New start for Dogs’ defense: ‘In a sense everybody is a freshman’
Athens — Georgia’s defensive players seem excited and energized –- but still pretty much in the dark –- about the transformation to new coordinator Todd Grantham’s 3-4 scheme.
Some defensive tackles are wondering if they’ll become defensive ends, and some defensive ends are wondering if they’ll become linebackers.
“All we know is, we are putting on an audition for everything,” Cornelius Washington said. “So we do the best we can and let the coaches make the coaching decisions.”
Washington appeared in all 13 games (and started one) at defensive end last season, showing a knack for pressuring the quarterback. He seems to have the makings of an outside linebacker in the 3-4.
But he said he hasn’t been told what position he’ll play or when a determination will be made.
He added that such uncertainty could be good for the team right now.
“I feel like it lets everybody have an audition, lets everybody at least be able to show what they can do,” Washington said. “I don’t feel like this season there is such a thing as a freshman player because everybody has an audition and I guess in a sense everybody is a freshman.”
His guess is that a number of players will get looks at a number of different spots during spring practice, which will begin March 4 and run through the G-Day Game on April 10.
“I feel like we got a lot of guys who can do a multitude of different things, so I’d say [Grantham] is going to try us out at a whole lot of different things and see who fits the best,” Washington said. “We have a whole lot of guys who are willing to do whatever it takes. I just feel like we got to get the job done, and [the coaches] will make the decisions they have to make.”
Whatever his spot in the 3-4, Washington is a fan of the alignment. “It makes it harder for the quarterback to see what’s coming,” he said.
Washington, by the way, said his weight is up to 256 from the 224 at which he arrived in Athens.
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A few other things:
– 99Dawg asked on the blog yesterday for an update on offensive lineman Trinton Sturdivant, who for the second consecutive year is rehabbing from season-ending knee surgery. Offensive line coach Stacy Searels said last week that his understanding is that Sturdivant’s rehab is “coming along great” and that he’ll be “ready to go” in the fall.
– Wednesday night’s 82-63 basketball loss at Auburn dropped Georgia to 0-8 in true road games this season. If you missed it, Travis Leslie had a double-double in the first half and finished with 19 points and a career-high 17 rebounds. But Trey Thompkins, who entered the game as the SEC’s second leading scorer and fourth leading rebounder, had more fouls (5) than shot attempts (4), fouled out with 8 ½ minutes to play and finished with just six points and four rebounds in 13 minutes of action. The Dogs won’t win many games, if any, with Thompkins on the bench.
– From earlier today: New linebackers coach Warren Belin’s salary.
- And please follow me on Twitter for the latest UGA news and notes.
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J-Bo
February 11th, 2010
2:34 pm
1st!!
jimmy
February 11th, 2010
2:45 pm
i hope we havethe players to run the 4-3
jimmy
February 11th, 2010
2:45 pm
i hope we havethe players to run the 4-3
Go Dawgs
February 11th, 2010
2:47 pm
Close Jimmy, very close.
gators nations
February 11th, 2010
2:52 pm
I wuz almos ferst 2 yall. Dog gone it. Dog–get it? Ha I em so phunnee.
theDingo
February 11th, 2010
2:59 pm
Do we have a DT that is big enough to play nose tackle?
k
February 11th, 2010
3:00 pm
Richard Samuel will thrive on D.
VAdawg
February 11th, 2010
3:03 pm
Does anybody honestly care if someone is first? I don’t see why people keep doing that. On the topic people should be talking about, I’m very excited to see our defense next fall. But I also think people should be realistic with their expectations. We lost a lot of players on defense and are inserting a whole new system with all new coaches minus Garner. Nobody should expect our defense to come out and lead the nation in scoring D.
Gratefuldawghead
February 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
Got to work better than Martinez’s “Wait and React scheme”
ghsclassof2012
February 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
theDingo- yes, this is not going to be like a lot of the 3-4 schemes in the nfl where the d tackle simply takes up space. The Dawgs will have a one gap d tackle. he will be a little quicker and smaller. go look up the dallas cowboy’s defensive tackles, our d tackles will have a similar role to what theirs do, if I’m not mistaken.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
February 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
looking forward to the new D in Athens
Nostradamus
February 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
In the year 2010, in the tenth month,
from the sky will come the great Tennessee passing game,
Da’Rick Rogers bringing yet another win to the great Vols in Athens.
And misery will once again rain down on the hapless UGA Bulldogs
Before and after, UT to reign by good fortune and win the SEC East.
georgia87
February 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
The only concerns I have is the D-Line, because we have to replace so many productive players and the 3-4 puts a premium on line play. We had a lot of young players play and show flashes of ability. But the back seven looked lost. I hope to see aggressiveness, even if there are occasional big plays.
where to get better info
February 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
we will be fine on d. most of our guys we recruited over the last few yrs are more suited for the 3-4. Alot of undersized linemen. LB’s will be good and I love the secondary……if they can learn the plays look out if not look out
Bob Sacamano
February 11th, 2010
3:27 pm
Just block and tackle.
anotherdawg
February 11th, 2010
3:38 pm
I’m with you VAdawg! Usually, these blogs start off the the same: 1st, or 2nd, or woops, I thought I was 1st. Then, after a few good comments or questions, they then resort to a pi$$ing contest with whose school is better, or hatefull negative crap. Nothing wrong with a little humor, but some are just downright annoying. Makes you wonder how many are over 12 years old. lol
RedandBlack
February 11th, 2010
3:42 pm
The Dogs will work and learn hard this spring to prepare for September. Everyone will be getting lots of new looks on both sides of the ball. The Bulldogs will be ready. Definitely better than the ought nine team. These Dogs will be biting. Go Dogs!!
tampabigDAWG
February 11th, 2010
3:49 pm
We can sit here and analyze a thousand different schemes that would show improvement over Willie Wonka’s defense. I think we will be productive on defense. We have a couple of young choices to take up the 1 Gap. They may need to put on some pounds and work on footwork which will be needed to work the O-Line to let a OLB get in on a blitz. We have good coaches in place and hopefully they can “coach up” better than years past. Isn’t that what NCAA football is about anyhow? To turn high shcool athletes into NFL prospects. That is what we have lacked. The natural ability has always been there in our players. We need an engineer to drive our Defensive Train down opposing offenses throats. Go Dawgs from a state where we are hated.
kiffy
February 11th, 2010
3:59 pm
A worthless prediction from Nostradumbass!
Will
February 11th, 2010
3:59 pm
Word is Coach Grantham and Coach L are amazed at the talent on this UGA Defense. They have players they can plug in anywhere they want at any time. Speed, size but lots of youth. This was actually a good year to change schemes as everyone expected. Looking forward to Gday 4-10. Everyone show up and get behind our young dawgs. Let’s put about 60,000 in the stands!
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho
February 11th, 2010
4:02 pm
tampabigDawg, I’ll raise my glass to the day we are hated even worse in Fla. For to be hated worse, we’ll have to beat the Gators more than once or twice a decade.
Bremen Dawg
February 11th, 2010
4:07 pm
Guys, we have the talent to run this 3-4. I bet Grantham can’t wait to get started.
Vick=Dog killing Thug
February 11th, 2010
4:10 pm
Man I’d like to make 190K a year. That would be sweet.
Blue Max
February 11th, 2010
4:12 pm
tampabigDAWG, I am from central florida and no one hates the dogs. When I moved here Dawgs were insulted because I told them we didn’t hate them.
TallaDawg92
February 11th, 2010
4:20 pm
From all of the interviews it seems like the players have really great attitudes about the team. I am very proud as a DAWG because they do not seem to be so caught up in the “me” of things. That provides the makings of a great TEAM. A TEAM of average to above-average players (and UGa has many that are well above-average) will whip a group of individual players every time.
GO DAWGS!!!!!
TallaDawg92
February 11th, 2010
4:25 pm
Blue Max
I live in Florida and conduct business all over the state. The Dawgs are hated here, except by Miami fans (generally).
oledawg
February 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
It certainly won’t be a sit-around and grab-ass team. If the competition is on the backs of the D and other groups, then let the best Dawg eat!!
oledawg
February 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
How about a column on the speed freaks on the team, no matter which class they are in scholastically.
John
February 11th, 2010
4:37 pm
I hope Mark Richt stays out of Todd Grantham’s way. Todd wants to put the best 11 on the field REGUARDLESS of class. Get after the quarterback (Georgia is famous for making subpar QB’s look like Heisman Trophy winners) Hopefully, a culture change will promote improvements all around.
Einsteindawg
February 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
First = Saint Simmons wannabes. I like CTG’s thinking in “putting our best talent on the field”. If Coach Richt had done this, he wouldn’t be on the hot seat now. How many SEC, ACC, or division II teams would Bryan Evans, Joe Cox,and Prince Miller have started? Played more than one game? Just my opinion.
jerry
February 11th, 2010
5:00 pm
3-fo’, shut the do’. Fo’ sho’.
OEJ
February 11th, 2010
5:05 pm
With this new defense the only thing to be concerned with is the D-line..Will we have the right guys at the end and nose guard position. Dont be surprised if there are players that you thought would be starting wont be. The players we have are really good, its all about how hard they practice. I can see UGA starting, or playing a few true freshman on defense
What??
February 11th, 2010
5:30 pm
Athens — Georgia’s defensive players seem excited and energized –- but still pretty much in the dark
What is new? They were in the dark every game for the past two years!
We will see if these new coaches are better at evaluating tallent and making adjustments during games.
Jaydawg
February 11th, 2010
5:35 pm
VAdawg at 3:03. Because Bradley keeps saying KUDOS! to all these idiots that have nothing to do but to log on and state FIRST!
Señora Weeb
February 11th, 2010
5:37 pm
It’s UGA, party school and home of goon-athletes and bail bondsmen.
What decent person really cares?
Louie Jr.
February 11th, 2010
5:38 pm
Louie……where have you been? You did not get arrested down at the Atlanta Eagle, again?
superDawg
February 11th, 2010
5:50 pm
Gone fishing.
shane#1
February 11th, 2010
5:52 pm
CTG will probably alter lineups according to down and distance and other factors to gain match up advantages. All NFL teamns do this. So look for a few full time starters and a lot of role players. If everything is kept simple and each role player is given a specific task and well schooled in that task UGA could have one hell of a D. Some of the Dog LBs and DBs looked confused under Coach Willie. I wonder if maybe they were over-coached and were thinking too much out there on the field instead of reacting to the play. If you have to stop and think on the gridiron the O is already a step ahead of you.
Jona
February 11th, 2010
6:04 pm
Señora Dweeb
I think you’ve mistaken UGA for the jail road crews in Knoxville. Don’t call them volunteers for nothing. They all volunteer to do the road work just to get out of their cells.
run the ball
February 11th, 2010
6:28 pm
What is CMR’s record when we have a back to rush for over 100 yds? Run the damn ball.
Mr. Know-it-All
February 11th, 2010
6:29 pm
John Kincade is a blowhard that knows nothing about sports. What a a–hole.
Blue Max
February 11th, 2010
6:57 pm
run the ball, did you come up with that on your own? Everyone runs the ball when they are not behind and passing!
Kincade is a Klown
February 11th, 2010
7:07 pm
Mr. Know-it-all,
How right you are. Kinkade is a complete jacka$$.. I stopped listening to 680… All of their shows suck… 790 is much better for the morning and afternoon drives.
MESSENGER
February 11th, 2010
7:23 pm
Turner Field 5-7 Georgia tek Lost again 12 May 2009.
Then
Bounced from Tournament by Southern Mississippi Rusty Old Chandler Stadium
3 College World Series Appearances, 0 National Titles, Georgia tek.
6 College World Series Appearances, 1 National Title, UGA Diamond Dawgs
47-28 UGA Diamond Dawgs in The NCAA Baseball Tournament
195-148-2 UGA Diamond Dawgs over Georgia tek in Baseball All-Time.
We own your butts in this sport too.
1-6 Georgia tek is against UGA Diamond Dawgs at Turner Field
This coming season, as in every other sport, UGA’s Diamond Dawgs feature the
SoS # 8 UGA
SoS # 35 Georgia tek
Georgia tek always plays nothing but cupcakes, and then wonders why it cannot beat UGA
680 the Klown
February 11th, 2010
7:32 pm
Laurentino in the morning is just as bad as Kincaid. Mazzone needs to hang it up. Buck sucks and Kincade blows. 680 the Klown.
CatsFly
February 11th, 2010
7:42 pm
We’re always bashing the ACC, but I just saw a pre-season All-American Team listing 3 defensive players from UNC as 1st team AA’s. Greene (Uga) was listed as well. This is not the 1st time that UNC has that many defensive AA’s on the same team (two years in a row under Mack Brown). Maybe we should give credit where credit is deserved. There are good players in every league and on every team. But 3 on one side of the ball on one team!
Quick05
February 11th, 2010
7:43 pm
I dont like the 3-4 because usually if you nose tackle gets hurt there goes your defense. and we dont currently have a space eater too my knowledge. BUT I am optimistic that every thing will workout.
Dostoyevskiy
February 11th, 2010
7:50 pm
Which would be a better switch, UNC to SEC or UGa to ACC?
Iraq Dawg.... Hooah
February 11th, 2010
7:53 pm
49th!!!
Rembrandt
February 11th, 2010
7:54 pm
Dostoyevskiy….I think UNC fits best where it is. I think UGa would benefit from moving to ACC. It football would probably be even better, as it would continue to recruit well in the deep South, and would expand its recruiting into NC and Va., as well as into the MD/DC area. It would also possibly give UGa the boost it needs to bump them into a first-tier academic institution.
Another Dawg
February 11th, 2010
8:18 pm
It would also help UGA not to have to waste a non-conference game every year on Tech.
Dostoyevskiy???
February 11th, 2010
8:20 pm
Dostoyevskiy,
If you’re going to post with a moniker like that at least spell the man’s name correctly. It’s spelled Dostoyevsky… At least you spelled Rembrandt correctly… Answering your own posts??? Strange… But your post is pointless… UGA will never leave the SEC… And UNC would be worse than Vandy in the SEC…
Louie
February 11th, 2010
8:48 pm
Well, where do I start.
jackhammer, where the hell are you?
Get your arse in here.
Sounds like Chinese Fire drill in Cow Town.
Nobody seems to know what to do or where they will line up.
Typical mutt day.
CPJ seems to be VERY happy with the hire of one Andy McCOLLUM at GT.
Ah, the wheels are in motion.
And good to see Louie Jr. earlier today.
Keep em coming,son.
STILL L M F A O
Okie Dog
February 11th, 2010
8:51 pm
The 2009 and 2008 Dawg D lacked aggressiveness; I think that will change
now. The passive defensive style of the previous D coord. did not fit the personnel we had.
Dawg Nadz
February 11th, 2010
9:31 pm
You UGA rednecks just crack me up……Georgia will SUCK OUT LOUD again this year but here you are flapping your toothless gums about how good they will be this fall. I cannot wait til the annual beatdown UT will deliver to the leghumpers in October between the hedges. Kentucky may kick your azz again. Now that will be funny. Then you morons will be calling for Richt’s and Grantham’s firing!
PDawg
February 11th, 2010
9:36 pm
And I bet our defense plays like a bunch of freshman come September!
stw
February 11th, 2010
9:40 pm
SUGGESTION: Try deleting all those idiots who want to be FIRST, etc. a few times and perhaps they’ll get off their mother’s computer…
UT Degree = High School Diploma
February 11th, 2010
10:01 pm
Kiffin Droppings,
There is not a being in the state of TennUHsee that would be admitted to UGA. Truly Tennessee is a brain dead state. You are a pathetic hillbilly. Little Dooley will not live up to his name.
Dostoyevskiy
February 11th, 2010
10:06 pm
Ignoramus at 8:20, Dostoyevskiy is the correct, official, transliteration of the cyrillic “достоевский”. You most closely resemble his most famous character, you “бесы”, or so you can understand it, “Idiot”.
Dostoyevsky
February 11th, 2010
10:11 pm
A$$clown at 10:06… You need your pompous a$$ kicked.. This is the USA you commie… That is the English spelling of the Russian author… You communist pu$$y…
Dostoyevsky
February 11th, 2010
10:17 pm
By the way, I’ve met too many people from your country… Mostly criminals…
Dostoyevskiy
February 11th, 2010
10:22 pm
You have not called a Russian a criminal to his face. Meet me and say that to me.
Wicked Willie
February 11th, 2010
10:25 pm
Mr Johnson and his swarm of Yellow Jackets gonna kick UGA’s keester betwixt the bushes this year!!
Dostoyevsky
February 11th, 2010
10:29 pm
Eastern Europeans are thugs… Looking to steal or looking for violence… Name the place and time and bring your clean police report… Or else you’re just a criminal…
Dostoyevskiy
February 11th, 2010
10:33 pm
Come to the Russian bookstore on Buford Hwy and ask for Vasya. If you don’t, you are big chicken.
Dostoyevsky
February 11th, 2010
10:34 pm
Why don’t you go back to that communist piece of $hit country of yours if you’re so proud of it?
Dostoyevsky
February 11th, 2010
10:36 pm
Whats the address? What day and time pu$$y?
Dostoyevsky
February 11th, 2010
10:38 pm
Wait a minute? You work in bookstore? Hahahaha… You big bada$$…
Dostoyevskiy
February 11th, 2010
10:40 pm
843 Buford, Chernoye Morye Bookstore, come right now. If you don’t. everyone on this blog will know you for what you are.
Dostoyevsky
February 11th, 2010
10:42 pm
Oh wait a minute… I forgot that’s how you guys run your criminal enterprises… You set up a legitimate looking business to cover up the criminal business you’re running behind the scenes…
Dostoyevsky
February 11th, 2010
10:52 pm
I googled “Chernoye Morye Bookstore Atlanta GA” and the first result was to a gay bookstore… So you’re working in a gay book store?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=Chernoye+Morye+Bookstore+atlanta+ga&aq=f&aqi=&oq=
Dostoyevsky
February 11th, 2010
10:55 pm
Just want to point out that you’re surfing the web on company time… Typical Russian.
CatsFly
February 11th, 2010
11:13 pm
Last time I was in a bar in Atlanta where Ruskis hang out, I saw one knock a guy’s eye of the socket.
Maybe you would be smart not to ID yourself to Dostoyevskiy. But if you do, I want to come see this.
Top Dawg
February 11th, 2010
11:15 pm
Dostoyevskiy= Owned!!!!
Dostoyevsky
February 11th, 2010
11:26 pm
Catsfly,
The Russians couldn’t even take Afghanistan… They’re just a bunch of drunks and thieves…
CatsFly
February 11th, 2010
11:35 pm
The Russian guy I saw in the bar must not have served in Afghanistan, because, I promise you, he could have taken those suckers out. I’ve never seen a badder dude in all of my life, and I spent 4 years in the Army during Viet Nam. I was afraid he had killed the other guy.
SamoanDawg
February 11th, 2010
11:55 pm
I ain’t worry about our DTs/DEs. We have guys already in place.
DT:
DeAngelo Tysom.. quickness/balance
Kwame Geathers.. massive, will take up 2-A-Caps
Mike Thorton.. perfect.. low leverage, quickness
Derrick Lott.. quick and balance, could play DE too
AJ Harmon.. move back from o-line, good fit for AJ.
DE:
Demarcus Dobbs.. speed/quickness
Kiante Tripp.. strong/massive
Brandon Wood.. speed/quickness
Arbry Jones.. perfect fit.. could be another Richard Seymour
Garrison Smith.. quickness/latterally.. could be another R. Seymour
I’m ready for spring practice and G-Day.
Go Dawgs!
hugedawgfan
February 12th, 2010
12:57 am
Can’t believe this blog turned into another cold war. We UGA fans need major help.
Tide Rising
February 12th, 2010
1:12 am
Don’t want to get in the middle of this big tift here but the single baddest man on the planet is indeed a Russian. Fedor Emilianenko is the baddest man I’ve ever seen fight. If you don’t watch mma or only watch a little of it you would have to see this guy fight. A true master at work and I don’t think this guy can be beaten. By anyone. Would loved to have seen him fight an Ali or Mike Tyson in their prime. If its anything goes of course Fedor whupps both dey asses.
D Fence
February 12th, 2010
6:32 am
Personally – I think Nikita Koloff was the baddest Russian of all time, well he and Joe Stalin.
Kinda reminds me of all that vodka I drank after we beat Tech’s sorry a$$ AGAIN this year. 30-24 comrades.
JB
February 12th, 2010
7:10 am
I say if we just had the GA’s this year and line up and tell them to stop the offense it would be better than last year…..a couple of the players have spoken up since Willie left and said they were actually ‘over coached”. There was too much thinking and not enough GATA.
Buckhead Bulldog
February 12th, 2010
7:18 am
We need some mean Russians on the Junkyard D! Heck! We had a bad azz Frenchie, Richard Tardits, who created havoc on the front line. Why not some mean Russians? Maybe the former USSR state of Georgia could give send us some players, eh?
Dostoyevsky
February 12th, 2010
7:32 am
I have lunch time special today at Chernoye Morye Bookstore. Buy 1 BJ for $5 and get 5 free for your friends. Yes that is right 6 of you beautiful American men can get your pipes cleaned out by me for only $5. And please NO TIPPING. We male Russians are proud of the “Jobs” we give and guarantee your satisfaction. Men only….please no women! YUCKSKI.
Jax Dawg
February 12th, 2010
8:06 am
So glad CWM is in the rear view mirror.
Hey Nostradomus
February 12th, 2010
8:12 am
Two comments about UT:
1.) Vince Dooley was only a fair coach. I know because he was coach while I was at UGA w/ 1 Sugar Bowl, 1 Sun Bowl, 1 Liberty and 1 Gator. We only won the Gator vs NC. Sad he was for the most part. VD was vastly over rated. Why will his boy do any better? UT will be “hapless”.
2.) Blame Kiffen laid a recruiting nightmare on you all with punks, thugs and the like and the NCAA is a coming to call. You all will not see any post season action and Dooley Jr. was brought in ONLY to show a squeaky clean image to the NCAA enforcement guys. What has he ever done as a big time coach??? UGA folks are LOL.
HAHAHAHAHAHA
takedowndawg
February 12th, 2010
8:13 am
Nostro…mus. “An imagination is a terrible thing to waste”(almost sounds right, doesn’t it?). You sir, obviously are not wasting yours! The Vols will get thumped hard in Athens this year.
Eaasssyy
February 12th, 2010
8:14 am
everyone knows ivan drago is the baddest russian to walk the plant. “i must break you.”
dan
February 12th, 2010
8:20 am
I’m totally fine with having open auditions for positions. Nobody on defense was consistently great last season anyway, so why not. As for the actual scheme, my underderstanding is that Grantham will run a multiple 3-4, which means his base will be a 3-4 but that the defense will feature quite a few blitz packages. Playing in a 3-4/5-2 defense in high school you need big down lineman, speed at the outside LB positions to generate a pass rush, and a versatile Rover/Strong Safety. Grantham may have to get creative with his blitz packages his first few years since he may lack the size on the line to shut down running lanes. I’ve always felt that the Dawgs were always better suited on defense when they blitzed and I never understood why Willie never did it enough. Grantham also needs to work with this defense on generating turnovers. UGA was something like -18 in turnover margin and that’s terrible. Dominant football teams like Florida and Alabama are able to generate turnovers for their offense. Like any defense, the 3-4/5-2 can work if the players buy in and are willing to make plays. I think the players on defense will give Grantham a chance this season and will paly for him until he proves he’s incompetent. The Offense on the other hand…..well that’s another story.
What??
February 12th, 2010
8:26 am
Kimbo Slice thiught that he was a bad A$$ until he met some guys in the MMA that demonstrated differently.
Cvillefan
February 12th, 2010
8:27 am
Any word on a new mascot?
Stats Don't Matter
February 12th, 2010
8:39 am
We need our new defense to hold teams to 250 yards of offense, 80-100 yards rushing, 150-175 passing. We need to hold teams scoring to under 14 points per game.
Do that, and UGA goes 14-0.
Bride of Chucky Knapp
February 12th, 2010
8:48 am
Vols fans: what model liquor-cycle do y’all recommend?
JB
February 12th, 2010
9:04 am
Rivals has put out their 2010 top 25 pre season poll since signing day and coach’s are settled in. My Dawgs are not on the list. We are off the radar from all……I think that is good. I looked at our Schedule yesterday and I feel we can win 10 of them.
Paddy
February 12th, 2010
9:05 am
What?? Is there really a person named Kimbo Slice? Great handle! If he could ever get on TV the fans would love him. What is MMA by the way?
Two SEC losses might still ......
February 12th, 2010
9:09 am
The SEC East Champ could have two losses this year. #$#@^%$ This year will be one in which for the most part, there is no perfect team. SC with a proven QB seems to have that edge but will their new running back be the real difference maker? Garcia is or was unpredictable with his nightlife but now as a senior, he ought to have calmed down somewhat.
Florida? Who knows but with all the talent, they will probably be THE team to beat and they could end up with ONE loss and still win it. Meyer’s um, ah “issues” will be THE DECIDING FACTOR and true Fororida grads know this to be true. You can only consume so much Prozac and remain cogent.
UGA? The new staff will have to come in and make their imprint asap and that also might be the difference. Any causal observer of UGA for YEARS now, knows that they have not played top notch D and THAT has been their Achilles heel. Fumbles,pics and penalties too. If UGA gets all of this settled with their O line and AGGRESSIVE STYLE ON D ………..talented running backs, wide outs and tight ends …………… UGA just might sneek in the title game and maybe, maybe even with two losses.
One key fact ……………the current UGA soph, red shirt and red shirt sophs were highly regarded and with playing time UNDER their belts ( Orson, Rontavious, Marlon, Tavarres, Wahuan, Brandon, Brandon Boykin, Bacarri, A.J., Aaron White, Abry Jones, DeAngelo, etc) UGA has the players. THIS IS WHY UGA did not land many instant stars this year. Incoming FROSH kids knew in advance who is gonna be starting,etc. UGA is FULL of impact players with experience and most SEC coaches will tell you that. The incoming D linemen will provide fabulous back ups.
I see UGA having two losses with Auburn and SC and still winning it. This means that they defeat Florida and then Florida stumbles through the season with an LSU or a UT or an Alabama or SC. UGa and UF tied, then UGA with two losses goes to the Dome to play Bama.
Food for thought and it could easily happen. NEW attitude is the key to success and in life. Maybe th new D coaches can instill that in UGA’s kids.
Time will tell. This should be a fun year for UGA faithful. The East will be fun to follow.
Go Dogs.
Florida Faces Four Top 25 Ranked Teams in 2010
February 12th, 2010
9:23 am
A good year for Florida will be getting through the 1st 7 weeks without 3 losses. Bama, LSU, South Carolina, etc. Florida will lose 3 to Georgia, Bama, and LSU. Florida will lose 1 to either South Carolina, Tenn, or FSU. It’s a brutal schedule, Florida will not have a good 2010.
But they’ll be better in 2011.
Pre-Season Rankings Don't Matter
February 12th, 2010
9:27 am
ESPN’s last SEC pre-season rankings were wrong on 11 out of 12 teams.
ESPN’s recuriting ranking winners over the last 25 years were losers on the field in 2009.
Best defense will win the SEC. It will be either Georgia, Bama, South Carolina or LSU.
Joe
February 12th, 2010
9:35 am
I hope the ENTIRE team gets a makeover. Someone needs to get the point across to these guys. Our team is always ready to dance, fight or talk smack. Can someone get them ready to PLAY the game??????? If I see one person dance this year I think he should be sent to the showers and kicked off the team. GET SOME DISCIPLINE>> LOOK AT THE CLASS PROGRAMS. They dont dance and smack.
Jona
February 12th, 2010
9:43 am
I agree. I don’t ever remember seeing any AL players dancing except at the NCG. Can we act like mature college football players this year?
Which is Dogs’ bigger concern, QB or defense? | The Junkyard Blawg
February 12th, 2010
10:34 am
[...] Cornelius Washington said this week, “I don’t feel like this season there is such a thing as a freshman player because everybody [...]
RED DOG 77
February 13th, 2010
12:18 am
Ilike our chances of putting another’Junkyard Dog’ defense on the field in 2010. While coach Grantham will have to be somewhat creative with what he has[ and he does have some studs] the key to our season will be attitude. Winners believe they will win, especially in college. If we can [ and I believe we will] get by South Carolina in game two, I believe we will be off to the races ! A great winning attitude on defense, and an offense that will have CMR back with a ‘hands on ‘ role helping our young QB [ whomever it will be] ‘manage’ the game, will be key. Run the ball until we get tired of running it, then run it some more. When the other guy starts to put too many in the box, throw high percentage passes. Control the clock ! , wear the other guys down [ nothing fancy]………….With a much more reasonable schedule [ sort of like Fla. and Bama had last year] We should be in perfect position to get that BULLDOG SWAGGER back, and contend for a MNC in 2011……..Ahhh Yes ! it will be sweet…….I just cant wait to shut the smack talkers up once and for all !!! GO YOU GEEEEEOOOOORRRGIA BULLDOGS !!! GATA !! WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF
smokey@bitter tenn fan
February 13th, 2010
12:26 pm
i got swagger for uance at uga howbout da’rick rogers and any other goega boy we wont to suite up in big orange gottu
Reasons for optimism about the upcoming Georgia Football Season” « Football on the Brain
February 14th, 2010
11:28 am
[...] New Start for Dogs defense: “In a sense, everybody is a freshman.”—Tim Tucker, AJC. [...]
Yellow Fuzz
February 18th, 2010
8:15 am
While watching the US speed skater win the gold medal last night (by 18-hundreths of a second) over the South Korea guy, I couldn’t help but wonder if that would have qualified as a severe “a$$ kicking” or “beat down” if he had been from uga.
Hahahahahahahahahahahhahaahhaahahhahahahaha