Moore Than Meets the Eye

Georgia's wide receiver corps will have a much different look in 2009 than it did a year ago. But while the group is short on experience, there's still plenty of talent. The elder statesman of the group, senior Michael Moore, gives his thoughts on what his fellow pass-catchers can bring to the table this season....

On whether A.J. Green can handle all the attention from defenders this year...
"He was double teamed all season. Every team we played, we were watching film on them, but by the time we got to the game, they had a whole different coverage, and a lot of that was because of A.J."

On what tight end Orson Charles brings to the table...
"He's a high motor guy. He always wants to know what to do. He wants to learn more, he runs well, he catches the ball well. I think he's a better fit for tight end only because it will give him a better advantage. You can flex him out and he's going to beat up a DB, but he's better suited for tight end. He looks good."

On whether Marlon Brown can repeat what A.J. Green did last year...
"I think that's putting too much pressure on anybody to say they can come in and do what A.J. did. A.J. came in and had one of the best things the SEC's ever seen. He's just an extremely talented kid, and you can't expect those to come around too often. It's just like Knowshon. You can't expect a kid to come in and replace Knowshon. You can expect Marlon to be Marlon."

On who freshman Rantavious Wooten reminds him of....
"He's kind of a more polished Mikey Henderson. Mikey only played receiver for two years, while Wooten's been playing receiver his whole life. He's fast. He's probably the same speed as Mikey, and Mikey was probably the fastest player on the team at the time."

On the development of Israel Troupe...
"Troupe was a lot like I was my sophomore year. He got some game experience. He had a few catches. Now he's going to have an opportunity just like everybody else to get in the weight room, get in the film room, out there in pass skel and just wait for his turn. That's what I had to do. But there's going to be an opportunity for him, and he's got to be ready for it."

On the role cornerback Branden Smith might be able to play on offense...
"He's fast, and if you're fast and you have the ball in your hands, you can get away from people. When game time comes around, I think we'll be able to see him out there."

And finally, what he's expecting from himself as Georgia's No. 2 threat...
"A.J.'s going to get double-teamed, and if I have one-on-one matchups, I like my chances."