tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post2722700788847218397..comments2023-11-03T04:38:20.417-04:00Comments on BULLDOGS BLOG: Analysis: Crowell was always The Man, but UGA still needed KingGeorgia Athleticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516202366071408182noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-91077255364079023292011-07-11T12:25:41.536-04:002011-07-11T12:25:41.536-04:00Bobo, as OC, has to sign off on every offensive re...Bobo, as OC, has to sign off on every offensive recruit. Evaluation of every offensive recruit is part of his overall responsibility, just as Grantham does for the defense.<br />When it comes to evaluation, the buck stops with the coordinator.<br />~~~IveyLeaguerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407856898971061522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-80617578318683556582011-07-11T12:16:46.824-04:002011-07-11T12:16:46.824-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jake Iveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198805801000129080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-59701861131284697412011-07-09T11:06:43.449-04:002011-07-09T11:06:43.449-04:00Total Lack Of Player Development.Total Lack Of Player Development.danielcook1975https://www.blogger.com/profile/13874937498881968487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-69131848644785098002011-07-09T00:09:25.735-04:002011-07-09T00:09:25.735-04:00How is it Bobo's fault? Because he is the offe...How is it Bobo's fault? Because he is the offensive coordinator, and thus the entire offense is his responsibility.<br /><br />In the last few years, our OLine has sucked, RB production sucked, WR sucked.<br /><br />All that has been good is our QB play, which is nice and all, but that just means Bobo should be QB coach and we should get a real O coordinator.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639152366583882187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-11165544378662835742011-07-08T22:20:21.376-04:002011-07-08T22:20:21.376-04:00Great job of calling it like it is. King would hav...Great job of calling it like it is. King would have been helpful to the team this year even if it was as a backup/spell player for Crowell. It is not panic mode yet but should either Malcome or Crowell get hurt it will be. As for changing the play calling one way to slow down the defensive line is to take advantage of Murray's mobility and run several of the qb read plays where he sticks it in the belly of the RB then decides to keep or handoff based on what the defensive end does. Even just a few of these plays a game (Stafford's freshman year against AU) can really slow down a pass rush as it starts to make the end think more instead of pinning his ears back.Dawgfan17https://www.blogger.com/profile/18161980823374136520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-85545876197696421322011-07-08T21:15:04.515-04:002011-07-08T21:15:04.515-04:00Oh, and welcome back from vacation, Seth!
What a ...Oh, and welcome back from vacation, Seth!<br /><br />What a way to get back in the trenches, huh?Jim Stewart and Susan Storterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633038122481008873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-26380303097146991042011-07-08T21:12:58.689-04:002011-07-08T21:12:58.689-04:00My 10th paragraph, above, should be:
"Hope t...My 10th paragraph, above, should be:<br /><br />"Hope that Washaun's and Caleb's issues were behind them didn't seem so misplaced in December of 2009 after the wrecking they put on Tech that year, now did it?"Jim Stewart and Susan Storterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633038122481008873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-16057529097127471702011-07-08T20:53:23.298-04:002011-07-08T20:53:23.298-04:00How could this possibly be Bobo's fault?
Bobo...How could this possibly be Bobo's fault?<br /><br />Bobo isn't UGA's recruiting coordinator, yet Bobo has been instrumental in Georgia's recruiting of several top prospects over the past few years and especially of the Dream Team.<br /><br />If anything, Bobo's position coaching (quarterbacks) stands out as Georgia's most successful in recent years.<br /><br />I'll give you Bobo's play calling has left something to be desired.<br /><br />But maybe Bobo's critics should consider that Bobo's play calling arose in the context of the quirks of Georgia's then-existing personnel. Georgia's starting running backs last year brought all kinds of on-field and off-field issues.<br /><br />One prima donna was too good to block. All veteran running backs available to Bobo suffered extreme fumbleitus when the game was on the line and at other critical junctures.<br /><br />How could Bobo trust them to do what was needed when it was needed when they failed repeatedly?<br /><br />Maybe Bobo should have given up on both Ealey and King after 2009. <br /><br />But both of them had just finished their magnum opus performance dismantling the NATS defense in Atlanta.<br /><br />Hope that Washaun's and Caleb's issues were behind them didn't seem so misplaced after the wrecking they put on Tech last year, now did it?<br /><br />But most important, Bobo had nothing whatsoever to do with the attitudes running back stars copped.<br /><br />For Ealey, it was attitude with respect to his need to show he was, in Ealey's own words, the "premiere" back. Ealey couldn't stand having to defend his playing time against an in-coming freshman.<br /><br />For King, it was his attitude towards eligibility. It takes a special dumb butt to flunk out your senior year.<br /><br />Think about it. Who does that? <br /><br />Even without the copious resources Georgia dedicates towards keeping these guys on the academic straight and narrow.<br /><br />Look at it this way, Georgia needed a top-flight running back in its 2011 recruiting class.<br /><br />So it went hard and heavy after the best high school back in the land. And signed him.<br /><br />And this is somehow Bobo's fault?<br /><br />Criticize Bobo for on-field decision-makiing if you will, but our current personnel issues are neither of Bobo's making nor honestly laid at Bobo's doorstep.<br /><br />Critics need to search elsewhere to find the fault for this one.Jim Stewart and Susan Storterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633038122481008873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-75178301771574879882011-07-08T20:19:43.011-04:002011-07-08T20:19:43.011-04:00Good point about this all reflecting poorly on Bob...Good point about this all reflecting poorly on Bobo.<br /><br />Our offense has been a weird mess for a number of years now. Crappy OL. Horrible personnel situations at RB and even WR most of the time.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639152366583882187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-25778580023138392192011-07-08T20:19:17.854-04:002011-07-08T20:19:17.854-04:00I wonder if Richt saw this coming (presumably he d...I wonder if Richt saw this coming (presumably he did since King has been in hot-water academically since at least last fall), why he didn't go to greater lengths to keep Ealey. With the hindsight of 20/20, it sure seems like he should have let King go earlier and tried to reconcile with Ealey.Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130044849616441030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-58490096273141728032011-07-08T19:30:50.435-04:002011-07-08T19:30:50.435-04:00You're right about King, nice job with that. ...You're right about King, nice job with that. It's a shame for him and for us. But he's not a cancer, as you said. Ealey may have been, but King just got behind, which he shouldn't have, and couldn't catch up.<br /><br />So yeah, we're in quite a predicament now, for a team who wants to win something. Carlton Thomas can give you a carry, assuming he can hold onto the ball, but that's about it. So we're left with Malcome, Crowell, and Harton the walk-on, who had a good spring. We've had WO RB's who had good springs before, but I haven't counted this one out yet. I've thought since spring that Harton might help us, and he's almost certain now to get an opportunity.<br /><br />Experience is a problem, and we can't wait a few games work anybody in. They're going to have to perform without it, and at a high level. Plain as that, or we're done. Malcome should know what to do by then, but Crowell is going to struggle with that part of it, unless he's super sharp. So he's going to struggle that way.<br /><br />The most disappointing thing with all this, IMHO, is our management of the running back position under Bobo. It really hasn't been any better than the overall management of the OL over the last 10 years.<br /><br />Thomas was never going to be a SEC RB. Neither was Samuel, and Bobo should have recognized that and looked elsewhere (Samuel should have been signed as a LB). Ealey was questionable because of character issues, but that signing is somewhat understandable.<br /><br />You can afford a mistake at RB every now and then, because not all of them will pan out. That should have been the case with Caleb. He was a chance worth taking, no doubt about it. But when you add evaluation mistakes onto the normal attrition of RB's, you're asking for trouble, you're asking for situations like this.<br /><br />So Bobo is as much to blame for this predicament as anyone.<br />~~~IveyLeaguerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407856898971061522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-23170469288119725492011-07-08T18:22:07.534-04:002011-07-08T18:22:07.534-04:00I'd expect to see the playbook getting extensi...I'd expect to see the playbook getting extensively shuffled now: you're not going to rely on a freshman to pass-block, so you're going to see more boot-action, quick passes into the flat, and such. Let's just say that Murray better focus on cardio this summer.<br /><br />Strap up your chinstraps boys and girls, it's going to be a wild ride this year.Joeskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934594278233712174noreply@blogger.com