Position Battles

I’ve mentioned I’m concerned about fullback, but I’m encouraged and intrigued about the move of the Nick Moore kid to fullback.  He’s 6’3” and 245, much bigger than a lot of our other guys.  Can he catch at all?  Hope the Payne kid gets better, but he’s no bruiser.  Could be like 2012.  Injuries forced us to finally play Zander Ogletree, and we just got better because of it.  I’m all about effort and knowledge, but give me talent.  Quayvon might miss 3 blocks in a game, but he might make 10 plays that help us win the game, including some scoring plays that no one saw coming.  And the Moore kid might end up being a beast.  I keep telling my boys that if Richt is still there and they have any size, they have no choice…I’m sending them to UGA to walk-on at fullback.  Quickest way to get on the field for a walk-on.

Very interested to see what ILB looks like when the dust finally settles.  

I think Greyson and Brice will both play against ULM and Vandy, and the more I think about it, I’m okay.  As crazy as it sounds to most people, we are no unlike 2011 Alabama.  They had no idea going into that season about QB.  Phillip Simms and McCarron split time in the opener.  McCarron had been careless with the ball as a back-up.  Remember Saban lighting him up on the sideline as a freshman when he came in late one blowout (I think it was against GA State) and threw a pick?  They went to Happy Valley the next game and McCarron started and never relinquished the role.  He went 19-31 that day w/ no turnovers.  It was his team for the next 3 years.  They went 12-1 that year and won the natty, 13-1 the next and won the natty, and 11-1 the next in McCarron’s 3 years.  But it started with a great deal of uncertainty?

What did that 2011 Bama team have?  A smothering defense, Trent Richardson and Eddie Lacy.  They replaced Richardson with Yeldon the next year and kept rolling.  The point is there’s just no reason to be obsessed with finding the starter in mid-August.  We don’t have to go THAT far back to find a team that won a title and went on a run without really knowing who ‘the guy’ was.  And just last year, we saw a team lose their starter in camp and win a national title with a back-up during the season and 3^rd teamer in the last 3 games.

Gosh, it’s been awhile (maybe never??) that UGA has had stories like Lambert and Ganus.  Would be wild if we won a title with those two guys playing key rolls.