The education of Georgia’s starting quarterback continues
ATHENS – Georgia coach Mark Richt commented after Wednesday’s scrimmage in Sanford Stadium that Aaron Murray “could have made a better decision” on a couple of occasions.
One such occasion sprung to mind for Murray: “a screen where I should have just thrown it out of bounds and instead I tried to scramble and got sacked.”
The education of Georgia’s starting quarterback continues.
“He’s still learning. He’s still a freshman,” Richt said. “It wasn’t really bad, but there were a couple of times where he could have made a better decision. I’m just thankful we got into those situations and it happened today. Hopefully, the point will be driven home a little bit better because it was more of a real situation. Hopefully, he’ll learn from it.”
Richt went to some lengths to make the closed-to-the-media scrimmage as real as possible –- a pregame coin toss, SEC officials, etc. –- and Murray admitted he “had a little jitters” beforehand.
“Whenever you go into Sanford Stadium,” he said, “your jitters are going to be running a little more than when you’re just out on the practice field.”
Even if, as he noted, there are “93,000 less [people in the stands] than there’s going to be in a week and a half.”
Murray felt he shook off the jitters and made progress as he and team inched closer to the Sept. 4 season opener against Louisiana-Lafayette.
“The main thing is . . . I’m feeling more comfortable,” Murray said. “I feel like I definitely took a little step forward today.
“I feel like I’m making my reads better. I know where I’m going with the ball. … I feel like my knowledge is getting better. I just got to make the throws and the right plays.”
He completed 9 of 17 passes for 127 yards and one touchdown (to A.J. Green) in one half of action against basically Georgia’s scout team. He threw no interceptions.
Georgia’s offense continued to work without two starting linemen, center Ben Jones (knee) and left guard Cordy Glenn (mono). Both are expected back next week.
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Richt said the scrimmage produced no “earth-shattering” developments that will alter the depth chart. It did reveal where the assistant coaches will be stationed on game days.
Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and defensive line coach Rodney Garner will be at field level, while inside linebackers coach Warren Belin and secondary coach Scott Lakatos will be upstairs in the coaches’ box. Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo, who moved from the box to the sideline midway through last season, will remain on the field, as will offensive line coach Stacy Searels and running backs coach Bryan McClendon. Receivers coach Tony Ball and tight ends coach John Lilly will be in the box.
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Alva
August 26th, 2010
10:39 am
Aaron Murray = Joe Cox II
It’s going to be another looooong season.
How much longer are we going to put up with Richt. We can do so much better.
Shankit
August 26th, 2010
10:40 am
Also, the Dawgs need to control the clock, (running)
and field position (kicking). Field goals will be real
important in close games.
Mobile Dawg
August 26th, 2010
10:40 am
It’s not necessarily the percentage of the time you run, it’s when you choose to run that would determine it’s effectiveness. I can be specific, 2005, midway through the 4th quarter, you’re leading, and you throw 3 and out. Numerous other examples come to mind.
Step it up
August 26th, 2010
10:40 am
I heard richt has uga scientists working on special “platform cleats” so little murray can see over the line of scrimmage. It could be the difference. Richt—always thinking ahead.
PTC DAWG
August 26th, 2010
10:40 am
Internet Coaches crack me up.
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
10:40 am
blah blah nostradamus,
I won’t bother watching now since I know the outcome.
2008 it was 14-7
2007 it was 16-12
2006 it was 18-0
2005 it was 15-13
2009 was the exception with all the points scored and now willie is gone.
Since you are obviously smarter than all of us, I won’t bother watching or trying to have a civil discussion. I will just bow down to your intellect.
Both were with WM running the defense.
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
10:43 am
Beg Zach to come back?
Yes Millie if zach had molested your daughter, i’m sure you would believe that him coming back and playing QB is high priority.
DaltyDawg
August 26th, 2010
10:44 am
So what is this going to go for? http://www.UGAKickoff.com/dawgforaday Man, I would KILL to do this!
Interesting Year Ahead
August 26th, 2010
10:44 am
I expect many aspects of the team to be truly offensive this year. The play calling, the QB play and the OL play. Even the D that everyone is figuring to be a 180 from last year will probably be offensive. Mediocrity doesn’t turn around in one year, I don’t care who’s coaching. On the bright side, I expect the running and kicking games to be pretty good. And the receivers should do well if someone can deliver the ball to them and they can hold on to it.
Dangerous
August 26th, 2010
10:46 am
PTC the obvious of GA’s ineptness being ignored just cracks me up too!!!!
blah blah blah
August 26th, 2010
10:47 am
the magic 8-ball says:
ulala 22
ugag 42
usc 41
ugag 19
arky 56
ugag 29
haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-hahahahahahahahaha
Mineola
August 26th, 2010
10:47 am
Field goals will be real important in close games.
What a brilliant conclusion. You’re a rocket scientist, right?
gdawginkalamazoo
August 26th, 2010
10:50 am
I can’t wait until the season starts so we will have something intelligent to discuss, if that is possible on here. Things like actual performances that we can analyze.
I do need some help. For my UFL fanatsy team I have Shockley at QB. For my RB do I go with Maurice Clarrett or Johnny Dwyer? Any input would be appreciated.
dawgster
August 26th, 2010
10:50 am
Dangerous, don’t know where your post came from about me “rewarding mediocrity”, but that has nothing to do with what my posts were regarding…My point is don’t make so much out of statistics from a controlled scrimmage game, where you are working on different things and personnel packages….If you want to bring up the statistics after a few real situaltional games then thats fine…let the statistics speak for themselves,,most importantly is due they translate into wins…And just what the heck does Saban and Applewhite have to do with anything in that i posted regarding Murray’s scrimmage statistics or our QB situation this year and Murray’s injury last year which probably kept him from playing as a freshman….Maybe you misread my post…try again, thank you…
B. Alan Reich
August 26th, 2010
10:52 am
“I expect many aspects of the team to be truly offensive this year.”
Everything about UGAy is offensive.
blah blah blah
August 26th, 2010
10:55 am
there are obvioulsy way more doubts about the 2010 ugag team
than there were about the 2009 ugag team went 7-5 regular season
using a 5th year bench warmer
my tarot cards say bad karma for ugag this year
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
10:55 am
Anyone who uses the term “UGAY” to describe The University of Georgia, does so to mask their own sexual issues.
Mobile Dawg
August 26th, 2010
10:58 am
Zoo, I believe there is a good core group here that can and will intelligently agree or disagree on any number of topics. Ignore the trolls and rants. As has been mentioned many times I don’t know why AJC doesn’t implement a login system. It would greatly enhance the experience.
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
11:01 am
amen to that Mobile,
What do you think about UGA going to the spread to take advantage of Murray, Mason and Lemay? They all 3 ran it in high school?
too drastic a change?
HATERS UNANIMOUS
August 26th, 2010
11:02 am
“Hater is a gay nancy boy who dreams of humping something other than a blow up doll.”
“how is your blow up doll collection going?
figured out all the “parts”?”
ALL THIS from dawginlex who writes
“Anyone who uses the term “UGAY” to describe The University of Georgia, does so to mask their own sexual issues.”
WTH
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
11:03 am
Truth hurts doesn’t it nancy boy?
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
11:04 am
Get on a UGA blog and start calling yourself a hater, I’m gonna respond. don’t like it? LEAVE NANCY BOY
Want to talk football-STAY.
simple enough?
gdawginkalamazoo
August 26th, 2010
11:05 am
Wonderdawg, regarding the Bobo play calling. Ahhhhh! You are correct. That makes any hint of comparison null and void. My bad.
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
11:06 am
And if you are going to stay and talk football, change your blog handle so you are not immediately placing yourself in a position of getting attacked.
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
11:06 am
zoo,
I’d take Dwyer in the UFL. Fantasy league for UFL-PRICELESS
Rodney Holloway
August 26th, 2010
11:07 am
Mark my words, we will be 2-10 this year. the 3-4 defense will suck and all our RBs do is fumble!
Otto
August 26th, 2010
11:08 am
gdawginkalamazoo, It wasn’t just his freshman year it was every year. Stafford never tossed less than 10 INTs a year. He was also prone to overthrowing the long ball even in his last year.
Mobile Dawg
August 26th, 2010
11:12 am
Lex, me thinks CMR is a pro style guy and we will never have to worry about the spread as our foundation offense. I think with AJ, Logan, and Brandon we will employ the wildcat on numerous occasions, or at least we should, that could resemble some spread philosophy. That will also help our young QB stay out of trouble.
I don’t really have a preference as to the formation, as long as it fits the personnel.
gdawginkalamazoo
August 26th, 2010
11:15 am
Otto, true he did but IMO it was because he was pressured alot, he never had that healthy OL in front of him. He looks a lot better throwing to Calvin Johnson these days.
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
11:22 am
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DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
11:25 am
Great, I have reached elite poster status. I have 5 year olds stealing my blog handle.
When are we going to get a log-in with a valid e-mail account that only allows a blog handle to be used by one e-mail link??????????????????????????????????????????????????????
how2fish
August 26th, 2010
11:26 am
blah blah blah man oh man you paint a grim picture for our chances this year…good news is we don’t have to worry about the Bug game where once again a mudhole stomping will be leveled at the Wattle Neck Goon and Co. HATERS UNANIMOUS newsflash DawginLex is correct..you are wrong.
how2fish
August 26th, 2010
11:30 am
DawginLex same happened to me yesterday you have to sort of take it a badge of honor..they have to hide and they use your name…its priceless…
Furman Bishop
August 26th, 2010
11:32 am
Murray’s real education will start Sept. 11 in Columbia. Stafford did not reach his full potential as a QB at UGA mostly because of that moron Bobo, and I doubt Murray will live up to expectations either, for the same reason. Stafford went pro early because of the money, but I bet a lesser reason was: why should he hang around a dunce like Bobo for another year and waste it? If things don’t pan out any better then last year, I will be interested to see if Richt dumps Bozo over the side like he did Willie. Although Richt did need to make a change, Willie was not the sole cause of last season’s troubles.
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
11:32 am
how2fish,
you going to any games this year?
I will try and make it down to Athens for one.
I will be in commonwealth on 10/23 for UK.
TXGT
August 26th, 2010
11:39 am
SEC defenses are going stack the line and force him to throw the ball. Freshman will be freshman. He’s going to have to have a good season for UGA to win some games. Everyone and their brother will be focusing in on stopping the running attack. He’s going to have to eventually step up and do some things out there. I hope you guys have a good year until you meet us in November.
Aaron Murray for Heisman
August 26th, 2010
11:39 am
Wow Dawg fans, Murray really tore it up at that scrimmage. I guess all the sports writers have their marching orders because you can sure see the Dawg faithful starting to ratchet down expectations on the 2010 season. Chick-Fil-a, Chick-Fil-a!
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
11:40 am
good point furman.
I watched the Florida game last night. The score was 31-17 with 9 minutes to go. It ended 41-17 because of Cox throwing a pick and Gray throwing a pick 6 in the last 9 minutes of the game. Before that, cox threw 2 more picks.
The d actually held its own in the 2nd half.
I still don’t believe WM was the answer but you are right, it wasn’t all his fault in some of the games.
how2fish
August 26th, 2010
11:41 am
UGAY
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
11:42 am
how2fish, welcome to the ring of honor of having your blog handle stolen
Papadawg
August 26th, 2010
11:43 am
The QB pool was empty and it’s not much better this year. No proven starter and no proven backup
Mobile Dawg
August 26th, 2010
11:45 am
Lex, just to drive my point home, remember the first Qtr of the UF game. That’s where it was lost, the defense wasn’t even on the field. Our own mistakes on offense started the calamity. Cox running around trying to run some gimmick play when it wasn’t necessary. We were stuffing it down UF’s throat with our running game ! ! ! I’m getting worked up again….
blah blah blah
August 26th, 2010
11:46 am
any updates on TG’s new defense.
havent seen anything written
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
11:47 am
how2fish,
I think I love you
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
11:54 am
The impostor continues on. What a tool you are nancy boy.
I gotta go back to work now.
THE FRIES ARE BURNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WonderDawg
August 26th, 2010
11:58 am
Well, Techies, we may go the Chick-fil-a Bowl, but if we do, the odds are really good that we’ll take care of business.
What are the odds of Tech winning any bowl game these days?
Tech finally gets to a BCS Bowl and crows and crows. Just remember UGA has won as many BCS Bowls at the ENTIRE acc conference.
WonderDawg
August 26th, 2010
12:02 pm
We can only hope McGarity will be proactive and force Richt to demote Bobo back to QB coach, then go back to the NFL for a bright, young, and creative OC. The sooner the better.
blah blah blah
August 26th, 2010
12:04 pm
chik-fil-a bowl for ugag ? noooooooo chance of that
better odds of going to the Weed Eater bowl in shreveport
repeat after me
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how2fish
August 26th, 2010
12:05 pm
DawginLex I wonder if the poser is hanging around Swinging Richards…not sure which games I’ll make this year I’m hoping on Ark but that is still in the air..and we have plans for Jax.
Saben
August 26th, 2010
12:06 pm
what a waste. He wouldn`t be our waterboy.
Many new daddies this year, dawgs