Saturday Roundup 06Mar
Logan Gray seems in this quote to believe that he did not get a chance to compete last year:
Logan Gray admitted that he wished he would have had a chance to compete for the starting job last spring. Matthew Stafford left for the NFL and coaches installed Joe Cox as the starter right away.
«After Matthew left and they named Joe the starter immediately, I kind of wished that I would have had a chance to compete for the job,» said Gray, who is competing with Aaron Murray and Zach Mettenberger for the top spot. «Ultimately, it doesn't matter who's named the starter, whoever's competing the best and playing the best is going to play. I think it's just another opportunity for me to try to prove myself as the guy who's going to be the next starting quarterback. I'm sure Aaron and Zach are thinking the same way.»
«There was too much waiting for somebody else to make a play last year,» Gamble said. «Guys were being too relaxed. It's time to turn things around and get back to the way things used to be.» «We don't want to be the only class since coach Richt has been here that hasn't won an SEC championship,» Gamble said. «This is our last shot, but we've got to make it happen, got to do extra stuff and make sure everybody's doing extra stuff.
Southern Pigskin - 12 to Watch: SEC
1. Aaron Murray, QB, Georgia - Though junior Logan Gray enters spring practice as the tentative number one signal caller, fans across the Peach State have already dubbed Murray the next big thing in Athens. For a redshirt freshman who has never taken a college snap and hasn't played a full season of football since his junior year in high school, those expectations loom large. Murray will battle Gray and fellow redshirt freshman Zach Mettenberger this spring.
9. Justin Houston, DE, Georgia - As an edge rusher last season for the Bulldogs, Houston compiled 7.5 sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss. Will he be able to maintain that production in Todd Grantham's new 3-4 defensive alignment? How active he his this spring will provide a decent indicator of how effective Georgia's defense will be this fall.
Guys to watch
S Jakar Hamilton: Georgia has two open safety spots, and Hamilton -- a junior college transfer -- is being counted on to fill one of them (most likely at free safety). Hamilton was a finalist for National Junior College Athletic Association defensive player of the year this past season, and he finished his two-year JC career with 88 tackles and six interceptions. Hamilton has good size and is known as a big hitter. If he doesn't pan out, the Bulldogs could be in big trouble at safety. You don't bring in a JC transfer of Hamilton's caliber and expect him to become a backup; he's expected to be a starter.
QBs Zach Mettenberger and Aaron Murray: Georgia is looking for a new starting quarterback again, and these redshirt freshmen would seem to be the leading candidates. Mettenberger is the prototypical drop-back passer; Murray also has a strong arm but is much more mobile (he ran a spread-type attack in high school). In a perfect world, Georgia would identify its starter in spring practice and not have to worry about a potential quarterback controversy in fall drills. We'll see if that comes to fruition.
DT DeAngelo Tyson: Georgia lost three NFL-caliber tackles off last season's team, and coaches will be looking to identify a starting nose tackle for the three-man line this spring. Tyson, a squatty 300-pound junior, looks to be the leading candidate. He played in all 13 games as a backup last season, finishing with 12 tackles and a blocked point-after attempt against South Carolina. Tyson doesn't necessarily fit the mold of a run-stuffing behemoth in the middle of the line. But reports are that he has the quickness to be the penetrator that Grantham wants.
ghoastoferkrussell has the 22 video seriesĀ Great Moments in Dawg History up on his You Tube channel. I think these were a segments of Coach Dooley's weekly TV show. Good stuff - download them for your collection.




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