re: Scouting report on Georgia

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the key for us is to force turnovers on the defense

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Yes - put the pressure on Murray, and force a couple of TOs. And, protect Franklin - give him time to make smart throws, or set up good running plays.

I was thinking about the impact the Georgia injuries would have on this game with the thought that it is easier to replace WR's than OLinemen. What if Mizzou lost DGB, Lucas and Washington? While maybe not quite as solid, I think Copelin, Clark and White could do decent. The bigger drop off I suppose would be with who fills in behind them on the 2 deep. Losing Josey and Hansbrough? Got Murphy, Steward and White? I think the injuries will have an impact, I just don't think it will be as big of an impact as if they lost their QB or half their OLine.

I saw on twitter this morning that only 10 wr practiced for Georgia yesterday. Of those 10, 5 were walk-ins. They're thin.

Tramel Terry tore ACL before camp (actually in High School Allstar game),Johnathon Rumph 6'5 Juco transfer yet to play (Hamstring), Mitchell (ACL Clemson), Scott-Wesley (ACL Tenn), Bennett (meniscus TENN).

"There are no excuses that will be made. No one in here is getting a pass on anything. You still have to be prepared to play a great football game against a good team on Saturday." -Chris Conley (Jr WR)

Yeah, that's awful. Like our OL last season. Hope you can get some of them back soon, Americus.

Yeah, we'd lost 4 OL starters before the season even started if I remember right. Last season, 7 of the 10 in the 2-deep missed multiple games due to injuries. It was brutal. Add the QB situation, and I think anyone would have struggled to have a good season.

Gurley is a special athlete. You'll get him back soon.And it's never a bad thing to let your young players get practice. That's the silver lining. If you can get through this tough stretch, you'll be very battle-tested.

Something else of note about Murray.... same radio program in ATL today.... a quote that I will paraphrase:

Apparently he was asked how he thought the new faces on receiving squad would do..

"I know all the plays, the routes, even for the running backs, the blocking assignments for everyone, so if a guy has a question he can just ask and I can tell him. That's what's good about running our no-huddle, we get set quickly, so if a guy is out of position or has a question based on how the defense lines up, we can fix it."


Basically, having Murray out there is like have Mark Richt out there.

That's an intangible quality that hopefully won't make these injuries as damaging as they could be.

If Murray can take this team on his shoulders like hes done 2 times this year and carry us through the season, I don't see how he can't be a serious contender for Heisman.

It starts this weekend.

Fortunately for us, Murray's backup will be a 5th year senior next year... has a couple of TD passes already under his belt, but hasn't had a whole lot of playing time just due to Murray starting every game for 4 years. He's had mop-up duty.

But, the experience is valuable... he wears the headphones on the sideline and is the conduit between our offensive coordinator and Murray, knows the offense like the back of his hand. Whether he can perform or not, week after week, in the actual position, will be another story. Plus, UGA has quite a few highly rated young bucks also in the wings that could beat him out for the job.

Has there been any more info on Gurley? I haven't heard anything in a couple days about his status for Saturday.