Murray throws ‘gingerly’ on side; Gray gets some snaps at QB
ATHENS – Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray remained sidelined from practice Thursday because of knee and sternum bruises suffered in Saturday’s game against Auburn.
Wearing sweatpants and a jersey, Murray was tossing a football on the sideline in the portion of practice open to the media.
Richt said later that Murray threw the ball “gingerly, or carefully” but had full range of motion and threw without pain. “He just can’t go quick yet,” Richt said.
Richt reiterated that he hopes Murray will be able to do “everything” at Georgia’s next practice, which is Monday. That “would give him and us more confidence he’ll be able to play” in the Nov. 27 regular-season finale against Georgia Tech, Richt said.
“He’s just not there yet,” Richt said. “He’s improving pretty rapidly.”
If Murray is unable to play against Tech, freshman Hutson Mason would start, Richt said. Quarterback-turned-receiver Logan Gray has gotten some snaps at quarterback in practice this week but “would be more of an emergency” QB, Richt said. Mason has played in three games.
Murray’s bruised sternum is a bigger issue than the knee at this point, Richt said. Georgia has an open date this week, and Murray will continue to get treatment through the weekend.
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JB
November 19th, 2010
2:52 pm
Fredia has a very good life…and productive, and still finds time to come on a blog about Murray and tell us off……………..Rich…
Delbert D.
November 19th, 2010
3:02 pm
Durka Dawg – Jimmy Carter is not a Georgia Tech grad. He had to take some prep courses there to be admitted to the US Naval Academy. However, read the last paragraph.
“After high school, Carter enrolled at Georgia Southwestern College, in Americus. Later, he applied to the United States Naval Academy and, after taking additional mathematics courses at Georgia Tech, he was admitted in 1943.” – from Wikipedia on Jimmy Carter.
His son Jack graduated from Ga. Tech after a couple of years in the Navy. I knew him in electronics school. He got kicked out of the Navy for marijuana use. I don’t often criticize people in the 3rd person, but Jack Carter was an arrogant jerk.
Frankie
November 19th, 2010
7:04 pm
McGarity asked for permission to talk with Texas’ Muschamp. B Buton, sources solid usually, reporting on it. Look legit.
http://www.burntorangenation.com/2010/11/18/1823008/first-will-muschamp-to-georgia-rumor
Smiling Jack
November 20th, 2010
11:32 am
There is a whole lot of stupid on this blog! That’s my opinion and I’m sticking to it. Go Dawgs! Go CMR! It takes a really good man to weather a storm of fan lunacy. It seems to me most of the bloggers here are Jacket and Gator fans who delight in tearing down a program with rumors, name calling and baiting. Real Dawg fans seek to build up, support and help the team even when it is down. The Dawgs will get better!
Alabama | MrSEC.com
November 20th, 2010
8:23 pm
[...] to grocery shop at a North Carolina A&T. Wait, that was an A&P.)4. Georgia’s Aaron Murray threw “gingerly” on the side yesterday.5. Kentucky held a football scrimmage for its young players yesterday.6. [...]
Hunker Down
November 21st, 2010
12:11 am
My son wears #6 and LG shows some sign at receiver but he is not a big treat at the qb spot.
Hunker Down
November 21st, 2010
12:11 am
opps…threat
Boobie Bowden
November 21st, 2010
8:48 am
hey dawg wads – congratulations on your top ten ranking. With 22 personal fouls and unsportsmanlike conduct infractions, y’all are tied with East Carolina, UNLV and Idaho for the 8th most in the country. Be proud and STFU about Fairley.
Frankie
November 21st, 2010
9:16 am
Murray is ranked 75th or worst QB on 3rd downs, in the 4th quarter, and in the red zone. He’s great when the rpessure’s off, and among the worst when it counts.
Frankie
November 21st, 2010
9:17 am
Looking forward to seeing who else on the Georgia team has poise at the QB position, Mason, Gray, walk-on? Bring em on, tired of losing, and we all know why Georgia has lost so many games, now don’t we?
Frankie
November 21st, 2010
9:20 am
Murray’s been indecisive in the pocket all season, man, does he take a lot of sacks, and lose a lot of yards trying to decide what to do or what? Nick Fairley had a field day, while Murray was trying to decide what to do, he almost got knocked out a few times, will the kid EVER learn, this is game 12, throw it quick or run, decide in 3 seconds, or he’s toast.
Frankie
November 21st, 2010
9:23 am
In the last 4 games, Murray has 20 “rushes” aka sacks, for 19 yards. That’s about 5 sacks a game. That will lose a game every time. Just can’t decide, especially when the pressure’s on (3rd down, 4th qrtr, red zone).
Jborodawg
November 21st, 2010
9:47 am
Murray still has another week to heal…so he should be ready; still probly a lil sore, but ready to play. Matson’s gonna be a good one too. Right now he’s our best chance at backup.
Goooo Dawgs! THWT!
I RUN THIS STATE
November 21st, 2010
2:18 pm
Georgia will dominate the game with the Nerds and win by a score of 42-17. The Nerds struggle to stay with teams like Duke. They are in for a hard spanking between the hedges.
Bib Bad Bob
November 21st, 2010
2:20 pm
To Frankie. It did not matter if Murray took all day to throw or not, Thug Fairley was going to hit him 10 seconds late anyway.
Fair and Balanced
November 21st, 2010
2:50 pm
Murray or no Murray – no excuses for losing to Tech! Lose to Tech and Richt should get fired. End of story. End of 2.8 million $. End of losing due to bad coaching!
Bing
November 21st, 2010
3:38 pm
Murray’s completion %/accuracy, goes down dramatically, when the pressure is on.
Completion % ranking among all QB’s in:
1) 4th Qrtr–#83
2) 3rd Down–#76
3) Red Zone–#86
Tired of hearing all the error about how great Aaron Murray is.
Nothing great about the kid, he’s not even average.
When the pressure is on, when it counts, he is terrible.
Bing
November 21st, 2010
3:45 pm
Murray’s good stats are against the weaker competition.
Let’s break down Murray’s rushing stats:
1) Against unranked teams–4 yards a rush
Against ranked teams–.67 yards a rush
2) Against teams without a winning record–5.5 yards per rush
Against teams with a winning record–1 yard per carry
3) Against NON BCS teams–10 yards a carry
Against BCS teams–2 yards a carry
So don’t be tricked by Murray’s stats.
When the team needs him the most, he chokes.
LLUGA
November 21st, 2010
8:08 pm
Bing….
You are wrong…Murray is not terrible…he has a QB rating of 156.9…that’s good enough for 17th out of all Div1-A QBs…right behind Denard Robinson of Michigan at 16th and a QB rating of 158.2.
Source:
http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/player?stat=passing&sort=collegeQuarterbackRating&year=2010&group=80
JT
November 22nd, 2010
3:15 am
Funny how the offensive line did not give up a hit on Murray during any running plays. Everyone that wants to blame the hits on Murray on them should look at the consistantly predictable play calling by Bobo and try to tell me the AU defensive coaches did not know when UGA will pass the ball.. If an OL gives away a pass play or the defensive coaches pick up a pattern of play calling or some little tip that the play will be a pass, then the DL will tee off on the qb. Also if the qb takes too much time to get rid of the ball that makes it more difficult on the OL. Especially since Fairley is would you say a great DL. Give the OL some credit for doing their job 95 percent of the time and give AU credit for doing their job five percent of the time….It is not too hard for a defense to understand that the play will either be a pass or a run. If the play calling is predictable that makes their work easier. Go Bobo!!!!Take Grantham with you!!!!!! Has anyone inquired about talking with our OC about a head job????? I wonder why???