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
All time hater
March 30th, 2010
10:43 am
Wake up doggies, it is not 1980 still. You will come in 4th in the east behind UF, SC and Tenn. You ARE irrelevent. Big dogs Richt had a losing record against Zook, but maybe you forgot that. But not to worry, when he loses this year all of you will make up some kind of excuse, like the refs cheated you.
termigator
March 30th, 2010
10:45 am
Upstart, how does the coolaid taste? Saban and Meyer have had 3 great recruiting classes; they reload. You lost 6 starters off of a terrible D and hired a DC who was fired by the Cleveland FREAKING Browns. This is so funny.
upstart hart
March 30th, 2010
10:51 am
Everybody knows Urban Meyer can’t win a Championship without Charlie Strong or Tim Tebow. Never has, never will. Coach Richt finished #2 and #3 in the nation in 2002 & 2007 with 2 DIFFERENT QB’s, and 2 DIFFERENT defensive coordinators, something Meyer has never done, and never will do. Meyer’s lucky charms are gone.
DawginLex
March 30th, 2010
10:51 am
You haters sure must spend a lot of time coming up with this load of crapola. Grantham was replaced along with the entire coaching staff at cleveland. Willie Martinez was fired for poor performance. There is a difference. Grantham’s most recent job at Dallas, he coached up players to Pro Bowl status.
You know, if you allow yourself to spend time thinking about something and it becomes an obsession of hatred, that thing owns you.
So guess what haters, UGA owns you. How does that feel?
upstart hart
March 30th, 2010
10:56 am
Nick Saban’s rebuilding seasons, so far:
Mich St.:
6-6, 6-6, 7-5, 6-6
LSU:
8-4, 8-5, 9-3
Miami:
6-10
Alabama:
2-6 in 2007
upstart hart
March 30th, 2010
10:58 am
Urban Meyer’s rebuilding years at Florida (only been there 5 years):
2005 9-3
2007 9-4
termigator
March 30th, 2010
11:02 am
Coach Richt vs Crappy Ron Zook= 1-2. He is a loser, but please dont fire him.
all time hater
March 30th, 2010
11:03 am
I guess the coolaid drinking humpers know more than the natl pubs. Aaron Murray for President!!
upstart hart
March 30th, 2010
11:03 am
Isn’t Meyer winless against several schools like Auburn, New Mexico, etc.? Sure you want to go there?
downtown gator
March 30th, 2010
11:03 am
Meyer is hot or cold but 4-1 against the preacher.
downtown gator
March 30th, 2010
11:05 am
upstart just like a dawg, talk about another record except you pathetic humpers. How about this one CMR got cheated in 07.
Dog disser
March 30th, 2010
11:06 am
UGA program who accepts mediocrity.
hahahaha ha
March 30th, 2010
11:07 am
You humpers crack me up.
Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
March 30th, 2010
11:08 am
Quit licking yourselves now.
upstart hart
March 30th, 2010
11:14 am
If you know SEC football, you know that for both Meyer and Richt, their best years cam AFTER a season where they finished #2 or #3 in the SEC East. Both of Meyer’s 2 Natlional Championships came AFTER a #2 or #3 SEC East finish. Richt’s #2 and #3 national ranking’s years (2002 & 2007) both came AFTER finishing #2 or #3 in the SEC East. In 2010, Meyer finished #1 in the SEC East, so history tells us, Meyer will not win the National Championship in 2010. History also tells us, Richt will finish #1, #2 or #3 in the country in 2010, he always does after a bad season–ALWAYS. Of course, so does Meyer.
upstart hart
March 30th, 2010
11:18 am
If you look at Meyer or Saban’s coaching careers, neither has EVER lasted more than 6 years in 1 place. So, if Richt goes 14-0 in 2010, he’ll probably send both coaches packing to other schools or retirement.
DawginLex
March 30th, 2010
11:21 am
dog disser, downtown gator, all the other haters,
Can you not read?
Read my comments above.
Obsession with something/someone you hate = being owned by the thing or person you hate.
OWNED.
Hedgepruner
March 30th, 2010
11:22 am
if you keep your criminal mutts out of the slammer & CMR grows some ba*&s, you might end up at 8-4 , QB will be a real test at ugly this year, glad we have a 4 year starter returning to the flats !!! THWG
all time hater
March 30th, 2010
11:34 am
dawgin lex at least you own something. Upstart Patrick, Meyer and Saban have worked their way up to top paying positions in programs that don’t except cute little stats like 10+ winning seasons for 6 years!! yea we and our coach are great!! Don’t know about Bama, but UF wouldn’t except that kind of record (see the zooker). Are you proud of being owned by Ron Zook? Answer that please.
termigator
March 30th, 2010
11:35 am
DawginLex. Why would we hate UGA?
peach fuzz buzzzzzzzzzz
March 30th, 2010
11:36 am
warning to fire hydrants: the humpers are out in force.
rambler
March 30th, 2010
11:49 am
To all haters; Tech, Ala, Aub and UF, lets get off this blog and let the humpers pat themselves on the back without being harassed.
upstart hart
March 30th, 2010
11:59 am
Meyer has never beat Richt. Richt beats Richt. 14 turnovers against Florida in the last 4 seasons. The onyl way Georgia will have a great year is if #1, Georgia stops giving the ball away on offense, #2, Georgia starts taking away the ball on defense. The turnover margin needs to go from -16 to +6 or better.
upstart hart
March 30th, 2010
12:02 pm
I don’t think Richt has a winless record against any team he has coached against at least 2 times. That’s what I called being “owned”. Meyer is “owned” by a bunch of teams, Meyer has iwnless records against Auburn and New Mexico for example. Are you proud of Meyer’s WINLESS record against Auburn–(0 wins, 2 losses)?
harry's dogs
March 30th, 2010
12:13 pm
ESPN continues the anti-Georgia, Pro-Florida bias.
Notice in Chris Low’s SEC Blog, he details the stats from Georgia’s scrimmage for the QB’s, but does not mention John Brantley’s DISMAL 13 for 31 outing, and nothing about Brantley’s intereception that was returned for a touchdown.
Nice reporting there Mr. Low.
http://espn.go.com/blog/sec
Urban Meyer's Luck
March 30th, 2010
12:18 pm
Agreed, until Urban Meyer has a #2 or #3 finish WITHOUT CHARLIE STRONG OR TIM TEBOW, we’ll call him lucky.
Meyer has yet to prove he can finish in the top 3 rankings WITHOUT Strong or WITHOUT Tebow.
Urban isn’t good, he’s lucky though.
Richt's Run
March 30th, 2010
12:28 pm
If Richt can put together 2 dominant SEC seasons in 2010 & 2011, Meyer, Saban, and Spurrier will all quit or resign. Then Richt can really OWN the SEC for many years.
On the other hand, if Richt goes 8-5 in 2010 & 2011, he’s probably run out of Athens.
Inbred Dawg
March 30th, 2010
1:11 pm
Hey I’ma having my trailer remodeled fer the up cumming football seeson and have dunn put me one of thim fancy big screan telavisins on my cedar deck to watch the gamez.. I am a honurs graditae of UGA am am a huge athaletik supportar of UGA football. Man I cant wate until kikoff. I shore hope I git summ elektricity out to my trailer befour football starts. Its grate two bee a UGA athaletik supportar. Sick em woof woof.
King of the Koolaid
March 30th, 2010
1:28 pm
Boy I have all of these inbred dogs fooled. I can win 2 games against the gators and and a few against the vols and they are still stuck in 1980. I have the best job in america with this idiot fanbase I own.
termigator
March 30th, 2010
1:39 pm
Its funny, I guess the dog fan base know more about coaching than all of the TV talking heads which rate him as one of the 2 or 3 best in the game. Course what can you say when you haven’t woke up since uncle hershel left.
King Hater
March 30th, 2010
1:44 pm
Richt’s Run you almost have it correct except the order of your sentences are all backwards. What you really meant to say was if Meyer, Saban and Spurrier all quit then Richt could have 2 consecutive dominant seasons. Good try though.
CEO Mark
March 30th, 2010
1:45 pm
How did Charlie Strong figure out about Fabris in less than a month what it took me 7 years to figure out. Of yea, I had it figured out, I just didn’t have the nads to fire the ol boy.
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