Washaun Ealey: ‘I want to be a premier back’ and not ‘have to share backfield’
Washaun Ealey has not returned my phone calls seeking comment but Gentry Estes over at Dawgs247.com was able to talk to him. Here’s a link to that report (registration required).
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Ealey told Estes that the decision to transfer was as much his as it was Georgia’s and that the main reason he wanted to leave was not having to share carries with Caleb King, Carlton Thomas, Ken Malcome and, of course, incoming freshman Isaiah Crowell.
“I’m a person where I want to be a premier back,” Ealey told the website. “If I was to play here, I would have had to share the backfield with Caleb and Carlton also. Then they were going to try to give the freshman Isaiah his chance. He probably was going to get some carries at the beginning of the year too. I just felt like I didn’t want to be in that mix of things anymore.”
Ealey said the decision to leave “was best for me” and that he does not have a destination yet.
“I just wasn’t feeling the vibe, I guess,” he said.
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schmeckdawg
May 11th, 2011
10:08 am
@ truedawg
I am with you 100%. Please see my post to shonuff @ 10:01 this morning!
DawginLex
May 11th, 2011
10:09 am
Who is mike shula???
truedawg
May 11th, 2011
10:09 am
Not as good as McCoy??? watch the UGA TENN game..watch the come back..McCoy was a QB, Greene was a legend..he didn’t have the arm McCoy had, but had tens times more heart.
schmeckdawg
May 11th, 2011
10:09 am
“I want to be a premier back.” Yeah Washout and the people in hell want ice water!!!!!
PUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shonuff
May 11th, 2011
10:10 am
Mike Shula is….nevermind…I forgot…
It Ain't Rocket Science
May 11th, 2011
10:10 am
CMR said, if Crowell comes in and does what he needs to do, he could be toting the ball when they play Boise. Don’t believe he said, Crowell would be the number one RB or Ealey would never see the field. This statement I believe was to try and motivate Ealey, and boost Crowell up a little. Let’s face it folks, CMR knows Crowell has a big learning curve to obtain, and a lot of adjustments to make. It was like saying, if he can do it and wins the postion, he will be rewarded. Ealey chose to be immature in his thinking and not take responsibility for his own predicament. It is all about team work, not me work. Hopefully, King can keep that 5.4 YPC average up for a whole season and allow Crowell to acclimate to college ball and the much more rigid schedule than he has had before.
It is Kings last chance to shine before he out in the world and hopefully, he realizes it. I believe he will as I believe he has probably grown up a lot this summer and realizes with Ealey gone, he has to become a leader and a reliable back now, that he is a senior.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 11th, 2011
10:10 am
..and to think, Mike Price never got a chance because he was making it rain!
Shonuff
May 11th, 2011
10:10 am
I’m sure Greene is a legend in Athens…
DawginLex
May 11th, 2011
10:13 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEEkdFLWiFA
Shonuff, you might enjoy this since it was vs Auburn
truedawg
May 11th, 2011
10:13 am
schmeckdawg your so right, he looks like a guy that will run over some people, and have you heard him speak? Really likebale kid. Hard working too. Wants to be called by fans “Boo”
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Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 11th, 2011
10:15 am
The last drive in the SG with him running the ball and Lemay at QB imo was the best offensive series of the game. He certainly ran with conviction that series. Looked like a Ridley type runner from LSU.
AfghanHound
May 11th, 2011
10:17 am
If I’m a back that needs to get 20 yds a carry, and who gets stronger as game goes on, then I, too, want to be in a situation where that happens. UGa never seems to know who and when to play their backs. I would have given it to Ealey 20x a game as long as he averaged 5yds a carry. He would have deserved it.
schmeckdawg
May 11th, 2011
10:21 am
@truedawg
His build reminds me of Lattimore and you’re right, from what I saw at the G-Day game, he definitely has the ability to thump someone. We just need our OL to give him some room to boogy.
Phildo
May 11th, 2011
10:21 am
Interesting about how blogs are blasting Ealey and saying good riddance now that he is gone (Thank you, Greg McGarity, not Richt), who were until then praising him. Fact is, he was a POS, then and a POS, now. I’d rather have a good team oriented player rather than a 5 star me, me, me player any day, and probably get more wins out of them. I don’t think Bosie State, Utah, and TCU are getting the 5 star players. Coaching is what is really needed. As Bear Bryant said, “I can take your players and beat mine, and I can take my players and beat yours.” Coaching, coaching, coaching, not “dreams teams”.
RxDawg
May 11th, 2011
10:22 am
Wow… he was more of a loser than I thought. I’m sure plenty of programs are jumping at the bit to get him now…
UGA Insider
May 11th, 2011
10:22 am
I was at many practices and Washaun was easily the best back we had the past two seasons. He could and should be our premier back but had HUGE setbacks against USCe, Miss St, then a missed assignment that almost got Murray decapitated against Arky. All of those plays were game changers. Those games combined with an outright lie to CMR about the drivers license ended the relationship. I now know that the hamstring was fake and they were just waiting until after spring practice to announce the transfer. That is what I thought and said that many times on this blog.
One thing that worries me is the question…. Is the UGA staff ever going to dedicate itself to 1 “premier” back? Bobo has changed so much since the days of Musa Smith or even Knowshon. I just don’t understand our playcalling or schemes. CMR is taking a huge risk by not getting another offensive coordinator last Winter. I wish him the best.
Hackshaw
May 11th, 2011
10:23 am
When Richt came out and said Crowell would be used “heavily”, before Crowell earned it through practice or conditioning, he lost Ealey right there.
http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/2011/02/03/richt-dangles-possibility-of-dome-start-for-crowell/?cp=4
schmeckdawg
May 11th, 2011
10:26 am
DawginLex
May 11th, 2011
10:13 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEEkdFLWiFA
Shonuff, you might enjoy this since it was vs Auburn
Gives me chill bumps. Damn I miss Munson!!!!!!
MURPHY
May 11th, 2011
10:29 am
Ealey was the #4 running back in the SEC over last 2 years in yards. Not too bad.
gdawginkalamazoo
May 11th, 2011
10:29 am
Insider, If a premier back steps ups and takes care of business I could see another Knowshon toting the rock for the dawgs. I think Richt learned from his RS of Knwoshon. I don’t think it will happen again IF the right guy steps it up. They should all know that if they do step it up then they could be a 1st round NFL draft one day.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 11th, 2011
10:30 am
Insider,
Nice post. CMB does seem to go away from the run when he shouldnt. Stick with the run when he shouldnt , and rotate backs at a alarming rate. I am fine with Ealey being gone though. He had his chances. He just failed to do the right things.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 11th, 2011
10:31 am
Insider,
Nice post. CMB does seem to go away from the run when he shouldnt. Stick with the run when he shouldnt , and rotate backs at a alarming rate. I am fine with Ealey being gone though. He had his chances. He just failed to do the right things.
schmeckdawg
May 11th, 2011
10:33 am
@Phildo
Another good quote from “The Bear” goes something like this. I make my practices real hard because if a kid is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice and not in the game.”
I’m a die hard DAWG fan but my mom was at Bama when Bryant first got there so I am giving the devil his due.
schmeckdawg
May 11th, 2011
10:34 am
I hope Washout is reading our posts!
blazer
May 11th, 2011
10:34 am
funny how everyone turns on the stud when he leaves!!
gdawginkalamazoo
May 11th, 2011
10:34 am
MURHPY, yes not too bad but how many arrest did the other guys have? How many suspensions did they face? Nobody can tell me that you get arrested or suspended for doing the right thing. The kid had discipline problems. You want your players to make the news for doing the right thing.
david
May 11th, 2011
10:34 am
Ealy has 4.8 40 speed. Doesn’t block well. Bad attitude.
He’s less than half the back Thomas Brown was.
But yeah, he had a lot of yards in ghsa A class football.
Adios Muchacho!!!
MURPHY
May 11th, 2011
10:35 am
Ealey led the UGA team in 4th quarter td’s at 4.
schmeckdawg
May 11th, 2011
10:35 am
@blazer
For what it is worth, I “turned on the stud” after he fumbled on the 2 yd. line in Columbia, almost got Murray killed against R kansas and then fumbled AGAIN on the goal line againt Mississippi State. This latest BS has got nothing to do WITH ME and when I turned on the punk!
MURPHY
May 11th, 2011
10:37 am
Ealey led the team in 4th quarter td’s, he’s in amazing condition. What a back!
truedawg
May 11th, 2011
10:37 am
Washaun had a plan to run this state..he got hit in the mouth..and never got up.
Last year the Dawgs got hit in the mouth..we’ll see if they get up now.
DawginLex
May 11th, 2011
10:38 am
Ealey also led the team in game changing dumb fumbles, missed blocks and dropped passes in every quarter of every game he played in with too many to count.
Doug
May 11th, 2011
10:38 am
I turned on Murray after the Florida game and his 4 turnovers.
He lost all the fans after laying 4 eggs.
DawginLex
May 11th, 2011
10:39 am
Ealey missed blocks at key times cost us games. Murray would have won 3 more games with Crowell instead of Ealey.
Doug
May 11th, 2011
10:39 am
Ealey will likely go in the NFL draft near where Mark Ingram went. Their numbers were similar in 2010 in td’s and ypc.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 11th, 2011
10:39 am
No one turned on Ealey. Ealey turned on himself. He gave up on his opportunity at UGA. When the NFL scouts come to Athens and ask Richt about Ealey’s tenure and attitude while there lets hope Ealey has validated this move. He certainly has not put himself in a good light at this juncture. This is a Ealey failure to take responsibility for his own actions and not working his ass off on the field.
Musa Smith
May 11th, 2011
10:40 am
Now I was a Premier Back! Look at the ring…..3 ain’t got nothin on me.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 11th, 2011
10:40 am
Doug,
I am still a Murray fan so you are incorrect…he did not lose them all!
Doug
May 11th, 2011
10:41 am
Murray laid 3 more eggs against UCF. Another 3 turnover game. Wow, does that guy choke when it counts.
DawginLex
May 11th, 2011
10:41 am
Ealey will never get drafted unless it is by the Army
Doug
May 11th, 2011
10:42 am
Cam Newton did fine after leaving Gators. got his MVP trophy, won a National Champ, went #1 in the draft.
Ealey will do the same.
DawginLex
May 11th, 2011
10:42 am
Ealey can’t play for another SEC school for 2 years unless he pays his own way. He can’t afford it. look for him to go to UAB or Marshall and drift into obscurity.
schmeckdawg
May 11th, 2011
10:43 am
So you are using the name Doug today. You can change your name, but your idiotic/sometimes funny posts give you away.
1eyedJack
May 11th, 2011
10:44 am
“I wouldn’t dare allow my kid to play for a D-1 College.” Nobody wants your crybaby kid.
Shockley was an NFL QB. Unfortunately he didn’t have NFL knees.
Washaun, take all your baggage and your pouting and get the flock out!
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 11th, 2011
10:44 am
Call the loony bin…Doug escaped again.
truedawg
May 11th, 2011
10:50 am
IF WASHAUN wins a NC or “stiff arm” I’ll change my name to Gator McTech..and get my body covered with pictures of Bear Bryant and General Neyland
DawginLex
May 11th, 2011
11:08 am
Insider, who was the premier back at auburn last year?
there wasn’t one.
UGASlobberknocker
May 11th, 2011
11:11 am
Maybe he can get that opportunity at Ga Southern..but he has never proven he deserves the rock at this level and no matter what level he plays, if he is still a discipline problem he will fail there as well. I wonder what part of “it is my fault ” he doesnt understand? good riddance.
1eyedJack
May 11th, 2011
11:16 am
DawginLex, Scam was the premier back at Awbun last year. Coach Cheesestick, “If the primary receiver ain’t open son tuck it and run like you stole it.”