Notes and quotes on position change, injuries (updated), QB race
(Updated 11:30 a.m.)
Justin Anderson seems intrigued and excited about his move from offensive line to defensive line, where he’ll probably play the nose position in Georgia’s new 3-4 defense.
Anderson said he first heard rumblings about a possible move in January but didn’t believe it would happen until coach Mark Richt called him into his office early last week.
“What was explained to me was that I was needed more on the defensive line than the offensive line,” Anderson said. “Because the offensive line has some depth with Tanner [Strickland] and Trint [Sturdivant] coming back [from injuries] and on the defensive line we lost Kade [Weston] and Jeff [Owens and Geno Atkins]. So we need to fill some bodies on defense. So I was like, ‘Of course. Change can’t hurt.’”
Anderson won’t be able to practice at his new position until summer, because he’s sidelined this spring after January surgery on his right shoulder. In the meantime, he plans to “learn as much as I can” from attending D-line meetings and studying the playbook, and he plans to drop 13 or 14 pounds to play the new position at about 320.
Anderson played on both the offensive and defensive lines at Irwin County High School. He said he was recruited mostly as an offensive lineman, although he noted that Georgia Tech wanted him as a defensive lineman.
“I feel like I got better as an offensive lineman [at Georgia], but injuries set me back,” Anderson said. “I just haven’t had a good career yet. I’m thankful I have two more years left to do what I can do.”
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Here’s an update on backup offensive lineman A.J. Harmon’s injury in Saturday’s scrimmage: He has a high ankle sprain, UGA said this morning, and will be sidelined for the remainder of spring practice.
On an earlier blog, someone asked about tailback Dontavious Jackson’s performance in the scrimmage. Jackson did not participate because of an ankle sprain.
Others who didn’t scrimmage because of injuries: OLB Justin Houston (shoulder), WR Marlon Brown (shoulder), WR Israel Troupe (hamstring) and TE Bruce Figgins (hamstring). None of those injuries are believed to be severe.
Full report on Saturday’s scrimmage is here.
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Here’s tight end Aron White’s take from late last week on the quarterbacks:
“I think they’re all doing really great. [Zach] Mettenberger has come out there and continued to perform. Logan Gray is probably in the best shape he’s ever been in; I think he looks like a specimen. Aaron [Murray] has been doing very well also; he’s a guy who’s a tremendous worker and puts in a lot of time outside practice. . . . It’s just so hard to tell at this point. . . . Whoever the coaches put in there, I feel like is going to get the job done, because all of them are very capable.”
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No football practice today. Georgia practices Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday this week. Saturday will be the second scrimmage of the spring in Sanford Stadium.
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283 comments Add your comment
Blue Max
March 29th, 2010
3:48 pm
Patrick, watch your mouth when you speak of the Lady Gators!
Georgia Imposter
March 29th, 2010
3:51 pm
I hate all of these evil gaytors. It started when that evil spurrier put a half a hundred on us in athens. I bet so much money on the gaytor game that I couldn’t make my trailer payment.
jawja boy
March 29th, 2010
3:52 pm
Don’t be talkin about my trailer or my momma/sister.
Typical Gator Blogger
March 29th, 2010
3:52 pm
Don’t you love my mullet and jorts?
UGA Athletic Department
March 29th, 2010
3:53 pm
Hello Georgia fans it is your loyal coach Mark “2-7″ Richt. Go Dawgs!
Blue Max
March 29th, 2010
3:53 pm
Spurrier did look too good leaving Athens with his St. Patrick’s Day visor last year.
Typical Dawg Blogger
March 29th, 2010
3:54 pm
Coach CMR is a moral man; the best; and he will turn this thing around with our #1 Defensive Coaching staff.
Typical Dawg Blogger
March 29th, 2010
3:55 pm
Was that did or didn’t english major?
Gator Blogger
March 29th, 2010
3:55 pm
Don’t most of the Georgia fans just love the fact that they have seen Florida win 3 National Championships or 2 depending on their ages. How much of Dawg Nation out there wasn’t even alive in 1980 or maybe were still in diapers?
Ol bawl coach
March 29th, 2010
3:56 pm
If I had a last name like Bobo, I think I would change it.
Typical Dawg Blogger
March 29th, 2010
3:57 pm
Gaytors think football started in 1990.
Damon Evans
March 29th, 2010
3:58 pm
We have a nice little program here and I have done a great job selling the UGA brand.
Blue Max
March 29th, 2010
3:58 pm
Oh he certain DID look good with his grass stained visor. I see you had to change your handle again so people would know that Gator fan can spell and use correct grammar.
JMac 01203
March 29th, 2010
3:59 pm
and this to Mark 2-7 Richt, who apparently has no clue…. UGA does not get to lose to Alabama again until the 2012 season. They have a home and home with Missy State and Ole Miss before the Tide rolls over the puppies again. If you don’t know what you are talking about, then go somewhere else.
Blue Max
March 29th, 2010
4:00 pm
You have to be a pushie to use another bloggers handle; or no argument.
Typical UGA fan
March 29th, 2010
4:02 pm
Have you heard Coach might have a uniform change for the big game this week??
Typical Gator Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:02 pm
Do you have a speech impediment or do you just write that way?
Office of the Mayor
March 29th, 2010
4:02 pm
Georgia Bulldogs, thank you for visiting our city and stimulating the economy a little bit for us. We hope to see you again next year!
Cedric Glover, Mayor of Shreveport Louisiana
Eddie Robinson
March 29th, 2010
4:02 pm
That uniform the dogs wore last year against the mighty gators looked like Grambling State.
Typical Gator Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:03 pm
Danggit! You people tricked me! I’m actually talking about the University of Georgia now under an article about the University of Georgia! How did this happen?
Bear Bryant
March 29th, 2010
4:05 pm
I wish I was alive; I wouldn’t even have to cheat to beat Geogia.
Typical Georgia Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:06 pm
Da Rick was a loser; we didn’t want him anyway.
Typical Gator Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:08 pm
You know what? All this Georgia talk is just not doing it for me. I’m heading over to the Orlando Sentinel website to get some real Gator talk from Jeremy Fowler.
Typical Georgia Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:10 pm
Your coach is on a meltdown; I’ll take CMR anytime cause he has 10 wins 6 times over the last decade and no other coach can say that.
Typical Gator Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:11 pm
“You’re a bad guy, you’re a bad guy” No other coach can say that.
Typical Georgia Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:14 pm
Our only goal at UGA is to build young men and to develop them for the NFL. Who cares about National Championships because we should have been #1 in 2007.
John
March 29th, 2010
4:17 pm
Calling all 30-40 year old Dawg fans – Hows that Florida “rivalry” working out for you?
BullDawg mania
March 29th, 2010
4:17 pm
Where are all real football fans today? These 2 clowns are idiots.
Typical Gator Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:18 pm
Our only goal at UF is make sure all athletes make it to game day on Saturday. You can shot automatic rifles, smoke dope, use dead girls credit cards, receive stolen goods, break into tow away lots and if you’re good enough we’ll say you have migraines when you fail your 3rd drug test. How’s that for standing behind your players?
BullDawg mania
March 29th, 2010
4:18 pm
Hey John, what’s the overall record mullet head?
Typical Georgia Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:20 pm
Our players don’t really break the law, they just do stupid things. And that witch Jan Kemp, she should have been run out of town for turning our guys in for cheating in English classes.
Typical Gator Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:20 pm
You tell em John! Aren’t rivals supposed to win a couple if they call it a rivalry? Georgia and Florida State for that matter are no longer rivals in my book.
Typical Georgia Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:22 pm
Right on Bulldog Mania, these losers think football started in 1990.
Typical Georgia Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:22 pm
Screw that traitor Derek Dooley.
Dawg Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:22 pm
We are still hanging on to our pre 1950s success, time to beat my chest now!!
Typical Georgia Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:24 pm
What does “work em silly gators” mean?
Gator Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:25 pm
A touchdown pass from QB Rex Grossman and gave Florida a 20-13 advantage. There would be no more scoring on the day, as the Georgia offense finished 0-13 in 3rd down conversions and Florida held on for the upset victory.
The loss proved to be the only blemish on Georgia’s record that season. Although they finished 13-1 and went on to win the SEC championship, the defeat at the hands of their hated rival almost certainly cost the Bulldogs a shot to play for a national title. –
Boo Hoo Hoo
Typical Gator Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:26 pm
Make the World a better place, punch a Gator beat writer in the face. Come on boys, show future recruits we have their back!
Typical Georgia Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:27 pm
We got screwed in 07, Texas and Oklahoma came in 2nd in their conference and still got to play for the NC.
Born on the Bayou
March 29th, 2010
4:29 pm
Hey fool georgia blogger; you didn’t come in 2nd in 07; you came in 3rd behind LSU and Tenn.
Debose
March 29th, 2010
4:29 pm
Keep the series lead Dawgs, we will continue to party…….while we are alive…….after the Jacksonville game and you guys can have a long….long ride home.
http://images.morris.com/images/athens/mdControlled/cms/2009/09/06/490211479.jpg
Typical Georgia Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:31 pm
Coach CMR should punish Mett at least 1 game for being drunk; it wouldn’t matter anyway because Aaron Murray will be all SEC and win 4 National Titles.
Born on the Bayou
March 29th, 2010
4:33 pm
Fool dawgs think they were cheated against us in 09 by the refs. Go cry with your coach.
Robert
March 29th, 2010
4:33 pm
Tell him Bayou, can you believe there are actually Dawg fans that believe they should have been in the title game over you guys, the SEC Champion. If I remember it was Tennessee that the Tigers beat in the Dome for the SEC Title while UGA was watching at home.
Beano Cook
March 29th, 2010
4:33 pm
That Aaron Murray sounds a lot like Ron Powlus.
Typical Georgia Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:35 pm
The SEC is against us. ESPN is against us. The BCS is against us. Lee Corso hates us, Kirk Herbstreit hates us, Chris Fowler hates us. Lou Holtz hates us. Mark May hates us (well maybe he really does) and the SEC refs hate us for celebrating against the gaytors in 07.
ga gator
March 29th, 2010
4:36 pm
Im glad there is serious conversation this afternoon.
Typical Gator Blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:37 pm
Don’t forget, I hate you too.
Real gator blogger
March 29th, 2010
4:46 pm
Why would we hate UGA?
ga gator
March 29th, 2010
4:47 pm
Does anyone really think that Gray will be the starter?