Question?

Having been one of the infidels to trash Richt, I must admit, this year's team is better than last year's team.
Agree or disagree?

Agree, we are better. As I said before we had alot of changes I never thought we would win the SEC east this yr. Yes I am disappointed we lost 4 in a row with AJ being out. we should be more of a running team and not depend on passing so much. Everyone should know by now to win in the SEC you MUST be a running team first and Def first then pass to be a champ. any time you have to throw the ball to score , you score to fast and leave your D on the field to long and then get bea in the 4thqt. Ball control should be your first concern as a OC also to help your D stay fresh and not worn out!!!!! I myself support CMR but have went back and forth because I get frustrated with this yr as yall do. But with somes logic I guess Saban should be fired and cum because they have had to many losses for the talent they have. LOL Saban got out coached by les miles with a lesser team. also cum has way to many losses for all the talent he has. The SEC is just a dog eat Dog conf now. NO coach will stay on top. Our Conf just has to much talent in coaching and the players now. I do believe CMR is doing the best he can. he is who he always has been, low key . when he was on top he was the same. he will get us back IMO GO DAWGS, and I love hearing everyones different opinions that is what makes us better.

I believe this years team is better. AM is going to win a lot of football games. He has a trmendous future. Cox paid his due and deserved to play. Believe he knew the system in and out, and he had is good moments. The defense has definitely improved. We discussed before the year that we wanted to see a physical D that would fly around. They are doing that now. I will give Richt a little credit for that because after the Colorado game he said that they needed to go back to keeping football simple. He felt like they were thinking to muchi instead of just playing. That can definitely happen as a coach. Sometimes you can overload guys especially considering that they are in class all day learning to go on top of it. Since then, I have seen a much faster D. Grantham is definitely the right hire and believe his fire has made a difference too. See things this year on that side of the ball that I just don't remember seeing last year. Special teams have also been solid this year. Wish the offense ran the ball a little more effectively but they have not had the constant penalty problem we had last year. I know the wins and losses aren't good at all but last year when I watched the games it seemed like it was more of an individual, selfish type of team. Didn't come together in my opinion until the AU game last year. This team seems to care about each other more and about the team more. JMO

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OSD wrote:

I do believe CMR is doing the best he can. he is who he always has been, low key . when he was on top he was the same. he will get us back IMO GO DAWGS, and I love hearing everyones different opinions that is what makes us better.

OSD, don't take this as crtitcism, just a bit of my opinion.
I believe that Richt is again trying to bail the water out of the boat quicker than it comes in. He slipped there for a while, too long for my liking. Takes a bigger man to admit it than to continue on the road to nowhere.

There have been a lot of voices showing concern for some time now, the voices grew louder and Richt heard them. No longer could coach speak replace what folks witnessed to be the real story.

The most relevant question that I can ask is this . . . . Why did he retain WM for such a long period? A lot of us older folks know this to be true . . . Your so-called friends will be the first rats to jump ship. Proof of this and it was debated on this board, WM refused to help Richt/UGA in our last bowl game. Stuck his lips out, hit the floor kicking/screaming and said kiss my you know what. He made a real nice living at UGA because he had a true friend. This just goes to prove my point above about FRIENDS.

AllDawgs5, could not agree more on the defensive improvement. Not only are the young men on that side of the ball learning a new system . . . some have played a bit of the 3/4 in high school. Nothing like what they are learning now under a proven teacher of the defense. CTG is playing a lot of football players, makes total sense to me. The more that get some real time on the field the stronger we will be down the road. Less teaching will be involved, players can aid one another. We won't recognize the defense as soon as next year. One example I give here . . . . Alec Ogletree, freshman, starting against Auburn I think. Still think he will be a linebacker next year.

A lot of predictions have been made on this board and others about our "recovery". I don't have a crystal ball, however I have had the opportunity to watch this team, this year, and can express an opinion on the defense. Jones, Ogletree, Samuel and others, that is damn scary if that group plays together as linebackers. Platooning the DB's, great move for next year. Dline, not going to worry about that, whom ever is needed will be RECRUITED THIS YEAR. CTG will personally see to that.

Apologize averagedawg, got carried away (again). This team with all of its frustrating losses is head and shoulders above last years team in some areas. Not everywhere of course. This team is better because we seem to have coaches on the D side that understand concepts. We will get a much firmer grip on this team this weekend. Can anyone imagine this team having WM as defensive coordinator and going against Auburn this weekend? I stop.

Go Dawgs!

Good post. You know why stance on the CMR issue, but I agree with a lot of what was stated about the situation.

Ogletree might bump down into the box, but I really just think it depends on his speed and hips. Just don't know how big the guy is going to get in the weight room. Going to be fun to watch for the next couple of years.

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No question we are better and getting better with each game which IMO is the type of progress we have been looking for. The wins will come as we are gaining much needed experience across the board.

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