tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post6103304185487512624..comments2023-11-03T04:38:20.417-04:00Comments on BULLDOGS BLOG: More Glass Half Full From GranthamGeorgia Athleticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516202366071408182noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-15839846506945005582010-04-08T13:07:01.840-04:002010-04-08T13:07:01.840-04:00I think we will make incremental improvements this...I think we will make incremental improvements this year. Remember Grantham and company have not yet recruited the players that best fit his scheme. He's working with players that fit Martinez's philosophy. Everything I hear would make me believe we won't make the same type of consistently boneheaded mistakes we have in the past, but it will take a year or two before this 3-4 is running like an Enzo Ferrari.<br /><br />Having said that... all of this is welcome news!Dr. Merkwurdigliebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161963038722577417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-18775739395154850192010-04-07T22:04:07.010-04:002010-04-07T22:04:07.010-04:00I'm as excited as a four year old girl. Sound...I'm as excited as a four year old girl. Sounds like Grantham has a championship attitude. Hurry up August!T-Rey594https://www.blogger.com/profile/09860671718312133828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-84876714985016272412010-04-07T16:40:41.417-04:002010-04-07T16:40:41.417-04:00If you watched replays of games GA played under Wi...If you watched replays of games GA played under Willie, you would have seen many, many open receivers for the reasons stated. In the year that we beat Timmy and Gators, my Gator friend was beside himself that wide open receivers were not thrown to by Timmy. However, in that game we sacked Timmy 5 times so they were not able hit every receiver. They still scored 30 points whihc would have been enough to beat us most years. So when we did not pressure a quarterback, they took advantage of our defense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-68578460891175661682010-04-07T16:31:46.761-04:002010-04-07T16:31:46.761-04:00Anon 3:36... if you were in the family section jus...Anon 3:36... if you were in the family section just up above the big hog cage, then you were sitting by me! <br /><br />That stadium taught me the lesson to not get there too early for the visiting family seats because I ended up all the way at the end under the overgrown hedge and couldn't see the jumbotron. I moved and ended up sitting next to angry fan.... <br /><br />ALL that money renovating a stadium and they couldn't afford a hedge trimmer?<br /><br />...But we won, so all was forgiven..!Kathleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-17086537459850397692010-04-07T16:22:55.067-04:002010-04-07T16:22:55.067-04:00In fairness to Evans he was horrible at CB but act...In fairness to Evans he was horrible at CB but actually an upgrade over CJ Byrd at SS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-48561753660309793852010-04-07T16:11:54.429-04:002010-04-07T16:11:54.429-04:00Silly Dave,
Coors Light drinkers can't afford...Silly Dave,<br /><br />Coors Light drinkers can't afford flat screens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-19858110453379466192010-04-07T15:51:07.114-04:002010-04-07T15:51:07.114-04:00Not to beat a dead horse but that was the fault of...Not to beat a dead horse but that was the fault of both Willie and Fab. If the scheme is not working change the scheme. Neither one of them would adjust. At least in the Arkansas game we were going toe to toe with them on O, the UT game is were I lost a TV set. The QB is rolling out you (expletive deleted) adjust the D.UGA69Dawgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-50779247867934008502010-04-07T15:36:12.204-04:002010-04-07T15:36:12.204-04:00Kathleen, I might of been sitting by you. I was th...Kathleen, I might of been sitting by you. I was thinking about the Arkansas game as I read this. Their receivers were unbelievable open to one side in that game. They kept going there and we never did adjust. It's was maddening. If Cox hadn't had the game of his life we would have lost.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-27188366278618770572010-04-07T15:13:15.946-04:002010-04-07T15:13:15.946-04:00Understandable frustrations on the open receivers ...Understandable frustrations on the open receivers thing, but keep in mind, that isn't a completely novel concept invented by Willie. It's relatively common, but it relies heavily on the push from the front four (or five or six or seven depending on blitzes) to get the job done, and that's where the problems arose most of the time. If the pressure isn't there, the scheme doesn't work. So it's not that Willie was doing something incredibly stupid on D, it was that the scheme itself wasn't working properly and it wasn't fixed quickly enough.<br /><br />(*and also note, it wasn't like there was a free receiver on EVERY play. It was a situation-dictated defensive scheme.)<br /><br />Regardless, Grantham sounds like he's going away from all that anyway, so it won't be an issue regardless.David Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872368286061273646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-49999616441878372010-04-07T13:52:42.825-04:002010-04-07T13:52:42.825-04:00@JRL - seriously...I was so mad when I read that. ...@JRL - seriously...I was so mad when I read that. I think I would have felt better if I had been able to keep thinking that we just didn't cover well. Oh but not...we INTENTIONALLY didn't cover well. Couple that with the "don't play the ball" attitude and it's amazing we didn't always suck at D the way we did in 08 and 09.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-37194661013152115482010-04-07T13:48:56.019-04:002010-04-07T13:48:56.019-04:00Anon 1:27 like you I was stunned. I had to read th...Anon 1:27 like you I was stunned. I had to read that quote several times to make sure I was in fact reading and not fabricating.JRLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435267493705547179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-38948661968689422762010-04-07T13:42:28.973-04:002010-04-07T13:42:28.973-04:00Yes! I remember the guy next to me at the Arkansa...Yes! I remember the guy next to me at the Arkansas game just about put his foot through the bleachers he was so stomping p!ssed about the parade of open receivers in that game.<br /><br />Good news.Kathleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-70201288276414179722010-04-07T13:27:43.799-04:002010-04-07T13:27:43.799-04:00"This sounds counterintuitive, but part of th..."This sounds counterintuitive, but part of the Georgia coverage schemes in years past included allowing certain receivers to go uncovered in order to cover a specific side of the field. The idea was that if the pressure was good up front, it could push a play to one side of the field, and Georgia's coverage there would be strong."<br /><br />I have to be honest...that more than SOUNDS counterintuitive. I almost threw my computer out the window reading that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-59161931064327622662010-04-07T13:26:55.459-04:002010-04-07T13:26:55.459-04:00Yeah with the cold activated bottles there really ...Yeah with the cold activated bottles there really is no excuse to not enjoy the taste as cold as the Rockies. If the mountains aren't blue, keep it in the fridge.<br /><br />And I think my #1 complaint about last year's defense was the coverage. I remember vividly how a mediocre quarterback like Stephen Garcia threw for over 300 yards, in large part to hitting Saunders 15 yards deep on the back side of the play. It was their bread and butter. And almost every team did that to us for the rest of the season.<br /><br />So glad to hear Grantham/Lakatos talking sense.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13605765709932688549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-24673550318006520052010-04-07T13:15:15.509-04:002010-04-07T13:15:15.509-04:00Hey David: Have you heard anything of how players ...Hey David: Have you heard anything of how players are taking to Willie and his schemes/philosophies out in Okie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-48687534215877063542010-04-07T13:06:49.850-04:002010-04-07T13:06:49.850-04:00There is no reason to be drinking warm Coors Lite ...There is no reason to be drinking warm Coors Lite when the bottle tells you if its reached optimum guzzling temperature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-13762561183936014192010-04-07T12:43:08.413-04:002010-04-07T12:43:08.413-04:00Yes, this is all very nice but I still haven't...Yes, this is all very nice but I still haven't seen you comment on LOST from last week much less this week! <br />Please let me know your thoughts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com