take another large bite of humble pie and keep SWALLOWING!
Saint Simons
October 4th, 2010
7:22 am
Good one FUZZ.
((((((((((georgia’s 2010 “signature win” = Louisiana Lafayette))))))))))
Hahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahah.
tmt
October 4th, 2010
1:44 pm
Kirby Smart
rk
October 4th, 2010
2:12 pm
Does anyone wonder why Bradley still has a job. It is almost like it is satire at this point. No need to point out his failures this is just SAD!!!!!!
Roger
October 5th, 2010
6:45 am
I say put Bobo back up in the press box and get him off the sidelines. He seems to do a much better job when he is able to see the playing field and the defense coming at the offense. I think he causing more distraction on the sidelines. The quarterback and receivers can communicate more without Bobo being down there talking to the quarterback all the time. The quarterback can talk with the receivers and running backs about what he sees after the play is out of his hands, and he knows where the holes are in the defense. GET BObO OFF THE SIDELINES BEFORE WE PLAY TENNESSEE or we will have another loss. I am and ALWAYS will be Bulldog faithful. The most beautiful thing in all of sports to me is that BIG G on the side of those bright Red Helmets. Go You Silver Britches. Maybe it’s black-out time again!!!!!!!!!!!