Comparing Running Backs and Teams

Okay, here I go with some chatter about an article that I read concerning running backs. Overall, thought the article had enough to make some (me) wonder.

Comparison between Yeldon and Gurley. Both of these young players are head and shoulders above many running backs that are good, actually few reach the level of these two backs.

After reading the article couple of days back, could not get it out of my mind. Came up finally thinking this . . . .

It is almost impossible to draw a “true” distinction between the two. They play for different coaches that approach SEC football in different ways.

One thing is certain, year after year Nick Saban and company are going to have an offensive line second to “few” in college football. As anyone that has played the running back position will tell you (if they are honest) got to have a serious offensive line. A line that allows you to not only hit the outside, must be able to run between the tackles. Alabama is serious when they line up and do just that, run between the tackles. It has made McCarron a much better quarterback than many thought he would be at this point.

Might add that AM with his experience also made our running back position solid again, comes from his experience. Yes, Buc is a HOMER when it comes to AM.

For sure Georgia proved that it is possible to run between the tackles in 2012. Did it very well against most teams. Don’t think that I am stepping out too far when I say there was a difference between the offensive lines of Georgia and Alabama. That is not a slap, it is the truth. I could at this point say how proud I was of the offensive line in 2012, don’t have to do that, it is understood that the young pups stepped up and played some pretty good football. They were much better than even our head coach anticipated at the beginning of the season.

What I am trying to say is, hard for me to compare players with tremendous talent that don’t work behind offensive lines that are not the same. Would I swap Gurley for Yeldon, nope. Ask Alabama folks that question, they would say the same. Called wearing the COLORS. I prefer RED and BLACK.

Allow me this. We not only have a commitment from Sony Michel . . . . AJ Turman as I have mentioned before, will surprise. A lot of the talent in Florida like the way Georgia plays football. Mark Richt has a lot to do with that.

Say it again, hope we can keep this group of coaches together. I see depth building big time. I also believe that Will Friend was a great get. Keep him, he is ALL THAT.

Quarterbacking in the near future will be worth watching. Might see a couple of surprises. Just saying . . . .


insider.espn.go.com/blog/colleges/georgi...-scary-for-mcclendon

Looking at the video below, really don't see how any one team can game plan for the offensive side of our 2013 football team.

One thing is for certain, there is a tremendous amount of talent ready to perform. Realize also that the video showcases highlights from last season. Said in another thread a while back, would hate to have to game plan against the talent that UGA has on offense. This has to be a defensive coordinators nightmare.

If all parts of the offense come together as a team this season, no doubt in my mind that this is the best offensive team ever in Athens.

Food for thought . . . . Mike Bobo is going to hear his phone and doorbell ring a lot after 2013 if his offensive unit meets expectations.

This video not showing the talent that is available for AM to pitch to. Scary. Lots of weapons.

Get them ready Will Friend. Probably should say, continue to get them ready Will Friend.

After watching this clip, erases the 3 point advantage of a home field game in my mind when comparing two very good football teams. Speaking to the opening game against Clemson of course. Forget who it was, thinking maybe ogredawg, could very well be wrong, but someone posted we would beat Clemson handily. Bit lazy this afternoon, might look for the prediction later. UGA offense SCARY . . . . I say that could be an understatement.

!

Buc I'm with you I would take Gurley over Yeldon I think gurley was not at 100 percent last year just a gut feeling I think this year we are going to see s whole new TG4 bigger faster and 110 percent healthy. It would not surprise me to see him get over 2000 all purpose yards easy we don't have long to wait and see.


I hope this is the first play of the Clemson game:

The beautiful thing about that return was the way Gurley set the young man up on the sideline. In the above video it shows Gurley walking the sideline as if he was on a tightwire. Front view of the same play. Lots of talent between the two young men from North Carolina, Dawg With Style. Marshall is going to turn some heads again this fall, along with several others.

Mike Bobo knows what he has, much more than prior years. Talent is there, if play calling matches up, going to see some highlight reel performances in 2013. This season will afford us a look at Mike Bobo when he has a stacked hand. Hoping the high expectations on the offensive side don't go the route of the defensive side last season. Hope these young men have their heads screwed on tightly.

Josh Harvey-Clemons
Safety/linebacker
Sophomore is going to be fun to watch here is an article own him :


www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/05/24/25006...s.html#storylink=rss

I wish Larry Munson could of called these runs would of been great.