Tight ends: Led by Orson Charles, strong UGA legacy poised to continue
We’re about one month away from the start of preseason football practices in Athens, so it’s time to take a closer look at Georgia’s 2011 football team. This is the third in a series during which we will break down each of the Bulldogs’ position groups to give you an idea of who the projected starters are and what the expectations might be. Then as always, we’ll throw it open for your commentary and analysis. There are only 60 days until Georgia’s season opener against Boise State. Time to get busy. . . .
There aren't many tight ends that can match the speed and athleticism of Georgia's Orson Charles, who promises to be a primary target for the Bulldogs this season. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
THE TIGHT ENDS:
- Projected starters: Orson Charles (Jr., 6-3, 241), Aron White (Sr., 6-4, 239)
- Others to watch: Sophomore Arthur Lynch (6-5, 272), who played as a true freshman, returns to action after a redshirt season and gives the Bulldogs some extra thump on running downs. True freshman Jay Rome will likely get some looks on offense and special teams.
- Key losses: The Bulldogs moved senior Bruce Figgins, a former starter at tight end, to fullback in the spring to shore up depth in the backfield.
- Key fact: Georgia has produced an enormous amount of tight end talent for the NFL, including Leonard Pope, Ben Watson, Randy McMichael, Jermaine Wiggins and several others. That legacy seems poised to continue.
- Key fact II: White has already graduated and was actually selected to be a student speaker at graduation ceremonies in December. He’s a team leader and probably underrated as a football player.
- Key question: Does Charles become the primary target for quarterback Aaron Murray? The two have played together since they were at Plant High in Tampa and the Bulldogs lost their go-to guy early to the NFL in wide receiver A.J. Green. It could argued that Charles, who has averaged 16.2 yards per catch the last two seasons, has been under-utilized with 49 receptions and 5 TDs in 26 games. He won’t be under-utilized this season.
- Recent developments: Georgia’s problems on the offensive line could actually translate into more dependence on this position. In a pro-style offense, it’s never certain whether the tight end is going to block or run a pass route. The Bulldogs can move Murray around in the backfield and hit Charles and White on quick patterns and keep outside linebackers and defensive ends on their heels. Don’t forget about the 6-6, 250-pound Rome. The AJC Super 11 selection out of Valdosta was ranked the No. 1 prospect in the nation at his position by ESPN and is expected to be a huge pass-catching threat. He will also be given the opportunity to show his stuff.
- Outlook: Excellent. This is unquestionably the strongest position on the team.
- Your turn: Your thoughts on the tight ends?
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stafford
July 5th, 2011
6:07 am
first?
Fan
July 5th, 2011
6:22 am
Richt better use everything he’s got this season. It may be his last.
why not
July 5th, 2011
6:26 am
Go Dawgs! TE left, TE right, TE down the middle. Whatever it takes. Murray will use them all a lot this year. Two of them will be gone after this season. So, let’s get this team back on track using this part of our offense for ball control and scoring touchdowns rather than field goals and help out the defense.
Did I say Go Dawgs!
VinnyD
July 5th, 2011
6:48 am
Glad figgins moved to FB because he had was not as talented as the other 4. I sure would like to see Artie get some playing time this year.
UK Dawg
July 5th, 2011
7:10 am
Georgia is poised to have a great bounce back year. Not too worried about the Boise St game but that next one will be the real test.
Destin Dawg
July 5th, 2011
7:26 am
Going Up Hill in Athens… favorable schedule.. New Improved S & C .. Junk Yard Dawg defense and special teams.. kicking game.. Great freshman class coming to push the starters… Play “em All.. play “em Early.. no seniority system.. go DAWGS !!
Paddy
July 5th, 2011
7:34 am
Rotate all these guys and throw them the ball. A serious wepon for our offense and it needs to be utilized to the max. Eventually some of these guys will warrent double coverage if used properly. Then look, out here come the touchdowns!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nub
July 5th, 2011
7:35 am
While I understand AJ was the go to receiver…. I would like to know why CMB underutilized the tight ends given the talent at that position…. Thanks
Joey
July 5th, 2011
7:37 am
If Rome is good enough to play, they should add a few lbs to Lynch and make him a tackle. Seems that would be better than keeping him at TE, where he will only get a couple of downs per game.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
July 5th, 2011
7:40 am
Charles defintely got to few targets last year. Especially when AJ was out. He probably needs 60 catches this year. The rest have about 40 catches to split amongst them, but Charles can stretch the field from the TE position to help the perimeter passing game and the running game.
FL dawg
July 5th, 2011
7:41 am
Say what you will, but you have to like UGA’s offensive scheme. ln Murray’s freshmen yr that offense was explosive. Using the TE has always been a “side show” with Georgia’s offense. This yr I think it might be a good thing we have some depth.
Destin Dawg
July 5th, 2011
7:44 am
Yes !!! More on the thin OL.. Lynch to Tackle.. and Mike Thornton from NT to Guard.. Go Dawgs !!
D-MAN
July 5th, 2011
7:45 am
Don’t we have a coach named Bobo folks,we were having this same conversation last year!
how2fish
July 5th, 2011
7:45 am
Use of this position will be pivotal to the offense, especially early in the season while the OL is getting some game experience as a unit. With the number of proven TE’s on the team I would think a few more double TE’s sets would be used, remember some on this list can catch and block.
SlCDawg
July 5th, 2011
7:47 am
Looks like we are going to need figgins and 2 tight ends every down
Bitter 4/5 star spoiled recruit
July 5th, 2011
8:01 am
it would be foolish not to play a 2 tight end set——————charles/white and rome are all
—————-wide reciver’s anyway’s———play 2 of these on ever down—then send mitchell and the
———wide outs deep!!!!!!!!!!!!!! time to use our strenght!!!!!!!!!!go dawgs
1eyedJack
July 5th, 2011
8:25 am
Four aces!
Paul N Destin
July 5th, 2011
8:27 am
UGA the best team in America year after year…from March to August
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
July 5th, 2011
8:28 am
“It could be argued that Charles, who has averaged 16.2 yards per catch the last two seasons, has been under-utilized with 49 receptions and 5 TDs in 26 games”.
50 sideline passes and
25 running plays straight up the middle must take place before the TE is even considered.
This offense isnt changing; the know it all from Thomasville has the keys to this car
Charles, take a seat and enjoy some of Kathryns kryptonite kool-aid we’ll get you in sometime this season
Jay Rome get out there on kick off’s and make sure you dont get hurt like another one of our high star recruits named Strippling.
Remarkable
July 5th, 2011
8:28 am
Sounds like we need to use a two tight end set. How would that drive the opposition crazy?
Spike
July 5th, 2011
8:36 am
Charles is a an athletic freak! Throw him the damn ball!
Shawn
July 5th, 2011
8:36 am
It’s crazy how good we are at tight end. The third string guy Lynch would start on most any team and may be an all SEC guy!
Shawn
July 5th, 2011
8:38 am
Rome needs to be red shirted so we can use him next year when Charles and White are gone. Lynch is a freak too. Lynch and Rome will be great together next year!
1953Dawg
July 5th, 2011
8:38 am
Feel sorry for Charles. A great talent that is not utilized by Bobo and Richt. What a SHOCKER!! Bobo is the biggest problem with UGA’s offense, not the talent or the players. This clown who was promoted for no reason from Q.B. coach by the wonder mind Richt, couldn’t win with first round talent Stafford, Moreno, Green, and MoMass, that is all you need to know about Bobo and RIcht’s offensive minds. It’s a shame to have wasted all of that talent, and what’s even more shameful is these two clowns still have jobs at one of the top programs in the SEC. Charles will turn pro after this year, and you certainly can’t blame him. As a matter of fact the reason all the top talent in the UGA program turn pro early is to get away from Bobo, Richt, and the terrible coaching they receive while at UGA.
DawginLex
July 5th, 2011
8:39 am
Bobo should go spend some time with the Falcons staff. Learn how to run multiple tight end sets for purposes other than to run for a yard up the middle.
Folks let’s face it, the offense is going to struggle, especially early on. The defense is going to HAVE to carry this team or we will have a new staff in Athens in 2012.
Tampa Gator
July 5th, 2011
8:42 am
Georgia is very talented and deep at TE……but you might have to use them a lot blocking instead of catching the ball downfield….except for Charles…who will mostly line up as a slot receiver, I would expect….due to Georgia’s lack of depth and proven talent at WR.
UK Dawg…..
Boise State will give the Dawgs a lot to handle….maybe a lot more to handle than you think. But SC is the game you HAVE to win this year. Lose that game, and you play for second in the East.
SEC EAST Prediction for this Year
1. South Carolina – undefeated against all East teams
2. Georgia – Loses a very close one to SC
3. Florida – Loses to South Carolina and Georgia (yep, I said it…but not sure I believe it yet…a lot depends on the play of Brantley…and I don’t hold out much hope in that area based on his spring game performance…or lack of one)
4. Kentucky – Loses to SC, Georgia, Florida
5. Tennessee – Loses to Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina
6. Vandy – Loses to everyone
claytondawg
July 5th, 2011
8:52 am
Destin Dawg said it right: “play them all; play them early; no seniority.” It doesn’t get any simpler and PLAINER than that. Put them ALL in the line of fire and see who responds with the winning attitude. Am I a coach? Hell, no. But a different mindset needs to be in place this season.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
8:53 am
Count me as a big fan of the guy, and hoping as Murray develops, he can get him the ball more often. I know when asked last year specifically about Charles, the answer was they they had plays for him every time they took the field on offense, but for a variety of reasons, Murray couldn’t get him the ball.
I’m very confident that the TE has been a big part of the philosophy though. If you look at the TE poition, it has been the second leading receiver on the team. That was true last year, eclipsing Durham. Only AJ got more balls throw his way that the TE(s). 2 yrs ago Charles only trailed Moore by 2 reception to be the second leading receiver on the entire team as a freshman. If you combine the other TE, they were by far. I would venture to guess that’s not far from being the 10 year trend, so there is no reluctance from this staff to use them.
big john 360 lbs
July 5th, 2011
8:55 am
I say Orson is a team guy…he’ll be back for his senior year.
I said it when we signed Orson/Murray, the Dawgs will win a NC before their time is up at UGA. Big John still stands by that statement.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
July 5th, 2011
8:58 am
DawginLex
My sentiments exactly but Bobo is from Thomasville and everyone I know from Thomasville are know it all’s
He wouldnt go to a coaching clinic held by Belichek, Lombardi, or Bill Walsh if it was brought to Sanford stadium
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
July 5th, 2011
8:59 am
Tampa Gator
We will lose to FL, please watch the movie THE WATER BOY, play close attention to the coach played by The Fonz in the movie. Thats our coach when we play FL
DawginLex
July 5th, 2011
9:00 am
Tampa
Brantley won’t be playing at all by the Georgia game.
JDawg1785
July 5th, 2011
9:00 am
TE is definitely one of Georgia’s strengths on the offensive side of the ball. I like the idea of a 2-TE set, especially given the lack of depth on OL this sesaon. If Bobo finally figures this out, the Dawgs might be in better shape on offense than we think.
sandman053
July 5th, 2011
9:04 am
Bobo wouldn’t go to a coaching clinic if it was held in Heaven and hosted by the Bear..
Dawgs Tell
July 5th, 2011
9:08 am
Add 20 lbs to Lynch and move him to left tackle.What I hear from Athens is that Lynch is a blocking machine.Great feet and good hands.Plus one of the strongest players on the team.Could be ALL-SEC by JR. year.
hipdawg
July 5th, 2011
9:13 am
what about the o line? cmr never recruits them well.
sandman053
July 5th, 2011
9:14 am
I thought we picked up two good O-linemen this recruiting class. Any word from anyone how they are progressing in the weightroom with Coach T?
Michael T.
July 5th, 2011
9:15 am
CMR is one of the best. I love that he likes good TEs in his system.
http://coachesbythenumbers.com/coach-profile/?coach=Mark+Richt
JB
July 5th, 2011
9:16 am
If the starting 5 OL stay healthy and Crowell is 2/3 of what we think, we might surprise this year. Coaching is our biggest liability.
sandman053
July 5th, 2011
9:18 am
JB I’ve never been a Bobo fan, but I am torn between whether his incompetence is strictly his with CMR abdicating the play-calling in entireity to him or whether he is truly just a cog calling CMR’s offense. I wish he would become more creative with his play-calling!
dawg from a distance
July 5th, 2011
9:20 am
Great insight with Lynch…. sounds like Adam Meadows of years past.
Go DAWGS! Dream Season
DawginLex
July 5th, 2011
9:23 am
sandman and everyone else bashing Bobo,
We are running the same stuff we have run for 10 years.
The difference?
No Brian Van Gorder running the defense.
Drop the PPG allowed from 22 to 15 and no one will care about Bobo’s offense because we will be winning.
I’m not saying he is an offensive genius. I’m just saying it is what it is and it ain’t gonna change.
truedawg
July 5th, 2011
9:24 am
TE’s will be ready to play. Will CMB use them effectively? I don’t know. I think with the TE’s and the WR Murray will have lots of weapons to throw to. T. King has pretty good hands. It will all come down to the running game. The OL has to make holes and protect Murray. Same as last year. If Murray can’t have 3 sec’s to make a throw, then long year. Also can’t say it enough…OL has to be tougher this year, dig in and overcome. The rest of the team is fine…just running and OL. Get those clicking and going in the right direction and SEE ya at the Dome in DEC!! GO DAWGS!!
DawginLex
July 5th, 2011
9:25 am
None of the freshmen are ready. The closest physically is Andrews from Wesleyan but he really still needs another year in the weight room. Debell is getting stronger and bigger but he also would be a desperation fill in.
Key is no injuries. Keep the first 7 healthy and they are serviceable.
truedawg
July 5th, 2011
9:26 am
Right on Lex! I think the D will be lights out. Only weakness will be secondary, but I don’t think it’ll be as bad as some hink. and NO ONE will be able to run the ball well against the DAWGS this year. Go DAWGS!!
JB
July 5th, 2011
9:26 am
Richt/Bobo run a scripted offense UNLESS we get 2-4 TD’s behind. Too many people have commented on how easy it is to predict a play based on field position, down yards to go etc. I to wish they would seek help. I do know that when Richt has the players, he has been able to score points, But he kills me play calling NOT TO LOSE and lately being able to run the clock out with the ball late in the game with a small lead. He will go into a shell and we punt and hold our breath.
boots
July 5th, 2011
9:26 am
Aron White stands tall like a Linden tree in the backfield. He will be a difference maker through his leadership and skills. Watch out for him!
Some Sense
July 5th, 2011
9:29 am
Dogs have got to have two of these studs on the field at the same time…a lot.
CHDawg
July 5th, 2011
9:35 am
White is a great guy, but he has had a problem with dropping the ball here and there. I hope he catches everything this year. Charles is just phenomenal, but he is still a bit of a hybrid. (So is Alshon Jeffery). Lynch looks like he has unlimited potential. He is huge, but the guy has had incredible hands and running instincts in the last two GDays. To me, he looks like the best pure TE in the lot–great hands, runner, and blocker! Moving him to tackle would waste his great hands and running ability. Rome sounds like he could follow in Charles’ steps. An incredible group! I would love to see the two TE set where either Charles/Rome goes from a flex out to a true SE position to match them on a linebacker they can outrun, or a corner they can outsize (again like SC used Jeffery at SE). But, CMB has so much talent here he could use them in ten different ways to put pressure on the other teams. I would also like to see liberal use of the shovel, just like UF used Hernandez so effectively.
big john 360 lbs
July 5th, 2011
9:42 am
Agree w/ DawginLex…if we get back to the CVG days of giving up 15 points a game Bobo will produce enough offense to make everyone happy. I think it’s reasonable to give up 16-18 pts a game this year with Big John Jenkins in the middle eating up the likes of Lattimore.
JDawg1785
July 5th, 2011
9:44 am
I can’t wait to see Lattimore trying to run up the middle on Georgia like he did last year. He’s in for a 360-lb. smack in the face from Big John!
" Hot " seat
July 5th, 2011
9:47 am
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. . . gotta beat boise state in the GEORGIA dome . . .
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sandman053
July 5th, 2011
9:50 am
I know Lattimore is a load, but I also think this defense wants another shot at him this year. I am sure the press clippings from last season will appear that week prior to the game for motivational reasons.
Bali
July 5th, 2011
9:51 am
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m getting frustrated with having these types of prognostications around this time every year for the past few years, only to have expectations not met on the field. The optimism is usually there with the dawg nation, but it seems there’s been a hint of dread in the background. I guess I’ve lost some confidence in our coaches, as bad as I don’t want that to be the case. Win or lose, I’m back every year with the rest of the die hards. But until I put in my app for the HC job, I’m just gonna shut up and watch some dam football………..Go Dawgs!
James
July 5th, 2011
9:59 am
I just can’t wait to see the little Broncos get skull drug up and down the field.
RxDawg
July 5th, 2011
10:01 am
I’m excited for Arther Lynch to get his shot. I still remember that catch and destruction of the poor safety during last years G-day game. I think Lynch needs to be on the field.
UGA '05
July 5th, 2011
10:03 am
@JDawg,
Dont forget Kwame Geathers. The ponies definately wont move the ball against the both of them
footballfan-365
July 5th, 2011
10:03 am
you guys take shots at the coaches yet a few of you a saying ” add 20lbs to lynch and move him to tackle” that is the dumbest thing I have seen posted on these blogs. The first game is 2 mths away and you want to move a kid who has played te his whole life to the most important position on the oline? Let the coaches coach and you keep your day job.
big john 360 lbs
July 5th, 2011
10:06 am
Arthur Lynch will be another Tripp Chandler. He’ll basically have his senior year to prove what he can do. I hope he does more than Tripp did. I like the look of this kid, he’s got some pipes. He and Jay Rome will be our future.
Trojan
July 5th, 2011
10:09 am
Bobo will throw to Charles once in the first half and then forget about him. Bobo’s play calling is crazy.
moleman
July 5th, 2011
10:10 am
Boise 38-17; all i see every time i go to these loser UGA posts is the past…coach BVG…Dooley…Herschel…what we did in the early 2000’s with Donnen’s recruits…Goldberg…Moreno jumping over some MAC directional school player…ESPN doesn’t respect us…we outplayed Bama in the second half of the Blackout fiasco…we would have killed LSU in 2007…Florida has a losing record against us all-time (a favorite of mine)…BOTTM LINE: UGA IS A MID-PACK SEC PROGRAM>>>THE CLEMSON OF THE SEC…
Dawg Days
July 5th, 2011
10:13 am
The offense will only be as good as Booboo’s play calling, if he mixes it up, then the TE’s get good looks, the WR’s will catch Murry’s balls, the OL is helped by an honest defense, and the RB’s will have a place to run. UGA’s problems on the possession side of the game isn’t its athletes, or lack or depth, its predictability, and thats been on Booboo for several years now!
CHDawg
July 5th, 2011
10:14 am
Bali, good advice, but don’t forget it is a fan blog. The comments are directly related to the level of fan interest. If the coaches want people to come to the game who are willing to collectively pay 100’s of millions to see the Dawgs, they have to expect demanding fans. Any of the coaches could become HS coaches and they wouldn’t have to read the “experts’” advice on the AJC. When you get paid millions to coach, you have to produce results. I would offer my humble opinion–TE is something we should all be optimistic about.
JDawg1785
July 5th, 2011
10:19 am
Amen, UGA ‘05! A defensive line weighing just under 1,000 pounds sounds good to me!
OldFan
July 5th, 2011
10:19 am
Got the players. Will we use them? Think how good we’d be at TE if we’d managed to sign Cam Newton.
DawginLex
July 5th, 2011
10:21 am
moleman,
Using the line “he won with someone else’s recruits” is the dumbest thing anyone can say.
Donnan had his chance and blew it. He said before the 2000 season “I have waited my entire life to coach a team like this.” He then went out and lost to a SC team that was 0-11 the year before. Plus he hid Quincy Carter from all of us because the truth would have been too painful. Remember the thumb injury? Yeah right.
Richt came in and won the SEC. Donnan would have lost to Auburn and we would be sitting here today having not won the SEc since 1982.
You can blow all the sheet out of your piehole that you want to. Bottom line is Richt has raised the bar and now is a victim of his own success.
He must win in 2011 or he will be gone.
DawginLex
July 5th, 2011
10:23 am
moleman
Your lack of intelligence shows when you compare UGA to clempson.
When is clempson’s last ACC title?
When is clempson’s ast BCS bowl win?
When is clempson’s last top 10 ranking?
just STFU and go crawl back into your double wide
sandman053
July 5th, 2011
10:25 am
Speaking of Clempson…I am sure looking forward to going to Death Valley in a couple of years.
Also a great joke I heard….what did the College World Series and the US Open have in common?
No Tigers in either one. lol
kody
July 5th, 2011
10:29 am
1953 dawg, your statement “Charles will turn pro after this year, and you certainly can’t blame him. As a matter of fact the reason all the top talent in the UGA program turn pro early is to get away from Bobo, Richt, and the terrible coaching they receive while at UGA” is contradictory and has no merit. All of the players you mention could’ve gone most anywhere they wanted to play football, they along with their families chose to come play for Mark Richt, because he such a bad coach? If he was such a horrible clown of a coach why would this elite talent come to Georgia and play for him to begin with? Never heard anyone from the NFL say anything negative about the preparedness of Richts players when they arrive in the league.
WDE
July 5th, 2011
10:30 am
@moleman UGA might be a mid tier SEC team, that would make them champs in the MTN West..every year.
MountainDawg
July 5th, 2011
10:30 am
CMR & CMB haven’t utilized the TEs or FBs enough in recent seasons. You need to shift focus from the TBs & WR corps more to keep defenses on their toes. BTW, don’t forget Troy Sadowski…former UGA TE who played 8 seasons in the NFL.
UGA is in my blood
July 5th, 2011
10:30 am
I honestly believe Orson could contribute in our offense as an optional slot receiver. We could run a one back set, with Crowell as the primary back; put Tavarres out at flanker and run a double tight with Aron and Jay. Alternate Aron or Jay out with Marlon or Rantavious; like back and forth between a twin set and regular one back/slot set. Or just put Orson at H-back/Wing Back with with Marlon and Taverres both split on each side. I should be on staff…lol…j/k
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
10:44 am
DIL, mighty fine comment on the ppg allowed. I stated on the blog over the weekend (and then had to fend off some guy popting at 17 different people) that Bobo could call the exact same game plan and if the defense was only marginally better, they win 9-10 games. HOWEVER, having a more expereinced QB, I am poistive he does not call the same thing. (putting aside the discussion that he doesnt really “call” the results of the play in the first place).
Somebody bent out of shape about that comment, but could come up with absolutely nothing to dispute it, despite me specifically asking him to.
In UGA wins last year, they outscored thier opponent something like 47-16, best in the league. But in the losses they were outscored by a margin of 8. And in the losses that defined the season is was 3.
Obviously, it was the lack of scoring in some games that are most memorable, but giving up a few less points WOULD have been a 9-10 win season as well.
sandman053
July 5th, 2011
10:46 am
I think our defense wins us three more games this year…throw in more experience at QB especially handling pressure in big games maybe one or two more….it has the potential to be a special season..I’ll book my room in New Orleans on September 11th.
mgdawg
July 5th, 2011
10:54 am
I don’t think orson charles has been under utilized, I think he has been inconsistent. In some games he blows up and shows that he is athletically the best player on the field, other games he just looks like everybody else. He should’ve shined last year more then he did with Green and durham on the outside occupying the defensive backs, but consistently he did not do so. He’s going to have to live up to his potential this year for UGA to have a shot at the SEC east.
Uuugh
July 5th, 2011
10:58 am
Agree with Lex about BVG to a point. Our defense did bail us out a bunch back then…and it made for a fun game to watch because something could break our way on Defense at any given moment. That was not the case in the bend and bend and bend then break Martinez era. D looked much better last year–at times. I expect the improvement to continue.
It is not Bobo that is the problem on offense. The problem is that we haven’t changed anything! Every DC in the SEC knows every one of our plays. They not only know our plays but they know our check downs too. So they can use a defensive formation that they know will cause us to check into a run play knowing exactly what is coming, then drill us. It is just sad at this point. It has been going on for years–we just happened to have a few guys that were that much better than the players on the other team. Not the case anymore.
Finally to the TEs. Yeah–they could be awesome this year. Or our O-Line could be so bad that we have to use the TE’s to stay and block on every run and pass play. I am hoping the Oline suprises me. Seems like we recruit Oline as an after thought. We never put a premium on getting the best linemen available. You’d think that Richt would understand that Oline is the foundation of the entire pass happy Offense!
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
10:58 am
Thanks Trojon. Next time we need completely inaccurate information, we know who to call. Charles had multiple reception, in all but a few games of his career. The UF game comes to mind as one. 6 rec, 108 yrd (double what AJ had in that one).
He is the top “guy who catches passes” returning on this team even compared to any true WR, certainly the TE position is.
Joey
July 5th, 2011
11:00 am
“We are running the same stuff we have run for 10 years.”
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That is correct, and a little enlightning as to how good DCs shut us down.
It’s also correct that if the D had allowed only 15 points per game last season, we still woulda lost 3 games.
Hopefully Richt has some new tricks up his sleeve this season.
Uuugh
July 5th, 2011
11:05 am
Well apparently McGarrity freed up some time for Richt to “study the game.” Sweet.
cattle dawg
July 5th, 2011
11:07 am
Didnt we have this same conversation last year about charles and the TE position. i know the offense put up points last year but Im just not a believer in BoBo. I think Mark wrote an article last year about how when evrything is going good he will try and get cute. Then just keep running the same plays over and over when they dont work.Moving on, I cant wait till kickoff is here. I will be at the dome.
virginia dog
July 5th, 2011
11:08 am
This really goes back to the O-line, but a new strength and conditioning coach will show up in the O – line this years.
In the last few years our O -line was not in shape and where just not a strong as our top SEC competition. I was told in my youth by a football coach that was a Marine… “fatigue makes cowards of us all.” and that is damn sure right. It also makes cowards in the trenches playing big time football. Those big wins in October are being won right or lost right now. Because offensive lineman are built not recruited.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
11:10 am
And imagine the scorn of only winning 10 games last year with a freshman QB, and practically no running game, and AJ out.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
11:14 am
I do believe that would have won the East division as well.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
11:17 am
And JB those 3 games, would have been by a combined 15 points. I don’t think that is exactly a case of why we needed a complete overhaul of the offense. I’d say it makes the point that they needed to execute about 5-10% better.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
11:19 am
oops, I meant Joey.
Uuugh
July 5th, 2011
11:19 am
Just change the plays that we check into based on a certain defensive formations! That would be enough.
DawginLex
July 5th, 2011
11:20 am
The problem with the offense IMO is the mindset of the coaches instilled into the players. 4th down and 1 at the opponents 24 yard line-do you kick a FG or go for it? Are we a running team or a passing team? Can we become a power team with a suspect OL and mediocre running backs?
The defense better be ready to stop some folks or we are in trouble
John Galt
July 5th, 2011
11:22 am
Lynch to OT, Rome (for just this year) to WR. Get the best athletes on the field-
Joey
July 5th, 2011
11:29 am
Did I call for a “complete overhaul?”
I just think it would be productive having a OC that can keep opposing SEC defenses guessing, instead of an OC that can’t even keep me guessing . . .
Athdawg
July 5th, 2011
11:36 am
Since Richt has that “extra time” on his hands to concentrate on football, he needs to find out when…..
1. The last time Ga blocked a punt?
2. The last time Ga faked a field goal?
3. The last time Ga used clock management to score with 2 minutes to play before the half?
4. The last time Ga ran the No Huddle?
5. The last time our Head Coach showed some motivation, fire and enthusiasm in the locker room and on the sidelines?
6. The last time Ga showed a creative offense?
7. The last time our Coaches took the blame?
8. The last time we did the unexpected, instead of the obvious.
9. The last time Richt actually said in public the words “win a Championship”?
Richt/Bobo run a scripted offense that is very predictable. Richt was hired because he was very smart offensively at FSU. Now, he calls plays not to lose, instead of to win. I sure hope we have some tricks up our sleeve during each game to keep the other team on their toes.
Jim Bob
July 5th, 2011
11:37 am
Charles is very talented but undersized as a true tight-end. I’m not convinced he’s the best tight-end on the team –I actually think Figgins is a better tight-end than Charles as for the blocking –and he’s not a bad pass-catcher either.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
11:37 am
Firing and replacing the OC would be a pretty big overhaul. But no, you didn’t use that exact term. I just made an assumption. My apologies if that wasn’t correct.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
11:40 am
I’d rather we just ran the scripted offense the way it was supposed to be run, and stop worrying about how we can “trick” somebody. Nobody else does.
Michael Vick Nike Bi**
July 5th, 2011
11:42 am
The talent to win the East is here! Unfortunately the coaching is not! The big question, after Georgia loses 5 games this year, will be who will coach the Bulldogs next year?
Kirby Smart
Boise’ coach
TCU’s coach
Dark horse guy is FIU’s coach! Former Miami player has a good program at FIU and can recruit the hell outta S Florida!
Jim Bob
July 5th, 2011
11:42 am
Athdawg
See below:
1. The last time Ga blocked a punt? Not lately
2. The last time Ga faked a field goal? Not latley
3. The last time Ga used clock management to score with 2 minutes to play before the half? Not lately
4. The last time Ga ran the No Huddle? 2005??
5. The last time our Head Coach showed some motivation, fire and enthusiasm in the locker room and on the sidelines? Not sure about the locker room. Grantham did a pretty good job of this last yr though.
6. The last time Ga showed a creative offense? 2007 @ AU
7. The last time our Coaches took the blame? 2009 –Willie Martinez
8. The last time we did the unexpected, instead of the obvious. Not lately, and won’t happen again (consistantly) until someone besides Bobo is calling the plays.
9. The last time Richt actually said in public the words “win a Championship”? He’s done this frequently.
oldguy
July 5th, 2011
11:46 am
I don’t think that Murray is going to be able to utilize the TE position as a pocket passer might be able to in this offensive package. Murray’s problems out of the play action are an obvious hole in the offensive scheme. You can say that is because of the lack of a run game but I would argue that it is Murray’s inability to pass the ball over the middle that causes problems with the run game. If you are a defensive coordinator and you know that the QB can’t throw the seam route then you are able to do a good bit more to defend the run with the linebackers. The bottom line is Murray can’t see over the line to throw the ball out of the pocket and that is a fatal flaw in Bobo’s offense. I hope this gapping hole has been addressed by the coaching staff but they can’t make Murray 2 to 3 inches taller. Here’s to hoping we have great defensive play! Go Dawgs!
Jim Bob
July 5th, 2011
11:47 am
.Michael Vick Nike Bi**
I sure hope it’s not Kirby Smart. All he’s ever proved to me is he can run Saban’s Defense with Saban there to fall back on & get dragged up & down the football field.
Boise & TCU coaches will not be the next coach @ UGA.
I hope RIght pulls it together…We will see soon enough.
Jim Bob
July 5th, 2011
11:50 am
oldguy
Very well said. I agree & have said this all along –even when they recruited Murray. He’s a heck of a talent but the fact is he’s too short to make a great QB –especially in the SEC where opposiing Defenses are always fast & strong.
Whiskey Breath
July 5th, 2011
11:54 am
Does Richt really know how to use the tight end? Yea, I can see Bobo throwing to the tight end. Right now they don’t know if they should run it or pass it. They don’t know it, but unless that line get’s solidfied, they want have a choice.
UGA Insider
July 5th, 2011
11:57 am
I think CMR has 2 more years in the tank tops. Chris Peterson will be the guy in 2013 or 2014. Adams will never fire CMR out of respect. Adams has a cash cow and does not want to upset the gravy train. I had heard some nasty rumors a few months ago from other UGA coaches(non football) that CMR basically had a 2 game season. If he went 0-2 he would be fired but I don’t belive that anymore.
Joey
July 5th, 2011
11:58 am
Wow! Sorry you missed last year’s Auburn offense – never in my life have I seen a more un-scripted offense. And I don’t think Urban Myer ran a “scripted offense” last season to once again defeat a more talented UGA.
I don’t think you could call the early days of Mark Richt’s UGA run, “scripted” either. Hurry up offense, trick, yes “trick” plays, reverses, double reverses, etc.
Give me a W. That’s my only wish. How the coach gets it done means nothing to me – pass 80% of the time or 20%. Draw plays in the dirt. Doesn’t matter. Whatever it takes to get the W.
kody
July 5th, 2011
11:59 am
3049 yards , 24 tds only 8 ints, and he’s too short to play in the SEC?
1 Freshman in SEC history who has passed for more yards than Aaron Murray did in 2010, when the Georgia QB piled up 3,049 passing yards. In 2000, Kentucky QB Jared Lorenzen set the SEC freshman mark with 3,687.
Murray is still too short to see over his line and Richt would still kick a field goal on 4th and inches inside the 5
July 5th, 2011
12:05 pm
That about sums it up for another season of sorrow.
moleman
July 5th, 2011
12:05 pm
Lex, you agreed with me…CMR won with Donnan’s recruits…i’m back in the doublewide…now what?? maybe i’ll replay UGAG vs UCF for giggles!!!
Contractor
July 5th, 2011
12:15 pm
I’ve been saying it for two years now that we have a under-utilized weapon in Orson Charles. The guy is big, fast, and athletic. He can run past the linebacker, and is bigger and just as fast as most secondaries. Bobo is a complete incompetent idiot if he doesn’t realize what he has in Charles. I understand I am just a fan, and not a coach in the practices, games, or situations during a game, but watching in the stands and on TV has its advantages as well. Seeing Charles being clutch in the LSU game as a Freshmen let me know he has the tools as a big time target. He reminds me a lot of the athleticism of Aaron Hernandez at Florida, and Georgia needs to use his big muscular body just like Florida used Hernandez. Split him out and let him stretch the field as a receiver, put Jay Rome in to block, and you have another set of plays. The scouting report on Rome says he’s a much better blocker, so it works.
Charles will only add the the elite tight ends Georgia if Bobo opens up his game plan and gets his athletes the ball, instead of run up the middle, run to the right, pass in the flats, run left. Very easy playing arm chair quarterback, but it seems as if half the fans scout better than some of these coaches, and that’s pretty pathetic by any standard I believe. Get Charles and Branden Smith the ball in space, and then see what Crowell, Nick Marshall, and Malcolm Mitchell can do with it.
oldguy
July 5th, 2011
12:18 pm
@kody- Come on dude. On one side you have AJ Green on the other side you had maybe the 2nd tallest receiver in the conference. Throw in the talent of Orson Charles and almost any QB can have those numbers. Joe Cox threw to the tune of 2500 yards to those guys. I’m not knocking Murray if you really read what I said previously. I’m saying the scheme needs to change to bring out his talent. We started putting him in the shotgun more after the first four games last year so he could read his check downs better. The fact is that he can’t throw over the middle which puts tremendous pressure on the o-line and running game. Square hole round peg. Throw all the stats about Murray at me you want there is only one stat that matters 6-7.
Silly Rabbit
July 5th, 2011
12:33 pm
UGA Insider
July 5th, 2011
11:57 am
I think CMR has 2 more years in the tank tops.
Wow, you are a bit of an insider! How long do you think he has with the boxer shorts? or does he wear briefs? I really want to know. give it to me Insider!
WDE
July 5th, 2011
12:36 pm
@Silly Rabbit your name speaks volumes…..
bulldogmaniac
July 5th, 2011
12:37 pm
Charles will be a stud this year!
Ron Smith
July 5th, 2011
12:38 pm
UGA will lose to: Florida, Auburn, Tennessee, Boise State, South Carolina, Mississippi State
Toss up: Kentucky
UGA will beat: Ole Miss, Coastal Carolina, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, New Mexico State Coach Richt will be fired
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
12:41 pm
NO, I saw Auburn, and I thought it went well, but not because they were so unpredictable. I also believe the UGA offense wold have looked considereable different had it be run by NewtonType.
I realize that Urban Scrambled around last year but that was purely out of freustration. I’m sure he would have said that. No way would he prefer to look liek he did last year. And yes, he beat Georgia, so? is that the standard you are looking for. helter skelter offense that could barely beat Georgia’s worst team in years? AND FWIW, they were below UGA in pretty much all offensive categories on the year. So that wasn’t a very effective plan. Am positive Urban would have prefered what he had the 4 yrs prior and I can Darn sure predict what they were doing most of the time. Is Alabama unpredictable? ARe they fooling anyone? NO, you know exactly what they are doing and they do it well. Thats how you win. Dod what you do. Not do what you don’t do.
Did you find our offense to be too predictable and boring in the UF game as the reason we lost since you brought it up? As I stated before TE Charles had over 100 yrds.
honest_abe
July 5th, 2011
12:46 pm
alt: “And yes, he beat Georgia, so? is that the standard you are looking for. helter skelter offense that could barely beat Georgia’s worst team in years?”
ugh. sounds like tech fans every year they lose. no bueno.
kody
July 5th, 2011
12:49 pm
Its ludacris to say Murray can’t throw over the middle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cjimTtqv70
Joey
July 5th, 2011
12:54 pm
“the UGA offense wold have looked considereable different had it be run by NewtonType”
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Oh yeah. Old Cam woulda got 12 catches for 109 yds at tight end at UGA . . .
WDE
July 5th, 2011
12:58 pm
@Ron Smith well I guess we should just cancel the season as you have it all figured out..
Joey
July 5th, 2011
1:01 pm
“And yes, he beat Georgia, so? is that the standard you are looking for.”
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Beating other teams? Um . . . . . .yeah. Winning. You think UF fans are concerned that the Gators’ offense looked “helter skelter?”
No, I expect Gator fans feel just like me. Winning pretty counts no differently than winning ugly.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
1:02 pm
My point being: his offense was so bad, the only good thing it did was beat our even worse offense, (pretty much on mis-cues) is not exactly screaming to me, “so lets be more like that”.
I’d be a lot more in favor of using an example like: When we took that ol boring Bobo scripted offense down to J’ville in 2007, and beat Urban’s ultra creative Tebow driven machine with it. It’s execution, not squiggly lines from page 273 in the playbook that is the answer.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
1:08 pm
I am guessing that the UF fans were very happy to beat Georgia on that day. I am also guessing if you asked them if they ever want to go back to the type of offense they had last year on the whole, not many of them would vote for it.
You are making 2 seperate points. Using last years UF offense as an example of that you want the Georgia offense to look like going forward is just not making your original one very well.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
1:10 pm
The joke about Cam as TE was excellent though.
sandman053
July 5th, 2011
1:13 pm
lol Altamaha, it was good huh? I’m not an Auburn fan at all (especially after last year) but I feel bad for that kid who lost his mother this weekend. Senseless and shameful! Things can go good or bad with him, but hopefully he will turn out more like Warrick Dunn.
Joey
July 5th, 2011
1:15 pm
Dang, Altamaha, I have never, ever called Richt/Bobo’s offense boring. My criticism is that our game plans and playcalling is too predictable.
Just win.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
1:17 pm
yea, that was a shocker. You hate that for him, the rest of his family, his hometown, and the Auburn folks too.
Joey
July 5th, 2011
1:18 pm
“The joke about Cam as TE was excellent though.”
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I’m saving this. I got a compliment from AltamahaDawg!!
mgdawg
July 5th, 2011
1:21 pm
There was a post I read somewhere last year, that bobo’s offense has scored more points and the average per game has increased compared to when richt ran the offense. Last year I don’t know if that remained true, but it is something to think about. As many have said, when richt called plays he had the luxury of BVG defense that simply didn’t allow the opposing offense to score.
The main problem with the offense is consistency, and I think a lot of this is due to not sticking with what is working. How many times have we seen a running back get hot, then the next series they are no where to be found? How many times last year did we see a hand off on first down go for nothing or negative yardage, while murray is terrorizing the team with the passing game? First and foremost stick with what works. The next thing that kills the offense is the inability to get 1-2 yards on the ground when they need it. I would rather the offense be 3rd and goal from the 6 then 3rd and goal from the 1. Hopefully new strength and conditioning and the addition of crowell and figgins will change that.
kody
July 5th, 2011
1:22 pm
Ron, May I have some of that money you’ll be handing out this season?
Hard Truth Soldier
July 5th, 2011
1:24 pm
How could a team with this much talent have any problems at all? Is Phil Steele, Lindy’s, Sporting News,and several other publications wrong in there assessment of talent? UGA has 3 TE’s ( Charles,Lynch, and now Rome were all top #1’s or #2’s by P. Steele in there respective classes) and White was like #10 in his class. This cannot and should not be a problem with talent at this caliber. Dawg fans you should expect nat’l championships, like those hicks next door in Alabama.Three to four yeas down the line when we see all them striving in the NFL, we’re all gonna be saying why was these guys not used more at UGA like this. It’s gonna come down to one thing. . . Coaching!
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
1:28 pm
Alright friend. Fair enough. Seems to be splitting hairs to me but okay. Not boring, just predictable. Not major changes, just a completely different philosophy.
We actually agree more than we don’t about the offense. Basically it’s just not getting it done on the whole, when it counts.
I just personally do not think it the plays called, it the plays played. And that goes back to the winter, and over the break, and into camp. By Saturday, its a done deal. You’re just not “calling” unpredictably to cover IF the basic stuff isn’t working. NO idea what the issue is with execution, but they need to figure it out.
But Give me the very predictable offense that beat UF in 2007, and keep the 3 headed QB UF offense that outlasted our self destruction last year ANY day.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
1:31 pm
Cam would have got over 20 reception and 400 yrds. No soup for you!
DawginLex
July 5th, 2011
1:34 pm
and while you are at it moleman, pop in the tapes of clempson’s last ACC title. They will have a 8 track to go along with it for the music
Tech Sucks
July 5th, 2011
1:38 pm
I’ve never seen a team so stacked with TE’s.
Boyd Hargraves
July 5th, 2011
1:39 pm
What makes you think Orson won’t be under-utilized this season? Did we get a new Offensive Coordinator. Mark it down. OC WILL be under-utilized, and Bobo will drag our beloved Coach Richt down with the ship. … It didn’t have to be this way, but Richt was in an impossible situation. He can’t fire Bobo. He married into the Dooley family. I hate it, but Richt didn’t have the cajones to fire a friend and a relative of a legend.
oldguy
July 5th, 2011
1:42 pm
@kody- I watched the first three minutes of your youtube vid and all of those passes over the middle were out of the shotgun. I am talking about from the play action to open up the running lanes.
Angel Soft Toilet Tissue Sales Mgr.
July 5th, 2011
1:43 pm
Auburn has cut their toilet paper order in half for this year.
What are they thinking?
ga gator
July 5th, 2011
1:47 pm
Charles another fine one from my hometown; great kid and great hands (except when he dropped UF’s NC trophy on a recruiting visit).
shankit
July 5th, 2011
1:50 pm
ga gator – That was a classic, dropping the trophy.
By the way, do you have the name of the taxidermist
in Alachua that mounted your mascot on display in
your sky boxes?
Joey
July 5th, 2011
1:53 pm
Maybe, like you write regularly, our 2nd year QB, who I just love, will do better with the audibles and reads now that he has seen what the SEC will throw at him.
Richt’s first 3 QBs all were excellent readers of defenses. Maybe Murray will prove be their equal. He is at least their equal in toughness, quickness, and foot-speed.
I don’t know how much Richt worries about his coaching future – he seems to not let it get to him. I just bet he feels the best about the QB position since Stafford’s last year.
Oh and Cam woulda gone in the 3rd round!
shankit
July 5th, 2011
1:55 pm
Tide – Glad we don’t have to play ya’ll this season.
Would hate to have your boys poison our hedges.
Paul Fiebaum Talk Radio – Alabama fan call in, “Paul, I jest don’t know
why Auburn wud continue to have engineering classes,
heck, they don’t hardly have any trains running anymore.”
Food Lion Bag Boy
July 5th, 2011
2:04 pm
LOL
I love the optimism from the pup fanbase
THE SAME CRAP EVERY YEAR
Top 10 recruiting classes
Predictable play calling
Underutilization of some the best TE’s in the nation
Another loss to FL even when they are about as worse ever since the 70’s
Another loss to a team you shouldnt have loss to
No running game
And yet all the same pre-season hype crap as usual
You dawg fans have to be the dumbest fans Ive ever seen
but hey you always shoot for the moon with your 10 win season victory dance
LOL
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
2:09 pm
Nah, he would have screwed up here, same as UF. I don’t think anyone was going to get his best (QB or TE) till he grew up a bit. How much would hat have sucked to HAVE recruited him as a QB and based any plans around him?
WDE
July 5th, 2011
2:18 pm
@Food Lion Bag Boy troll who is your team, I’m sure they are poised to go undefeated ? How do you know we will have no running game did we play a couple of games I missed..you pathetic low life…and it lost to not loss to moron.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
2:33 pm
What, No kool-aid?
GA Sandlapper
July 5th, 2011
2:42 pm
UGA = TIGHT END U!! Imagine if Cam Newton would have signed with UGA!!
Food Lion Bag Boy
July 5th, 2011
2:42 pm
WDE
Im your favorite beat down team GO GATORS!!!
Glad we dont put up with mediocrity
Choke Choke Choke, hahahahaha
Hows your DC, still giving the choke sign as a scare tactic or is that just one of your stupid we know whats coming playcalls
WDE
July 5th, 2011
2:49 pm
@Food Lion Bag Boy riddle me this, your HC has yet to win a game as a HC, your OC has destroyed every college program he has been a part of along with every buffet he has come across. Your return a defense that a freshman QB came back on and took to O.T…and your talking crap…oh and how is that award winning QB of yours doing? Newsflash there slimy CUM’s gone…your pinning your hopes on the rotund and the unproven…..stay turned this is going to be classic.
Joey
July 5th, 2011
2:49 pm
I don’t blame you nerd.
Your posting name was probably st simons, RambleOn!!!, Yellow Fuzz, etc before your latest losing streak began a couple of seasons back . . .
Hell, if I was a Techie, I’d consider lying too . . .
kody
July 5th, 2011
2:55 pm
Olddawg, shows you should watch the games a little closer.
Food Lion Bag Boy
July 5th, 2011
3:05 pm
WDE
Riddle me this
Ron Zook fired
Ron Zook 2-1 against Richt
Ron Zook lost to UGA the week he was fired, big win there
We would still beat you with
Tommy Bowden
Tyrone Willingham
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
3:10 pm
oh yea, tech fan.
JB
July 5th, 2011
3:10 pm
Whiskey Breath @11:54 ask if Richt knew how to use a TE…………Check with the NFL Whiskey………..I believe he has had 6 or 7 drafted in 10 years……..They weren’t drafted for sitting on the bench day dreaming…….They EXCELLED at TE in a Pro type offense….GEEZ.
DC
July 5th, 2011
3:13 pm
anyone read that Finebaum caller quote in a country accent in your head?…
WDE
July 5th, 2011
3:15 pm
@Food Lion Bag Boy really did God whisper in you ear little man…we still own the series record and guess what you’ll never catch us…I’m thinking the worm has turned.And you don’t have Tommy Bowen or Tyrone Willingham who at last review had actually won a game as HC’s..
JB
July 5th, 2011
3:15 pm
Caller with a country accent….from Bammer………nah…………LOL
Food Lion Bag Boy
July 5th, 2011
3:29 pm
WDE
LOL you own the series, yea but at the end of this decade you wont
Lets see Richt will be 1-9 again this decade with a new contract after a couple of TEN WIN SEASONS
7576DAWG
July 5th, 2011
3:50 pm
Last year South Carolina beat us because we could not stop Lattimore and thus he got 37 carry’s. Spurrier will always go with what is working. My biggest complaint with Bobo has always been that after we drive for a touchdown with a certain offensive set up, that Bobo will assumes that it want work again and you may not see that set up again all day. ADVICE TO BOBO IS ” IF IT AIN’T BROKE DON’T FIX IT”.
This year Spurrier knows that we will make sure Lattimore doesn’t beat us and Garcia will throw to Alshon Jeffery 20 times, so get ready for it. Garcia could kill someone and Spurrier would play him. It’s all Spurrier has and Spurrier will do what it takes to win.
Let the big boys , Geathers and Jenkins take care of the middle and blitz on every play. The one think that Garcia doesn’t do well is play smart when heavy pressure is put on him.
This year if you want to beat South Carolina you must stop Garcia.
WDE
July 5th, 2011
4:02 pm
@Food Lion Bag Boy you will never catch us…ever.
Carlton
July 5th, 2011
4:04 pm
I have a weird feeling that this year will be a special one. I think Richt is done playing with Bobo when it comes to how he runs the offense, and I’m sure there has been a meeting or two between the two where Richt laid down the law. We’ve been in a 3 year slide because Richt & Co. got complacent with how they did things (especially after that let-down of 2008 when we were preseason No. 1).
That said, Charles & King will be the primary receivers for this team. I think they’ll utilize Brown & Troupe in screens and short routes to get them acclimated to playing (since they haven’t had many receptions thusfar). Troupe might get some deep looks. White will primarily be a blocking TE and will get a few catches in the two tight end set when Charles is either off the line in the slot or when he’s being covered (even though he can beat any LB in the country in coverage).
It’s the same with the RB situation. Crowell and King will be primary running backs (with King doing most of the carries/pass-blocking). Carlton Thomas will be a swing-back for throws, Ken Malcolme will primarily be used for short yardage situations since he’s great up the middle.
Food Lion Bag Boy
July 5th, 2011
4:05 pm
Another year of the gators stomping a mud hole in the bewildered dogs
But hey theres always 10 win seasons right
blahahahahahahaha
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
4:06 pm
All good Central Florida residents prefer Publix, everybody knows that.
Food Lion Bag Boy
July 5th, 2011
4:08 pm
Yea
Richt laid down the law with Booboo
YOU BETTER THROW MORE SIDELINE PASSES SON OR ELSE, OR ELSE, OR ELSE,
you’ll have to call the plays from the bench
lol
Food Lion Bag Boy
July 5th, 2011
4:10 pm
I almost forgot
UCF beat you, I bet it was because Florida was in there name
blahahahahahaha
By October we will have a handle on this matter
July 5th, 2011
4:23 pm
As we go into the summer camp period and then on into Fall, we will have a handle on CMR’s future at UGA. By late October we will then know if CMR will survive and continue as HC at UGA or we will then know that it is over. If we have major losses prior to AU and to Florida and to GT, it will not bode well for him two days after the GT game, which will be a win for UGA.
Offensive line woes, thin at Fullback and frankly at back up QB and LB corps with the new problem issue with Jones out of Columbus …………….. that USC transferee, we will win 10 this year or we will not. CMR must win 10.
The alumni do not want to accept a 9-3 season with a Boise State loss and then two more SEC games to either UT or AU or Mississippi State and/or Florida. 9-3 will not make the alumni happy and it will absolutely place UGA in a Gator Bowl or Outback or Chic Fil A situation and that won’t save him. 11 years will then be enough!!!
CMR can ONLY save himself with a 9-3 season IF …………….IF UGA loses one out of conference game and then two SEC losses but we tie with SC and go to the Dome. This scenario would save CMR. A loss there and then one in the bowl would put UGA at 9-5 and that would stink to high heaven with the alums. 9-3 could end up being a lousy year after another low level bowl game.
10-1 is his ticket.
UGA man, class of 71 & 73.
DawginLex
July 5th, 2011
4:26 pm
Predicted headlines:
Florida falls at home to UT in OT. Weis blames Muschamp
Florida continues slide with losses to Bama, LSU, and UGA.
Weis eats entire buffet at Gainesville Golden Corral
Brantley benched for Murphy. Muschamp blames Weis for being indecisive.
FSU pounds Florida
Florida ends year 7-5, accepts bid to Motor City Bowl Bowl
Weis eats entire stock of lobster and shrimp in Detroit area.
Bowl officials express “regret over inviting Florida”
Army whips florida 35-7 in bowl game
florida ends year 7-6
Muschamp fires Weis
Linus & Lucy
July 5th, 2011
4:28 pm
KoolAid anyone?
Hey 7576
July 5th, 2011
4:30 pm
You are 125% correct. SC and Spurrier will try to test UGA up the middle early on like 2010 but then will throw deep to beat us. THAT is how Spurrier thinks. He does not repeat a repeat and he does that logically, to keep folks of balance. Smart guy he is.
UGA needs to be very formidable in our middle unlike last year. They have wide bodies with Jenkins, Gaithers and Abry Jones now. There is also another young man ready to stop up the middle who did very well in the G Day game. BULK we have unlike in 010 on the middle of the D line, plus barring injuries, our LBs are faster.
Cannot wait to see what develops.
Gooooooooooooo Dogs.
Food Lion Bag Boy
July 5th, 2011
4:31 pm
LOL
Hey Weiss will call plays watching it from his seat at the Golden Coral in Gainesville via verizon conference call and will still beat UGA
Pass some more of those mash taters as you Suth-un folk like to call em this is fun
Buffet and another beat down of UGA
Zeke
July 5th, 2011
4:37 pm
Richt only throws 2 passes a game to the tight end.
It’s a non-impact position.
Orson has averaged 23 catches a year for 2 seasons. He’ll get another 2 a game in 2011. Along with 2 td’s.
Same ole, same ole.
Zeke
July 5th, 2011
4:45 pm
i’D RATHER HAVE fIGGINS IN AT TIGHT END, SINCE gEORGIA NEVER PASSES TO THE TIGHT END, BETTER RN BLOCKING, WOULD HELP THE RUN GAME.
old time dog
July 5th, 2011
5:08 pm
Same old song. We have went after a number of te’s in recent years but don’t recall them being a major part of the passing game. You know, even if Richt turns things around this year it is still a shame that he was allowed to let things get like they did.
Ace
July 5th, 2011
5:10 pm
Problem is, the guy throwing to him, Murray, is ranked aganst winning teams:
44th in TD’s
81st in passing accuracy
In other words, Murray’s good against the lOUISIANA lAFAYETTES BUT HORRIBLE BEYOND IMAGINATION AGAINST teams like UCF (3 TO’S, O TD’S)
Ace
July 5th, 2011
5:15 pm
NOT A BIG GAME GUY, ONLY CAUGHT 1 TD AGAINST 5 RANEKD TEAMS. sHRINKS AGAINST GOOD COMPETITION.
LIKE HIS QB PLANT BUDDY MURRAY.
Food Lion Bag Boy
July 5th, 2011
5:19 pm
Smack smack smack, coach Muschamp, smack, smack, smack could you pass me some more of those ribs.
Im really hungry after calling such a good game against JAWGA
Valdosta Cat
July 5th, 2011
5:25 pm
Jay Rome is the best blocking tight end I have ever seen. He is already 265 pounds. Add 30 pounds to him and he is an all-American left tackle. He would be a first round NFL draft choice. Very athletic for a big man with long arms to protect the qb’s backside.
4 aces
July 5th, 2011
5:48 pm
ace, same old post different name tech fan talking smack lol.
Dawg Tired
July 5th, 2011
5:57 pm
Gotta have enough sense to use ‘em.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
6:12 pm
I’d say that the TEs having more pass receptions than any WR on the team except AJ Green is a pretty major part of the passing game.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
6:36 pm
Sounds funny to say we “never use TEs” since the leading returning receiver on the team is a TE. We never use TE. Hmm. Do we ever throw a forward pass then?
Pat
July 5th, 2011
6:42 pm
Great grammar as usual.
Food Lion Bag Boy
July 5th, 2011
6:47 pm
Not many forward passes just sideline passes mostly
Heck your first pass against FL was intercepted yep thrown toward the sideline
old time dog
July 5th, 2011
6:52 pm
Passing to te’s HAS NOT been a major part of this offense. It has been underutilized as an important avenue of our passing game. Not sure why but other than an occassional play that appears to be Murray trying to get rid of the ball or make something out of nothing, it definitely hasn’t been a go to position.
Food Lion Bag Boy
July 5th, 2011
7:04 pm
10 wins 10 wins 10 wins 10 wins thats all that matters
LOL
Signs of a top tier program for sure
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
7:15 pm
OK. Well then we HAVE NO passing game, if the second most receptions on the team is insignificant.
old time dog
July 5th, 2011
7:26 pm
Well, I wouldn’t sweat arguing over it too much if I were you. The next coaching staff might have an offense in mind,reckon? BAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
old time dog
July 5th, 2011
7:29 pm
You know, if Altamaha is accurate about his claims and we did throw to the te’s that much, eYe hope to hell we don’t try it this year because it obviously didn’t work last year.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
7:43 pm
Ah, the ol’ switcherooski huh? Wise choice.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
7:51 pm
Now if the rest of us could resume the previous grown up conversation about how we can use the TE even more, and what factors might have affected that last year, and what could be done to offset that this year, that would be great.
MarineDog
July 5th, 2011
7:53 pm
1953 dawg,
Although you are entitled to your opinion about the coaches, the name calling waters down that point of view and it makes you look immature in the process. I sincerely hope that “1953″ is not the year you graduated or attended UGA. If it is, then it’s a shame that someone of your age cannot contribute to a conversation without resorting to calling people clowns.
wde
July 5th, 2011
8:11 pm
Enter your comments here
dawg gone
July 5th, 2011
8:16 pm
Well I’m wondering how the Food Lion clown is dissing 10 wins a season since his bunch didn’t come up with 10 last year….and won’t this year…oh and Foodie on what planet is Weiss a better coach than CUM and we took you to O.T last year with a freshman QB…
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
8:48 pm
I don’t care if 1953 was when your Dad was born, you should be able to express yourself better than that.
Win P.
July 5th, 2011
8:51 pm
More dreaming going on than just the 2011 football recuits. Hope this wonderful TE talent (situation) does not go the way of UGA’s 2010 two top running backs in the SEC and the “best” offense Line in the country. Don’t forget the best receiver in the SEC managed to get suspended for the first four games. We will know after the 1st two games if UGA football has changed.
old time dog
July 5th, 2011
8:58 pm
AD, According to u the te’s were thrown the ball an awful lot so why would you want to use them even more if they had all that much action? Apparently didn’t fare too well for us but eYe am having a hard time remembering them getting that many plays. Thanks for letting a youngster comment.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
9:40 pm
It’s not a matter of what you remember, they actually track that sort of thing.
Shawn
July 5th, 2011
10:08 pm
WDE…we’ll never catch Au-barn in the series??? The barners lead 54-52 in the series…judging by recent history we will catch them in 2 years. That is if they don’t get the death penalty for cheating by then!
kb
July 5th, 2011
10:11 pm
Perhaps we may see some 2 TE formations with Orson in the slot,or a jumbo package with 2 TE( Lynch and White) , Figgins at fullback Charles at flanker and Rome at WR.
slaw dog
July 5th, 2011
10:19 pm
You just have to argue when you don’t have a chance at in any argument don’t you altamaha?! These folks are right about the tight ends not getting many passes and who is this “they” that “tracks” these “sort of things”? On second thought, there is no need for you to respond and I am asking that all real dawg fans ignore you.
Narvie
July 5th, 2011
10:22 pm
Braves won again. Freeman hit another homer. Uggla got him one also. I would rather watch them then read some of the dribble from Altamaha Dawg.
Mary Kastner
July 5th, 2011
10:24 pm
This marriage didn’t work either. So I’m back and available once again. Wanna try again Narvie?
Hartz Mtn. Dog
July 5th, 2011
10:26 pm
I got a new collar from KMart and it works. WOOF< WOOF!!!!
Narvie
July 5th, 2011
10:28 pm
Believe i’ll pass Mary. In fact, I think what I am going to do is just ignore you like slaw fog urged others to do with ad.
Poss dog
July 5th, 2011
10:30 pm
we will run some series with a 3 te set. alternate with some 2 split, 2 flank. gonna get to see mitchell and smith.
Betty Sue Kominski
July 5th, 2011
10:34 pm
Mary, You better leave my husband, Narvie, alone or you’ll be wearing sunglasses like Richt when I black those painted, trampy eyes of yours. If you think Mark plays with his hair alot just wait till I’m through with yours. Go back to Mexico.
Mrs. Seabolt
July 5th, 2011
10:37 pm
Is that you Mary? The same Mary I taught in the fourth grade. Get your hormones under control little girl because you still aren’t too old for me to stripe those legs.
Poss Dog
July 5th, 2011
10:38 pm
This tight end argument has got things in a real STEW!!!!
Narvie
July 5th, 2011
10:39 pm
This conversation is about tight ends Mary so you sure can’t say nothing.
Boise State Booster
July 5th, 2011
10:43 pm
We throw quite a few passes to our tight ends but I’m not sure exactly how many. Could some of you ask Altamaha Dawg to research it or track it for us? Thanks and look forward to a good game.
Dumb Jean shorts
July 5th, 2011
11:16 pm
Hey 1953 dawg,
maybe you should be the coach old man, you know it all!
Charles yr got better and better as year went on…..as a Second yr player!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yo Old man – he will be big time as a junior, then head to NFL. Where did uga go wrong????
Old geezer! Loser fans like you that suck! Negative negative negative……….stop coming and watching losers! Go dawgs!
dapperdanman
July 6th, 2011
4:20 am
Thunder Dome!!!!
This Sept. 3 in Atlanta, we Georgians (and Dawg Fans) have the opportunity to make a statement.
This may be the most pivotal game we play in deciding our outcome this season. Even if we were to win out the remainder of our schedule and win the SEC championship (the best you could hope for after a loss in the opener), we would not play in a National Championship if Boise remained undefeated, or anybody else for that matter, thus ending the SEC streak with the title game. Well this just can’t happen. We must win. Not because we think we should because we are the bigger program from the SEC and that should be enough to win. Not because we think we can play in a National Championship if we do. Our toughest games will be still to come. It is not because they think they will destroy us since they beat Va Tech last year right before James Madison did and “this isn’t the same team we beat in 2005”. It is because… THIS IS OUR HOUSE. THIS IS IN OUR STATE, IN OUR CAPITAL. THIS IS OUR COCA~COLA. THAT IS OUR DAMN CHICKEN SANDWICH. Do they even have Chic-fil-a in Boise?
When Boise St comes to the Georgia Dome to face us, we the fans have a responsibility to do our part to help our team. If you have ever been to the Dome you know how loud it can be. It is our job to make the walls crumble from our thunderous roar!!!!!!!!! Anytime the Boise offense is on the field it is our job to make as much noise as you’ve ever made. STAY ON YOUR FEET between plays still SCREAMING with all your might. STOMP THE GROUND and CLAP YOUR HANDS. SHAKE YOU KEYS. Bring those CRYING BABIES that you always bring to restaurants. Take off your belts, fold them in half, hold both ends, move your hands in then pull away making the belt pop. Try it, pretty loud. I don’t care if you wear tap shoes. We might take some heat for it if we all showed up in tap shoes, but that would make a ton of noise. Just sayin…
The point is we help win games too. We help motivate our kids to sell out body and mind for us and we strike fear and confusion into the other team. Though our part is nothing to what the players’ and coaches’ roles are, we must still show up prepared and ready to give our all, just like we expect from the team every Saturday. I don’t care if the score is 100-0, we don’t quit making noise or leave early. I want the TV announcers to show the noise meter at the Dome showing new records. Noise can cause miscommunication with play calling, unheard check-offs or audibles from the QB or sidelines, missed kicks, penalties, and turnovers. It can strike fear into the other team and kill momentum. We don’t need to take our feet off the gas, on the field or in the stands, till the game is over and we get that chicken dinner.
I WANT THAT CHICKEN DINNER!!!!!!!!
Then I want to eat chicken again the next week.
Don’t let me down Dawg Fans.
Don’t let our team down.
We will only become champions with each other.
old time dog
July 6th, 2011
7:23 am
Food Lion Bag Boy……Admittedly funny stuff and perhaps us UGA folks even deserve a little of it. From your perspective as a Gator fan, apparently we do. As poorly as we’ve played this series for a number of years there isn’t much we can crow about, that’s for sure. Last year was pretty close and at least not a rout as some have been. From looking at both teams eYe think UGA has a shot this year though. Your schedule is tougher than ours and you may have some adjustment period to the new coaches. Or maybe you won’t. It’s just hard for a team to stay on top and cranked up for as long as the Gators have. Any team for that matter. If UGA ever had an opportunity for the East this is it. That maybe wishful thinking as we do have numerous question marks heading into the season. Anyway, good luck to you and yours, look forward to perhaps spilling a little salt in your hopeful wounds and try not to let those shopping carts slam into vehicles with UGA displayed.
mustard dog
July 6th, 2011
7:27 am
To heck with Food Lion old time dog. He’s just another yankee transplant who calls Florida home. We got something for him and the Gator brethern.
FL dawg
July 6th, 2011
7:45 am
Lex said it first, and maybe best. A good defense will cover that offense every time. Stop bashing Richt and Bobo, that goes for the press too. There is a DC at UGA and he is well paid. If CMR needs to do anything, it’s start putting some weight on him. DB says coaching is UGA’s biggest liability, probably true. It starts with that ex cowboy though.
old time dog
July 6th, 2011
8:03 am
Interesting comment and truthful but eYe think it starts at the top. What the top dog demands and expects is most likely to be what you get. Rivers run downhill not up. Richt’s strongsuit has never been as a defensive mastermind. That ex cowboy may or may not be one either but eYe’m a hoping! The teams that implement this defense have seemed to struggle getting it into place. I just don’t understand how it could be that much harder than any other scheme to put into play. Of course, there’s alot of things eYe don’t understand so maybe it’s just my lack of knowledge. Ya’ll are exactly right in my estimation about what a really strong defense can do. That to me was a trademark during Dooley and Russell’s years.
old time dog
July 6th, 2011
8:15 am
DawginLex…Always enjoy your reads and come away feeling you know the game pretty good. Look forward to more.
pumpkin headed reject
July 6th, 2011
8:17 am
So do you feel Ga has that kind of defense or not?
mustard dog
July 6th, 2011
8:21 am
Altamaha Dawg, did you post as pumpkin headed reject?
chili dawg with onions
July 6th, 2011
8:22 am
He ain’t that smart chili.
naked dog
July 6th, 2011
8:24 am
I gotta get something on or I’m headed for one of Ron Popeil’s spits.
slaw dog
July 6th, 2011
8:26 am
Let’s argue whether people like slaw or chili dogs better. I say people prefer slaw dogs.
Pumpkin headed reject
July 6th, 2011
8:27 am
How dare you insult me like that mustard dog!!!!!!
Mary Kastner
July 6th, 2011
8:28 am
I like all dogs but simply adore naked dogs.
slaw dog
July 6th, 2011
8:29 am
Go away Mary.
chili dog
July 6th, 2011
8:29 am
Shut up Mary.
mustard dog
July 6th, 2011
8:30 am
You ain’t nothing but a tramp girl.
joe
July 6th, 2011
8:31 am
If you all think Spurrier will continue to run Lattimore up the middle vs Jenkins you have no clue. There is no way SC will not run wide and block the NT if he is stopped a few times. Spurrier is not Bobo. Do you expect Spurrier to keep running up the middle if he gets stopped????? Wow, do not complain about Bobo if you have no more clue than that.
FL dawg
July 6th, 2011
8:45 am
old timer I don’t know everything but Richt will always be one of THE best. Now if TG can get that 3-4 to work maybe we can win us some games, maybe alot. Go Dawgs!
jd
July 6th, 2011
9:24 am
How are they going to stop someone with Gaithers and Jenkins if they are not in the game at the same time. If the 3-4 does not allow them to be on the field at the same time you have to make adjustments to do so. Short yardage I hope so. You just cannot etch something in stone and stay with it forever…Also why are we using Ogletree at LB when some of you talk of the weaknesses at DB when we are supposed to be loaded at LB? The only way we beat Boise St. is we come out and hammer them really quick like before. If they get ahead, Bobo is not adept in coming back against someone like that and I do not think Grantham will adjust to what they will be doing if they do get a big lead. Their offense is so unpredictable, certainly not like ours. If this does not happen then this will be a good year for the dawgs!!!!
His last year
July 6th, 2011
9:30 am
Orson Charles will bolt for the NFL after the season. He is so emblematic of UGA players lately. He came to UGA highly regarded but has yet to really carry the day in any game. He is physically gifted and is a good slot back/tight end in NCAA ball but in NFL, he is too small for tight end. He has done nada so far. Nada.
This is UGA’s lot ……………. we sign some really great athletes but they do not win big games ………..see QB Murray. UGA’s lore ( long ago) was to play as a smart, well coached team. Stafford, No Show Moreno, and the many D players, Jeff Owens,Brandon Smith, etc. came to UGA with high expectations but we have seen no major results, beyond our stomping Hawaii and that goofy QB that they had.
CMR has designed this 4/5 star driven system. He has until season’s end to make it jell this year. We alumni are ready for some new blood and new direction, if he cannot reel off a 10-2 and 11-1 season over the next two years. If we end up say 8-5, then that will not be enough. 9-3 this year might not be either, unless UGA ties in the East and goes to the Dome. We must defeat Florida two years in a row ( they should be down) for me to even believe that CMR can coach well in this league.
I want to see more David Pollack style team players and less of these 8-5 “all world” heroes like Wahsuan Ealey, Matt Stafford or AJ Green or Orson Charles. Name one game that these guys won single handily.
Gooooooooooooooooooo Dogs
UGA man, class of 71 & 73
GDAWG65
July 6th, 2011
9:31 am
‘I would like to know why CMB underutilized the tight ends given the talent at that position’
Because Bobo is a poor excuse for a coach. The Dawgs deserve a proven offensice coordiantor.
WDE
July 6th, 2011
9:50 am
@GDAWG65 “offensice coordiantor.” what is that?
old time dog
July 6th, 2011
10:06 am
joe, jd….Good points and eYe agree completely. We don’t adapt as well during the game as we need to. Offensively or defensively. If eYe buy into what a high level of talent we get each year then there is definitely an argument regarding the coaching. Fl.Dawg, eYe can’t see it through your eyes my friend. Granted, Richt and his staff probably aren’t the worst in the country but eYe think they leave room for improvement. What joe and jd alluded to is hard reality and the truth whether we as Georgia fans like it or even admit to it.
AltamahaDawg
July 6th, 2011
10:13 am
A more logical assumption is that the first year QB had the option to throw the football to his TE on pretty much any play, but given his experience level, and for factor related to other aspects of the offense as a whole and the defensive ability to react to those, he was only able to do that on 40 or 50 times. And while that way the second most used passing option last year (and whould have been on all but about 3 SEC teams), behind throwing it to AJ green, it was not a UGA record, only very high on the list.
OR it might have been the coach telling him to not throw to the TE no matter what becasue he just didn’t want to use that very obvious option.
kb
July 6th, 2011
10:16 am
His last year , Orson Charles will bolt for the NFL but he’s too small to play TE in the SEC?Pete Carroll didn’t think he was too small to play TE at USC. Mark Richt has to prove he can coach in the SEC? Funny that only one team in the league has more SEC titles (LSU) than UGA since Richts arrival. You tip your hand when you describe Moreno as No show (sounds like a techie), 2736 yards rushing in 2 seasons. Moreno, Stafford and Green didn’t show up but were 1st round draft picks in the NFL.
old time dog
July 6th, 2011
10:19 am
U lack any logic if that’s your mindset. The discussion was around UGA’s failure to adapt during games and even the season. eYe don’t give a damn how many times u claim the tight ends were either thrown to or neglected. They simply weren’t a factor in deciding the tempo of any games.
AltamahaDawg
July 6th, 2011
10:23 am
that wasn’t intended for you condiment dog(s), I didn’t see your posting ahead of that. So reposnd if you must, but please refer you previously declared non-caring of what I think.
AltamahaDawg
July 6th, 2011
10:23 am
too late i see.
old time dog
July 6th, 2011
10:41 am
AltamahaDawg, We agree to disagree, okay? Nothing personal and yes, eYe have noticed other dogs/dawgs posting around my feeble attempts. If you are so persuaded to think it is me then your little mind is playing upteen degrees of tricks. eYe might have even thought it was you but eYe tend to try not being paranoid.
Mary Kastner
July 6th, 2011
10:43 am
I (eYe) put them up to it ya’ll. A woman of my looks has a tremendous amount of power and persuasion.
old time dog
July 6th, 2011
10:45 am
AltamahaDawg….No eYe don’t even know Mary although she appears to have alot of condiments.
UGA '05
July 6th, 2011
10:49 am
Mary=psychopath=godcomplex=Casey Anthony
Joey
July 6th, 2011
10:54 am
“I would rather watch them then read some of the dribble from Altamaha Dawg.”
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“Dribble?” How do you actually read “dribble,” Narvie?
SSIgator
July 6th, 2011
10:58 am
“Tight ends: Led by Orson Charles, strong UGA legacy poised to continue”
The only tight end in discussion at this point is Mark Richt. I would bet that the pucker factor on his is probably about an 8.5. It will only get tighter as the season gets closer. By mid-October he probably won’t be able to pass gas.
Joey
July 6th, 2011
11:09 am
I don’t know, SSIgator, even if the heat is turned up on Richt, he seems, outwardly at least, not to be affected by it.
UGA’s president, AD, and Athletic Board are not obsessed with championships like UF and Bama. Winning records, and challenging for the SEC East most seasons will keep Richt as the coach as long as he wants to be. I expect UF would have fired Richt by now or forced some staff turnover, don’t you?
Not saying I like it. But I believe that’s the way it is in Athens.
Dawg Stuck in Columbus, OH
July 6th, 2011
11:40 am
My thought was to move Orson to TB and I hopefully Figgins changed his number, looks silly with a 89 playing full back…
WDE
July 6th, 2011
11:42 am
@Joey I laugh my self silly every time someone states that the Gators are “obsessed with championships ” B.S…really so obsessed that you hired a coach with NO HC experience…seems like that’s what a UGA or Kentucky would do doesn’t it? @SSIgator how many wins as a HC your guy got now?
AltamahaDawg
July 6th, 2011
11:50 am
You think the UF AD would have handled it any differently that ours did last year sitting at the same desk?
honest_abe
July 6th, 2011
12:22 pm
it’s drivel but you knew that. if everyone spent the entire time correcting typos, grammatical mistakes. this would be a really long and boring blog.
there has to be more to this story of the asst. recruiting coordinator leaving. seems more like he was told to leave… gracefully.
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July 6th, 2011
12:43 pm
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AltamahaDawg
July 6th, 2011
12:44 pm
as it turns out, he wasn’t technically the “assistant recruiting co-cordinator” as reported, but rather, one of the several “recruiting assistants”. Could very well be that he had other opportunites, but clearly he wasn’t going to advance here for whatever the reasons.
Mary Kastner
July 6th, 2011
2:49 pm
Who knows how to blitz? I’m ready to take all of you dogs on.
slaw dog
July 6th, 2011
2:50 pm
Not me Mary. I don’t have my mayo on.
mustard dog
July 6th, 2011
2:55 pm
I’m good to go Mary. I’m sure I’ll need reinforcements. I’m afraid old time won’t be much help. Maybe chili dog and onion dog can. Has anybody heard from vidalia dog? Aw, he’s sorta sweet anyway. Bad idea. You’re up old time.
Drummer
July 6th, 2011
5:17 pm
Charles caught a couple of passes a game, 23, White caught maybe 1 a game, and Figgins has caught 9 passes in 3 seasons. It’s not a position at Georgia that matters. QB or WR only 2 positions Richt and Bobo care abvout.
Chip Towers
July 6th, 2011
5:18 pm
Drummer: Quarterbacks in tomorrow’s breakdown!
Class of 93
July 6th, 2011
8:35 pm
Hope we see some single back 2 TE 2WR sets this year. It would fit our talent.
mama
July 7th, 2011
8:30 am
Dawg
comment from Dawg Stuck in Columbus, OH,,,,” hopefully Figgins changed his number, looks silly with a 89 playing full back”…my reply….jersey cost about a $100 when parents buy a jersey…not to mention other family members…Figgins got one year left…Who CARES what looks silly to you and what you think is not important but his mom looks really good in her 89 jersey… now unless you would like to buy his mom a new jersey …..let me know I’ll give you her address……
Stay Stuck in Columbus, OH
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7:59 pm
[...] July 5 — Tight ends [...]
LawDawg
July 11th, 2011
10:32 am
“under-utilized with 49 receptions and 5 TDs in 26 game”
And how many more receptions would he have if he didn’t drop 2 out of 3 passes sent his way?