Still talking about offensive linemen. Once we get this part of the program squared away, hope we don't have to cross this path again. Injuries cannot be helped. I really hope that Friend develops into that coach that we need so badly. Below is an interesting link on the young man from Norcross that played at Maryland.

www.dawgsonline.com/2012/02/15/getting-r...ted-with-max-garcia/

Buc thank's for all the great info. looks like it is time for D.Swann and M.Deas to step up.

Spent some time thinking about Abuurn and their coaching changes. BVG was better than good when he was in Athens. Definitely had the attention of the players that he coached. Landed eventually with the Atlanta Falcons and many thought that he might be able to stay there for an extended period of time. We must remember however that BVG likes to run his own show and in most cases he knows when he has worn his welcome out.

BVG is a proponent of the 4/3 saddled up with the Tampa 2. Aha, enter Willie Martinez, Tampa 2 expert . . . Right? Glad that these two found their way back to the SEC, and especially Abuurn. Did fail to mention that Stoops informed Willie Martinez that he would no longer need his services in Oklahoma. Guess the shoe did not fit there either. Both of these coaches will probably be lights out on the Plains, right?. Folks in Tuscaloosa have to be beside themselves with Chizik’s latest effort to keep his job. By the way, many folks were totally against Chizik being hired. Have some Abuurn friends and they really did not like what happened in Athens this past season. They still don’t think that they have the right man running the team.

Look at it like this. We have the top tight end in the nation by rating services last season. Took time off from football and played basketball his first year on campus. Jay Rome should have an absolute field day against the Tampa 2 in Abuurn this season. 6’6” and 250 or so pounds on a frame that now has more agility since playing the game of basketball, going to be a nightmare for those small linebackers that Abuurn has. Cover two allows the underneath plays, system is designed to make a team drive the ball down the field using lots of plays, therefore chances of turnovers should increase.

With the speed and talent that we have on the outside, going to put a lot of pressure on the linebackers. Those DB’s and Safeties understand that AM will go over the top, they tasted some of that last season and the season before. Sure opens up that running game, and we have the talent to have a superior running game. Those little swing passes out of the backfield will be reminiscent of the way Florida used to take our pants down in Jacksonville under Spurrier.

We all know what we need to make this work. Guessing that Coach Friend is going to handle that.

Feel sure with the returning defensive team that Grantham has put together, those young men will make sure that the other team puts the ball on the ground quite a bit.

Haven’t said a lot about the other coaches, however, Coach “O” and Coach Lakatos seem to have a solid grip on this football team.

A lot of things can happen between this year and next year. It is understandable for us to be concerned about losing a lot of players. The positive spin to that in my opinion is that the young pups are going to be there with the Seniors and Juniors, and good play from that group can only have one effect on the young guys, they learn from watching talented players make talented plays. Alabama has been doing this successfully under Saban and Smart for quite a while, we all see the results from that system.

Go Dawgs, build the depth and coach’em up . . .

We spend some time talking about these high school football players and the attention that they seek and get. This young fellow could turn out to be the leader of the band. Apparently great football player that has me believing he will cross the Chattahoochee.

www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/02/tide...ben_foster_tryi.html

Buc, Talk to a bunch of these Auburn people.
They were disappointed in the Chizik hire, he was a god after the NC, now they're almost on the fire wagon.

averagedawg, was reading another article about the top twenty players in Alabama and where they will be attending school. A few not committed as yet. What really caught my eye was that Georgia was not mentioned by any of these players names as a recruiting school. Then I check out Abuurn and Alabama and the number of players that they sign from the State of Georgia. Need to tighten our grip and build a higher fence. Appears that the top two players in the country are leaving Georgia for Tuscaloosa. Sure hope that Tray does not change his mind. Scary. That type of recruiting comes from winning football.

Buc, Need to build that fence on the west Georgia line.

Saturday afternoon, thought maybe this might be interesting. Many of us discuss the offensive line and all of us hoping that we can build something substantial with depth. Below is a list I put together of the young men on campus and those heading our way. Might have made some mistakes, not sure sometimes when a young man was held back a year or whatever. List should be pretty close.

Real hard for me to believe that we can't come up with a better than average SEC offensive line looking over the list below. Lots of big bodies, some that their high school coaches say are better than good. There had to be a reason for many of these young men being recruited by UGA, other than just filling slots.

Maybe we are in for a surprise, maybe we have more than one player step up and play a huge part in offensive line development . . . . quickly. Will Friend, my fingers are crossed. I really believe within the group listed below, you can stop some of this talk about our weakest link. Me being one of the culprits.

I do believe that there is talent at all positions on the offensive side of the ball, what some call the "skill positions". Get the offensive line together Will Friend, I will certainly rail for that being a "coaching skill".

David Andrews OL Sophomore — 6-2/280
John Bodin OG Senior — 6-6/321
Chris Burnette C Junior — 6-2/313
Watts Dantzler OT Sophomore — 6-7/310
Zach DeBell OT Sophomore — 6-7/265
Caleb Drake C Sophomore — 6-1/275
Kenarious Gates OG Junior — 6-5/328
Kolton Houston OT Sophomore — 6-5/291
Dallas Lee OG Junior — 6-4/300
Austin Long OT Junior — 6-5/304
Hunter Long OL Sophomore — 6-4/305
Eddie McQuillen OT Sophomore — 6-8/264
Ben Reynolds C Junior — 6-2/255
Nathan Theus OL Sophomore — 6-3/254
Xzavier Ward OT Sophomore — 6-7/264
Hugh Williams OT Sophomore — 6-5/254

2012 Additions
Mark Beard OL Sophomore — 6-4/290
Greg Pyke OT Freshman — 6-6/300
John Theus OT Freshman — 6-6/292

Go Dawgs . . . coach'em up!!