Thoughts on Tray Matthews

AllDawgs5, good to see you back, hoping that the road trip was successful.

Read one post this morning quoting Mike Bobo. Mentioned the fact that AM looked really good in the last scrimmage. Said the one interception that AM had was because of an outstanding play by the defense.

Intra squad scrimmages are not a true test of personnel, by that I mean, offensive side and defensive side have a certain DNA. Smart players and coaches can pick up on tendencies when playing against each other for any length of time. That in effect is why coaches and players spend so much time in the film room.

As you know, sometimes it is the "little" things that tip an opposing player off, garnered from film work that can have a serious effect on the opposition.

My wildest hope this season is that Mike Bobo's DNA has "some" changes.

Why do I have this feeling that Todd Gurley is built along the same lines as Lattimore? Find out soon enough. Teammates say that Gurley is the quiet type, seem to remember another running back at UGA in 1980 that had the same temperament. Maybe the media has gotten into my head . . . . NOT.

sadlerdawg wrote: Agree with everything you just posted, Buc. I can't stand the cocks or the old ball sack. Maybe our coaches are beginning to feel the same way.

sadlerdawg this could be the season that determines a lot of future things that UGA does. Do not believe that this group on campus will back away from or give up on themselves. Appears that Will Friend is getting that message across to the offensive line. sadlerdawg, liking what I see with Will Friend, not only from a coaching standpoint, he is doing a really good job recruiting. Lots of answers real soon my friend.

"Last year, usc had some flat out studs. jefferies, ingram, clowney, and lattimore just to name a few."

AllDawgs5, you are right, they had ALL of those guys last year, and we SHOULD have won that game, but for horrible turnovers.

The way to attack that defense is to run STRAIGHT at Clowney. He's 6-6, but only 256 lbs. Wear him down early, and take the edge off of his pass rush, just like some teams did to Pollack. Unfortunately, the same can be said of CW.

Good to see this board popping and lots of excitement on the upcoming season. I started to post from my I-Phone the other day and realized I still had IC as my profile pic. Now thats been corrected and added a photo of a man that we need big things from this year, especially his ability to catch balls in traffic.

I have a theory on the many recuiting committments, decommittments and over-the-top press conferences. Mainly its arrogance and attention. Once a kid commits the media limelight, attention and twitter universe die down and the spotlight is shifted to the next uncommitted prospect that can make headlines. With the loss of attention many of the less grounded kids then reopen their decisions or feign interest with other programs to drum up media attention. Not always the case but more times than one may think.

Looking forward to a good season and some Damn Good Bulldog Football!

southernlover, think you and Todd Grantham are on the same page. Don't know if you have seen the video where he tells the media that as soon as a young man chooses UGA, they move on to the next recruit that has yet to sign, forgetting the players that have committed. Anyway, in case you haven't, the link is pasted below. Right around the 1 minute mark is when he has something to say about recruits.

georgia.scout.com/2/1208584.html

Another thing that is on my mind that has been discussed on this board over a long period of time, and others as well. Running back(s) or running back. Truthfully I am on board with more than one, or two or three if all can get the job done.

My reasoning goes along these lines . . . when Herschel Walker played college football, the linemen and for that matter the entire defenses in the 1980's don't compare with what a running back is facing in this day and time. Weights, speed, coaching in high school, drastic changes.

Earlier this year on our board we had a lively discussion about running backs and . . . . formations. I would love to see us do something out of the UGA normal offensive sets and use as much of our talent as possible on a single play. I know that I keep coming back to changing things up . . . in my way of thinking we have a tremendous amount of talent that somehow does not make it on the field because of formations and maybe traditional play calling.

Believe it or not this is not a shot at Mike Bobo . . . . unless the shoe fits. When I look at last years statistics, and then look at the new additions to the offensive side of the ball, I don't see a lot of teams in the SEC that are above us when we discuss talent.

I don't know, just throwing out some of the things that cross my mind. Would be a good time for the board members to express some views . . . . prior to the opening kick off. Once the season starts there will be a lot of us telling the coaches how to do things. Don't take that last statement wrong . . . . many of us think that some of our brain trusts have not used our talent to its fullest.

Getting close, hoping that the offense and defense can build some memories that will last them and (us) a lifetime. Some of the players are thinking that and are using guarded speech as to what they are going to do. I like this team, could be one of our better teams that span many years of gridiron action.

Let's win the fourth quarter along with the previous three this season.

Go Dawg . . .

Excellent observations, Buc! This is QUALITY football talk, with no garbage like you find elsewhere! Keep it up!

We say it a lot, but it bears repeating - Dawgs.com is the best football forum on the web - no garbage here.