Dogs in the draft: Five players picked, including three defensive tackles
Five former Georgia players were selected in the NFL draft the past two days, including the top three defensive tackles on last season’s team.
The tackle trio was picked on Saturday: Geno Atkins in the fourth round by Cincinnati and Jeff Owens and Kade Weston in the seventh round by Philadelphia and New England, respectively.
They joined former teammates Rennie Curran, the linebacker chosen by Tennessee late in the third round Friday night, and Reshad Jones, the safety selected by Miami in the fifth round Saturday, as Georgia’s draft class.
The Bulldogs wound up with the 97th (Curran), 120th (Atkins), 163rd (Jones), 243rd (Owens) and 248th (Weston) picks of the draft. Jones was selected a bit lower than expected and Owens much lower than some projections.
Entering the seven-round draft, there was no consensus on who would be the first player picked from Georgia. That turned out to be Curran, who was watching the draft with family and friends at his Snellville home when he got a phone call from Titans coach Jeff Fisher late Friday night.
“That was the best call of my life, the best sound,” Curran said. “Just picking up the phone call, my heart skipped a beat.”
Curran bypassed his senior season at UGA to enter the draft, and after hearing questions about his height (5-10 ½) for months, he considered his decision validated by the Titans choosing him in Round 3.
“They have a very aggressive defense, and I feel like I am going to fit perfectly with their defensive scheme,” Curran said on a conference call. “I’m just glad a team took a chance on me, and they will not regret [it]. I am looking to make an impact.”
After Curran, the next selection from Georgia was Atkins, who said he went in the round he expected (fourth). He did not expect, however, to be selected by the Bengals.
“They didn’t work me out or anything,” Atkins said. “It was kind of a surprise, really.”
Jones, on the other hand, was less surprised by the team that picked him (Miami) than by the round (fifth). The Atlanta native, who left school early for the draft, had expected to go in the second or third round.
In need of immediate help at safety, the Dolphins brought Jones to Miami for a workout and interview last month. When he was still available late in the fifth round, they traded sixth- and seventh-round picks to Washington in order to grab him.
“It’s been kind of crazy over the last couple of days,” Jones said on the Dolphins’ website. “But I think it worked out for the best.”
For Owens, the draft was agonizing. Analysts had fluctuated wildly in their projections, forecasting him to go anywhere from the second round to the seventh. By early Saturday afternoon, Owens posted on Twitter: “Now in the fifth round still waiting on a phone call. Going into camp with a chip on my shoulder.”
Several hours later, he was selected 12 spots from the end of the draft by Philadelphia.
“I finally found my home,” Owens then tweeted. “Motown Philly here I come!!!!”
Five picks later, New England’s selection of Weston completed Georgia’s draft delegation.
“Congratulations to everyone that was drafted,” Atkins typed on Twitter. “We did it. We’re in the NFL!!!”
Postscript: Former Georgia wide receiver Mike Moore announced on Twitter Saturday night that he will sign with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent. Two other undrafted players from Georgia also agreed to sign with NFL teams as free agents: safety Bryan Evans with Cincinnati and cornerback Prince Miller with Baltimore.
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152 comments Add your comment
fayncdawg
April 24th, 2010
6:10 pm
first??
Kramer
April 24th, 2010
6:14 pm
gay??
Delores
April 24th, 2010
6:17 pm
Now that we’re officially in the off-season, wouldn’t this be the perfect time to take an in-depth look at UGA and have a free-ranging discussion about the problems at UGA and why the arrest rate of players is the highest in the country? it’s common knowledge that UGA is a party school, but have any football players every actually graduated with a real degree? Jan Kemp exposed the school and the coaches almost three decades ago, but there is no sign that anything has improved; if anything, the arrest rate shows that things are getting more outrageous every year while Mark Richt – a decent fellow with no coaching skills – has no clue what to do.
UGA has become a major embarrassment to all Georgians, and we want some answers starting now.
fayncdawg
April 24th, 2010
6:20 pm
Anyway, not at all surprised that this group of Dawgs weren’thighly regarded. I mean what highlight reel plays does anyone recall involving this group (POSITIVE ONES)? I sure saw quite a negative ones when ESPN was showing T.Tebow, Dez Bryant, Joe Haden, ….etc.
memphisdawg
April 24th, 2010
6:28 pm
Delores sounds bitter not to mention ignorant.
billdawg
April 24th, 2010
6:28 pm
Delores,
Some Tennessee fans are going to be upset with your downgrading of their achievements in the area of arrests. Why do you think they claim “We’re Number 1?” And yes, Georgia does graduate athletes with worthwhile degrees. Check your facts before you indict a very good program.
Preston
April 24th, 2010
6:34 pm
Delores, (if that’s your real name) the Athens police department nor the UGA campus police show absolutely no favoritism to their local football team. That’s not the case in most other football towns. You should be happy. At least our guys get busted for drinking and not stealing dead girls’ credit cards or robbing people at convenience stores. My goodness Delores! These college kids are actually drinking! I can’t believe it. LOL!
Preston
April 24th, 2010
6:36 pm
Congrats to all the new NFL Dogs! Represent!
Delbert D.
April 24th, 2010
6:36 pm
I guess teams were concerned about guys who played under Willie. At least Atkins got drafted. Vance Walker was a 7th round guy last year, and after spending time on the practice squad, he was playing significant time as a backup at the end of the year after injuries hit the Falcons DL.
Ben
April 24th, 2010
6:36 pm
Hey Dolores. I’m not sure of what article you believe you are reading but why dont you keep your mouth shut while on this post and be Congratulatory to these fine Bulldogs achieving life long dreams. Hey Rennie I know that your family is exteremely proud of you and you can breathe a sigh of relief. There has been alot of pressure on you to achieve this goal. Congrats and thanks to all the Dawgs in the NFL. Make us proud!
Delbert D.
April 24th, 2010
6:42 pm
Losing 3 DTs to the NFL is a good time to be switching to the 3-4.
Kramer
April 24th, 2010
6:58 pm
The newly drafted Georgia players join a pretty impressive group…Suck on this techies…
Fran Tarkenton
Terrell Davis
Herschel Walker
Garrison Hearst
Jon Stinchcomb
Champ Bailey
Matt Stinchcomb
Knowshon Moreno
Matthew Stafford
Charles Grant
Randy McMichael
Tony Gilbert
Ben Watson
Greg Blue
Thomas Davis
Tim Jennings
Charles Johnson
Richard Seymour
Marcus Stroud
And these players aren’t “run of the mill” players but collectively are impressive and each can stand alone.
TUCK FECH
April 24th, 2010
7:12 pm
Delores you are an embrassment to us Real DAWGS!
GO DAWGS!
BigDawg
April 24th, 2010
7:21 pm
The Falcons should have grabbed Owens rather than the guy from Kentucky. He was a projected early round before his injury in 2009. Came back to play for Willie’s defenseless. How about his performance in the NFL weight room? Of course, UGA has had other players drafted late that went on to greatness! Philly and New England are very familiar with the quality of contributions they have gotten from UGA players. Falcons could certainly increase their fan base with more UGA players. How many people attend UGA games and what is the sellout rate over the past 20 years compared to the Falcons??
BigDawg
April 24th, 2010
7:21 pm
I mean injury in 2008!
Tdawg
April 24th, 2010
7:32 pm
Did you guys hear that statement that Todd McShay made on ESPN when the Tennessee QB was taken. It was a slam against Georgia’s defense. He stated that Crompton was a joke until he played against the dawgs. Georgia’s defense gave him the confidence to go on and do better. He then added the coup-de-craw. He went on to say that a lot of QBs got well after playing against the Georgia defense.
If that ain’t enough to light a fire under the dawgs defense then nothing is.
1eyedJack
April 24th, 2010
7:33 pm
It appears that Rennie made a good decision and that Rashad made a poor decision.
And Delores, it’s a major embarrassment to me for YOU to be a Georgian.
Hiram Dawg
April 24th, 2010
7:36 pm
Kramer – Add Will Witherspoon, Kendrell Bell, thousand yard rushers Olandis Gary & Robert Edwards, Super Bowl MVPs Hines Ward and Jake Scott, Jermaine Phillips, Jonas Jennings, Max Jean-Gillis, Bill Stanfill, Guy McIntyre, Rodney Hampton, and many dozens more…..
Kramer
April 24th, 2010
7:39 pm
Thanks Hiram. Let’s throw Goldberg in for good measure. I knew my list was incomplete.
Dawgman566
April 24th, 2010
7:54 pm
More Dawgs in the NFL! Cool.
Delbert D.
April 24th, 2010
8:03 pm
Hiram Dawg
Add Johnny Carson to the list, along with Zeke Bratkowski.
SE GA LADY
April 24th, 2010
8:10 pm
As you all know, Delores isn’t really a “Delores,” and this is just another stupid blog the AJC tries to conceive against UGA. This is no joke, either!!
Dawg
April 24th, 2010
8:16 pm
Delores, Mark has a clue and if you think different, go talk to the three players that are no longer with the team.
Otis from Mayberry
April 24th, 2010
8:20 pm
Does Delores live on St Simons by any chance?
uga alumn
April 24th, 2010
8:23 pm
Delores you are an idiot. Proud alumnus of The University of Georgia.
Delbert D.
April 24th, 2010
8:32 pm
Interesting tidbit from Wikipedia on Zeke. Imagine this happening in this generation:
“While Bratkowski was coaching the Chicago Bears quarterbacks during the 1973 season, head coach Abe Gibron abruptly promoted him to offensive coordinator. Gibron shortly after pressed him into service for one game as a backup quarterback.”
Dawg1
April 24th, 2010
8:44 pm
OK, let’s make a couple of assumption here:
(1) That Delores is likely not really named Delores.
(2) Delores is a Tech Fan. I doubt he/she actually graduated.
So this is designed just to stir the pot.
The way the NCAA measures academic effort and progress is a program called APR. It is an acronym that stands for Academic Progress Rate.
07/08 was the last year reported on the NCAA Website.
Tech Football – 957
Tech Basketball – 914
Tech Baseball – 989
Georgia Football – 976
Georgia Basketball – 945
Georgia Baseball – 932
UShttp://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2008-11-18-majors-cover_N.htmA Today Article for your review:
At Georgia you are required to go to class. You are checked up on and face a mandatory suspension if you miss class. (Little different than 25 years ago, don’t you think).
Back in November when Tech’s Football Team was in the Top 10, a report came out that Tech tied Texas for the worst graduation rate from 99 – 2002. They came in at 49% compared to UGA at 58%.
With this said, 10 year old data means nothing. In fact, I believe that UGA will show steady improvement since CMR has been there and will show the same in all sports, especially basketball, when the last 5 years have been reviewed.
Can UGA improve Academics within the Athletic Department? Absolutely! But is it embarrassing? Well if so, then Tech must be considered an even larger embarrassment.
Arrest – now, if you look at this, almost all of it is underage drinking. Unlike Tech, UGA is a large campus in a small to medium size town. Cut out the drinking related charges and what are you really down to? Little or nothing. Much tougher to get caught around Tech. Let’s face it; very little going on ‘on campus’ or across the street. You have to travel and then get caught driving back in. And it is pretty clear that either CMR or someone above him have decided that this must be dealt with as well.
Last thought: Nothing against the Tech kids. They seem to be becoming fine adults. But guess what; so are the kids at UGA. Attacking the kids character is simply a classless thing to do.
GT Dog
April 24th, 2010
8:55 pm
The funny thing is this. I know that none of these players were drafted real high, but at least FIVE players on that UGA defense were considered NFL calibre last year and the D was just TERRIBLE! And you can probably add at least two more kids from that D who will be drafted in the next few years, both higher than these five guys.
jack bull
April 24th, 2010
9:16 pm
Reshad should’ve come back, he could’ve made himself a whole lot more money……(if he played like he did against GT)..
dawg nation
April 24th, 2010
9:18 pm
Congrats to the Dawgs drafted. Thanks for your work between the hedges!!!!
SE GA LADY
April 24th, 2010
9:33 pm
AJ Green predicted to go in top 10 next year. Sorry, no Jackets on that top ten roster, Delores!!
Amazing
April 24th, 2010
9:36 pm
Funny how the only one really negative blog on here was Dehores. Maybe, for once, the Techies are on their own site trying to figure our what happened to Jonathan Dwyer. Personally, I wish the best for all these kids.
Willie BE
April 24th, 2010
9:39 pm
We can’t get anybody drafted above 3rd round????? Rashad how does humble pie taste?
Tech SV
April 24th, 2010
9:43 pm
If Ga has all these players drafted, how come they are losing 5 games in a season??? what gives???
Willie BE
April 24th, 2010
9:49 pm
Hey Buzz! What was that Tech score again??? Big ACC champion
Hey 750k
April 24th, 2010
9:57 pm
Maybe you should ask your bloated POS Pres Adams for a raise. Considering that scuzz bucket seems to be always fleecing UGA people, maybe you could get a piece?
charles
April 24th, 2010
9:57 pm
30-24,30-24,30-24,30-24,8 out of 9,8 out of 9,8 out of 9……HA,HA,HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Delbert D.
April 24th, 2010
9:59 pm
Amazing – I’m not a Georgia homer, but I try to be fair and balanced. If AJ Green isn’t in the top 5, it will be due to injury, or the NFL not having a draft due to a lockout or such. He should be the highest rated WR. Jon Dwyer has a chance with the Steelers. I imagine they will be ready to trade for a backup RB, since they only have 3, with Dwyer included. 10 to 1 ratio in yards gained between #1 and #2. I hope somebody influential is in Dwyer’s ear this summer.
Dawg1 – Good analysis. Tech needs to stop with the one-and-done roundballers. That brings the graduation rate average down, and makes the Institute look like a tool of the NBA.
Douglas
April 24th, 2010
10:13 pm
I think Delores suckered some of you guys in…do you really believe she is a UGA fan?
Jeff
April 24th, 2010
10:41 pm
Meyer excited because Florida finally passed 40, 40 in the NFL in the last decade.
Gergia passed 60 today.
Porshe
April 24th, 2010
10:43 pm
Man, Georgia only had 5 guys go into the NFL this year, what a tough year.
Oh well, that’s 62 in the last decade from Georgia to the NFL, good for #1 in college football.
Gen Neyland
April 24th, 2010
10:44 pm
Let me inject here : Congrats to all SEC players that wwere drafted and to those that have already been picked up as free agents (Tennessee long snapper Morgan Cox to the Ravens for one)…And to those that hucked it up over Jonathon Crompton, the guy is heading to the Chargers as a 5th round pick (Charlie Whitehurst was traded to Seattle). “He who laughs last, laughs in your faces.”
Brainiac(Dawg for life)
April 24th, 2010
10:45 pm
Anybody else remember Len Haus, Jimmy Orr, Billy Gambrell, Kevin Butler, Spike Jones, Theron Sapp, Andy Johnson, Lindsey Scott, Mack Strong, etc.?
Porshe
April 24th, 2010
10:54 pm
After today’s 5, Georgia #1 in SEC in getting players to the NFL.
Miami is #1 with 68 players to the NFL in the last decade.
But Georgia overtook Florida state this year into sole possession of the #2 spot at 62 players in the NFL in the last decade. And maintained #1 in the SEC.
Florida State was #3 with 60.
P.S Alabama and Florida both FINALLY broke 40 in the NFL, so hats off to both of them, 50% short of Georgia’s 62, but they’re gaining on us, might catch us in 20 years.
Porshe
April 24th, 2010
11:09 pm
Here’s the new rankings after today,
Number of players drafted in the NFL over last decade:
1- Miami- 68
2- Georgia- 62
3- FSU- 60
4- Florida- 59
harold
April 24th, 2010
11:09 pm
Enter your comments here
Winchester
April 24th, 2010
11:13 pm
And how many 1st rounders did Bama and Florida have? No wonder here why Georgia can’t beat Florida & Bama.
Warren
April 24th, 2010
11:13 pm
With 9 players that got drafted in the NFL, how bad does the Head Cach have to be, to not even win his own conference?
Only Urban Meyer could lose his own conference with 9 future NFL drafts on his starting line up.
OVER- RATED.
harold
April 24th, 2010
11:14 pm
ALABAMA AND FLORIDA ARE THE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHOOLS—–NOT GEORGIA. GEORGIA IS GREAT IN TENNIS/GOLF. WE HAVEN’T EVEN BEEN TO THE SEC TITLE GAME IN HALF A DECADE. ALABAMA & FLORIDA HAVE CHAMPIONSHIP COACHES. WHO CARES ABOUT THE DRAFT CHOICES!GEORGIA FOOTBALL IS VERY AVERAGE NOW~!
Warren
April 24th, 2010
11:24 pm
Anyone know how much #25 draftee Tebow’s contract will be? League minimum or as much as a $500,000 with health insurance?
Stafford got $50 million.
Oh Harold
April 24th, 2010
11:30 pm
All caps… Really Harold. I am at work killing time before I go home. Why are you blasting Georgia at 11:14 on a Saturday night. Do your parents know you are up this late. Time for bed pumpkin. Never type angry… Go dawgs
Timmy's Agent
April 24th, 2010
11:51 pm
Warren — Timmy’s contract will be more than what you’ll probably make in a lifetime.
Pago Flyer
April 25th, 2010
12:04 am
Not really concerned about the NFL. Concerned more about winning some SEC games!
Dawgforlife
April 25th, 2010
12:19 am
Tech SV….Two first rounders drafted and still couldn’t beat UGA…what gives? Add to that, Dwyer went from stud tailback with 4.4 speed to almost undrafted fullback with 4.7 speed. PJ owes him a formal apology.
Tdawg
April 25th, 2010
12:45 am
Warren and Harold………..Georgia is 3 and 1 against mighty Alabama the past 4 games so for once and all Alabama needs to shut their over rated mouths until they even the score and the last time I looked 1 win and 3 loses against a team does not equal the score. My bad, forgot, we’re talking about Alabama. Not exactly mathematicians in ole Tuscaloosa.
Florida and even Tennessee has earned the right to brag. Alabama! Hell no.
rduck
April 25th, 2010
1:28 am
As a Tech fan, let me say congrats to the UGA players that got drafted and had their dreams fulfilled. I get tired of the back and forth bashing no matter which team has a blog written about them. Both GT and UGA are turning out outstanding players each year. It is a great compliment to both programs and institutions. Lets leave the BS to a minimum until the teams are even close to playing each other..
76-Dawg
April 25th, 2010
2:13 am
If i counted correctly the SEC had 49 players drafted out of 255. Does anyone have the numbers for the other conferences.
Sir Stealth
April 25th, 2010
4:41 am
I hate it when any college fans try to take pride in anything that happens regarding a pro league for football, basketball, whatever. The only things that matter are the wins and losses that a team has on the field. Anything before or after is irrelevant, and I am saying this as a Dawg fan. I’d like us to translate talented players into more wins, and Tech fans should feel the same.
SSG Desert Dawg
April 25th, 2010
4:58 am
Prince Miller signed a free agent contract with Baltimore according to a friend of the fam. Congrats to all the UGA football players pursuing their dreams. Go Dawgs.
The Other St. Simons
April 25th, 2010
7:39 am
Who was the last former Tech QB to go first in the draft?
Who was the last former Tech QB to get arrested?
Big time?? Not
April 25th, 2010
7:44 am
Four tickets, four hot dogs, four cokes
Dr M
April 25th, 2010
7:57 am
Hey, what about #13, Jake Scott???
GaGator
April 25th, 2010
8:08 am
Want to know why Georgia hasn’t been competitive the last 10 years in Jacksonville?
COACHING!!!!!!!! Florida and Georgia recruiting classes are usually very close every year, but the Gators coach their player much better, just check this year’s NFL draft.
The Gators had 7 players out of the 1st 75 picks, before the 1st Georgia player at 95, the Gators also led the nation with 9 picks over all and they were ahead of all but two bulldogs.
When are you going to realize Richt is not that good of a coach—nice guy, bad coach?
Gator 2010 Draftees
CB Joe Haden, Cleveland Browns – 1st Round, 7th Overall
C Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh Steelers – 1st Round, 18th Overall
QB Tim Tebow, Denver Broncos – 1st Round, 25th Overall
DE Jermaine Cunningham, New England Patriots – 2nd Round, 53rd Overall
DE Carlos Dunlap, Cincinnati Bengals – 2nd Round, 54th Overall
LB Brandon Spikes, New England Patriots – 2nd Round, 62nd Overall
S Major Wright, Chicago Bears – 3rd Round, 75th Overall
TE Aaron Hernandez, New England Patriots – 4th Round, 113th Overall
WR Riley Cooper, Philadelphia Eagles – 5th Round, 159th Overall
GaGator
April 25th, 2010
8:13 am
Also, did you notice, the best coach in the NFL loves Florida players.
Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots selected 3 Gators!
GaGator
April 25th, 2010
8:18 am
From the Gainsville Sun
Belichick likes what Meyer is sending him. Belichick had time to sit down for a lengthy meeting with both Cunningham and Spikes after UF’s Pro Day in March.
“They’re extremely well coached by Urban Meyer and his staff, so it’s really a lot of fun to sit down and talk football with them,’’ Belichick said. “They play against other top players in the draft. So it’s a lot of fun to watch film with them and watch them play against other players who are either in the draft this year or were in the draft last year or will be in the draft next year if they were underclassmen. It was a productive two days (in Gainesville).”
HBTD1
April 25th, 2010
8:21 am
GaGator- Yep! You all were LOADED last year but got your tail ends handed to you by Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide. It was not even close. Tebow got slammed after the pushed through Pouncey like water play after play. Your Spikes got pancaked and thrown around like a little rag doll girl. McElroy(ha ha..great QB) ate Haden’s and Wright’s lunch all day. Riley Cooper was kept in check the whole game. The entire UF squad had a stunned look on their faces because they were finally playing a real football team…not some College of Charleston.
So my question is with ALL that talent, why did UF suck so bad in the SECCG? Coaching?
Yeah! That is what I thought. Now go home, chump. Gatorzone.com is good place for you to go pat yourself on the back with that grandiose junk!
HBTD1
April 25th, 2010
8:23 am
What kind of fircking LOSER comes to another teams blog on a Sunday morning to beat his chest? Wow! You have some insecurity issues, dude!
atlgator
April 25th, 2010
8:24 am
It’s hilarious that UGA whiners would use NFL draft stats as a metric for success over UF, ALA, etc. But please keep it up. Your apparent satisfaction with a stalled program that can eke out 3 wins out of the last 20 in Jax works fine for us. Excuse me, I need to go check out Vandy’s fan boards and see what’s making them feel good about themselves these days….
Better coaches
April 25th, 2010
8:38 am
Athens cops have always picked on the football players.
ATL XMAN
April 25th, 2010
8:39 am
the reason fla has beaten uga the last few years is because of timing just bad timing…are best players leave earl for the NFL and yours stay so more times than not UGA is fielding young talent against UF older talent…seniors and JRs aginst UGA very talented sophs and freshmen..UGA has been working with more freshmen on the offensive and defensive line that last two years than UF..this year will be a different story.. UGA will have the expierence of talented players while UF will have the younger offensive and defensive line…our skill players are about the same…UGA will win this year..might be close..but they will pull off the victory..
GaGator
April 25th, 2010
8:46 am
hey ol’ HBTD1
If Florida lost to Alabama (32-13) was so terrible, what are the 49-10 and 41-17
scores in Jacksonville?
GaGator
April 25th, 2010
8:49 am
ATL XMAN
Let me just point out, 17 out of 20 years is more than a FEW.
bamadawg
April 25th, 2010
8:52 am
Delores is a TechTurd…need I say more
dagnabit
April 25th, 2010
9:04 am
Delores talks for herself only. Georgia students work their asses off to get those degrees. I have several friends with degrees from Georgia and they had to work hard to get them. Let’s have a little less of this kind of insult.
Deanna
April 25th, 2010
9:09 am
Motown Philly? Sounds like Jeff’s got some learning to do about his new city.
rogeriter
April 25th, 2010
9:17 am
Here are some stats on this years draft. Numbers of players drafted by conference.
SEC-49, Acc-31,Big 12-30, Big 10-34, Pac 10-29, Big East18, Sunbelt -7, Mountain West-13, Conf. USA–6. Go SEC!
Big Al
April 25th, 2010
9:23 am
I am surprised that the pro teams overlooked Joe Cox.
Big Al
April 25th, 2010
9:24 am
Just in case someone does not understand my humor, that was sarcasm.
HBTD1
April 25th, 2010
9:24 am
GaGator….Yeah! Great come back, and diversion tactic. Chump!
Bama Tide
April 25th, 2010
9:53 am
Georgia—all that recruiting talent, but then they lose 5 games. Unexplainable. These studs need to come to bama instead—play for national titles then make big money in the NFL!!!
tim
April 25th, 2010
10:01 am
georgia football is akin to AAA baseball…you second rate losers will never, ever be a top shelf sec east team as long as UF is in the east
Spokesman for the SEC East
April 25th, 2010
10:01 am
Let’s see UGA 5 players drafted from a program over a hundred years old, USF 5 players drafted from a program barely 10 years old. OUTSTANDING job Mark Richt.
Spokesman for the SEC East
April 25th, 2010
10:04 am
HBTD1, sure sign of a loser; talking about how your rival got hammered by someone other than YOU because your team went to the Shreveport Bowl. This is exactly why everone else in the South is laughing at your program.
HBTD1
April 25th, 2010
10:34 am
Spokesman for the SEC East- Nope! The sure sign of LOSER is you who comes onto a UGA blog to talk trash on a Sunday morning. I looked up synonym for ‘loser” in my thesaurus, and lo and behold it had ‘Spokesman for the SEC East’ and “GaGator’ as viable alternatives.
I Hate UGAY
April 25th, 2010
10:56 am
Close uga NOW.
jack
April 25th, 2010
11:02 am
I guess I must have overlooked it,, but who drafted Joe Cox ??????????????
I Hate UGAY
April 25th, 2010
11:02 am
Prediction: UGA will be closed permanently by 2013! Good riddance.
dan
April 25th, 2010
11:12 am
I think this was a low draft for the Dawgs especially in comparison to last year, when Stafford and Knowshon went in the 1 round. Here is my take on all the guys:
Rennie Curran: Good kid with a good motor, but too small and isn’t a great form tackler. He’s a Keith Brooking type who gets a lot of tackles upfield but isn’t a game changer. I think the Titans reached a bit with him, especially as a 3rd round pick.
Geno Atkins: may be the best out of the bunch. He’s a little small, but is very aggressive and could grow. Was a little lazy at times, but I think money will motivate him to play harder.
Rashad Jones: could have benefited from staying one more year. He does have good athletic ability and can make plays on the ball, which is what NFL teams look for in their safety’s. He was also lazy, especially against the run but can hit when he wants to. He could be a role player.
Jeff Owens : This guy could have went higher in the draft if he weren’t so damn lazy on the field. Owens did great in the combine but I guarantee that scouts looked at his game film from this past year and saw him dogging it or getting blocked out of plays. 7th round was WAY too low for him. With that being said, Philly is a good organization and if Chris Clemons can excel there, so can Owens.
I Hate UGAY
April 25th, 2010
11:29 am
The U-10 Ginger Kids Pop Warner football team drafted Joe Cox as a kicker.
Jerome
April 25th, 2010
11:29 am
To he** with Georgia
superDawg
April 25th, 2010
11:30 am
Joe Cox will coach at tech someday.
superDawg
April 25th, 2010
11:35 am
Joe Cox beat tech 30-24.
Joe Cox
April 25th, 2010
11:54 am
Does anyone know when the draft is over? I am still sitting by my phone waiting for the call…..starting to get a little worried. My face is all red and purple.
option smoption
April 25th, 2010
11:56 am
I hate…The U-10 Ginger Kids Pop Warner football team could probably beat tech. With or without Joe.
Chris
April 25th, 2010
12:00 pm
GT Dog,
That was a good point. Five players drafted on the defensive side of the ball, none drafted highly but all considered NFL caliber talent and the defense so bad. I read about how Owens and Atkins blew up the combine with 44 and 39 reps and wreaked havoc at the senior bowl practices all week. I was like ‘why did we never generate any pressure with the front four’? Didn’t we rank last in the SEC in turnovers? Why didn’t that talent translate to performance? Coach Willie is the obvious answer I guess.
Reminds me of the year Donnan said he had waited ‘50 years’ to coach a team with this much talent…Seymour and Stroud. What did that end up being? An 8-4 team in the Aloha Bowl?
The trend is???
April 25th, 2010
12:22 pm
NFL draftee count
Florida 9
Bama 7
Georgia 5
Soooo. Florida has almost twice as many draftees as Georgia. Mmmmh! Alabama has had Saban only 3 years. Saban hasn’t even had a chance to have a full senior class go through and yet he had 2 more players drafted then Richt did in 9 years at Georgia. Mmmmmh!
So what exactly is this trend telling us about Richt’s recruiting, his ability to develop talent, and most of all his coaching relative to the 2 big boy programs in the SEC? It tells us something. And what it tells us aint good. Especially considering Saban has had only 3 years at Bama.
Dawg Rule
April 25th, 2010
12:39 pm
Bama and saban are cheating again to get all that talent–bank on it. If Ga cheated like that in recruiting, they would have a bunch of top players drafted.
Let me offer some advice to all
April 25th, 2010
12:41 pm
I am a UGA man to the core. I could care less where or what round or for how much money a kid gets after he either graduates or skips his junior or senior or fith year senior year for the pros.
Once they leave ………they are union workers. I do not support unions if I can help it. I am not an obamaron …………..union, union, unions is the NBA/NFL or pro baseball.
NCAA sports and then who is in the World Series, or who is in the Super Bowl or the NBA playoffs??? I could care less. Most grads of most institutions will agree. Only the dead beats care about the pros.
Go Dogs.
PTC DAWG
April 25th, 2010
12:49 pm
To the advice giver above…I’ll give you some too..it is good for UGA and other teams for that matter to have multiple guys drafted..it keeps them in the news…the potential recruits look at it…I see your point about Unions, but even you, with your narrow view, would have to know that NFL players all negotiate on their own….is it the money they make that bothers you?
Mark May
April 25th, 2010
1:29 pm
Dawg Rule, everybody cheats but georgia. Everybody hates georgia. Lets see jawja thinks that Kirk Herbstreit does, Lou Holtz does, Lee Corso does, everyone at ESPN does, I do, well I guess that one is true, the SEC does, the refs do, the Ol Ball Coach does, well I guess he does too. Poor ol georgia. At least Ray Charles and Wille Nelson dont hate you. What a bunch of people with inferiority complexes!
Spokesman for the SEC East
April 25th, 2010
1:30 pm
Hey Mark May, the SEC East doesn’t hate UGA or their coach!
Porshe
April 25th, 2010
2:00 pm
Congrats to Georgia on anotehr 5 to the NFL.
Wow, 62 to the NFL in the last decade, 2nd highest in the Nation, and more than Florida or Alabama.
Keep up the good work guys, it’s always good to be #1 in the SEC in getting guys to the NFL.
Junkyard-Dawg
April 25th, 2010
2:05 pm
Waiting for The Dawgvent to be renamed The Dwyer-Thomas-GT Vent.
Spokesman for the SEC East
April 25th, 2010
2:06 pm
Porshe Patrick great work, same number in draft as USF. Take away Donnan’s recruits and how many would be in there? Keep it up CMR!!
Techsucks deeznutts
April 25th, 2010
2:11 pm
Jonathan Dwyer than his Draft status should’ve stayed in school, Morgan Burnett will have a hard time in “THE FROZEN TUNDRA”, and truthfully the DE out of Tech was the only legit baller. How is it that people like De-Low-is is on a web sight talking shizell, go bake some biscuits or whine in your she/he’s ear. This is a “real sports fans sight, and we don’t want half way I don’t know Shizell type women on here.Georgia is and will “always be the “biggest” thing in this state. When we win again know that you will bow down!Sisssssy’s
Mark "Crimson Crier" Ingram
April 25th, 2010
2:27 pm
Any bets on whether Tebow will make it in the NFL more years than the fantastic curdawg duo of David Green and David Pollack?
Jan Kemp
April 25th, 2010
2:52 pm
Dawg Rule,
Bama cheats? What about me? What about Jim Harrick Jr. and how many points do you get for a 3 pt shot? What about Herschel and his new Trans am? What about the 6 major infractions cases that the NCAA have brought against Georgia which is tied with Auburn for 3rd most major violations cases? What about all that punk?
Steve
April 25th, 2010
3:03 pm
Delores, if you think Georgia is number one in arrests, you are sadly mistaken. Go look at some numbers and come back instead of spewing incorrect statements like they were facts. Your argument lost all weight with the false statements you made.
I would agree with yoru argument that as a Dawg fan I am sick of seeing our players in trouble, but riding a scooter without insurance, playing music too loud, and underage drinking are issues a very decent population of college students could easily get ticketed for doing. If you have ever done any of these things or been around people doing them, consider yourself a very lucky hypocrit, as you could have been on the blotter.
Typical Gator Fan
April 25th, 2010
3:33 pm
Thank you GaGator. You’ve shown the class and dignity of a true Gator fan. You set your alarm clock for 8:00 am on Sunday. So you could log on to the internet and read an article on the AJC about the University of Georgia and the former players drafted in the NFL draft to write comments about the University of Florida. And you wonder why everyone hates Gator fan? Act like you’ve been there before, not like all the Gator fans from 1988 and before. Work ‘em, Silly Gators!!!
Spokesman for the SEC East
April 25th, 2010
4:12 pm
Typical, I think they do this as payback for all of the years you owned them. There used to be some pretty nasty jawja fans. Now their kids dont understand how their parents seem so high and mighty.
yentyl
April 25th, 2010
4:20 pm
Good post Porsche, right on, Georgia #1 in SEC in players to the NFL.
Ricky
April 25th, 2010
4:21 pm
62 players to the NFL? Wow, that is impressive.
Thanks Porsche, best post of the month again, you rock it.
Edward
April 25th, 2010
4:26 pm
Georgia has sent more to NFL than Alabama or Florida?
I agree with Porshe, pretty impressive stuff, thanks for sharing Porsche, another home run post from you.
UGA DAWGZ
April 25th, 2010
4:45 pm
Delores- You must be completely ignorant to say Mark Richt has no coaching skill and that UGA is an embarrassment. Mark Richt is the third most winning coach in college football. UGA is one of the many highlights for Georgians, college kids drink get over it
King Gator
April 25th, 2010
5:00 pm
Congrats to the UGA draftees.. 62 (2nd) in the past decade and very little to show for it. We’ll take our 59(4th) and 2 National Championships and our 8-2 record v. the Pups. (and that included 3 years of the Zooker) Go Gators!
get a clue
April 25th, 2010
5:16 pm
ATL XMAN-
You dont have a clue what you’re talking about. Florida returns 9 of 10 players on the 2 deep OL.
Lake Oconee Dawg
April 25th, 2010
5:22 pm
Delores:
You come on here disguised as an interested fan, but you have Tech written all over you…..underhanded way to try to come after the Dawgs….You just go live in your own little world and let us work out any problems the dawgs may have…riding scooters without licenses, and on a sidewalk…such terrible behavior causes me to really worry….And someone posting under a woman’s name in order to cut at the dawgs, like a woman would know anything about Coach Richts coaching ability…You having a hard time getting over that November 28 affair at the Joke by Coke, get you a couple luke warm enemas for about 2 weeks and see if you can get that bitterness worked out of your system, and do us a favor, don’t worry about the dawgs….
Fabian
April 25th, 2010
5:23 pm
Bama has 11 of 13 starters drafted or free agents with kicker Leigh Tiffin to follow.
Jeff
April 25th, 2010
5:25 pm
How can Richt have so many NFL players with so little success nationally? In two years Saban coached up some has beens and overlooked players that played as a team and won a NC. Coincidence-no.
John
April 25th, 2010
5:33 pm
Mike Moore will make the team, he graded out better than most receivers that were invited to the combine. Under utilized at Georgia by Bobo, with a quarterback that couldn’t get him the ball if he handed to him, but caught everything that came his way.
Rashad Jones should’ve stayed another year, would have been maybe one of the top 2 safetys coming out next year….and a difference of approx. 10 to 15 million dollars from 5th round to 1st or 2nd.
As far as the theory that Georgia coaches don’t do a good job of coaching up talent, I believe that sometimes Georgia makes the mistake of going after 4 & 5 stars that talent has been maxed out in high school or played under “system coaches” designed to put up great stats. Georgia should change their recruiting idealogy of taking only the best players only by statistics. Players with speed & raw talent,if added 10lbs with a redshirt year would be a 5 star player, with a year of experience in your system. 5th year seniors with experience and muturity is how you win championships, not premadonnas only there for 2 years and they’re off to the NFL. If picking the best player each year guarentee a championship, Detroit Lions would win every Super Bowl.
Stinger
April 25th, 2010
6:45 pm
They will all be cut by the end of summer. LMFAO
billdawg
April 25th, 2010
6:47 pm
Then cometh BIG AL taking a shot at Joe Cox who has more class and more loyalty to UGA thab his critics ever will have. Joe may be the perfect answer to Delores whoever that is. Takes a BIG MAN to belittle a true student athlete. And for all you followers of Big A(ssho)L(e)you are in his class too.
76-Dawg
April 25th, 2010
6:48 pm
I believe the young immature recruits from the state of GA. will start this year staying in state because UGA favors a Pro style offense and have gone to a 3-4 defense which is also preferred in the pro’s. The SEC schools that are already on both have had a recruiting advantage but that should change in 2010. Maybe they will also realize that if one school has too many 4 and 5 star player somebody isn’t going to play and may not see action until their jr. year, when they could have played for 4 years at other schools. It will always be hard to beat out southwest GA. from going to Florida State because it is less than an hour drive to their games and the recriuts have been going to those games since they were young kid’s. Also, Auburn will always have an advantage in the recruits from Columbus because it is so close. That’s why I feel UGA are fools having the GA.,FLA. game in Jacksonville every year. Being 60 mile from Gainesville makes the recruiting advantage a no brainier for FLA. If UGA had won 17 of 20 games FLA, would have changed the site of that game years ago. UGA has to be a 7 to 14 point favorite to have a chance, most years, in that game. When UGA use to dominate the game in Jacksonville there was totally different variables involved.
trey
April 25th, 2010
7:02 pm
(( Dwyer = 6th round ))
hahahahahahahaahahahahahahaha
Dawggirl
April 25th, 2010
7:08 pm
Congrats to Mike Moore. Too bad he will be a free agent. But i think he has the skills, just didnt have the QB last year to showcase what he has to offer.
bILLY bOB
April 25th, 2010
7:12 pm
Delores get a job.
If UGA has the highest arrest rate, how come UT has has twice as many players arrested?
UGA has had a couple of players arrested numerous times, because they keep doing the same thing over and over. UT players carry GUNS, UGA players drink and drive( Oh my Goodness )
If you look around the country other schools have had players that were shooting and being shot by others, but not at UGA!
So Delores go F-#$ yourself!
athdog
April 25th, 2010
7:18 pm
Boss Bailey, Patrick Pass, Mack Strong, Jonas Jennings, John Kasay, more than I can name, but don’t forget the most decorated of all…Charley Trippi, member of five (5) Hall of Fame.
athdog
April 25th, 2010
7:18 pm
or 5 Halls of Fame
BG
April 25th, 2010
7:22 pm
UGA always puts a ton of guys in the NFL.
Dunno
April 25th, 2010
8:13 pm
Porsche–
Great post, best of the week. I agree with what you’re saying, the NFL sure thinks Georgia can coach players up, 62 players going NFL, a lot to be proud of. No wonder so many great recruits keep coming Georgia’s way. Nice to be at the top of the SEC there, and #2 in NCAA. Impressive.
Thanks for sharing.
Bird Guy
April 25th, 2010
8:23 pm
Porshe,
I knew Georgia had sent a lot of players to go on to play on Sundays, over the last 10 years, but I didn’t realize it was more than Florida or Alabama. No doubt, sending up 60+ players is something any college coach shoud be awful proud of for his school. Only 1 other school has sent more. That’s flat out awesome.
WoodstockDawg03
April 25th, 2010
8:55 pm
Reshad Jones in the 5th round and Dwyer in the 6th? Wow, who’s advising these guys to come out early? Way to leave millions of $$ on the table guys….
sherman crockett
April 25th, 2010
9:48 pm
Lord A.J. Green deserves a better QB than he’s gonna get this year . . .he should’ve gone Pro and saved himself what will probably be a mediocre year . . . some say that the best QB just got kicked off the team . . .
Tick Tock
April 25th, 2010
10:03 pm
How many days, hours, or mere minutes before the next bulldog gets arrested??? What is it? 21 players arrested or cited by police in the last year and a half?
Meanwhile the other notorious countdown continues. How many years till the dogs win another national title? Will they ever win another with their daddy the gators in the same division. Tick Tock. Tickety Tock.
The clock is running on Mark Richt’s career. 2-7 and 1-5 against the Urban legend. Tick tock. The clock is ticking.
Mike
April 25th, 2010
10:30 pm
Why in the world would anyone sign Bryan Evans?
Paddy
April 26th, 2010
1:40 am
I asume there is a hugh following that got satisfied on the 5th round tweet??????????????? What world do these kids live in? Do something at Georgia and then let others talk about you. Don’t talk about yourself EVER!!! Do any of these kids have parents. This is so disgusting! Humility guys, humility! No one has a clue anymore.
Tone LoC
April 26th, 2010
6:34 am
sherman crockett – Really? ’some say that the best QB just got kicked off the team’…just WHO is saying that? Who are your soruces?
dan
April 26th, 2010
9:04 am
To all you Gator fans on this blog:
Most of the UGA players that go on to the NFL do very well: Hines Ward, Richard Seymor, Terrell Davis, Jon Stincomb, Charles Grant, ALL have Super Bowl rings! Say what you want about the current condition of our program, but you can’t deny that the Dawg have done well in the NFL.
I’m scanning my brain for Gaytors that have performed well in the NFL last 20 years . Emmit Smith? Jevon Kearse?Lito Sheppard? Jabar Gaffney? Maybe Percy Harvin( who currently has Brett Favre throwing to him). And yeah that’s about it. As for your current crop:
Joe Haden will get exposed, Tim Tebow is a HUGE risk by Denver and will only excel because the AFC West is so weak right now, Pouncey is a good center but Pittsburgh will struggle this season, Brandon Spikes is a SLOW LB but will excel because of the Patriots system. Dunlap is a lazy bum, even Meyer will tell everyone that. I actually think Cunningham and Hernandez have the greatest upside. Hernandez in particular has yet to hit his peak athletically and I look for the Patriots to use him in some creative ways.
Vandy Watt
April 26th, 2010
9:09 am
Anyone else find it interesting that Bryan Evans is going to be given a shot? Every clip of Dez Bryant and Demariyus Thomas burning someone deep it was Bryan Evans right in the shot.
kerryb
April 26th, 2010
9:11 am
Earlier I saw a post where GaGator said that Bellichek loves Gators. Well, he likes UGA players more. Ben Watson, Richard Seymour, Jermaine Wiggins, Patrick Pass, Robert Edwards, and now Kade Weston. I guess he knows where to get the solid NFL players,
Stinger
April 26th, 2010
9:25 am
Are you ready for your 3rd spanking of the baseball season? (25-6 LOL.)
I-DOG
April 26th, 2010
9:37 am
Delores,
Have any players graduated with a degree? Yes…some examples: Jon and Matt Stinchomb were both starting football players on the offensive line, both were microbioligy majors with near or 4.0’s and accepted to medical school. After their nfl careers they both plan to practice medicine. Same with the Keslers (spelling) in basketball, though they didn’t have much of an NBA career.
UGA’s starting QB three years ago was accepted to Harvard. There are too many academic all americans to list here. Just do a tiny bit of research and let go of your jaded image of UGA and you will be surprised.
Facts
April 26th, 2010
10:23 am
Yechs best team in 20 years, with all their studs leaving, and only 4 draft picks? UGA’s worst team in nearly 15 years, with all their studs returning, with 5 picks. Recruits are taking notice. Dark days ahead on the flats.
Stinger
April 26th, 2010
10:24 am
notice how I have to latch onto to an obscure college sport that only fans from pathetic football and basketball programs are forced to pull for.
Dwyer the BUST!!!!
April 26th, 2010
10:26 am
How many yards did he get against that “stellar” UGA defense again last year? 20? LOL!!!!!
Souljaboy
April 26th, 2010
10:37 am
Danell Ellerbee: six felonies, $20,000 bond=two game suspension. Montez: two arrests for girlfriend beating=two game suspension, presently in jail and unable to attend class or play football. Richt has had two or three players charged with assault each season. These crimes are not college boys having fun. You can look it up.
James T. Kirk
April 26th, 2010
10:39 am
Poor poochies. Still upset that Tech had 14 players drafted or signed while you had a measly 2. Pathetic. I suspect you saw how Tech Nation was out in full force Saturday to watch our starters win 27-7 while only playing one half. You all know what that means for this Thanksgiving weekend. Yet another beat down between your hedges. We have our thrower of the ball returning while you are trying to play a 5′5 midget at your thrower of the ball position. Nezbit will win the Heisman contest. We have the greatest catching receiver in all the land in Stephen Hill. Most say he is the best prospect to come along since Randy Moss. We have the greatest coach and recruiter in the nation while you have fake ‘n back Coach Rick. I can sympathize with you poodles. I know how much it must hurt to be annually owned by your masters from Atlanta in everything.
becks
April 26th, 2010
10:43 am
Souljaboy,
The Robinson situations really irked me. I think Richt is loyal and forgiving to a fault. Thinking he can help every kid that has problems. Something has clearly happened in the past month or two to change his approach apparently. Now I just wonder that he may be too quick to boot a kid for something that most schools would deal with in a different manner. We will see.
TechStinger
April 26th, 2010
11:04 am
The Athens police are now using a UGA Football Program as the main weapon in their forensic crime analysis—they’ve found a 96% correlation between the UGA football roster and downtown crimes in the last 28.5 months.
kell
April 26th, 2010
12:42 pm
TechStinger,
Had anymore students set any bombs off on campus or anyone killing other students with a sword???
Michael
April 26th, 2010
9:49 pm
Motown Philly? Typical Dawg. And Kessler died a few years ago on a b-ball court. GO DAWGS!
comeonguys??!!
May 4th, 2010
10:07 am
I am so sick of hearing it’s just kids being kids. Really…let’s get drunk grab some breasts, a few bootys, fight with a couple of cops and then get arrested. No big deal. Kids are going to drink and get caught. Really?? It’s a conspiracy at UGA. The cops are against the football team. I don’t hear this coming from the baseball team, the basketball team, or even your swim team. OOOHHH…I forgot.. the AJC is against you too! Wow, it must be tough being a DAWG fan and having to hear all this negativity you brought on yourselves. Rough life. My guess is that the government is trying to punish the football team as well. What a bunch of whiners. Just own up to it.
I do complement those Dawg fans that actually stand up and own up to it. Kudos to you guys.