Notebook: Defensive numbers not what Georgia expected
ATHENS — Forty-sixth, 42nd, 57th and 43rd.
That’s Georgia’s national rank in scoring defense (21.0 ppg), total defense (345.3ypg), rushing defense (145.3 ypg) and pass defense (200 ypg), respectively, heading into Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt.
It’s safe to say that’s not where the Bulldogs expected to be at this point of the season, especially when two of their first three opponents happened to be Buffalo and Florida Atlantic. They came into the season nine starters returning from a unit that finished fifth in the nation in total defense last year.
But the Bulldogs’ defenders remain confident and prefer to point instead to the number in the team’s win column.
“Me personally, I know how good we are,” junior outside linebacker Jarvis Jones said. “Some of the numbers that y’all see, I know they’re not the greatest and they’re not like they were last year, but it’s still early. We haven’t done a lot on defense as far as a lot of our packages and stuff like that. So we’ve still got a lot to put in and there are still a lot of plays out there to be made. It’s just the fourth game of the season.”
It will also be the fourth consecutive game in which the Bulldogs haven’t had their full complement of starters on the field. Four returning starters missed the first two games due to suspensions and two more – All-America free safety Bacarri Rambo and inside linebacker Alec Ogletree – will remain out for one more week.
That’s at least partially to blame for Georgia giving up such an inordinate number of big plays in the early going. In three games the Bulldogs already have given up six plays of 36 or more yards, including scoring plays of 69, 43 and 41 yards.
The Bulldogs say it hasn’t been the absence of the suspended players’ skill sets as much as it has missing their experience of playing together.
“When you blitz and you don’t cover every gap, you are exposed to something popping like it did on that run,” coach Mark Richt said of Florida Atlantic’s 43-yard touchdown run on a dive play. ““We’ve got to be more disciplined. We’ve got to be to be a little bit smarter and be a little better fundamentally.”
Said linebacker Mike Gilliard: “I feel like we’ve got a lot of new faces out there and a lot of it has just been miscommunication and missed assignments. Right now we’re working on that every day. We’re out here trying to fix things like that that one big play could be what causes you to lose the game.”
The positive for Georgia’s defense is it has made good adjustments at halftime. The Bulldogs are allowing an average of 7.7 points in the second half this season. And they’ll be down to just two absentees for Vanderbilt this week.
“As the young guys learn, it’s going to make us that much better as our whole defense, our whole group of starters, is on the field at one time,” said Jones, who missed last Saturday’s game with a strained groin.” That has yet to be. But when it does I think it’s going to be something special.”
Jones now No. 1 NFL prospect
Speaking of Jones, the Bulldogs’ junior linebacker moved up from second to first on Mel Kiper’s “Big Board of 2013 NFL draft prediction. Kiper had Jones as a first-rounder as a redshirt sophomore last year when Jones opted to come back for another year.
Asked if he was already resigned to losing Jones after this season, Richt laughed. “I’d be excited for Jarvis to get drafted that high,” he said. “It’s just a matter of when. But when that day comes I’ll be genuinely thrilled for him.”
O-line taking shape
Starting left guard Dallas Lee (sprained left ankle) remained in a green jersey and mostly ran on the side during Wednesday’s practice. However, he was able to get scrimmage work against the scout team and seems likely to play Saturday.
“I’d guess there’s a good chance but it’s not guaranteed,” Richt said. “You’d had to measure a gimpy Lee against a healthy [Mark] Beard.”
When Lee is not in the game, the Bulldogs will move left tackle Kenarious Gates inside to guard and bring in Beard, a first-year junior college transfer, to play left tackle. That’s what they did this past Saturday when Lee went out in the second quarter.
“Beard played good enough to prove that he can get in there,” Richt said. “So we might rotate them around in there.”
Calling all punt returners
Georgia continues to experiment with punt returners. The Bulldogs have used four in three games – Damian Swann, Malcolm Mitchell, Chris Conley and Rhett McGowan — and haven’t been particularly pleased with any of them. They’re averaging just 8.8 yards a return and haven’t been making good decisions with regard to when to field, fair catch or return.
“The main thing is that we’re looking for a guy who will field the ball and communicate well,” Richt said. “So I think we’re still searching for that. But it’s a tough job.”
Etc. . . .
Richt said the No. 1 defense, after “not looking too sporty” against the No. 2 offense on Tuesday, was much better on Wednesday. The unit went 8-for-8 in holding the offense scoreless. . . . Richt said sophomore offensive lineman Kolton Houston still has not been cleared to play by the NCAA. . . . Offensive lineman Watts Dantzler (ankle), outside linebackers Josh Dawson (shoulder) and James DeLoach (shoulder) and wide receiver Rantavious Wooten (knee) were limited and/or held out of contact on Wednesday. . . . Asked again by a reporter on Wednesday’s SEC coaches’ teleconference if his team would be motivated by last year’s post-game incident against Georgia, Vanderbilt coach James Franklin quipped, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” . . . UGA coach legend Vince Dooley will be the featured speaker and will sign books today at the Atlanta Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon at The Commerce Club at 191 Peachtree. Tickets are $30 and registration begins at 11:15 a.m.
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Dawgs 32
September 19th, 2012
8:09 pm
First
Tim-Buck-Two
September 19th, 2012
8:13 pm
Coach Grantham will have the “D” ready for Vandy…
Remember, it’s just VANDY for Gawd’s sakes!
GO DAWGS! GATA!!!
Dawgs 32
September 19th, 2012
8:14 pm
Once the SEC play starts Saturday the D will start to gel……I think the team will have a little more fire once they see better competition.
Vince Dooley
September 19th, 2012
8:18 pm
Sitting here watching this putrid Buffalo offense against Kent State and wondering how our defense gave up 20+ points to these louts. Having said that, when you’re missing 4 starters, all of whom will play on Sundays, that’s going to hurt production a wee bit
GADawginAL
September 19th, 2012
8:23 pm
The team needs all its offensive linemen healthly. Looking forward to seeing a healthy first and second unit. I believe it would make a hugh difference in the the run and pass game in SEC play. GO DAWGS!!
Dawglasville
September 19th, 2012
8:23 pm
This thing with Houston is almost comical. What in the hell are they waiting for? Either tell the kid he can’t play until…, tell him he is banned, or let the kid play. Why is this so complicated?
ARdawg
September 19th, 2012
8:26 pm
I’m with Jarvis, I’m not sweating the defense and have a good feeling of what is yet to come.
Furthermore, I believe those two cupcake games even though we gave up some nice chunks of yardage might actually be beneficial. Finding weaknesses to fill against lesser opponents is the place to do that. Grantam has proved he’ll adjust at halftime. Vandy will be a different animal, we need to be tweaked at game time from here on out.
Roadrunner
September 19th, 2012
8:37 pm
Eighth….Sorry I couldn’t resist.
Joe Dirt UGA fan
September 19th, 2012
8:39 pm
Is it bad that Kent State is keeping Buffalo at 7 at half time, and they only got that 7 on a hail mary?
Dr.P
September 19th, 2012
8:39 pm
I’m not buying the excuses.
Excuse #1- Suspended players are blame for poor games
a) Florida Atlantic barely scored on anyone all season, and somehow put up 20 points against UGA.
b) Commings & Vasser were both back for the Fla Atl game, and Fla Atl scored 20 points. And made almost every 3rd down conversion, in fact, 3rd down conversions got WORSE with Commings & Vasser back.
c) suspended players like Rambo & Ogletree are missing key reps at practice, and they’ll be rusty when they return for the Tenn & SC & UF games like Commings & Vasser were.
Excuse #2- Not showing full package of defensive plays
a) UGA has faced 2 of the worst offenses in the NCAA, and yield @22 points per game. It’s not like these teams are powerhouses. Should have been two shutouts.
b) If Grantham was simplfying packages, why did the team looked so confused in both first halfs, that UGA is now ranked #88 in first half rush defense, and #89 in first half pass defense? I think just the opposite happened, Grantham through too much on the new guys, and they didn’t know their assignments. A few base defenses, executed with excellence, would have resulted in two shutouts. But complex schemes and too many formations thrown on the new guys, executed pathetically, leads to @22 points per game.
Excuse #3- Making great adjustments at halftime
a) I’d attribute this more to depth, then Grantham’s adjustments. Look at how Grantham adjusted at halftime in big games in 2011 like Boise, SC, LSU, and Mich St and you’ll see the truth there. When teams with equal defensive depth roll up on the schedule like SC, Tenn, UF, you can’t win with depth anymore. How many points did LSU score in the second half of the SEC Championship?
b) The other problem with the defense taking the first half off, is when Richt gets behind at halftime in the score, his win % drops from 89% to 40%. So when UGA runs up against offenses that excel in the first half, like Vandy’s #1 SEC ranked first half rush offense, or Tenn’s #1 ranked SEC pass offense, they’ll be able to run up the lead on UGA by halftime, and decrease Richt’s chance of winning from 89% to 40%. by thetime Grantham’s defense decides to play, it will be too late. The offense will have to abandon the run, and we all know how Murray does when that happens.
Roadrunner
September 19th, 2012
8:41 pm
Seriously though, I’m glad we didn’t start the year with a bunch of top 20 teams. Its given us time to come together as a team without a loss. That said, its time to play like we think we’re good enough to play for at least most of the 60 minutes. We can’t take the first quarter or two off against Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Florida, Tech and others and expect the same results. Georgia is a really good team, time will tell if we’re a really great team. GO DAWGS!!!
CC
September 19th, 2012
8:50 pm
The defense is doing great considering 4 starters missed the first 2 games.
b1gger
September 19th, 2012
8:51 pm
Dr. P, Why don’t you go find a team you do like, I’m tired of hearing your beocthing!
BobDog
September 19th, 2012
9:00 pm
@Dr. P
Just curious, is there anything you are happy about?
Building depth on the O line with Beard.
Jarvis possible #1 overall draft choice.
We are 3 and 0
JRDP
September 19th, 2012
9:06 pm
Dr. P
Isn’t it time to put on your Star Trek pajamas and get back to studying ENME 301 Structure and Properties of Engineering. Materials?
RedDawg
September 19th, 2012
9:15 pm
Hell i just say lets out score them. Go Dawgs!
FLA DAWG
September 19th, 2012
9:16 pm
Certainly The Dawgs have not performed well this season on D.
The only test came vs Mizzou in the 4th qtr and they performed quite well.
It looks like we have another 1980, “Bend But Don’t Break” D………….and that will be fine with me.
The D will stuff Vandy this Sat and the O will score almost at will.
Dawgs win by 21.
FLA DAWG
September 19th, 2012
9:19 pm
DrPee,
Do you realize that no one reads your posts?
I see a book typed by you above but no one is reading it.
Get it!?
GT Fans………..well, that’s all ya gotta say.
Yomamma22
September 19th, 2012
9:26 pm
Why haven’t we seen branden smith as the punt returner and or kick off?
mdc33
September 19th, 2012
9:32 pm
Dr P the D dindt give 20 on FAU it was 14.. yes it was an ugly 14 but lemay gave up 6. Itoo am concerned with our slow starts and watching ALA i dont see them them ever letting down. it makes wonder about our preperation and the teams moxie…
Joe
September 19th, 2012
9:37 pm
Why haven’t we used Branden Smith at punt returner? He has a good bit of experience back there and is explosive.
Chas Henry
September 19th, 2012
9:40 pm
Choke this.
mdc33
September 19th, 2012
9:41 pm
i would suppose we are saving him for the real games…
Dawg Haus
September 19th, 2012
9:53 pm
That’s a good question, Joe. I was wondering if B. Smith had been doing a bad job in practice or something. I think he’s the best option to return punts.
William
September 19th, 2012
9:55 pm
I am concerned about the defense as well. What is the main problem? We might not be good on defense. Have we thought of that. We are an average team. Good but not great. 10-2 or 9-3 should be about right. I don’t see much better. I will shocked if we do better. Coach of the year if we go 11-1.
Neutral
September 19th, 2012
10:04 pm
Dr.Pee,
We’re 3-0 and ranked in the top 5. Obviously the experts think you don’t have a clue!!!
joe jenkins
September 19th, 2012
10:09 pm
I agree with DR P…..What has grantham proven against ranked teams….we look slow and confused…abry jones and corn washingtion are not making plays…we need ray drew to step it up…..we need to move corn back to OLB…and put garrison smith in his place….I didn’t think we would miss boykin and tyson this bad but we do.We should of held buffalo and the owls to 6 points a piece….I don’t know why we are running a bend but don’t break…I guess grantham doesn’t want to leave the unproven secondary out on a island with blitzing…..I think the dawgs give up 24 points to vandy this sat and we win by only 10points
Under The Bleachers
September 19th, 2012
10:09 pm
Kent St has held a Buffalo( The same Buffalo Team that UGA gave up 23 points to) to 7 points.
Under The Bleachers
September 19th, 2012
10:11 pm
Neutral
September 19th, 2012
10:04 pm
Dr.Pee,
We’re 3-0 and ranked in the top 5. Obviously the experts think you don’t have a clue!!!
Those same experts had USC No.1 Preseason and No.2 until last week.
You know what that No. 5 ranking means? Nothing….
Mookie
September 19th, 2012
10:12 pm
It is a sign of poor coaching every year when it takes 4 games before you can line up and start playing without shooting yourself in the foot. Don’t see Saban teams do that. Spurrier just suspends players but puts them back on the starting line-up on game days.
Dr.P
September 19th, 2012
10:13 pm
In 2011, when opponents scored 30 or more points, UGA went 0-4.
In 2011, when opponents scored 29 or less points, UGA went 10-0.
When you consider UGA is aloowing 22 points per game average, against teams like Fla Atl & Buffalo, it’s not a stretch to see teams like Vandy, Tenn, SC, UF, Aub, GT, scoring 1 more td, or 30 points a game, on UGA.
After all, Boise, SC, LSU, and Mich St all scored 33-45 points on UGA last season.
It’s not all on the defense. Murray tends to commit turnovers as the competition level increases, and special teams (UGA has no full time special teams coach) tend to give up big plays as competition levels rise. So it will be interesting to see how Murray performs over the next 5 weeks against teams like SC, Tenn & UF, and how the special teams perform—without a full time special teams coach.
joe jenkins
September 19th, 2012
10:14 pm
hey william you are an complete moron…to think we are not any good on defense. we have all the talent in the world…they are just not being accordianly….I wish we could of gotten kirby smart…grantham has alot to prove
Joe Dirt UGA fan
September 19th, 2012
10:19 pm
Wow… Even Kent State held Buffalo held to only 7 points. DANG!
joe jenkins
September 19th, 2012
10:30 pm
Their is just no consistancy with this program…last year we were 5 in the nation in defense and just look where we are now…grantham is overated
Dr.P
September 19th, 2012
10:38 pm
Vanderbilt’s special teams coach took UGA to the woodshed last year, wonder what he’s cooked up in the off-season for this weekend? Vandy will be a great test for the special teams, should Vandy make a few big plays in special teams, could be an upset.
Vandy has also only lost 3 turnovers, where UGA has lost 6 turnovers, so look for Vandy to attempt to force turnovers with a vengance. I would expect to see Vandy go 2 safeties deep to try and pick 1 or 2 long passes. Look for Vandy to jump slant routes to try and get a pick, and to drop some guys in zone blitz to try and get an int. I would also expect to see Vandy flying to the ball when the UGA backs fumble on those inside toss runs. I expect Vandy to test the young OLinemen in the first half when they are the most nervous, to see if they can get them to jump offsides again, especially look for pre-snap movement on the dlines on 3rd downs.
You can expect Vandy’s QB to run on 3rd downs where Grantham’s schemes have been exposed, and also expect the 2 runningbacks, who both average over 7.5 yards per carry, to have big first halfs as they are ranked #1 in SEC first half rush offense and UGA is ranked #88 in first half rush defense, it’s a HUGE mismatch Vandy will try and exploit. If Vandy calls the right plays on UGA blitzes, you can really burn UGA for big plays on blitzes, as Grantham is too agressive and tends to expose his secondary with high risk blitzes and get burned for big plays.
Under The Bleachers
September 19th, 2012
10:39 pm
How about UGA’s turnover margin @ -0.33 per game.. That will get you beat in a close game.
Slaw dawg
September 19th, 2012
10:44 pm
If your going to call someone a moron, at least learn how to spell so you don’t look like one yourself.
ARdawg
September 19th, 2012
10:48 pm
The dawgs need 1 more point than the opposition and guess what? They did their job. The stats are impressive to nerds
Under The Bleachers
September 19th, 2012
10:53 pm
ARdawg
September 19th, 2012
10:48 pm
The dawgs need 1 more point than the opposition and guess what? They did their job. The stats are impressive to nerds
I see your point, but those “Nerds” are the ones programming those computer models that play a 1/3 of the BCS rankings which come out in about 4 weeks.
Under The Bleachers
September 19th, 2012
10:56 pm
Sagarin( ONE of those NERDS) has UGA in the 20’s for a ranking this week, and as SOS of 138 or so. Once UGA gets USC, TN, FL that number will drop but UGA will need some people in front of them to lose to gain traction, starting this weekend when Clemson visits FSU.
jj
September 19th, 2012
11:07 pm
Only stat that matters. 3-0. 1-0 in SEC.
ARdawg
September 19th, 2012
11:07 pm
Under the bleachers
At this point I disagree with you. “Style” points are important at this point in the season (3 games). It would be great to have a defense that just shut everyone down but, it’s not the end all, at this juncture. Winning convincingly has turned heads so far. Entering into the conference schedule style points and a dominating defense will register more with voters (most of which are nerds) granted
GB's Hamburgers
September 19th, 2012
11:11 pm
One difference this year is the noticeable half-time adjustments. In prior years the opposing team’s coaches were the ones making the right adjustments. So this is a positive turnaround.
daddo
September 19th, 2012
11:21 pm
Tick, tick, tick…only a matter of time before your offensive and defensive lines are exposed. Easy schedule has created an illusion of progress. Same ole Georgia. Same ole coaches. Nothing has changed. Nothing.
Top Row Dawg
September 19th, 2012
11:38 pm
The more jealous hate shown on here, the better Georgia must be doing. #5 and rolling so far. The more frustrated the trolls become, the more I enjoy their post. It’s been heaven, all the jealous hate so far. Keep it coming boy’s, the men of Georgia march on and type what you want on your keyboard, what happens on the field is all that matters.
No regrets.
Dr.P
September 20th, 2012
12:11 am
Vandy special teams put on a clinic last year against UGA:
1) Vandy executed a fake punt
2) Vandy returned a kickoff for a touchdown
3) UGA missed two field goals
4) Vandy blocked a punt at the end to just miss winning the game.
Vandy also put up 200+ rushing yards on Grantham last year with Rambo, Commings, Vasser and Ogletree all playing.
Pj
September 20th, 2012
12:13 am
When fully stocked, the uga D will shut down everyone. Two first rounders at linebacker. 2 safety’s projected to go before end of second round, a d tacked who will go top 10 and b smith, abry and Cornelius projected to go somewhere later in the draft. That’s 8 nfl draft picks in the NEXT draft. M Mitchell, commings, Herrera and geathers will all be in the league eventually – so we are up to 12. Ray drew, jordan Jenkins and josh Harvey have years to go, but nfl potential.
Point: they haven’t played with a full lineup yet and in game 1 and 3 they schemed vanilla.
Only statistic one should care about is win loss record – and around 11 pm Saturday, we’ll be 4-0
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7576DAWG
September 20th, 2012
12:34 am
Under The Bleachers
I don’t quite understand the point you are making. Georgia had four starters out on defense plus , I think Mitchell either missed the Buffalo game or wasn’t at full speed. We scored 45 points and could have run up the score another 14 easily. So our Freshmen missed a few assignment that led to a score.
dbc
September 20th, 2012
12:51 am
Well I’m glad they’re upset with the stats with a 3-0 record. I think these boys have the drive to improve every week. Time will tell. I think they all know they can have a special season — but even 1 loss will ruin that good feeling. Hopefully they have it covered. If Vandy scores more than 14, we’re in for a fight the rest of the season IMHO.
Columbus
September 20th, 2012
2:22 am
Defense is going to be fine. Defense was not playing for the Florida-Atlantic offense, but the Vandy offense and the same against Buffalo. On top of that UGA might as well played without 4 starters last week too. ANd on top of that two of the 4 are All-American. I know only Rambo was named All-American but Ogletree is definitely an All-American and the best player on our defense and that is saying a lot considering Jarvis Jones and Rambo is out there. SOOOO, when all starter are back and there are 3 ALL-AMERICANS ON THE FIELD AT THE SAME TIME AND THE FULL DEFENSIVE PACKAGE CAN BE UTILIZED….COME OCTOBER ITS GOING TO BE LIGHTS OUT AND COME THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…..BRING IT ON. ANYBODY WILL HAVE HUGE PROBLEMS MOVING THE BALL AGAINST UGA AND THEREFORE, UGA CAN WIN AGAINST ANYONE WHO WANTS SOME AND PERSONALLY I ONT CARE IF ITS BAMA OR LSU BUT BEATING BAMA MIGHT WOULDN’T HURT MY FEELINGS…
slobodan
September 20th, 2012
3:34 am
Complainers on this board seem to think that the dogs defensive statistics for the first four games spells doom for their stretch of SEC games. I’d like for the defense to shut em out every time too; but it probably won’t evolve that way. The dogs D will have to make certain adjustments every game to clean up mistakes.
But these same complainers seem to discount the fact that the dogs have a lethal arsenal on offense; good enough to overcome defensive miscues..If the protection is there, they can pass on anyone (with the truckload of DAMN good receivers they’ve got – and lots of them). QB delivers the ball very well when the time is there. When the pass game opens up, then the dogs will have opportunities to stick some runs with Racehorse Gurley, Tasmanian Devel Marshall and Roadgrader Malcome..I’m telling you; This offense can be spectacular.
7576DAWG
September 20th, 2012
4:02 am
slobodan
I totally agree with you on Georgia’s offense. I don’t think we have seen anywhere close to our offensive potential. We hung 41 point’s on Missouri who has a good team and could have scored 10 to 14 more. I still think Missouri will beat South Carolina 21 to 20. If they do it will validate just how good our offense really is. I know everybody wants to rave about our defense but this is the first year since 2008 that I can see great balance on the offensive side. Don’t underestimate the great job Hall is doing in block for Murray. Murray is releasing the ball faster this year and is holding the turnovers to a minimum.
Buzz 2011
September 20th, 2012
4:18 am
The Dawg defense is terrible!The Dores should rip them for 400 yards easy.
GT will rip them for 600 yards …
gbal
September 20th, 2012
5:40 am
Im a uga fan, but I am telling you just like USC, Mich….. UGA was way over ranked by the media this year. Been saying it since the first poll … Completely unjustified. It will show in next 3-4 weeks
SEC Football
September 20th, 2012
6:44 am
Just because you question some things does not mean you do not support the dawgs. I also have questions about the defense and it is more the secondary. I said in a earlier comment I believe they play soft coverage afraid of getting beat deep. Smith is a prime example and he has been playing. Nothing to do with the suspensions. I hope these guys start to gel because the stars are aligned if they do. Hopefuuly this week will be the start of playing strong from start to finish!
gbal
September 20th, 2012
6:50 am
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bubba4dawgs
September 20th, 2012
6:57 am
The DAWGS are playing to win the game……..saving their mojo over the course of the whole game not killing themselves in the early going. I’ve noticed they are much more energetic thru the 4th qtr. tan anyone else. They’re playing to win, not to set a record on statistics. I.E., they do what they have to do to win! GO DAWGS!! Hey Nerds, quit criticizing, your time will come in November when they beat you down in Athens town! You’ll be that little dot below the exclamation point to end the season! Same ole story…..whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Now, change your diapers and quit smelling up this blog!!
Macclenny_dawg
September 20th, 2012
7:17 am
The defense regardless of who is not playing should not be giving up the yardage or points to these teams we have played. If these players were actually hurt or moved to NFL it doesn’t matter. Now if we are not calling all the defensive pagages I can’t seem to understand that either. I personally think its just this teams lack of focus. Year after year this staff continues to struggle to get this team to play good for 4 quarters. As far as getting a punt returner just pick a guy and stick with him so he can get better!!! The way punters are punting now by kicking it so high only 40% are returned anyway. Sounds like a good oppertunity to try to go after a few punts. We seem to have lost that GATA mentality. I say GTA!!! Bring it every play!!! Go Dawgs!!!
Craig
September 20th, 2012
7:20 am
In three games the Bulldogs already have given up six plays of 36 or more yards, including scoring plays of 69, 43 and 41 yards.
..disturbing with vandy, UT and Carolina still to come……..I dont buy the excuses above- this is a seasoned defense…..you dont hear this from teams like bama and lsu…..
Craig
September 20th, 2012
7:21 am
“I feel like we’ve got a lot of new faces out there and a lot of it has just been miscommunication and missed assignments. Right now we’re working on that every day. We’re out here trying to fix things like that that one big play could be what causes you to lose the game.”
Like this one……the returning starters we have….miscommunication?????? missed assignments???????? This is why we dont win championships- we always have an excuse…it’s always something……
Peter
September 20th, 2012
7:26 am
The next three weeks will tell the story of this team…both defense and offense…….I have a sick feeling we DO have problems on Defense that were not expected and we have already had one big game that the offense sleptwalked through for the most part of 3 qtrs…….14 points as a gift from Jarvis made score look better than it was…
Matt in ATL
September 20th, 2012
7:41 am
I agree with Dr. P. very concerned about our D.
Armchair Observer
September 20th, 2012
7:54 am
These after midnight posters slay me. Columbus, it might wouldn’t not hurt my feelings either if we were to beat Bama and Saban.
RHall55
September 20th, 2012
7:58 am
I agree w/ Dawglessville this Kolton Houston thing is ridiculous….do you think this would take this long @ AL or LSU…it would have been solved long ago…again Will Friend leaves UGA in quandry w/ his under recruitment of OL…too many misses on his part…and his salary just increased…c’mon man do your job!!!
old #12
September 20th, 2012
8:04 am
Hey guys the best thing Jarvis Jones and team can do is to stop reading newpsapers and show what they can do on the field. South Carolina, Tenn,and Vanderbilt could care less about the ranking of our defense.
CHDawg
September 20th, 2012
8:06 am
Stats are fun and often useful, but you have been given a brain, which enables complex and subjective judgments, people. 3-0 is the only stat that really matters. The D turned the game in Columbia, our only close match. We have been missing close to half the starters at times. The suspensions are a distraction that can affect the whole team’s play. I think they will do great if we can get the whole team back and keep winning. We should just get better as the season wears on. Go Dawgs.
Dawg Tired
September 20th, 2012
8:08 am
We need the Kent State Golden Flashes’ defense.
richie
September 20th, 2012
8:09 am
This is to DR.P get a life
C from Marietta
September 20th, 2012
8:13 am
@ Buzz 2011
Every year some jerk from Tech comes on this blog to talk junk about Tech beating UGA. Well, how has that worked our for you? Pathetic troll. UGA does their talking on the field against Tech.
Bulldawg Rick
September 20th, 2012
8:21 am
Kinda funny that we are pointing to “Stats”… Hech UGA is 3-0 & #5 (or 6) in the polls.. Who cares?? Another “stat” no one is talking about is the O.. 40+ for 3 straight games….
BTW, SEC play begins & we should have most of our “ammo” back… That’s what matters..
GATA Dawgs!!
tell me again
September 20th, 2012
8:23 am
I just love to see posters talking about who should be playing where. As if they watch the kids practice day in and day out and really know what’s going on. Dolts. Just sit down and quit embarrassing yourselves. We’re 3-0. Win pretty, win ugly. Just win. Go Dawgs!
Saldiven
September 20th, 2012
8:33 am
Could someone explain to me why “Scoring Defense” includes points that are scored when the defense isn’t even on the field? For example, if a quarterback throws a pick six, a kickoff is returned for a touchdown, or a fake punt yields a touchdown, all of these scores are counted against the defense in the “Scoring Defense” statistic.
A Girl Named Linda Lou
September 20th, 2012
8:37 am
@ Buzz 2011
Get your hand out of your pants Boy.
Joey
September 20th, 2012
8:38 am
Let’s see, 5 starters out for the 1st game, 4 starters out for the 2nd game, 3 starters out for the 3rd game.
Probable that all 5 will play in the NFL, certainly 4.
I can’t think of any team with the depth to put up the same numbers with that many NFL-caliber players missing.
dawgfan
September 20th, 2012
8:52 am
The big plays, mostly in the passing game, have killed us. That can be fixed. I’d be much more concerned if we were just getting steamrolled for 5 and 10 chunks of yards every time, but that’s not happening. For about 90-95% of the game our defense has been dominant. Granted we haven’t faced the stiffest of competition but with two 350+ lb. nose tackles I doubt anyone will be steamrolling us. I’m not that worried. The breakdowns in coverage can be fixed.
Serious??
September 20th, 2012
8:58 am
The D only allowed 14 against FL INT. FYI. The average should be 19.
Serious??
September 20th, 2012
8:59 am
Scott-Wesley at punt returner??
Joey
September 20th, 2012
9:00 am
dawgfan, I’ll stop being worried so much when Rambo and Ogletree get back. I look for Vandy to exploit their absences with runs up the middle and throwing over the safeties.
If Jarvis plays, they will run away from him, so Vasser’s gonna get a lot of action on the strong side. Hopefully Grantham moves Jarvis around a lot like vs Mizzou.
I hope the D shows up for 4 quarters this Sat night.
Joey
September 20th, 2012
9:02 am
Serious??, I second that motion. Scott-Wesley needs more touches, somehow, someway.
BobDawg
September 20th, 2012
9:04 am
7576DAWG…. Agree with your post… and do we really want to see a “perfect” game from the Dawgs D at this point??? I like to see us build on each game, play a ton of young-uns and get better each game with no big heads out there… I’m enjoying this season as it sets up perfectly for us. All night and late afternoon games and Athens will be rocking…..
old dog
September 20th, 2012
9:04 am
Units (offensive and defensive) need time to gel…….and our defense with key components missing will STILL have to gel when the final two get back. Hopefully, this will happen quickly, as the schedule is not getting easier……………….
I-DOG
September 20th, 2012
9:06 am
Actually, the D only gave up 7 last Saturday. They gave up two touchdowns defensively, but then they scored a defensive touchdown for a net of -7 points. That isn’t too bad with three NFLers missing from the lineup, even against a cupcake.
I think there is SOME cause for concern with the D after the first three games and there are certainely things that need to improve. However, the D passes the eyeball tes to me. A weak effort against Buffalo in the first half, true. The D won the Missouri game and ended up being -7 on points last week. Improvement is needed, but the stats are a bit misleading.
BeerDawg
September 20th, 2012
9:07 am
DONT FEED THE TROLL!!!!
gdawginkalamazoo
September 20th, 2012
9:08 am
We got the W’s on the board so I can’t complain about anything. I wonder what the 2nd half defensive stats look like? With the slow starts for both sides of the ball that’s what I would focus on. I think they are pretty damn good which means Grantham gets them in at the half and actually makes any adjustments needed. Something we have not seen a lot of in years past.
Red Pants
September 20th, 2012
9:12 am
They should try Justin Scott-Wesley at kick returner. The guys has plenty of speed, it’s definitely worth a look.
ARdawg
September 20th, 2012
9:13 am
Who gives a fat rats azz what someone “hears” about Bama or LSU. Teams do have big plays on those defenses too. Our defense has been somewhat soft through 3 games but guess what? They won the games. The first half of the Mizzou was questionable but there was no other time who would win was in doubt. The defense is fine. Controlling more tempo would be encouraged but, they are winning. If they start losing, then you’ll have a reason to beeyotch
I-DOG
September 20th, 2012
9:16 am
The pleasant surprise is the WR group. I’m not sure anyone expected us to have quite so many weapons there. While there were a lot of drops by Brown and Bennet in the Missouri game, I think that was more of an anomoly.
We have four guys that are capable of (or have already registered) 100 yard receiving games. Brown looks poised to be the consistant threat that we were hoping for when we signed him. Bennet has taken a step forward. Conley, Wooten, and Scott Wesley are pushing for playing time. The RB’s and WR’s are better than we probably thought they would be this season.
BobDawg
September 20th, 2012
9:18 am
Man, are the Falcons getting the Love from ESPN or what for that “amoeba” Defense??!!..Would love to see us pull a version of that out for USC or UF games… Total confusion for the offense….
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
9:18 am
I look for a fairly close first half with Vandy trying to control the clock by running the ball and keep Murray off the field. How do you keep Murray from scoring? Don’t let him on the field. Can UGAs defense shut-down Vandy’s Offense, no. Can they outscore them, yes but only if they can keep Vandy from controlling TOP. I look for Cummings to have a better game and I look for Jarvis and Shawn Williams to have a huge game. CTG needs to get Williams to play under control and let last year go. If he can do this, Shawn Williams and the LBs can control Vandy’s running game plans and keep them from getting in sync. This will also be a real test for our Special Teams. Would love to see Gurley get 15-20 touches and Marshall and Boo get their chances. It’s great to have so much talent. I don’t think this game will be close…
TY
September 20th, 2012
9:21 am
Well this is out of left field. Lack of time of possession by the offense puts pressure on the defense. With our passing offense and quick scoring drives we keep the defense on the field longer than the offense. Therefore giving the other team more time to score vs our defense….If you give up a 12 play drive for a td and then you return the KO. Guess what the Defense is back on the field for another 10 plus drive….Yes we should have played better on defense but hopefully we recognize our weaknesses in the second half and have a better defense in the second half of each game and the rest of the year. We actually did not know what either team would run in these games. Finding out and adjusting in the second half is a good sign that someone is doing a great job coaching and adjusting to game situation…Bringing up the efforts last year vs the teams we lost to (not creampuffs and two played for the national championship) has nothing to do with this year. 100% of the time when any team beats you it is because they outscored you…duh!!!! So far this year it has not happened. It is not because of the time of possession but that has a lot to do with the score of the game. 3-0 os 3-0 be proud of it. Go Dawgs!!!!
BobDawg
September 20th, 2012
9:25 am
Unless teams get up on us Big Time in the 1st Half most games won’t be close… Gurley or Marshall will break a long one in the 2nd half as they are rested and/or Murray finds a sideline route for a big play to break open the game in the 3rd/4th quarter…
BMOC
September 20th, 2012
9:25 am
Dawglasville
It’s because they ‘can’. It’s obvious, the NCAA clowns have to try & make up for their ‘Inefficiencies’ in their personal life somewhere. Makes them feel ‘BIG’.
Mrs. P
September 20th, 2012
9:26 am
I am a huge UGA fan, but I gotta say Dr. P has some valid points. I hope he is wrong, but all we have is history to go on. Lets go Dawgs!
BMOC
September 20th, 2012
9:26 am
BobDawg
And let’s not forget about Marlon Brown.
Joey
September 20th, 2012
9:27 am
kingdaddy, if our O-line protects Murray, Vandy can’t score enough to keep up. I bet we will have to keep backs and TEs in for protection though.
Our O-line is just average.
So far.
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
9:30 am
Ms.P
NYCDawgFan is looking for your idiot son. Said he has some “splaining” to do…
LogicalUS
September 20th, 2012
9:33 am
“Forty-sixth, 42nd, 57th and 43rd.
That’s Georgia’s national rank in scoring defense (21.0 ppg), total defense (345.3ypg), rushing defense (145.3 ypg) and pass defense (200 ypg), ”
Something is certainly up, with the missing secondary players you could expect the pass defense to be up but no sugar coating the rushing defense. This gang of “NFL pro bowlers” are getting gang rushed by Buffalo\FAU, that is a ticking timebomb. And even worst is that much of this production is early in the games and not during the mop up time against 4th teamers.
Tarryuga
September 20th, 2012
9:36 am
What is with the comments on the Buffalo/Kent St game???
Hell Buffalo was playing with a MASH unit since the UGA game!
They had 4 flats and no fix.
GO DAWGS!
Show Me Your TDs
September 20th, 2012
9:37 am
As long as we make the second half adjustments and dont get too far behind after the first half, we’ll be fine. In the past, we’d never make any halftime adjustments and end up losing. True we have pick it up a notch…but any true Dawg fan knows we’ve always been a second half team…whether its in the game, or the season!
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
9:38 am
What’s up Joey!
Our non-mobile QB has looked pretty good so far, staying up off his backside. Merrit and Lynch are helping, and so is the improved running game. We just have to many weapons and Coach Bobo’s scheme is pretty good this year. So far, the Oline is adequate for Bobo’s play-calling. Have to give Coach Bobo an atta-boy, he deserves it…
Joey
September 20th, 2012
9:40 am
It hasn’t been pretty, LogicalUS.
I still think it be the UT game and beyond, before we can really put a grade on our D. I do think this shows that we have a lot of inexperienced players on the D, other than the starting unit.
Post Master
September 20th, 2012
9:40 am
Dr. P is another of one of those sorry *** trolls. But then again, the technerds will do anything to try to make themselves look better than being second or third in the state…
Sam Robards, Dawg Fan
September 20th, 2012
9:41 am
I’m not concerned about the D. We’ve got a couple guys out, and our offense is picking up the slack. As long as we win, I don’t really care what the rankings of the defense are. Heck, Auburn won the National Championship with a defense that ranked in the 60s.
As for people saying the defense gave up 20 to FLA-ATL, look at the frikkin’ box score. The defense gave up 14 (NEITHER of those coming in the second half), and Christian Lemay threw a pick-6, which means the defense isn’t responsible for it. So get your facts straight, people.
Go Dawgs!
Post Master
September 20th, 2012
9:42 am
I see that Buzz 2011 is still butthurt from the yearly beatdowns the nerds get.
Show Me Your TDs
September 20th, 2012
9:43 am
Agree with Joey…Tenn game will be the true test to our nickel and dime packages. But their defense wont be able to go 4 qtrs, and if we run 4 wide sets…they’ll have their hands full.
Vandy get blasted this weekend!!! Their players will start taking cheap shots…and Dawg players will need to play under emotion. Let the hitting do the talking!! Dont think we’ve seen the full capabilities of this defensive unit!!
GTBob
September 20th, 2012
9:45 am
In the future telephones will be obsolete. People will communicate telekinetically using part of their brain known as the cerebral cortex that is heretofore untapped.
GTBob
September 20th, 2012
9:46 am
I do admit that GT takes cheap shots all the time. It’s not illegal, you know.
Fair n Balanced
September 20th, 2012
9:48 am
As long as the offense scores more points than the opponent…we win. But the defense has been disappointing. I got use to shutting people down last year and now we don’t. You win championships with defense and a running attack. Right now we are missing one of those and it’s a big surprise.
BIG BEE
September 20th, 2012
9:52 am
Amazing!!Before the season brag, brag about how good you are going to be. Now you are defending poor play!!! Amazing!!
Dr.P
September 20th, 2012
9:58 am
UGA was a heavy favorite in 2011 against Vandy. But with 7 seconds to go, Vandy blocked a punt near the goaline, and had 2 shots to win the game on a short td pass.
UGA escaped, 33-28. Vandy put up 28 points on UGA and had no trouble figuring out ways to score on UGA.
The UGA fans all predicted a blowout in 2011, and they were all wrong. It was a 5 point game.
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
10:10 am
LOL,
GT fans trying to play UGA vicariously through other teams. What a bunch of pathetic attempts to discredit a school that embarrasses them regularly. You kids are so lame, but keep it up. You are good for a laugh and our morale. It also reminds us why we want to humiliate you each and every year. Tech-nerdology at its finest. If tech players were so smart, why can’t they find a way to beat the Dawgs???
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
10:14 am
NYCDAWGFAN is searching for Dr.p…
Post Master
September 20th, 2012
10:21 am
Big Bee, how does it feel to be a fan of a team who is owned by UGA? Tell us, butthurt much?
GTBob
September 20th, 2012
10:22 am
Dr. P, will you please return my UGA blowup doll?
Take This Dawgs *** Go Jackets
September 20th, 2012
10:24 am
Differential “X”!,
Differential “Y”!
“A” square, “B” square
Integral of pi!
Engineers touchdown!
Engineers yell!
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets!
Fight like hell!
We beat you all so bad at cheering. Who cares about scoring baskets with a football bat.
WDE
September 20th, 2012
10:25 am
Ok I just gotta ask the question..we had a legit #5 ranked D last year at the end of the season correct? OK so lets review where we were after 3 games last year 1-2 and everyone in Bull Dog Nation at Def Comm 1 screaming doom and gloom…which D would you think has more potential that bunch that ended at # 5 or this bunch? The answer is clear to me I’ll take this years team, and I think that long term the suspensions could help this team as we are getting younger players much needed playing time..you know those players that won’t be going pro next year….relax and enjoy 3-0 and Go Dogs !
Take This Dawgs *** Go Jackets
September 20th, 2012
10:26 am
I bet you wish you had the elbow room and open seating capacity that we have at our games.
BOOM
D is all about emotion
September 20th, 2012
10:31 am
UGA’s D has not been EMOTIONALLy jacked up about any game so far, cepting Mizzo. . They are also playng with new D. guys due to issues off the field.
Vandy game should generate uptempo emotions, and UT and of course, SC. Vandy will be a good teast.
Frankly, gauging UGA’s nice road win over Missouri, with SC playing them Saturday, will be a good indicator; although Mizzo’s QB is unlkey to play after what UGA did to PHYSICALLY whuppin him good. Ask him if he recalls Jarvis Jones.
UGA will be fine on D., as big games engender big emotions.
Gooooooooooooooo Dogs.
AltamahaDawg
September 20th, 2012
10:31 am
Well, there are numbers, and then there is what’s good for the team’s progress.
Is anybody going to really sit here and pretend that IF Grantham had let go the full potential of his defense in both of those lessor game , they wouldn’t have have had multiple sacks, or given up a fraction of the yards, and little if any points? Really? Nobody believe that for one second. They could have, but chose not to do that, and paid the price in “numbers”.
NOW, If the concern is that they weren’t able to do all that and STILL, play vanilla, no blitz, no disquise, played freshman and other reserves…(and missing some players) ….well ok fine. If that’s what worries you, go head and wring those hands. Or troll away. Appearantly they are not so good, so deep, that they can shut out people on every drive for the entire game without playing the full deck of cards. Maybe they should be. They actually DID do that in both second halves. (actually in all but about 4 drives in those games combined)
Did the reserves improve from playing? Did the starters inprove from being forced to play straight up vanilla? Did the unit as a whole improve from having to step it up later in the game? Is that not exactly what we want them to do? Would you trade number for that in a heartbeat?
IMO, it all worked out for the better in the big picture.
And a bonus is: the whiners have something to wake up for.
Joey
September 20th, 2012
10:36 am
Here are the most important “numbers” -
3-0.
Spike 80DF
September 20th, 2012
10:42 am
If this team is 3-0 and the Defense is the biggest concern I’ll take that all day…..
Nick
September 20th, 2012
10:45 am
I totally agree with Dr. P (minus the grammatical and spelling errors; sorry English major here).
Anyway, I have basically been saying the same things this season. Even with zero starters on defense for those two games, they shoud have only given up half the points they did. Even though I felt better after seeing Buffalo put 56 on some other low-life team, I’m still very concerned about a defense that (regardless of starters out, blah, blah) was touted as one of the best in the nation (arguably the best) giving up so many points, yardage and first downs on 3rd downs to two of the worst teams in the country. The defensive line has been intact all season and has been shoved around in EVERY game including Missouri. What’s the excuse there? They weren’t fired up to play MO? It was a boring non-conference patsy like FAU & Buffalo? Hell no, it was a huge game with huge implications for both teams.
I’m worried to death about the defense. Did not think I’d be saying that this season. The offense looks great and I’ve been pleasanly surprised with special teams (punt returns notwithstanding).
In short, there is a ton of room for improvement. Alabama is a hundred times better than our guys right now, in every way. If it turns out we meet in Atlanta, as it stands right now, we would get thrashed, worse than last year’s game.
I do feel like the team as a whole will continue to improve each week and be much better at the end of the season but I’m still looking for that improvement to begin. We don’t have time to wait around. Vandy, Tennessee & USC are all capable of beating us.
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
10:50 am
I expect a new wrinkle or two from offense and defense against Vandy. Don’t think Richt will pull out all the stops because he doesn’t need to. By the time we get to SC, we will get to see a really thorough game-plan, both sides of the ball. Why use it now and let Lil Stevie game-plan for it? I think Coach Richt is playing some pretty good poker so far this year. Do we want to be ranked high defensivly and show Crybaby Stevie our scheme, or do we want to kick his a$$???
Alphare
September 20th, 2012
10:54 am
king doddie,
you have some conspiracy theory going on there. Nerdy as nerdy can be.
GTBob
September 20th, 2012
10:56 am
Its ok. UGA will get to pad their defensive stats against the awful offenses of the SEC soon.
UGA Insider
September 20th, 2012
10:56 am
When you have 4 starters suspended and a couple hurt…… the stats just won’t be there. Plain and simple. We are lucky to be 3-0. If the Mizzou receiver catches that hail-mary at the end of the 1st half agains CN we are probably 2-1. We got a little lucky but that’s ok. We are due for some good luck which is why I am now predicting an undefeated regular season.
Easy win this week..
UGA 45
Vandy 10
AltamahaDawg
September 20th, 2012
10:59 am
Can I ask my question?
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
11:00 am
Anyone that says he agrees with P is probably holding his hand in the tech library right now. If you agree with that loser, you are no less a loser. P likes to change his blog name and agree with himself because no UGA poster even reads his drivel.
NYCDAWGFAN…Check out the tech library computers section if you want to find Dr. Putz…
UGA Insider
September 20th, 2012
11:00 am
In all my years of following college football I have NEVER heard of a situation similiar to Kolton Houston. If I were his parents I would be hiring an attorney immediately.
AltamahaDawg
September 20th, 2012
11:02 am
An attorney to do what?
UGA Insider
September 20th, 2012
11:02 am
Mizzou 23
USCe 20
Upset special. Go call your booky. That one is money in the bank.
UGA Insider
September 20th, 2012
11:03 am
Sue the NCAA
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
11:08 am
Alph
hurts being a tech booger-eating nerd fan on a UGA blog, doesn’t it? Conspiracy, no. Lame cyber-attacks against a team you can’t beat on the field, yes. Truly pathetic…
Jax Falcon/Dog Fan
September 20th, 2012
11:09 am
This has been one of the better blogs comment-wise I have read in some time. No one is a bigger Dog fan than me, but I, too, have to admit the DrP makes some valid points, and does so by stating facts, not biased opinions and hate. It is okay to have concerns about the team you root for. It doesn’t mean you love them any less, it just means you are thinking as much with your head as you are with your heart. The next little stretch of games will certainly answer most of the questions posed above about Grantham’s defensive scheme. Admittedly, I don’t understand how we’ve fared so badly against such mediocre competition. One possible answer is that we have been scoring so quickly that the defense hasn’t had enough of a blow to get its game legs back. Let’s all hope that our recent record against teams with winning records is about to see major improvement. If it doesn’t, then we should all be questioning Grantham’s ability to take all this talent and manage to misuse it. If it does, then welcome to the SEC Championship game, everyone.
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
11:14 am
Alph
You having a fun day blogging and eating boogers while changing blog names. Ms. P, Dr. P, Nick???
AltamahaDawg
September 20th, 2012
11:15 am
Sue the NCAA for what? That they will not grant an exception to thier rule?
Sort of like how Adam’s would not grant an exception to the University’s policy on drug use.
joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
11:15 am
We don’t have the defense to win the SEC…this year. Bama…lsu and vandy and sc.. all have a better defense than us….I abry jones and corn washington are not making plays in the absence of the three all-americans. C. Robbison is mediocre and gillard is just okay. devin bowman and connor norman are awful….ramik wilson is not making plays either. Corey moore is an dissapointment…okay folks i just…ijust summed it up to why our defense is not playing up to standards….Our backups are not making plays….oh yeah ray drew is awful
WDE
September 20th, 2012
11:17 am
I’m interested in seeing how Mizzou fares vs the Visor….Vandy gave the chicken chokers all they could handle and could have won that game..so Mizzou might really have a shot…
WDE
September 20th, 2012
11:20 am
Did I really read someone suggesting that the D has issues because we are scoring too quickly? Scoring too quickly?? Now that is a problem Bull Dog Nation can live with.I hope we have a dozen or so “quick scores” vs Vandy I surely do.
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
11:20 am
No one is a bigger Dog fan than me, but I have to agree with Dr.p, LMAOFF…BWAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Have you no shame? I’m done, I can’t believe this horse crap. Get a life p…
UGA Insider
September 20th, 2012
11:21 am
Jordan Jenkins is putting some major pressure on Corn to perform. I agree that Ramik hasn’t played much. I don’t know what’s going on with Corey Moore and JHC.
When Tree gets back and you have Herrera/Tree in the lineup. That’s pretty stout.
Ray
September 20th, 2012
11:36 am
If we only should care about W-L record we shouldn’t have lost to Michigan St. last year then that’s my only thing.
There is more than goes into a W-L record than the W or the L I’d rather people 10-4 playing a tough sked then 10-4 playing cupcakes just saying.
Joey
September 20th, 2012
11:40 am
What’s your question to Insider, AltamahaDawg?
Been waiting a week for it . . .
dwagdawg
September 20th, 2012
11:42 am
dawgfan
September 19th, 2012
4:31 pm
Thanks Chip. No harm no foul.
I am very critical of a certain assistant coach who shall not be named and his apologists claim that I am not a real fan, but I scream my guts out every Saturday for guys like Aaron Murray probably a lot louder than they ever could.
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dawgfan
August 23rd, 2012
10:22 am
“ I probably won’t even watch the Buffalo game. I’ll be on the golf course.
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dawgfan you liar; or were you screaming your guts out on the golf course? You are a liar and a hypocrite; you are an absolute waste of oxygen. Go eat a .45 hollowpoint you miserable POS.
Thanks
TallyDawg
September 20th, 2012
11:44 am
What is really exciting is that this team is probably set to peak at the right time – October 6th!
All of our backups are getting experience for depth in games they just need to win. We get our full line up next week in time for Tennessee and the rust will be off in time for the Gamecocks – with the defense being amazingly fresh for mid way through the season. Not to mention the dividends this will play next season when we lose all these All Americans. I’m with you “UGA Insider”, I think we go undefeated during the season. Our schedule sets up nicely for the Gators also with a bye and then Kentucky, while they face South Carolina – an advantage in schedule they usually get!
Ga/Fl.Stillman dog
September 20th, 2012
11:45 am
To Dr. P, great job (even if you are not a Ga fan). People of the Lame Comment section, OUR DAWGS ARE UNDER PERFORMING. Please get a LIFE and understand REALITY. The two teams of 3 we played should not put up that many points on us, NO MATTER WHO IS INJURED. Take those same teams against the powerhouses of the conference and it will not be the same (even with their backups). I was one a die hard Grantham fan, but he needs to do better as a coach and his players need to flat out play. Even Bama’s scrubs didnt allow points against their boring competition. UGA, CMR, BOOBOO, and CTG are all over rated as well. Although Grantham is miles ahead of CMR as far as coaching he still needs to understand you don’t give up that many points and wait to adjust during half time. Ive coached for 15 years and no way in H@!! will I wait till halftime to adjust, by then you may have lost the game. The offence, well Im not gona waiste my typing fingers. They are illutionist. We can’t score or stop these PEEWEE league teams and then we pay them a million dollars to come to our field and make us look bad, (oops I forgot they didnt have all their defense together) BS….Georgia Sucks. A number 5 ranking is so NOT DESERVING… And if any of you want to test my knowledge please feel free. I don’t wait to win I play to win, thats why MY teams are not a work in progress year after year. And I play a lot of back-ups. Please people give me and yourself a break. As a TRUE GA Fan,,,,, We F*&^$#@ Suck.
TallyDawg
September 20th, 2012
11:50 am
Plus the emotional boost this has to provide the team. After overcoming the Mizzou game with their hands tied, they know they can handle the adversity if injuries surface, etc… Plus dripping in the suspended players gives a boost to the team over the four games and has fired up guys getting back into the lineup to keep the team focused to help avoid letdowns.
Can’t wait to be under the lights Saturday night and see Franklin throw his temper tantrums.
Joey
September 20th, 2012
11:52 am
Dr P = Jax Falcon/Dog Fan = Ga/Fl.Stillman dog = doofus.
And dang, TallyDawg, don’t give the techies ammo.
Undefeated?
After 1 SEC game?
WDE
September 20th, 2012
11:55 am
@Ga/Fl.Stillman dog dude you need to dial up your meds……your going to flat line on us…relax take a deep breath .
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
12:08 pm
Wow, all the dog-fans that agree with P, hate UGAs chances,LOL…#5 ranking, schedule to die for, 3-0…Sounds like someone’s jealous of Jaw-ja…A young offensive line coming into its own. 3 very, very talented RBs. A boat-load of young WRs and TEs. A “Huge” recruiting class coming in. One of the top QBs in the country. Maybe the #1 NFL draftpick in Jarvis. Over 700 lbs. of DT tackle in the middle with young talent behind them. Maybe the deepest LBing corp in the country. One of the Top DBs in the nation coming back possibly in the 3rd quarter of the Vandy game.(Rambo) I mean if you don’t like our chances, then you know nothing about football and are just a MORON, DAWG-HATEING TROLL who will never be happy until your team beats us. BTW, it won’t be this year…
Ga/Fl.Stillman dog
September 20th, 2012
12:10 pm
WDE I just state the truth. Like I said I coach for a living and No the Dawgs are not legit. I have been frotunate to have my starters rest by the end of the third quarter. Plus Im playing with a new secondary. Its called coaching. My secondary at this point is all soph’s who played in JV last year. Im not on meds, Im on REALITY. People get a life and learn how to truly coach then you watch a game for what it truly means. Heck I played football with BoBo in middle and high school, he made adjustments better back then. Seems when he became a coach he just plain forgot the game. Go Dawgs.. but Ill have on my BAMA ALUNMI gear till the PUPPIES can play grown man SEC football. Mizzou was right “OLD MAN FOOTBALL.
Ga/Fl.Stillman dog
September 20th, 2012
12:12 pm
WDE and Joey…. Any time you want to test my knowledge of Football please feel free to ask. Until then stay a fan and not a Knowledgable person of the game. Now Back to Watching game film for MY NEXT OPPONENT. Geez
Nick
September 20th, 2012
12:14 pm
Hey kingdaddydipshit,
I’ve posted on this blog off and on for several years now. I can’t say that my name has never been used by someone else in here before, but I can assure you, these comments I made earlier were my own and not that of some stupid imposter.
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
12:20 pm
WDE
He likes the truth, just can’t be truthful himself. Sounds a little jealous of Coach Bobo’s 47-48 ppg. avg. He may be a Ga. teacher, because he can’t spell. If he is a coach, (which I doubt!) He must not get any love from the University of Georgia. Sounds like another poser…
Chris
September 20th, 2012
12:21 pm
We might be 3-0 but it was against teams we were supposed to beat. Our second string should have beat two of the three teams.
We haven’t played a complete game this year on either side of the ball, and if we don’t improve in a hurry, the losses will start coming in bunches. UGA can not play like they have and expect to compete in the SEC.
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
12:23 pm
Little nicky,
if you agree with that dumba$$ P, what does that make you, lol…
Mike Franklin
September 20th, 2012
12:24 pm
Excuse #1: The D was thinned by injury and suspension.
Excuse #2: The D is doing what it has to in order to win so, what’t the gripe?
Excuse #3: The D rankings give gripey fans something to gripe about, thus making them happy.
Personally, the only numbers that I really care about are on the scoreboard and so long as the higher number is next to the word ‘Georgia’, I’m good with it. Of course, if you depend on AP and ESPN desk jocks like the NCAA and BCS does to ignore the won/loss rations for style points, then this all becomes more important.
joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
12:25 pm
John jenkins played well against mizzo…he was okay against the rest….I’m still waiting on corn and ray drew to step it up….It’s really unbelieveable how bad the defense has played against very poor competition. Amarlo and jarvis jones are our best players on defense right now…So ready to see what rambo and tree will do once they come back
7576DAWG
September 20th, 2012
12:26 pm
Ga/Fl.Stillman dog
What good would it be for us to beat two of the teams 65 to 7 and Missouri 52 to 14. Georgia has played at least 16 Freshmen , Richt has finally realized that the reason Alabama and LSU are so good is because when the reserves come in , there is not much of a fall off.
Most of the missed assignment that gave the other team long touchdown scores was because of the lack of playing time or Freshmen mistakes. If all the scores from our opponent was from long 80 yard , five minute drives then you and I would have something to worry about but most of the scores have come from a 1 to 3 play series. Lets wait and see how we do against Vanderbilt and South Carolina before being so critical.
So far Richt , Grantham and Bobo are doing better since 2008, when we by far had the best team in the nation but had 28 injuries to players who were some of our best. That many injuries killed our depth and made us just a very good team instead of a great team.
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
12:28 pm
The sky is falling, The sky is falling! Eventually we will lose. Everybody does, but until we do, support your team or troll-on. Does anyone on this blog really think Vandy will beat the Dawgs Sat.??
yes
September 20th, 2012
12:31 pm
Jeez, Kolton Houston should just go get a complete blood transfusion!
His is a ridiculous situation. Let the man play already!
Huh?
September 20th, 2012
12:32 pm
kingdaddy….if the UGA players have the same attitude as you about Vandy, then they might lose. UGA has a history of slow starts…if they overlook Vandy, then yes…the Dawgs might lose.
yes
September 20th, 2012
12:36 pm
Our defense better start playing 60 minute games. Rambo and Ogletree back next week. Talent and experience hopefully shakes off any rust.
Huh?
September 20th, 2012
12:36 pm
UGA’s defense is underperforming….UGA fans can talk about suspensions, cupcakes, etc….but two of the three games have been against Buffalo and Florida Atlantic. Make all the excuses you want, but there is no reason why the defense should have given up as much yardage and as many points as they have.
The defensive line is getting pushed around…and last I checked, neither Rambo nor Ogletree are defensive lineman. On top of that, the O-line is anything but dominate, and Murray’s play is spotty. If UGA doesn’t get those things fixed, and in a hurry, they have several teams left on the schedule that can beat them.
Tdawg
September 20th, 2012
12:39 pm
Vience Dooley I won’t sugar coat nothing. So here it goes. The Buffalo offense was able to move the ball on the dawg defense the way every team we’ve played this season has been able to move it on us. Their O-Line has man handled our D-Line and the safty is a joke at coverage. He plays the, not in same area code type defense. Truth be told this defense is over rated anyway. Last season LSU and Mich. State bioch slapped us around in the second half. We couldn’t stop Vanderbilt and SC ran the ball at will against us. This defense will get on better even when the last 2 suspended starters return. You will hear the same ole lies. Our defensive stats are a bit miss leading. You dang right they are. They were put up by 2 scrub teams. Murray you better get your chiot together cause we gonna need 35 points on a weekly basis.
yes
September 20th, 2012
12:39 pm
Kolton Houston sure has the opportunity to learn the coaching side in live games while the ncaa keeps him down.
yes
September 20th, 2012
12:40 pm
huh? keep wishing hater
yes
September 20th, 2012
12:42 pm
c ya at the dogs victory party….happens every saturday night
Huh?
September 20th, 2012
12:44 pm
yes……..and keep drinking the Kool-Ade my friend.
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
12:49 pm
Let me “splain this a little better…
If we show up and play 60 min.ball, we will be 4-0. Vandy will come to play and they want to win. They gave SC a very good game. I expect the same Good Vandy team to show up. I also expect the Dawgs to fight hard and win this game, pure & simple…
Old Dog Class of 80
September 20th, 2012
12:50 pm
“In 2011, when opponents scored 30 or more points, UGA went 0-4.”
And in those four losses, how much of the opponents score was given to them by the OFFENSE or Special Teams?
7576DAWG
September 20th, 2012
12:53 pm
Ga/Fl.Stillman dog
If you have so much playing experience and coaching experience then you know that D1 teams have way more demands if you want to be a top 10 team. Richt let things go for a few years and before McGarity there was nobody to oversee his mistakes, like keeping his best friend and X- college roommate , Willie Martinez as Defensive Coordinator 3 years too long.
When Georgia brought McGarity in and Grantham in I said it will take 3 to 5 years for Georgia to build a team that can not only stay in the top 10 but be mentioned every year as possibly the national Champion. Did you think that Grantham could come into Georgia change us from a 4-3 to a 3-4 and everybody was going to be able to adjust with no problems. Every players on defense was used to the 4-3 and they were recruited to play the 4-3.
As someone who has the experience that you do , surely you know it takes years to build a national power team like Alabama and L.S.U. Grantham has only been recruiting for 2 years. He was hired December 2009 . The recruits that Georgia signed in February 2010 was Willie Martinez’s . Grantham’s senior class will not graduate until June 2014.
The most important question is Georgia getting better and I for one say yes. Let’s give it a few more weeks and see what happens.
BravesFanInBama
September 20th, 2012
12:55 pm
I think Ogletree is missed a good bit, but why is everyone acting like Rambo is going to make such a huge difference? Rambo isn’t some shut down safety…He gets burnt more times than not and doesn’t tackel…He just throws his body at people. There have been times where Rambo resembles Bryan Evans…and that’s just plain scary.
We just need to stop with the “we are missing so and so”…Regardless if the guys that are playing are starters or not, they are still college football players at UGA…they should be able to flawlessly step in for a player…If they can’t, why do they have a scholarship to play college football?
Huh?
September 20th, 2012
12:55 pm
kingdaddy…I respect that…I just don’t think you should act like UGA is going to roll over Vandy and nobody thinks Vandy can beat UGA like you did in the previous post. Last year’s game was close…too close. Vandy played SC tough…in this league, you can’t afford to overlook anybody.
jaxdog
September 20th, 2012
1:02 pm
When Lee is healthy the coaches should move him to center. Gates should stay at guard and Beard at tackle. Gates is a much better run blocker and isn’t built to play tackle. He will be a guard in the NFL anyway.
7576DAWG
September 20th, 2012
1:03 pm
BravesFan
What Rambo and Ogletree bring to the defense is more depth.without a fall off. If we play L.S.U. again this year for the SEC Championship Georgia will play for 60 minutes , not 30 like last year.
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
1:10 pm
Huh?
If you think that I believe for one second or that I “should”believe for one min., that UGA will lose toVandy, then you are wrong my friend. Do you believe Kentucky will beat Fla.? Nah, I don’t think a smart guy like you would believe that. Do you believe Auburn will beat LSU??? Could it happen? Yes. Will it happen,? No. You think The Owls have a chance against Bama? You see my point? You believe Vandy will win. I don’t. And if you don’t think Vandy will win, then why are we even talking about UGA not winning???
dawgfacedboy
September 20th, 2012
1:21 pm
Let’s cut through the BS here boys; there are only two reasons UGA should lose this game. A plethora of injuries and/or bad coaching. THere is absolutely no reason this game should even be close. Everyone can give their cliched answers of how they are a good team and we can’t take them lightly; which is true, however, coaching and injuries is the only reason this team should lose to Vandy.
We have a 3 yr. starter at QB, two top rated RBs with world class speed and at least 5 reliable WRs on the offense. We have 9? 10? NFL draft picks off the D? I’m sorry but there is no GOOD reason this team should lose Saturday.
dawgfan
September 20th, 2012
1:24 pm
Are those mean old Techie frat boys laughing at me again? Aaaaaaaarrrrggggghhhhhh, I’ll show them. I’m gonna troll Ken’s Techie blog every day and call them dolts and say what a joke Tech and it’s fanbase is. By golly, THAT will teach them to laugh at me! I HATE those mean old Techies. I sure hope I never have to look one of them Techies in the eye and tell him that cause he might bust me in my tater. Did I mention how I rolled my ankle on an empty wine cooler bottle on the way to the kitchen last month? Man that hurt like hell. Bobo stinks, ought to send him over to the Techies. Nobody messes with big bad dawgfan, Ruff ruff woof arf.
Thanks for reading, class dismissed.
joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
1:25 pm
We won’t be playing in the sec championships….we dont have the defense…defense wins championships…just look at bama. grantham wont last five years at the helm with our defense playing so poorly. lattimore will eat our lunch again….and vandy,tenn will be very close games…because our defense has failed miserabley to live up to expectations….this is a 3 to 4 loss team and richt knows it already
Joey
September 20th, 2012
1:25 pm
“Any time you want to test my knowledge of Football please feel free to ask…”
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Um . . .that’s okay, coach.
I’ve read enough to form an opinion of that mountain of “knowledge.”
Pitbull
September 20th, 2012
1:26 pm
I think it is best to wait until the end of the season to determine how well Georgia’s O or D played in 2012.
All three of the teams we have defeated could end up bowl teams and highly ranked in their conferences.
I remember back around 1975 when Georgia got tied by Pittsbrgh in Sanford Stadium in the first game of the season and everyone wanted to know what was wrong with the Georgia D that gave up so many rushing yards. We didn’t even know Pittsburgh had a team then.
Turns out that there was nothing wrong with the D. Pittsburgh had a feshman named Tony Dorsettand he ran over most of the teams he played.
Be patient and see how the year pans out.
Ga/Fl.Stillman dog
September 20th, 2012
1:27 pm
7576DAWG, Test my knowledge of the game LIL BOY. I gurantee i’ll take those same players and make them perform to the level of expectation.Real teams who claim to be a POWERHOUSE and want to be in MIAMI in January are not playing on the Wimpy Level we are. yea you too get a life cause I know how to coach and know what Im talking about. Real teams don’t fold like UGA does year after year. Even when Bama and LSU loose, its not like we do. Bottom Line Buddy, UGA=OVERRATED.. Get a life Lame Fellow, 7576
Ga/Fl.Stillman dog
September 20th, 2012
1:31 pm
One more thing 7576Dawg, I switched to a 3-4 defense last year. I hired a guy fresh off Interm, and yes NO ONE scored a point till the last two games of the season. So yes bru, talk it how you walk it.
BravesFanInBama
September 20th, 2012
1:36 pm
Did you really just say/type “bru”….Your argument and coaching “credentials” are now invalid.
Al
September 20th, 2012
1:37 pm
@ Stillman dog
You are so FOS it’s sad
Joey
September 20th, 2012
1:43 pm
Joe Jenkins, either educate yourself or stop saying “We” when referring to UGA.
How many defenses would play at championship level with 5-3 All-Americans or All-SEC players missing in the first 3 games? Yes, we have at least 9 games left, genius.
Again, wait until UT, when we should be at full strength, then begin making accessments of the D.
Apparently what you know about UGA football could be stored in a thimble.
Nick
September 20th, 2012
1:44 pm
Hey Mike Franklin, I think the worries are due to the fact that it’s all been done against sub-par opposition. What will that translate to once better competition comes in? Losses!
I hope not, but it’s still cause for concern.
joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
1:44 pm
I don’t know why grantham was given a raise so fast…he has proven nothing so far….We will never win the mnc with richt being our coach….we recruit all the talent in world…what any team would need…and our players just under perform on sats…can’t play a a 60 minute game on both sides of the ball. it has to be coaching….I just wonder what our defense would be today…if bvg would have never left.
Joey
September 20th, 2012
1:48 pm
Who’s that, “NEXT OPPONENT,” coach?
Just want to know who’s getting shutout this week.
You are THE MAN, bru . . .
Ga/Fl.Stillman dog
September 20th, 2012
1:49 pm
To Al…. Your mother full of S@#$. Come to Tampa and get some real football. When I watched Aaron Murry in high school I said he is over rated. lets exchange personal info, call each other up and test football IQ.
Joey
September 20th, 2012
1:51 pm
“I just wonder what our defense would be today…if bvg would have never left.”
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Well, just check out Auburn stats, and you won’t have to wonder . . .
Joey
September 20th, 2012
1:57 pm
So, 5-Star Aaron Murray was MVP of the Elite 11 when in high school, led his team to the state championship, got heavily recruited by EVERYBODY, impressed the Mannings at their camp this summer, and I quote, “has as good of arm strength and accuracy as anybody here (including USC’s Barkley), gonna break every UGA passing record in his 3rd season, yet in your football IQ wisdom, you thought he was “overrated?”
And you still do?
Al
September 20th, 2012
1:58 pm
@ Stillman
Makes sense, I will post my number,address, SSN#,etc. what a loser you are, bru
Get out of your basement, Mommy needs you
Go Dawgs
Al
September 20th, 2012
2:01 pm
@Stillman. And turn off the XBox, Coach
joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
2:10 pm
Well joey….bvg was great when he was here at uga….after he left thats when his career went down hill. after bvg left. in 04…our best season on defense has been in 07…when slick willie, our worst dc in school history was here.
Master P shut up ugggghhhhhhh!
September 20th, 2012
2:18 pm
Dr. P you are the same idiot that was blogging about how many points Mizzo was going to score against the DAWGS and how we couldn’t win at their place for their first SEC game. Shut up! We are 3-0 and your rambling about stats does not mean anything. All that matters are wins and losses. Sure we would all love to see the DAWGS come out and dominate every team from start to finish. What matters more though when it is all said and done??? Only the W you annoying freak! Despite all your wonderful stats we still beat Vandy last year. Give it a rest you moron!
dawgfacedboy
September 20th, 2012
2:24 pm
JOe- our best defensive year sing BVG was last year.
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2:30 pm
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joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
2:37 pm
oh really…in 07 we gave up less points per game than last year….I know one thing for sure…we hardly got any pressure on those two cream puffs qb’s. they had about 5 seconds to throw the ball….is our front 7 talent overated or is it coaching…you decide you delusional smuck @ joey?
AltamahaDawg
September 20th, 2012
2:44 pm
When I head somebody say “stop making excuses” all I hear is:
“Ok make as many rational points about the actual factors involved as you want, but none of that matters to me because I wasn’t really looking for any possible explainations in the first place.”
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
2:54 pm
Joe Jenks
Did you see us blitz much? No, you didn’t cause we didn’t have to. We beat them with the most vanilla D ever. It wasn’t because we couldn’t. It was because we are holding back. Wehave only played 3 games but are 3-0. We haven’t even put a 1st team out there yet, but we are still 3-0. Could have but didn’t play one of the best defensive players in the country, but we didn’t and we’re still 3-0. If you are a UGA fan like you say, quit your belly-aching and grow a set. If you are just another hater troll, then we’re still 3-0 doing it our way…
AltamahaDawg
September 20th, 2012
2:57 pm
Naw, Joey. I promised him I would lighten up.
Besides, He knows the question.
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AltamahaDawg
September 20th, 2012
3:02 pm
Oh now. You can’t doubt joe. He found that roster on the internet, after all.
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
3:02 pm
You ever heard of Occupy Wall St.??? This is the nerds version of Occupy UGA Blog. Real cute…
DawgFaceBlues
September 20th, 2012
3:04 pm
Say what you want, write it down, smoke it or whatever. The tide will hit a brick wall come December 8th. There will be payback from 2008 season for when they came into Athens and whipped our donkeys. Complacency will doom the Tide this year.
joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
3:12 pm
I’m a true dawg fan…but i maybe a negative one…but i see things for how they are. I dont think we were holding back….I just think we are overated…but we will see what we are in the next three weeks for sure. I wonder why we just dont lineup and destroy awful teams like bama and sc do. All I know and saw was to weak teams with mascots who are close to being abolished…run up and down the field on us
joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
3:16 pm
Ive been a uga fan since james jackson was our qb….I grew up on uga football. So how dare you question me as being a fan or not….I even think richard bell was a better dc than grantham.
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
3:22 pm
Joe Jenks
Why do we need negative nellies like you, we already have enough trolls. Get on the bus Gus, cause you got to go, Joe. Your opinion “stinks” Jenks. You don’t need to be coy, Kiljoy, just listen to me…
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
3:28 pm
Joe Jenks
Perhaps you are a “Nattering Nabob of negativism…
joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
3:31 pm
how does a difference of a opinion make me less of a fan….You act like when tree and rambo come back its going to make us so much better…but i got news for you…tree and rambo are not thomas davis and greg blue…as matter of fact they are not even close….both are potheads and not even close to having the talent that they have
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
3:41 pm
Fan: A fan is a supporter with a liking and enthusiasm for something such as a football team. Being obsessed with UGA doesn’t make you a fan. You must like something to be a fan of it…
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
3:43 pm
You have more in common with the opposition, than you do any fan…
joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
3:54 pm
I guess you didn’t read what i said in the other thread…I’m pleased with murray. I’m happy we have two great rb’s and wr’s…..I’m sick of our defense talking a bunch of smack before the season starts….and turn out to be scary bad on defense
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
4:04 pm
Joe
Other than the trolls, you seem to be talking aot of smack against a Defense that is 3-0 and hasn’t even broken a sweat because that’s what the coaches want. It’s called a “vanilla” D, Joe. You have heard this over and over, but you don’t care. Why is that joe? Why can’t you understand what most others understand? Are you just not very bright or just a hater no matter what you hear???
joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
4:11 pm
I hear ya bro….but even playing vanilla defense and a few starters missing…we should still be able to shut down the owls and the bulls……the players for buffalo even talked smack about how easy it was to move the ball on our defense. You sir about our defense…is as delusional as iiz honey is about the arkansas razorbacks….go watch her youtube videos…i think that sums you up perfectly
joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
4:14 pm
Broke a sweat huh? Is that why grantham was cussing the whole defense out? He was cussing them because he know they are not playing up to expectations…they are some huge concerns on defense as we get closer to conference play
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
4:25 pm
Joe,
I pull for my team for richer and poorer, through sickness and health. When we lose a game, I still love my team. I will not tear them apart on a blog at the team and other fans expense. I complain at times in a “constructive manner.”I’m not speaking for you sir, just myself. I’m a Dawg, WIN, LOSE OR DRAW! You may want to find another team that you don’t have to cry so much about. Here’s the bottom line, I am not the only Dawg fan in here that is taking exception to your remarks. I just call it as I see it…
CubanDawg
September 20th, 2012
4:27 pm
Hey Joe I think I speak for the majority of the Dawg fan, you sir are either a Troll or a Jackass. I say both.
FLA DAWG
September 20th, 2012
4:31 pm
In 1980 The Dawg D gave up plenty of yards but not nearly as many points as this D has. Especially to patsy teams. But, the lack of all starters on the field and the possibility that Richt and Grantham are hiding schemes for use in bigger games could be a legit reason.
As long as we keep winning it’s okay. But if we lose to the likes of Vandy, UT, KY, Ole Miss, Auburn, Ga Southern or even GT due to poor D performance then what we’re seeing now is what we’ve actually got.
I’m confident we have more talent than SC and UF and we should beat ‘em.
With our talent and schedule there is no reason on Earth we should not run the regular season table. The SECC Game v Bama would be something to see this time. Other than LSU it would be Bama’s toughest game.
Boys, we have a shot to make it to the Big Dance.
All we gotta do is win.
GO DAWGS!!
joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
4:47 pm
@cuban dawg….do they even have TV in cuba? your opinion of me is worthless just like your sorry country…thanks. We don’t have a chance in hell at running the table…our defense is mediocre and our o-line will get exposed…I know how we have been under richt the last 5 years..and this year is no different
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
4:50 pm
Watchout for Fla. This is going to be a fun year…
CubanDawg
September 20th, 2012
4:51 pm
Hey Joe your classy response is truly what I expected. I do feel sorry for you and know that a real Dawg fan doesn’t trash his team like you do.
SouthGADawg
September 20th, 2012
5:00 pm
Stillman
you are so full of crap I would not let you coach flag football. You are such a great coach what are you doing on this blog. Really??? you are a fake and a poser LMAO…..
joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
5:01 pm
thanks bro…i thought it was a classy response as well.lol. lol.
kingdaddy
September 20th, 2012
5:01 pm
Are you kidding me???
CHDawg
September 20th, 2012
5:16 pm
Just for perspective, we barely beat a 5-7 Vandy team in 2007, when we ended the year as #2. That was with Stafford and Moreno and Co. Would love to have a big win, but remember that the W is what counts. Great posts Joey! Joe, behave yourself, man. You could be right about this year, but why don’t we let the Dawgs give it a run with our support? You can save the negativity and I told you so’s for after a loss, should one materialize. BTW, I’d be thrilled to hear the Dawgs have a big contingent of of fans down in Cuba, but CubanDawg isn’t necessarily Cuban.
joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
5:43 pm
Hey bro…i’m trying to stay positive….But when our defense gets ran off the field by the owl’s and bison…geez dude dont you think that is unacceptable…That’s whats wrong with some of our fan base we just accept mediocrioty…..naw some of yall wallow in it. We were supposed to be great on defense this year….but right now we are mediocre…and we haven’ teven played a good offense yet.
LogicalUS
September 20th, 2012
5:58 pm
Yep, too much hype again which apparently the players spent the summer smoozing….most certainly at best the 5th ranked defense in the conference
Bama
LSU
SC
UF
UGA\MSU
the rest…..
The passing stats being elevated is understandable but to get pimped out in the rushing stats importunes problems.
joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
6:08 pm
I agree with you logical… We defintley spend the summer reading press clippings besides actually GATA… .trying to back up our talk…Once again we have to prove it on the field….You can’t really find reason to argue with the offense as they have did their job against the cream puffs….they fought their way through mizzo and finally took to their ass in that second half
Joey
September 20th, 2012
6:22 pm
That just ain’t right, AD. Inquiring minds want to know . . .
Joe, take a deep breath and try to enjoy the “next game.”
The ‘08 UF Gators lost to Ole Miss. At the swamp. Looked like crap. Dwell on that for a sec.
Then consider UF never lost again in ‘08. Won the BCSCG. What I’m trying to say is that a team doesn’t necessarily have to be world-beaters at the start of the season. They just need to finish like world-beaters.
Hows about we wait until we get our butts beat before we proclaim 3 or 4 imminent losses and the season a bust?
Thanks in advance . . .
CHDawg
September 20th, 2012
6:34 pm
joe, run off the field? I don’t think so and we also played a lot of young guys in both games. That depth will help us later in the season, should somebody need a backup. It does hurt stats, but it is good for the team. We sat Jones, Ogletree, Rambo, Commings, and Vasser, in at least one of the games, and we played a bunch of true freshmen. We also played two new corners in Swann and Mitchell. So, I would not expect great performances. I think the real challenges start this weekend. Let’s see how they do…Go Dawgs.
Joey
September 20th, 2012
6:35 pm
“When I head somebody say “stop making excuses” all I hear is:
“Ok make as many rational points about the actual factors involved as you want, but none of that matters to me because I wasn’t really looking for any possible explainations in the first place.”
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Whoa mama!
Will there ever be a more brilliant point, or better put-down, made on a football blog, anywhere?
Bravo, AltamahaDawg.
Bravo.
Joey
September 20th, 2012
6:40 pm
Hey, hey, CHDawg, don’t be trying to present some real facts to Joe. He ain’t looking to hear that stuff . . .
But, I agree with each of your points.
Go Dawgs!
joe jenkins
September 20th, 2012
7:21 pm
I already know the facts about our defense…I know we are missing key players…but to let those teams move up and down the field is unacceptable no matter what thr reason is…We are UGA…we are not ball st or alabama st…geez. Anyways what about sterling bailey…is he just another back up that gets in there and doesn’t make the most out of his playing time….Our Dl just simply don’t make plays….garrison smith …….corn…..geathers….abry jones…they all have one thing in common, they don’t make plays
Paul
September 20th, 2012
10:06 pm
Umm…Alabama has many new starters, and they just shut people out. Nick Saban: No excuses. Mark Richt: No accountability. Mr. “Just get a little bit better…” We need a lot more than a little bit.
Uga Grad 94
September 20th, 2012
10:08 pm
Our “D” is weak. We will get crushed by any legitimate Top 25 team. Did you people miss that Buffalo could only score 7 points on lowly Kent State. They tripled that toal on out powerful “D.” Please, we have pleayed weak opponents; hence, the 3-0 record. This is the same CMR team of every stinkin year for the past 7 years or so. Can anyone say Groundhog Day? Some of you folks are just plain blind.
Uga Grad 94
September 20th, 2012
10:14 pm
Oh, one more thing @ Joey,
AltamahaDawg has been hanging around these blogs for years apologizing for CMR and making excuses of his own for why Georgia has continued to underperform since 2005. Reality check that cannot be disputed: Georgia has severely underperformed against Top 25 opponents since 2005, period. There’s not even a team on the schedule this season to give the Dawgs a real test. What? Carolina Florida? Tennessee? Yeah, right. If we meet Alabama or LSU in the SEC Champ. game, another arse whoopin’ and more excuses, yep, excuses, and people like AltamahaDawg will argue about nwhy we should keep Richt another 20 years. Dooley number 2. Gotta love it.
Huh?
September 20th, 2012
11:41 pm
Kingdaddy…..there you go again putting words in my mouth. I never said Vandy would win. I was responding to you saying that nobody believed Vandy COULD win. All I said was that you can’t overlook anybody. I’m sure you didn’t think Vandy could win last year, but they almost did.
kingdaddy
September 21st, 2012
12:12 am
@Huh?
All I’m saying is you can’t overlook anybody…
Sooooo you’re saying Bama could lose to the Owls? Why sure they could, but they won’t and I didn’t put anything in your mouth but you did say Vandy could win. Why didn’t you also say that Auburn could win against LSU since they beat them the year before? Nah, you just want to cast doubt on the Dawgs beating Vandy. Hey, we’ll see Sat. night. If we lose, (which could happen but won’t) then you can say I told you so. You should worry about your team winning, not doubting our game. BTW, goodluck with whoever your team plays this week…
Huh?
September 21st, 2012
12:53 am
Yes…I did say Vandy COULD win (not that they would win)…I said that if the UGA players had the same attitude toward Vandy that you did (in your post) that it was possible…given the fact that UGA has not played very well in the first half of games this year.
pteferredduck
September 21st, 2012
1:48 am
Wow all this talk about the defense yet one stat nobody mentions is we have played I think 22-23 freshman on offense and defense. I know last Saturday I saw a lot of names who had just come into Georgia this year. Even ESPN said abt sheldon Dawson at mizzou, all you corners coming out of high school like him don’t look back at the QB. I would much rather do what we have been doing and build more depth and next years starters by giving them very valuable playing time to really learn the defense at game speed, not in practice. You won’t see as many freshman on the field at one time starting Saturday, but I bet they keep getting rotated in to get more experience than other teams might do.
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Nurse Gudbodie
September 21st, 2012
5:47 am
Dr. P is right on in his comments re: the “D”.
DC Dirty Bird
September 21st, 2012
6:50 am
It appears that folks denegrating the Dawg’s defense haven’t been watching the games closely. FAU scores 14 points on a defense missing two of the top defensive players at their position in the country. Think about it….for the first two games we had a walk-on starting at free. No disrespect to the kid Norman because he played his heart out, but when last year’s starter at CB comes off suspension and gets put back at FS for the first time since he’s been at UGA, that says a whole lot. This defense might not be an Alabama, #1 in the country, carry us to the BCS championship game defense, but it doesn’t have to be when you have the talent we have on offense.
Last thought. If you don’t think that Rambo and Ogletree will have a significant impact on this defense, ask yourself why Richt won’t just announce that they’re suspended 4 games? Rambo is a play maker and fortifies the back end of our defense. Notice how Shawn Williams was able to play closer to the line of scrimmage with Commings back there vice Norman.
FLA DAWG
September 21st, 2012
7:15 am
DC,
Well stated.
I’m not happy with the D stats this year but when we have all our starters on the field let’s see what happens.
I mean it boys, we’ve got a real shot to run the table and play Bama for The SECC Game. If the team improves and the ball bounces our way a couple of times in that game we go to the Big Dance!
GO DAWGS !!
Chris Snow
September 21st, 2012
7:59 am
I think a lot of you guys are putting too much thought into these “numbers”. Let’s get every back everyone from suspensions, then judge. I have no doubt we will be ready for Vandy and TN. Still nervous about SC though.
DC Dirty Bird
September 21st, 2012
9:26 am
Grantham’s fire is what makes this defense one of the best in the nation. I’ll take that over CMR’s I’ll only communicate happiness demeanor.
Soooooo who is the Tech fan that posted at 0819? Too funny.
FLA DAWG
September 21st, 2012
9:30 am
DC,
The Tech poster “Comparing..” was obviously a GT English Major (dwag)………..
PMC
September 21st, 2012
11:15 am
Early in the year without all the players they should have and playing a lot of young players it’s understandible why the numbers aren’t great.
If you watch the games, I think you would agree that the defense is winning games for the team. The offensive production has been good but is also a considerable work in progress. They aren’t playing anywhere near as well as they can play yet.
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RMikel58
September 22nd, 2012
9:43 am
Though im a Dawg Fan i am entitled to my concerns publically….just as the Georgia coaches are privately.
Georgia has some serious issues on defense coming into the Vandy Game. Alot of the problems i saw on T.V. seemed to be related to assignments. The corners doing a bump-n-run and letting the safety pick them up.
I dont know cause im not as smart as Grantham but maybe what he used in the Pro’s is to complicated for collegiates to know at this stage of their careers.
It may take a freshman 2-3 years to really get to know it.
His type defense may only suit Juniors and Seniors and thats a bad thing if a starter gets hurt. I think that Georgia will continue to give up big yardage with any team.
So i think we’ll see more close games or blow outs by more finesse teams this year.
This surely isnt the same team on defense as it was when we ;played Hawaii in the bowl game.
I think talent wise we’re as good as anybody but talent has nothing to do with execution if you cant remember your assignments.
I would hope Grantham would see this isnt working the way he’d like it and change up a few things to simplify the defense more.
GO DAWGS!