The Future is Now!

You're right Buc, CMR has really put together a first class staff. Now......there isn't any reason to look back, no excuses, no pointing of fingers, no if's, and's or but's........time to get it done!!!! We should be \"coached up\" to compete with anyone in the country !!!

wlayton, music to my ears. Compete with anyone in the country. Not once every ten years or so, compete year after year.

Also like the fact that Coach Richt has already started using Coach Grantham's name along with his in the same sentence.

wlayton, this has to be a huge load off of CMR's shoulders. When he was at FSU, kicking butt, he did not have to worry one iota about FSU's defense.

Looking for more guidance from CMR to CMB. Nothing wrong with that . . . look, listen and learn Coach Bobo, Coach Richt has a proven record of running a pro style offense. We have the players to do just that. Heck yes, exciting.

YES it is my friend.

Buc wrote:

None of that is worth a hooters damn if you don't have the big nasties up front. Good/great OL and this team is truly dangerous, and that includes some paybacks due to anyone that wears ORANGE.

I am pumped Buc--thanks for that post!

Your last sentence about the O-line or lack thereof jumped out at me.

IMHO, we need MAJOR improvement from our Oline if we expect to compete for the SEC East, let alone the conference & the MNC. It is time for our O-line to man up & play physical from snap to whistle for all 60 minutes. I agree, coaching for the O-line is NOT a problem at all, it's about fundamentals, execution, and desire.

How many times did a UGA O-lineman get flagged for false start penalties this season? I'm afraid I don't want to know (dapolla knows I'd betcha?) but I'm guessing we had to be at the top of the SEC (I.E. the bottom) when it comes to false starts. By contrast, how many times did Bama, who I hate to say it but have fielded BY FAR the best OL in the SEC for 2 years running now, get a stupid false start penalty. All I know is we have a boat load of very experienced starters on the OL (Did we lose anybody on our 2 deep at OL other than Vince Vance?) and hopefully, god willing, a healthy Sturdivant with the great CSS leading them. Maybe having a more mobile QB like Murray will help the linemen? I dunno.

Also, I went to the WLOCP using some 1st row tickets courtesy of Roy Barnes (thank you so much ex-governor) and I couldn't help but notice how UF's OL looked like grown men and ours looked like a bunch of oversized softies. Your right Buc, don't matter how explosive our offense is nor how improved our defense may become if the Big DAWGS in the trenches don't handle their biz. I know we have the right coach & I think we have the right players, but again I must say that it's time for the O-line to step it up and give our team an offensive identity!

If the upperclassmen can't get the job done, I hope that CSS takes a page from CTG's book and opens up the competition for the best man to win.

Some may argue otherwise, but for me the Dawgs BEST team during the CMR era was the 2002 dawgs & that team fielded our most experienced, most physical, and most cohesive OL, coincidence, I think not?

Hate to bring up this negativity but I just call em' like I see em'. I truly think our 2010 OL has the potential to dominate, I just want to see that potential realized on the gridiron. Be anxious to hear all of your thoughts regarding our Oline?

GATA Offensive LineMEN!!!

I am jacked along with all of you. I think AM's year will actually go a little better than Cox's did. I don't believe he will throw as many TD's, but I also don't believe he will have as many pics.

Here are my reasons and you guys tell me if you agree or not.

1. The defense will have more success on 3rd down, giving our offense maybe one extra posession per game. That alone may lead to an extra 3-4 points per game.

2. Richt isn't stupid, he knows he has a 38-3 record when a dude runs for 100 yards. He will see 7 OLmen returning with something line 125 starts between them. He will know that a more smash mouth offense complimenting our defense will be a great formula.

Someone earlier linked to some good info-can't remember who it was. The three best wins we had last year (Tech, Auburn, and A&M), had two things in common: it was the three games we threw the ball less than 20 games while having less than 40 yards in penalties. if Richt understands that, hopefully he will rush about 45 times a game while passing 20-25 times-thus reducing those stupid holding penalties.

A quick question just for conversation sake. If UGA goes 8-4 or 9-3 and loses to Florida, Tech and one other SEC team and plays the Chickfilia or the Outback bowl, do you think CMR keeps his job. Or do you think that he has enough good credit built up to last him one more \"dissapointing season\". Not saying they will just curious, and honest answers, no that will never happen so why talk about it.