Richt says no timetable for Gray decision but position switch possible if he stays
Georgia coach Mark Richt said Thursday afternoon that if quarterback Logan Gray “wants to stay at Georgia, I’ll work with him on what position he plays.”
Gray, the No. 2 quarterback on Georgia’s post-spring depth chart, met Monday with Richt to discuss his status on the team and the possibility of transferring to another school. Richt said Thursday there is no timetable for Gray to make a decision.
Richt reiterated that Gray still has a shot to be Georgia’s starting quarterback but said he also would have the option of playing another position. Gray previously expressed interest in playing wide receiver if things did not work out at quarterback. He was listed behind redshirt freshman Aaron Murray at quarterback on the depth chart released last week.
Gray “wants to play, and right now he’s not sure that he can,” Richt said. “I made it real clear, as clear as a bell, that we just had a post-spring depth chart that did not name anybody a starter at any position, including quarterback. But when he ended up No. 2 behind Murray, I’m sure that’s what triggered it.
“So he’s trying to decide what he wants to do – whether he wants to stay here and, if he stays, what position he wants to play and all that kind of stuff. If he wants to be at Georgia, then I’ll work with him on what position he plays and all.”
Richt said it’s not unusual for a player in Gray’s situation to consider his options.
“This type of thing actually happens a whole lot more than anybody ever knows,” Richt said. “It usually doesn’t become a public issue. But I guess nowadays, with the way word travels, somebody caught wind that he had come to see me discussing what to do. Usually those things are done in private, and those kids have a chance to think about it without everybody hammering them on it and wondering what everybody’s opinion of it is.
“But the bottom line is, if he wants to be at Georgia, we’re glad to have him. And we are certainly a better team with him than without him.”
Part of the reason the Gray issue has caused such a ruckus is that if he were to transfer, Georgia’s only scholarship quarterbacks would be Murray, who has never played in a college game, and incoming freshman Hutson Mason, who arrives this summer from Marietta’s Lassiter High School. Gray is a junior but has thrown only 12 passes in college games himself.
“Whether he’s here or whether he’s not here,” Richt said, “we have a tremendous amount of inexperience at the quarterback position.”
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Coffee Bluff DAWG
April 29th, 2010
7:55 pm
I like that Logan’s been a team player by returning punts, etc. However, I don’t see him beating out AM or maybe any other talented QB currently being recruited.
What??
April 29th, 2010
8:08 pm
Team player??
What exactly is a “team player”?
Someone who is not a starter or gifted enough to start.
The flip side of that thought process is, Lets play a kid who is an athelete that can make plays on special teams.
Whne did LG return a punt for yardage that counts or a TD??
He has not!!
This crap of playing a player who is not capable of making plays just because he was “there” is BS
Alaska Dawg
April 29th, 2010
8:21 pm
Nice work on your facts Angela………Not!! You are an idiot without a clue. The Dawg nation is proud to have Richt at the helm. Go back to GT and mourn the fact that the Dawgs own the Jackets.
Adam
April 29th, 2010
8:44 pm
Richt advised his own son to transfer to get more playing time, his son transferred form Clemson to Mars Hill, so I thought Richt would advise Gray to transfer, since that’s what he advised his own son to do. Not so much. So, if it’s his son, transferring makes sense, if it’s a guy he needs as a back-up, Richt tries to persuade him to stay. Sorry, seems a little too much into self-interest to be believable.
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/041609/bre_429977517.shtml
SOUTHGADAWG88
April 29th, 2010
8:53 pm
Gray is too slender to be a good WR..maybe if he had played the position a couple of seasons it would make sense.I don’t see him beating out any WR on the roster right now.
Adam
April 29th, 2010
8:54 pm
Logan went 9 for 13 last g-day, and had a good g-day again this year. that’s 2 years in a row, gray beat out his competition, and didn’t win the #1, last year it was cox, this year he beat murray, both times, richt seemed to say logan only plays great when the pressure’s on and it’s a big game–like g-day. and murray chocked on the biggest stage of his short UGA career so far. richt’s explanations for why we should all discount gray’s last 2 g-days, and why we shoud all add to murray’s g-day bomb, sound more hallow every time richt tries to weasel out of it.
AltamahaDawg
April 29th, 2010
8:57 pm
What explaination was that?
SouthSide Dawg
April 29th, 2010
9:00 pm
Can we just lower the drinking age to 18 and be done with it? Geesh.
AltamahaDawg
April 29th, 2010
9:02 pm
And I guess we can conclude that Tommy Bowden was not the reason that Logan Gray came to Georgia?
dawg85
April 29th, 2010
9:09 pm
Okay Adam –your only criteria is a three controlled scrimmages. You discount all the time the coaches spend with these guys in practice. I suspect Coach Richt can probably do a better job than you of picking the quarterback. You really believe that Richt is going to let the best quarterback ride the bench because of favoritism?
delusional dawg– whether Gray got that or not doesn’t matter. CMR said that all positions are still up for grabs. If you think you can win the job don’t run away.
SOUTHGADAWG88
April 29th, 2010
9:09 pm
I remember a guy who was flat out awful in his first 3 springs games…a kid named David Greene.
j
April 29th, 2010
9:13 pm
Angela, I bet you were one of the 300 at the Tech spring game (which was called at the half due to 1/2 inch of rain).
UGaEXPERT
April 29th, 2010
9:15 pm
here’s a ? for you “logan gray” then who would coach the team? not your fat ass.
Adam
April 29th, 2010
9:15 pm
Richt’s explanation was that Logan played ABOVE his norm, Mett played WAY ABOVE and Murray played BELOW his norm. Richt knows the stats from the 3 spring scrimmages say Gray deserves it, so he’s trying to discount Logan’s stats and AUGMENT Murray’s stats from the 3 spring scrimmages because those stats don’t back up Richt’s decision. Unfortunately, you can’t do that. The stats don’t change, because they don’t fit what we thought SHOULD have happened.
Richt also explained the decision was based on accuracy, and decision making. But 1 int on g-day for murray vs. 0 int for Gray–decision making? Accuracy 45% in g-day for Murray vs. 64% for Gray on g-day? Some of Murray’s previous stats were based on going against the #2 defense, while Logan’s were against the #1. Logan was not happy about that either. Overall, against the #1 defense, with the #1 offense, gray was better over the 3 scrimmages in BOTH accuracy, AND decision making.
G-DAY both Gray and Murray went with the #1 offense, against the #1 defense, same game conditions. Murray didn’t perform well on g-day. Logan did.
Adam
April 29th, 2010
9:19 pm
Did anyone else notice on g-day how many teammates dropped td passes from Murray and made amazing plays for Mettenberger? I find that interesting and wonder why it happened so often.
SOUTHGADAWG88
April 29th, 2010
9:21 pm
Mett is gone who cares?
poopdawg
April 29th, 2010
9:28 pm
Adam get your head out of your ass!
Adam
April 29th, 2010
9:34 pm
Richt has demonstrated a propensity to repeat his mistakes for the last few years (penalties, turnovers, losing to Florida, etc.) He has not for a few years demonstrated he is good at learning from his past mistakes. Past mistake was picking Joe Cox based on his high school pedigree. It didn’t work out well. Now he’s doing the same thing with Murray. and hoping something different will happen this time?
We’ve also had a BRAND NEW QB for 3 years in a row now. That kind of decision making and lack of learning has got to stop.
No, I am not convinced Richt knows how to make those decisions or that he knows how to learn from his mistakes over the past 3 seasons.
cantondawg
April 29th, 2010
9:37 pm
Delusional Dawg,
What a stupid comment..obviously you’ve never played football. You say that Richt should not have named a #1 quarterback because it doesn’t promote competition and may discourage someone..What stupid bs…Players want to know the where they rank on the depth chart and this was only a post spring depth chart. Any real competitor would work harder if they are not #1 and push the first stringer. Someone so sensitive to get upset at not being #1 and not trying harder to become the #1 person shouldn’t even be playing anyway
SOUTHGADAWG88
April 29th, 2010
9:43 pm
So Adam your point is what exactly?You know better than the coaches who should be the starting QB?What insight do you have that makes you a better judge?
GoldenDawg
April 29th, 2010
9:54 pm
What I would like to know is how Saban keeps his kids out of the news. Kids are kids and they are going to get in to some trouble. Some how he keeps it out of the news when it does happen.
MVP
April 29th, 2010
9:54 pm
CHOKE! THE OFFICAL DRINK FOR MARK RICHT!
SOUTHGADAWG88
April 29th, 2010
9:57 pm
UGA kids make the news because we started turning them over to the local police instead of campus police.Local police put all arrest on the internet when you are booked.Adams thought this was a good idea,
Logan did throw 1 pass for a td
April 29th, 2010
10:00 pm
in 2009.
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Delusional Dawg
April 29th, 2010
10:18 pm
cantondawg…I’ll bet I’ve played a hell of alot more football than you! I’ll bet you’ve never taped your ankles or strapped on a helmet unless it was your bicycle helmet. I simply have stated logic…that if there was no real pecking order (according to CMR himself), then why pick one?? You say I’m stupid for saying that doing that would discourage competition and make someone want to look around…but isn’t that EXACTLY what has happened??? Here…have another glass of that kool-aid because you must be drinking it heavy if you can’t see what’s right in front of your face!
can anyone say Casey Weldon ...
April 29th, 2010
10:24 pm
Did I not read somewhere that CMR compared Murray’s style of play to that of Casey Weldon; not too bad company to be in. So, you doubters wouldn’t want a Casey Weldon type of QB.
Now to take it in another direction, let’s go back to Joe Cox. God love him because he gave his heart and soul to last years team, but if you recall after the UT game Bobo and CMR were talking of replacing Cox, but changed their mind. Guess who they were going to put in, well it wasn’t Logan, although I think he should have been given some meaningful playing time during the season. It was going to be Murray, until CMR decided that last season was toast and he decided to keep the red shirt on Murray and stay with Cox. Murray could have had 6 sure games and possibly a 7th as a bowl game. Notice Gray wasn’t in any of the equation last year, and rumor had it that he didn’t know the play book, while Murray did. Murray always worked hard, and just maybe Gray was somewhat of a slacker last year. How down would you be if you saw Cox struggle and struggle, yet the coaches still wouldn’t play you. Now you have been working harder this year, but his best just may not be good enough. Maybe, he should transfer and be a starting QB some where, he certainly has earned the right to at least give it a run at a different school.
Adam
April 29th, 2010
11:10 pm
I’d say the Boise St coach did a better job than Richt at picking his QB, penalties, turnovers, forcing turnovers, protecting the ball, beating rivals, than Richt did last year, maybe that guy Chris Petersen, should be #2 on the UGA Depth chart if Richt keeps on making the same mistakes. It’s time for Richt to demonstrate the ability to learn, and stop repeating mistakes, or be replaced by someone that has demonstrated an ability to teach his players how to do these things.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
April 29th, 2010
11:35 pm
For Michael: Richt has never tried to block a player from transferring if that is requested. Blake Barnes was a backup QB that did so a couple of years ago. Besides, if a player wants to transfer the coach cannot make him stay – rules allow for a transfer by any player. However, if they transfer to another division I school they have to sit out a year before playing but if they go to a division II school they can start immediately.
AltamahaDawg
April 30th, 2010
4:47 am
Adam you are just grasping at straws now. THAT is what I find interesting.
AltamahaDawg
April 30th, 2010
5:13 am
Dear Coach, we think not beating rivals is a big mistake. Please stop doing that. Thank you.
Jeff
April 30th, 2010
7:08 am
He needs to make a decision and move on….we dont need this crap of “I am going to transfer if I dont get this…. Sick and tired of it. Our coaches need to focus on geting our QB and team ready for the fall not pacifing a kid that’s feeling are hurt……again…..”Joe Cox gives us our best chance to win” (post UF game- 2009)
Kyle
April 30th, 2010
7:10 am
Agree with the post above…Logan Grey probably has lost his teammates and most of the fans…..what a bunch of crap….man up dude.
Pete
April 30th, 2010
7:13 am
Whether he’s here or whether he’s not here,” Richt said, “we have a tremendous amount of inexperience at the quarterback position.”
Same story…different year……wonder when the coaches will finally “get it”
AltamahaDawg
April 30th, 2010
7:34 am
How is it that folks claim Logan Gray is not starting QB material, and then turn right around and claim Joe Cox should not have starter over him last year?
James T. Kirk
April 30th, 2010
8:10 am
Pathetic. The mutts are crying themselves to sleep over the thought of losing their backup QB. Why not encourage the guy to transfer to real school where he can play against real competition and have a future career in the NFL? If he wants any of that, he’ll come to the ACC where we manufacture QB’s.
dawgma
April 30th, 2010
8:12 am
Who let the shirt on the blog? Angela – guess what? College kids drink and get in trouble – statistically athletes make up far less of the arrests than “normal” college kids. Why – because they are usually a mre disciplined group as a whole.
Go back to baking Ang.
Logan – stay at UGA and enjoy an SEC chmpionship in the next two years.
AltamahaDawg
April 30th, 2010
8:20 am
Pete, what exactly is it that you think they don’t “get”? experienced QB are better? I think maybe they do.
I supose in a perfect world, you could recruit the right guy exactly every 3 years, RS him, get significant PT as a back up the next year, then he takes over and play exactly the next 3, never leave early and the nexy guy comes in as soph and works out perfectly too. I’d sure like to see the list of coaching staff that “get it” and have that system going on all the time.
Richt has been a HC for 9 yrs in 7 of those years he has had multiyear starter at QB. I would argue that DJ was an unusual situation. SO basically ONE year, with Cox (because the sophomore in the above equation, obviously was NOT a better choice) he had a placekeeper. Seems like he is trying to start a new run with a multi-year starter, if you guys can stop making up reasons to cry about it long enough to appreciate that.
AltamahaDawg
April 30th, 2010
8:29 am
I am pretty sure that you guys know angela is a resident at the tech freshman male dorm, right?
Oversight Committee
April 30th, 2010
8:41 am
Give Angela a break guys. She has a valid point. CMR has struggled to win the BIG game. Additionally, until recently, he has been very soft on discipline: i.e. Odell Thurman to name a few. This recent attempt to assert himself as a disciplinarian is a desperate attempt to right a ship that is nearly sunk. I am afraid that this season will be one to remember: inexperienced DC installing a new defense and no seasoned QB = TROUBLE.
David
April 30th, 2010
8:50 am
Maybe CMR doesn’t handle QB’s as well as he has be advertised. Do you guys really trust a thing he says? For example, he is always going to fix the penalty situation. Now that is almost funny.
I would fire him as soon as possible and bring in somebody that is that has a chip on his shoulder.
Otherwise you guys know what is going to happen.
AltamahaDawg
April 30th, 2010
9:19 am
What leads you to believe that he doesnt handle QBs very well? Not even sure the basis for the question. What don’t you believe?
And the penalty situation is a very recent development, no worse than various spans of time under any top coach out there. Do a little research how about.
Chuck Uga
April 30th, 2010
9:20 am
Angela:
You are a simple-minded, uninformed, Obama-supporting moron.
Chuck
Dawg Max
April 30th, 2010
9:48 am
Gray could be the next Casey Weldon if Richt will let him play a couple of quarters each game. Murray’s too short to be the starting QB the whole game.
Coach Paul Johnson
April 30th, 2010
10:04 am
Shreveport C of C,
Tech fans won’t be needing any extra rooms after their bowl game(if we make one, which is highly unlikely). We always lose, get mad and drive home.
RIC FLAIR
April 30th, 2010
10:06 am
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. WASNT A BIG GAME GA VS LSU IN SEC GAME 2005. WE WERE UNDERDOGS IN THAT MATHCHUP. RICHT IS FINE. QUIT ALL THE PANIC. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS REQUIRE ALOT OF LUCK. GA WILL BE A VERY GOOD BALL TEAM THIS YEAR.
Wisdom comes from older folks
April 30th, 2010
10:50 am
To all the UGA GRADS, do not worry about the UGA haters. They are jealous, stay at home teens, or UNEMPLOYABLE folks, on mom’s PC,banging away on the keyboard, losers. UNEDUCATED LOSERS, I might add.
UGA is fabulous and if you were lucky enough to have matriculated there for your CAREER BUILDING education, you know it. It took me 6 years for my education and I love my memories from the 60s and 70s.
I for one, am honored by the UGA haters …………it proves that they are jealous Of MY university.
Goooooooooooooo Dogs.
PS
Imagine the tan babes walking around campus this afternoon and cruising campus in a convertible and planning a cook out at your fine Athens pad. I did that in my 1960s era Impala convertible with my wife of 35+ years, long ago. THAT IS ONE reason why they hate. The EXCELLENT education is the other.
I retired at 55 from a international firm as a very top level sales/marketing exec and my UGA education made it all happen. That Japanes firm was very impressed with UGA. Very $$ impressed. THIS is another reason they hate UGA………….they have NO EDUCATION, beyond inner city Atlanta H Schools. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAH
30-24 and it keeps on kepping on.
how2fish
April 30th, 2010
10:54 am
James T. Kirk yet again you put your foot in your mouth..which compared to what you put there most of the time ..nevermind..last 2 years a QB was picked No.1 in the NFL and neither played in the ACC.
Old Dawg
April 30th, 2010
11:10 am
Mike in the SAV, I was about to make the same post to Angela. I don’t like the problems with players but it is a fact of life. Have a good one.
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