tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post7690520117963207011..comments2023-11-03T04:38:20.417-04:00Comments on BULLDOGS BLOG: Notes: New Beginnings for UGA's EndsGeorgia Athleticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516202366071408182noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-61158872244341613692010-03-30T19:37:55.860-04:002010-03-30T19:37:55.860-04:00haha at first I forgot about Brandon Wood, thought...haha at first I forgot about Brandon Wood, thought you were talking about this guy http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=457420Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475101897129747013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-73862843012092307172010-03-30T12:32:58.284-04:002010-03-30T12:32:58.284-04:00I think the feeling your talking about comes from ...I think the feeling your talking about comes from the fact that there are no player who are getting their starts based on seniority. To play this year they must be the best not just be around the longest. True competition causes players to have an edge. The one area I worry about is the DL, Garner just doesn't impress me as a DL coach. He has had some of the best DT's in the business over his career but UGA got less out of them. Wait until the DT trio from 2009 get to the pros then you'll see how great they are. The same thing with Seymour and Stroud, no college team in the nation had more talent then and did less with it.UGA69Dawgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-90194048084491168282010-03-30T11:56:48.548-04:002010-03-30T11:56:48.548-04:00I know this happens every off season when we are s...I know this happens every off season when we are sitting around waiting for the season to start and we have high expectations, but this year just feels different. It feels like the players are much more focused, and both the players and the coaches are more intense. Granted my only basis for this is the quotes I have read. Any thoughts on that David? I know you spend some time with them after practice and watching practice.T-Rey594https://www.blogger.com/profile/09860671718312133828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-27961075056481606312010-03-30T10:57:15.878-04:002010-03-30T10:57:15.878-04:00What I meant at 9:54 was really more hyperbole tha...What I meant at 9:54 was really more hyperbole than anything. I understand we actually DID both but we also sucked at both.<br /><br />Besides, I recall a lot of 3rd and 4s or 3rd and 6s last year where we played soft zone and got hit with a curl or an arrow route for an easy first down. That was insanely frustrating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-29611155308214213652010-03-30T10:15:12.531-04:002010-03-30T10:15:12.531-04:00Anon 9:54, like many UGA fans commenting on past d...Anon 9:54, like many UGA fans commenting on past defensive schemes, you mistaken think UGA didn't or run man-to-man coverage. Fact is we did both. The problem was our blitzes were easily detected, from predictable people. We often got burned due to the one on one coverage, and rarely got the expected pressure.<br /><br />The great thing about the 3-4 is the ability to bring pressure from anywhere along the front, and to do so on every play...if they choose. It will be more exciting for fans, but it is high risk/reward so we should get more turnovers, and will get burned more often. Let's just hope the coverage skills of the DBs improve dramatically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-8755812842168976272010-03-30T10:11:22.735-04:002010-03-30T10:11:22.735-04:00Yay blitzes!Yay blitzes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-31416493272252188862010-03-30T09:54:21.133-04:002010-03-30T09:54:21.133-04:00“There’s a lot of similarities, but for me persona...“There’s a lot of similarities, but for me personally, it’s learning the nickel,” Boykin said. “My freshman year I played the nickel, but it was in coach [Willie] Martinez’ scheme and it was a little different. In this scheme, we have more blitzes and man-to-man schemes, so that’s what’s changing.”<br /><br />By that, he means that we actually have blitzes and man-to-man schemes now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com